The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-06

CINE House at an early hour to see the
procession start, aud a better hu'
mored assembly is seldom seen; not
exactly orderly, for the usual amount
Of elbowing. shouting Of merry chill
dreD, orowdiBg, laughing and merry
making was INDUCED in. but no i'll
humor.
Shortly after eight o'clock the en-
gines began to arrive and take their
positions, and about nine o'clock the
procession started, led by Chief Mar
shall Haney and his assistants, Messrs.
Ben Niebaus and John Stumpf.
First in order came Warren's Ores
cent City Band. the mere mention Of
which is sufficient where their fame
is known.
Following them came the jackson
Fire Company-nineteen members.
Members Of the Fire Department,
attached to Engines Nos. /, 2 and 3,
numbering eighteen men.
The Grant Artillery Company in
uniform, fourteen members
The police force, sixteen members,
marsbaIed BY Chief Mauntell.
Members of the City Council, City
Clerk, Collector, Surveyor. Recorder
aud Assessors, in carriages.
Following these came the FIRE en-
gines, the jackson Enqine handsomely
decorated with oak leaves and low
ers; Steamer No. / beautifully decor
ated with evergreens. bouquets, 70
settles and flags, with little girl, Miss
| Caroline Kissel, seated in front of
che engine, beautifully dressed and
waving little flags. The engine was
as bright as hands could make her,
her smoke-staok ornamented with gilt
and silver paper, and the four corners
around her boiler surmounted by a
rich bouquet each.
Steamer No. 2 was deliberately deco
rated with magnificent bouquets and
evergreens. every bit of brass and
copper work shining brilliantly. Miss
Josephine Kahlen. as the Goddess Of
Liberty, standing on the front of the
Engine, under a large national flag.
gave to the Engine splendid appear
anee.
Steamer Ne, 3 was. aalso handsomely
decorated with flowers, evergTeens
and flags. aud her works equaled
either of the others for neatness and
brightness, but as she is much smaller
than the others, there was DO appro-
pirate place for the addition of either
Goddess or Fairy to her ornaments.
Mounted on the engines with the
drivers, we're the engineers and fire.
men. Following these, came the
Eclipse Hook and Ladder truck,
decorated with evergreen arches.
studded with flowers, and manned By
her whole Company.
The gun Of the Grant Artillery,
drawn by four horses, brought up the
rear of the procession. which marched
through the principal streets, as indi-
Gated by the programme previously
published, except that it did not pro
coed to the grove, as was at first in
tended.
The streets were crowded through
out the line of the procession by ad-
miriug aud patriotic citizens.
.
THE JACKSON FIRE COMPANY PICNIC
Scarce any one arrived at Jacobs
Grove before one o'clock in the after
noon. although the procession was tt
have ended there. About o'clock thel
began to arrive IN couples, quarettes
in families, 10 focks and finally il
crowds, until the Grove was alive Will
people, and the members Of the Jack
son Fire Company had their hand
full in making their guests feel a
home, but they were equal to III,
task, and as soon as the company as
sumed a proper size Warren's Quad
rifle Band brought their instrument
into requisition, the result Of whicl
was that merry feet were soon dancln
and the dancing continued unit
nearly dark.
OF course, the picnic was not en-
! tirely free from discord. Among thos
: who attended were a number Of tha
numerous fraternity, the rowdiei
Who did all IN their power to distur
those who came to enjoy themselves
& but, thanks to the efficiency of th
officers in attendance, the disturbeI
were expelled as promptly az the
q made disturbances.
AT THE FAIR GROUNDS.
z The Fair ComP.uy's picnic mus
Z have been compete success in
is financial point Of view, if it is to b
judged by the numbers that attends
n it, the trains all day being crowded
t, and large number of people goin
st out by private conveyance.