The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-21
Celebrations.
rHIRTY-FIRsT ANNUAL PARADE
AND INSPECTION

CHARLESTON FIRE DEPARTMENT,
WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, 9th DAY
OF APRIL, 1869. Companies will assemble pune
tually at halfpast Nine o'clock A. NJ, on Citadel
Green. The procession wiz: move precisely at Ten
o'clock, in the following or2er:
MUSIC.
Chief. Assistants and Clerk of the Board.
Delegation of officers from Philadelphia Fire Do
partmcut.
Mayor aud Aldermen.
Charleston Hook and Ladder Company, No.
Charleston Company of Axmep, pioneer tStoamer.)
Eagle Engine Company. (stcumer)
vigilant Englre Company. tBand.)
Phnnx Engine Company, (Steamer.)
Georgia Engine Company. Augusta. Ga, tsteamer)
E.na Engine COMPANY, tSteamer.)
Charleston Hook ard Ladder Company. No. 2.
Marion Engine Company, tsteamer.)
German Engine Company, tHand.l
Washington Engine Company Augusta. Ca, tHand.) }
Palmetto EngDo Company, (Steamer.)
Hope Engine Company, tHand.)
Washington Engine Company, lSteamerI
Palmetto Engine Company. Columbia, g. c., iHand.)
stonewall Er CINE Company, tHand.l
Winyah Engine Company, Georgetown, s. c.. tHand.)
Young America Engine Company, tsteamer)
Line of March.
Down Calhoun to King, through King to Hasel-
street, through Meeting to Broad. countermarching
at New.street The inspection will take place in
prond.strect, in front of the Gurrdhouse, by the
Mayor and Aldermen, after which the Companies
will exercise In the following order:
Hand Engines.
]. vIGILANT. 8. HOPE.
Q. GERMAN. 4. sroNEwALL.
Trucks.
No. 1. No.
Throwing up their Bed Ladder, ascending and de.
sending samc as on last Annual Parade
Steamers.
L. PIONEER s. MARION.
9. EAGLC. @. PALMETTO.
8 PHOENIX. Z. WASHINGTON.
AETNA. s. YOUNG AMERICA.
The exercises will begin by the Hand Engines
starting from the corner Of Queen and Meeting
streets in the same condition as going to fire, run.
ming four hundred yards. with eight men to the one
thousand pounds weight Of Engine. reeling of one
hundred feet of hose at the termination OF the four
hundred yards taking suction from the drain pit In
Meeting.street, opposite Hayne, and playing fifty
feet. AS soon as the fifty feet is obtained the time
will be called by Captain GEORGE q. WALTER and
". G. WHuDEN, Esq.,, who have been appointed
Judges for the occasion. 81. B. OLNEY and A. STEM
MERRIAM, Esqs., have been appointed Starting
Judges.
The Chiefs, Assistants and Clerk of the Board will
command the exercises Of the day.
The Steamers will follow the same regulations,
except that they ore allowed five men to the 1000
pounds weight of Engine mot including Engineer
and Firemanl Steamers will be allowed to carry
what water aud such fuel ns they desire. No men,
ber pulling on the Reols will be allowed to handle
The Engines during the run. Fires to start Engines
will commence when the word is given by the Start
Ing Judges and Engines to be ready o. ten minutes
notice. Cold water must be in all the Boilers and
the Boilers must be cool. any Engine having heat.
ed water In their Boilers will be rued out Alter The
fifty feet is obtained, each Engine will be allowed
to remain at the pit ten minutes but not to exer-
else. Companies will give the exact weight of En-.
enes With the weight of water they intend to carry
FIVE days before the Parade, 10 B. NJ. STROBEL,
Esq ClerK oltue bolru iue IIerA "iH n'H'A 'n'
time of each Company on Board, which will be In
conspicuous place.
The Doublc-brcak Hand Engines will be allowed to
use their lower breaks only if they so desire.
Visiting companies are requested to observe the
new feature of exercise and may select their time
The members OF the Department are particularly
requested to assist in keeping the run cearSand the
citizens will please to remain on the sidewalks.
The Epgines and Truck performing the work in
tho least time will be awarded the prize by Captain
GEO. q. WALTER.
By order ofthe Board OF Firemasters
NH. NATHAN, Chief Fire Department
B. M, SrnoBEL, Clerk and superintendent.
April 10