The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-30
THE ALBANY FIREMEN.

Their Reception this Eveu!nR-The Pro-
sramme of the Occasion-A Large Turnout
of Our Firemen Expected.
Tonight there will be an unusually fine dis
play of our firemen, it being the occasion of the
reception of the McQuade Association and
Steamer No. a, of Albany The visitors, who
will be the guests Of the Northern Liberty Hose
Company, are expected to arrive at Walnut
street wharf shortly before o'clock, and after
being placed in the line of escort, the process
sion will move over the following route:-
Form on Walnut street; move to Second, to
Pine, to Twelfth to Chestnut, to Eighth, to
Green, TO Fifth, to Girard avenue, to Second, to
Laurel, to New Market, to Northern Liberty
Hose house, and there dismiss.
The line will be under the charge of Chief
Marshal Hamilton Disston, and win comprise
the following companies:-
First DiUisiOn-Vigant Fire Company, Reso-
luton Hose COMPANY, Empire Hook and Ladder
Company, Humane Hose Company, and Perse-
Second Dioision-Mount Airy Engine Com
pany, Fame Hose, Diligent Hose, Independence
Hose, Pennsylvania Hose.
Special Diois0fe Northern Liberty Hose Com
paDy, Steamer No. 4, and McQuade Association,
of Albany, New York.
Third Dioision-Union Fire Company,
Schuylkill Hose, IIand-in-Hand Fire Company,
South Penn Hose, Paramount Hose.
Fourth Dioision-Mechanic Engine, Ring
gold Hose, Independence Engine, Taylor Hose,
JiVoli Hose.
After the dismissal OF the line of parade the
visitors will be taken by the Orion Club to the
rooms at the northeast corner of Second and
Coates, and provided with supper, at the close
of which they will be escorted by the club and
others to the Merchants Hotel, which will be
their headquarters during their stay in the city,
They will remain in the city until Friday even
ing, during which time they viii be shown the
various places of interest in and around Phila-
delphia
A SHORT RIDE.-Last night Constable VIII.
liam McKeegan, of the Fifth ward, arrested a
fellow named Thomas Norton alias George
Harris, at Third and Walnut streets, for fast
driving and locked him in the Third District
Station House. A short time thereafter des-
patch was received saying that horse and
wagon had been stolen from in front of the resi-
dence OF DR.. Shoemaker, Eleventh and Christian
streets. An examination proved Morton to be
The thief. He will have hearing before Alder
man Delaney to-day.
PROBABLE FATAL ACCIDENT. = Yesterday
afternoon lad aged about ten years, whilst
riding on the rear end of wagon in the neigh
bOrhOod of Third and New streets, was thrown
therefrom by the sudden turning of the vehicle,
and, falling heavily, fractured his skull. He
was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital. He
was unable TO give his name. His clothing con-
sisted of epeckled muslin shirt, q pair of linen
pants, and brown hat.
HOUSE RoBBERY.-John Kirby. aged EIGHT
years, Ashton Elder, nine years, and Michael
Collins, eight years, were yesterday captured in
the residence No. 1889 Spring Garden street.
while ransacking 1t, the family being out OF
town. The boys had on a previous visit carried
off lot of plunder. They will have hearing
to-day at the Central Station.
$l60.-Last night an unknown individual en-
tered Shaw's tavern, N. w. corner of Twenty
first and Chestnut streets, and called for glass
of soda water, rendering in payment q two
dollar bill The proprietor, to make the change
produced his pocket-book, which the stranger
Immediately grabbed and made off with. I
contained $160m bank notes
BonER ExpLosIos.-At 0 o'clock this morn
ing the boiler in Taws d Hartman's bras
foundry, Nos 1894 and 1895 North Front street
exploded, damaging the building to the exten
of $50. Charles Sheppard. aged twentyNon
yeare, was slightly cut on the head by Iallini
brick.
HIS NAME.-Yesterday afternoon man wa
run over by truck at Fifteenth and Fiber
streets and instantly killed. From article
found on his person his name is supposed to b
Benjamin Miller, formerly of the 23d N. Y. w
lunteers. The body is at No. 1908 Olive stree
HIGHWAY RoBBERY-Ma Boyle last nigh
stole watch and chain from q man at Thir
and Market streets. Alderman Kerr this morI
ing sent her below.
GooD.-The Third district police last nigt
arrested fifteen boys whom they found runRin
with Ere eonpenies.