The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-26
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Correspondence Between the Mayor and
Chief Ensineer-Action of the Board
of Firemnsters.

the Mayor acting under instructions from tn
Council, issued proclamation ordering eac
and every OF the incorporated companies Of tn
Fire Department OF the City OF Charleston to al
tend the annual parade of said department. fo
exercise and inspection, as aforesaid, on the 27t
day OF April, A. D. 1870, as by ordinance required
tablished CUSTOM"
On the same day the Mayor sent the following
letter to Chief Engineer Nathan
CITY HALL, MAYORS OFFICE.
CHARLESTON, April %, 1870. I
M. II. Nathan, Esq, Chtef Fire Department
| Charleston, S. c.:
SIR respectfully call your attention, tant
| through you, the attention OF the Board OF Fire
masters to section II OF the ordinance OF 1852 tt
organize anew the Board Of FIremasters, &c.
| which directs said board to extend the proper or
| ders for the annual parade OF the Incorporated
companies Of the Fire Department OF the city fol
exercise and inspection by the Mayor and Alder
men, &C., which takes place on the 9th instant
| l enclose herewith for your information copy Of
a proclamation issued this day, relative to said
| parade.
Very respectfully, &C.,
G. PILLsBURY Mayor.
ACTION OF THE FIREMAsTERs.
meeting of the Board of Firemastcrs was
held last night, when it was resolved to reply &c
|
OFFICE CHIEF FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHARLESTON, April 25, 1870.
| To The Honorable Gilbert PNSou1y, Mayor 0)
| Charleston:
at meeting OF the Board Of Firemasters, held on
| 25th instant, at which was submitted your COM
| municaton to myself relative to the Annua!
| Parade OF the Department, 1t was
do inform the Honorable Gilbert Pil!sbury. Mayor
OF Charleston that 1t is the intention OF the Fire
| Department to comply with the requirements oil
| the 18th Section OF the ordinance of 1852.
Very respectfully,
Your obedlent servant,
NJ. II. NATHAN,
Chief Fire Department.
THE ORDER FOR TIE ANNUAL PARADE
now states that, "in accordance with the pro.
visions of the seventeenth section OF the ordi.
nance OF 1852 the Annual Parade aud inspection
OF the Fire Department will take place on We'd
nesday, 27th instant. The line Will be formed,
according to charter, on Bread street, right rest
Ing on Meeting street, at O'Clock P. NJ. precisely,
when the department will be inspected By the
Honorable Mayor and Aldermen"
The section referred to provides that "an Annu-
al Parade OF the incorporated companies for exer-
else and inspection by the Mayor and Aldermen
ofthe city, shall take place on the 27th day Of
Apr-or If the said day be Sunday, then on the
Tuesday next thereafter-in each and every year,
and the board are hereby authorized to extend
the necessary orders for the same"
THE LATE HONORABLE RICHARD YEAD0N.-
Mr.. Yeadon was born in Charleston October a3
1902 and was the only sou OF Colonel Richard
Yeadon. He graduated with honor at the South
Carolina College, and commenced the study Of
law under B. F. Hunt, Esq. In 1880 he commenc-
ed writing for the Charleston Courier, and at.
tractcd considerable attention by his vigorous
style. The late AS. Wilmington was so well sais-
fed with the merits OF the editorials that in 1888
Mr.. Yeadon became partner In the Courier
firm. About the year 1910 Mr.. Yeadon was elect
ed to the General Assembly, and until the war
occupied leading position In the House, having
been reelected for successive terms. His legal
attanments soon caused him to take front rank
among the members Of the bar, and this position
was retained to the last moments Of his public
life. At the late session OF the Court Of Common
Pleas, Mr.. Yeadon appeared rs defendants attor-
ney, in the case Of VIM. Whaley ads. Hugh
McCrea, an action brought by the plaintiff
against the defendant as stockholder OF the
Farmers and Exchange Rank. H Is argument was
one OF the clearest and most conclusive ever de-
lvered, and elected the attention and admiration
OF the members OF the har. Mr.. Yeadon waa
then suffering from the disease that finally sapped
the foundation OF his life and brought his labors
toEa close.
Having acquired competence early In his
career he never withheld his mite, but his charl.
ties were given with willing hand, and the
donors name withheld wherever 1t was possible.
He took a leading position in the various public
soclties, and was president Of the Fellowship for
numser or years. Although the closing years Of
his life were enfeeped by disease, his mind retain
ed Its pristine vgor, and one OF his last actions
was m earnest effort to raise the fands necessary
to rebuild the Circular Church, where his family
had worshlpped for several previous generations.
His death was not unexpected, and at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon he passed from time to eter-
nifty. The mournful intelligence was soon made
public. and the body visited last night by num-
ber Of friends. The obsequles will take place this
afternoon at halepast 4 O'Clock, at the Central
Presbyterian Church.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CoSvENTIoN.-An adjourned
meeting Of this body was held last evening, Presi