The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-24
ORDER OF PARADE.

ORDER OF PARADE.
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Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company, OF Augusta.
Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company, OF Alnens'
Hook and Ladder Company, No. !, OF Charleston.
Georgia independent Fire Company, with steam
er and hose reel; the former drawn
by four horses.
Mountain City Fire Company, OF Rome, with
steamer, drawn BY four horses.
Detachmcnts Of the Hook and Ladder aud OF the
Rainbow Companies, OF Rome.
Detachments OF the PnRntX and St0newaN Com.
panies, OF Charleston.
Mechanic Fire Company, or Augusta, with hand
engine and reel
Washington, No. ], OF Augusta.
Palmetto, OF Columbia, with hand engine.
ClInch, of Augusta, with steamer, drawn by two
horses.
vlguants, Of Augusta, with steamer, drawn by
four horses.
The Washington Cornet Band tcolored) Of savan.
Metropolitan, OF Savannah, with steamer drawn
by four horses.
Tallulah, Of Atlanta, with hand engine.
Fillmore OF Augusta 11iss wtn steamer drawn DS i0ur
Marion, of Charleston, with steamer and hose
reel drawn by detachment OF the
vigllaRts, Of Charleston.
Augusta Fire Company, OF Augusta, with hand
engine and hose reel.
Atlanta, of Atlanta, with steamer drawn by four
horses.
NO, o,
Young America, OF Charleston, with steamer
drawn by horses.
BlannertaSsett, OF Augusta.
Richmond, or Augusta, with hand engine.
All OF the engines, reels and trucks, were deco
rated with flowers and wreaths, portraits and
bannerets. The Georgia Independent, turned
out more members, anil was more tastefully deco
rate than any of the other companies. Next, as
regards decorations, was the Marion OF Charles
ton. Portraits Of JEFF Davis. Robert E. Lee, +. 8.
Barlow, were to be seen frequently in the centre
OF wreaths OF flowers and cyergrccns, and from
the apparatus OF several Of the companies were
bannerets bearing fremen's mottoes, such as,
"Where duty calls. there you'll lind u.s." "When
duty calls, ts ours to obey" and also the loved
and honored names OF Davis, Lee, Johnston, Bar
tow anu Cleburne. Two or three OF the reels dis
PLAYED small Confederate flgs; nowhere was
there to be seen The dag Of the United States
LINE OF MARCH.
few minutes previous to eleven O'Clock the
order "forwarln was given, and the lnc moved
up Greene street, passing In review before the
Mayor and Alderman who were posted In front OF
the city hall-to Ebert, along that to Broad;
up it to Mabury, then countcrnarching proceed
ed down Broad to Lafayette Hall, where the con I.
test was to take place There was an immense
crowd assembled along Broad street. the side
walks and the middle of the street were crowded;
while ut the windows, on the balconies, and even
on the roofs OF the houses were tile ladies' OF
Augusta, presenting al array Of beaur! Of which
it may well be proud. The scene was gorgeous
one. The day was bright and pleasant. The
bright uniforms of the Gremen; the decorations
OF their apparatus the glistening brass and Sill
yer, the ringing Of bells, the moulding Of plumes,
the stunning Of feet, trampllng OF hoofs, iutter-
ing OF nags and strcamers, clashng Of instru-
ments, rolling OF drums, shrleklng Of DIES,
cheering OF men, and the waving OF handker-
chiefs combined to form lively and pleasant
spcctacle but more delightful to the eyes than to
the cars.
hook AND LADDER CONTEST.
space about four hundred yards long and
half the width OF Broad street about tile width
of our Broad street, was enclosed by ropes. AT
the upper end OF this enclosed space, pendant
from a high post, was large vari.colored ball,
the dropping of which was the signal for "the
start.n At the lower end was q blackboard, on
which the judges recorded the time and distance
made by the competitors in the running and play
Ing oil contests. IN the centre OF the street was
platform raised few inches Fl ON the ground,
and abouta hundred yards long. This was for
the "playlng off," 80 as to enable the judges
to determine without difficulty tile exact dis
tance reached by the "solid water" Only the
ilrcmen and the judges were allowed inside Of the
ropes.
The rules governing the contest between the
hoot and ladder companies were that there
should be allowed one man to each seventy-ave
pounds weight OF the truck, which should be run
three hundred yards thirty foot ladder taken
from 1t and adjusted against building, that man
should ascend and descend the ladder, which
should then be replaced upon the truck. BY
twelve O'Clock everything was in readiness, and
the truck OF The P. P.oneer Company Of Augusta, at
the signal was bounded rapidly the required