The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-28

]. T. Pregnall, aXmen; 0mas motifs, engineer.
! CHARLESTON HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY, NO. !,
which was instituted and incorporated in 1885,
had their truck on parade. The uniform con-
sists Of red Shirts black pants and hremen's hats.
The officers are: Joseph Hilton, foreman; a. B,
Jarvis, assistant foreman; T. II. Blackwell, secre-
| tary; Arthur johnson, treasurer; John Wingate,
| recorder.
YOUNG AMERICA STEAM FIRE COMPANY.
This company was instituted in 1866 and incor'
| porated the following year. They paraded with
their steamer Of Island Works, New York, manu-
facture, and reel. The uniform Of the company
consists Of red shirts, black pants and lremen's
hats The officers are: R. S. Bruns president;
]. 7. Walker, vice-presdent; ]. L. Markee, first
director; NJ .Lawler, second director; J. Quinn,
third director; M. King, fourth director; ]. Ross,
en- gineer; Jas. NJ. westendorr secretary and
treasurer; W. a. ThacEun, ". H. O. Hoffman,
axmen; G. L. Buist, solicitors W. B. Yates, D. D.,
chaplain.
sToNEwALL STEAM FIRE COMPANY,
This company, which was instituted In 1855, and
incorporated the following year, paraded with
their new steamer, Of Amoskeag manufacture,
and a reel. Their uniform consists OF grey coats
trimmed with red, white pants and fremen g
hats. The officers are: Geo. L. Buist, president;
John E. Boinest, vice-presdent; VIM. G. Miller,
secretary; Chas. A. Aimar, treasurer; E. W..
Blake, first director; ]. ". Nichols second dlrec-
tor; G. W. Segnous, Jr., third direetor;J F. Sal
70, fourth director; NJ. ". Webb, engineer; O..
Mcmillan, S. Y. Disher, II. W. SicoX, w. q. Schif-
fly, axmen; Rev. John Bachman, D. D., chaplain;
General James Conner, solicitor; ]. Somers Buist,
NJ. D., surgeon.
COMET STAR FIRE COMPANY, NO. 5.
This company, which was chartered in 1859,
h ad their hand engine and reel decorated. Their
inform consists OF white coats trimmedwlth blue,
black pants, and aremen's hats. The officers ere:
J. T. Campbell, president; ]. Fenpick, vice-presi-
ent; G. ". Keller, secretary; Fl. R. Hamilton,
treasurer; A. McCoud, first director; T. Rivers,
second director; R. Dlckerson, third director.
NIAGARA FIRE COMPANY, NO. s.
This company, whose uniform consists OF blue
shirts trimmed with red, black pants, and fire.
mems hats, had their hand engine and reel deco
rated with flowers and nags. The officers are: c.
G.. Toley, president; ]. q. Gadsden, vlce-presl-
dent; T. W. Williams, first director; ]. n 0'dear.
second director;J. W. Nell, third director; ]. R.
Pin ckney fourth director; ]. NJ. Holloway, secre-
tary; J. B. Stoker, treasurer.
UNION STAR FIRE COMPANY.
Red shirts, trimmed with blue, white pants and
fremen's hats, compose the uniform Of this COM
pany, which paraded with their hand engine and
reel, both decorated. The officers are: W. Il.
Mishaw, president; A. Mccoy, vice-presldent; N.
s. Robinson, treasurer; L. G. Bonneau, secretary;
Adam Fnlay, asslstan. secretary; W. Fl. Hamil-
ton, J. Gibbes and c. Hamilton, directors.
PRoMPTrTUDE FIRE COMPANY.
This company paraded yesterday in their unI-
form OF red shirts, black pants and flremen's
hats, with their hand engine and reel, both deco
rated with flowers and banners. The officers are:
P. Atles, president; NJ E. Brown, vice-president;
J. S. Seymour, secretary; R. ". Brown, assistant
secretary; F. L. Rames, treasurer: P. Lawrence,
nrst director; J. Small, ,secoad director; A. Man
igault third director; D. Fuller, fourth director.
UNITED FIRE COMPANY.
This company paraded with their hand engine
and reel, both decorated. The uniform consists
OF red Shirts black pants and iremen's hats,
The officers are: +. Larcomb, president; F. Bon
neau, vice.president; J. a. Stewart, secretary; E.
p Morlan, treasurer; J. Frazer, first director; w.
Pinckney, second director; B. F. Small, third d.
rector; E. Plnckney, fourth director
PRUDENCE FIRE COMPANY.
The uniform Of this company consists Of white
shirts trimmed with red, black pants, fremens
hats. Their hand engine and reel were nicely
decorated. The officers are: Thomas Brown,
PRESIDENT J. Rogant, vice-president; R. Owens,
first director; p. Rutledge; second director; ].
Fevers, thrd director; L.. Simmons fourth dir-c.
tor; T. W. Gibson, secretary T. B, Ladsen, asss-
tant secretary; John Gibbs, treasurer.
ASHLEY FIRE COMPANY.
This Company had singular but neat uniform
or black coats, faced and trimmed with yellow,
white pants aud fremen's hats Their apparatus,
hand engine and hose reel, were decorated. The
oflcers are: T. s. Denlson president; q. B. Pick
enpack, vice.president; J. F. Yanderclir, secre-
tary; L. Gibbes, treasurer; J. Walkman, first d.
rector; W. G. Stoney, second director; @. Mills,
third director; G. Simmons, fourth director.
Exercise.
The line marched up Broad to State street, up
1t to Chalmers, down 1t to Meeting, thence to the
fire we'll In front OF the 'ic buildings. The
Pioneer was first tried, anu IN q few moments
there were two or more engines at every well
within enc hundred yards OF the spot, and
casualvistor would have thought. from the num-
ber or engines at work, and the hustle, that tre
mendous fire was in progress In the vicinity.
About O'Clock the exercise was terminated, and
the flremen carried their apparatus home.