New-York tribune., 1871-11-29
TIL, GRAND DUKE.
REVIEW OF A FIRE BRIGADE.

The Grand Duke reviewed a Brigade vi the
vuvyork Fire Department at Tompkins square !c<trr-
s afternoon The 5000 spectators who attended "er"
Snnt outside o. rope placed around the square '""'
distance inside the fence. In scmi-crc'c lhsio 'o
.,ra tho brigade, comprising three battaons. was a
,sucod as follows, under the command OF CneiIns0e'
Joseph ]. ferlcy: c.
Sn. Engine No II, Capt. Miller: Engine Nc ~; l'n @
MA,sS Engine No 81, Capt. Hayes Hook and L'o0r
s,cosn Engineer shay-Ensne N" no
Cart SHAY nns EaSne M no. I IT, Capt Wolf Hook and
Ladder No; ,yrr,ipo<Eng,necr pt No
IN, Tovnon; Engine No II, Capt Erh; Enene Eng r , nn
x"P PPap McDrlald; Engine No &c. Capt MeNeui' LOOK
% snd Ladder No. 10, Capt Wilhelm.
-HE.rn engine was Accompanies ". ,on
-, aremeu in line, including officers was $780,
'num" " 81, ~, .,ucnt band occupied the musicians
drAia'" o,oer tnr Grand Duke arrived, In citi'
s'1.u ,rd was cr,cted With Russian air by the
-. ua wos ,crcmpsnicd Nv Minister Cataca1y' zen
MrDoveu. Gen. shalcr, President hneh"a" Hn"S""
uos,,don Commissioners Blair hehhessv ana "ai""S'
.,a o,hers Of the Department The part! ash'eo ifVn,
their carriages, and passed afonnd 'he en'io "
49, tnc,osure between the spectators ana tue
' =, p..sidspt UjtchnIan walked beside the i3rann
o'i. .,s other gentlemen followed by twos. After
,s,,nc the circuit. the party proceeded 10 re'e"
,.nd erected OH the south side OF the square Ior e
.oson The companies then marched past 'he gran"
n.a tho salute by waving his hat and bowing. 1he
s.r., of each company machcd in front OF the'r IT,
,,o ON snes Chief Engineer Perley then gave the
80, Foru, for trot and the men took up positions al
ths aides of the engines making circuit Win 'ne ho "
a, br,sk trot Then tie order was gwen f"iin ioi
On, The men mounted the engines and ladder ana NOSE
,s and the horses set fl callop. These evon'ions
.ooa n nlease the Grand Duke, who frcQnentiy e1,
$3.50 hs crsne alton To President iitchlia anu
wpssTs who stood near hun He remarked tnat ne 9no %
ses9 YnTl bremen mut hotter drilled than those IN
Russ;a AT the concus Of the nalch inc "ietrso
the several companies formed i'll line ana, h.au'u
wv Ci;rf TYcnrcr percy. marched up to the stand
xben the Prince shook hands with each ..., ,,on,
AZ. Sarcndon Hotel while the various companies of
the Fire Brigade returned 10 their respeG'Mv We e
nuesfed to witness tho in which frcs are ex,n
suished President Hit nman remarked We w s"p trpp
psrr r' s,rnai box No 2Gl AT TIE of Fcnrhaye
and Elgiecnlh-st. The Grand Duke pulled tn' hSoH t
Sn1 lien took q position on one "l llc VA
ronies Of the Clarendon Hotel. Among the spec
a'@1s on the % $ Sso%y .sd. E"ne Maa ca@p,ny Com Sc %
arrived and had i've streams i"iing on t " IND
hook and ladder companies Nos o. and II also aleh"a
lih 'im,. A;t,I The Snil9scd hnaiit xn ~, tso
up." anG The exhibition was over, lac Gran nuhc .
.h n rct..rd to HI apartments, AMI wa a1 ,,m NV
hours re,t preparatory u attending the ha!l Ill tne
evening.
THE Grand BALL Al THE HAYWARD.
The ball at the Navy-l ard last night was
.e IN ,!e large equipment building, opposite the Admi-
.as Office The saioat in the upper story, about 25O
,eet IN length by co in width. had been
handsomely fitted up "a ballroom, while adj
AGENT rooms used for rrcmenading, aHu
1, cloak and ante-rooms. In the ballroom
he decorations simple but tasteful the natohai
aags of R ssa America being alternately diapo on
,ne side q. the room and those Of various haOii's
N the other Tie ceiling decorated with To'eeS of
ue American coors the blue and stars forming IN
center piece, with the stripes radL'tlns outward .H
oropriate ornaments, In the way or htr' oi '">Se'
and bayonets. brass guns and models y YES" N''''Hed
he walls and the whole scene was boh bi'!l!IN' ana
:c'shtful.
T,e Grand DnSc. who had been anxionslv awaited,
irr,vcd at about lOt o'clock accompanied by NJ and
Mime Catacazv He was immediately conducted 10 the
, I'm tho center of the hail. where he was in'ro
iuced Admiral and Mis- stewart, and took his STAND
with NJ Mime. Caacazy 10 receive the cOInphlttS
3f iar-e number OF the guests, who were IN turn
Drought up and introduced hy the chief officers Of the
Yard The Grand Duke tlus made the tor Of the room
y,h Mrs. Smith, wife OF the AniIUl, and Ills mOny
over, dnncing began.
AZ mi .st supper, which had been SET in largo ad-
'oinine room, announced ana the great tlr"nC
II guests were soon busy at work discussing
be dan mites which the taste and Of the
gentlemrn OF the Navy-Yard had so abundantly pro-
sIded. The scene here and in the dancing hall
vas brilliant in Ito extreme, the charming
tOiettcs OF 30 many Of the handsome New-York ana
Brooklyn bellies, contrasting picturesqucly with the
evening costumes OF the gentlemen and the rich UNIFORM
ofthe American and Russian officers. In the throng
were many literary social celebrities we'll known Doth
In BROOKLYN and on the NcwYork side o: the water
out the late hour which forced to write renders
any enumeration impossible. AS soon as supper was
ry over the majority Of the guests steady stream
OF people began to set toward the cloak rooms, and
q. We left the hall, at about O'clock, the
,ie was decidedly tending hoIneward. All, however
had ample opportunity TO and be charmed With the
,n,ul4Ily manly features and kindly manner Of our
yJung guest He is not only handsome but he looks ike
good fellow" and can wonder II many
feminine hearts beat painfully under their raal gile
sd silks at thought that the graceful and pleasant
goIu :uan If open to the temptation Of Their sii s.
THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC BALL.
Mr. Bierstadt and the other artists decOra-
ting the Academy Of Music for tonight have worked
very diligently during the past week. An artist was
busy yesterday putting the finishing touches upon the
figures representing the genius OF America and the
genius OF Russia shaking hands. The work was To be
continued all last night to-day the decorations VIII he
p,ced p position, and before tonight all the arrange
ncnts Will be completed