Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-30
voted 10 them 90 the late Episcopal
fair. FINALLY came
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30. aHNHa - ~ HHH n MNNN ANN
honor and pride to the city. She
was drawn By four magnificent
steeds, and bore the marks Of skill
aud taste ia her Embellishments
The wheels blazed with golden
stars and wreaths and roses and
blue lace were profuse!y placed all
about her. Her motto, I'VE are
ready" was a true excmplication Of
her character. Her company count
ed fhy-threo men, in charge Of
Foreman Pegram, and Assistants
Edwards and Lehman. The uni.
form was red shirts, black pants
aud belts, and black fire hats, the
officers having white hats. The
procession was close by
WASHINGTON HOSE,
and the carriages of invited guests.
The procession followed the pub.
lishcd route with little variation,
very properly going to Lcvee street.
The march consumed about three
hours. About half.past twelve a
shower came up and slightly be-
dewed the boys, but soon cleared
away. The day was mostly cloudy,
which vas decidedly preferable to
a hot sun. At , o'clock the ma.
chimes were left at the corner of
Clay and Washington streets, and
the procession filed into the Theatre
Restaurant for dinner.
THE DINNER.
Probably over four hundred were
present at the dinner which was
gotten up in iue style by Messrs.
Thompson and Nichols. We can.
not give a bill Of fare but there
was q great su1lciency of an ex-
cellent variety and character. 1t
was unfortunate though that there
was q lack of accommodations in
consequence of which the Washing
ton No. 3 were compelled to wait
a turn. We suppose, Of course,
this was unavoidable, but this com.
pany should have been notified Of
the fact in time.
After hunger was partly appeas.
ed, speeches were made Is the fol.
lowing persons: L. ". Hail, Chief
Engineer; Capt. W. Il. Spears. Of
tue HERALD; Second Assistant
Foreman, Clifton, Of tho Jackson
Gem" Capt. Frederic Speed. OF
the Times aud Republican John
Banks, of the Hook and Lad
der Capt. {. L. Webb ;John RoAr-
becker, Foreman of the Gem NJ. ,;
Gen. Eben Swift N. p. Barne,,,
Foreman OF "iIoyk aud Ladder
Jr. ! Gen. Weber, and n song BY
Cal. Vaudeville, Of tie Varieties.
Gen. Webber's was an excellent and
encouraging little speech and re.
ceivcd loud cheers. Chtci Engineer
Hall spoke as follows:
In obedience to an established
custom, we are again assembled 20
celebrate anotheramivcrsary of our
fire department land such occasions
as this, when the bone aud muscle.
the her0ism and ENTERPRISE OF a
community turn out in the splen.
dor and strength OF a perfect or.
g%GnizatiOn, alwA} bring with II.
as they leave behind, reminiscent
ces replete with plcasuraLie as,o.
Citations and kindliest rccoilectiou,.
Since the red hand Of war was
glOved in peace, aud the sword.
CORY with the blood OF victims.
was returned to its scabbord-since
the olive branch has supplantcd
the laurel in the wreaths which
hang upon the horns OF our ma.
tons aliar-a great change indeed
has come over the spiri, Of our
dreams, and to-day, standing in
the ever living present, and look
Into the future and read from It's
scroll as ii is turned oil from the
pOnderou5 wheel of Time, 4 pro-
phctic history OF our Guys pros
peri,y, iu which, you, rs iiremen,
are made TO play no insignificant
part. A glow from the .pirit OF the
age in which we live, has, been
caught as II by Inspiration, by the
live men Of our municipality, who
repudiating the exploded ideas aud
fosilized theories Of Old iogyi,m.
nave set the Oall OF progress in
motion among Us, and to-day,
those who run can read he beueli-
cient consequences they leave IN
their wake.
1t will require no hercnlcan task
on your part, my fellow fremen, 10
call TO mind the spectacle Won pre-
sented in 1865, as you ppradcd the
streets of this city, on IN occasion
similar to the one which now
brings US together. Then you stood
like an army without banners, like
a Gibraltar which had been dis
mantled OF its guns, strong, will
ing, and resolutc in your power,
but pOwcrless in your might, to
contend with the elements of con-
aagra:ion which constitutes your
only but sworn eternal enemy.
The memorable fire of December
sd, 1866, which swept like an in-
fernal simeon over your city, leav-
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