The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-18

with scarlet pompon, and brsised fatigue CAP
worn on the belt.
The Procession
being soon formed on Chapel street, the line Of
march was taken up in the following order:
Muller's Band, twelve pieces.
HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY NO. /,
thirty men, with truck in mourning for deceased
| members.
PIONEER STEAM FIRE ENGINE COMPANY,
| fifty men. with steamer drawn by two black
horses, and decorated with pyramid OF cut
flowers, surmounted by Confederate nag.
.-.-.-..---.-- EAGLE COMPANY,
thirty-three men, silk banner, engine drawn BY
hand, and decorated with nags and streamers.
,.----..y yIaILANT COMPANY, -.
sixty men, engine drawn by hand, and beautiful
ly decorated.
/ -, PRGNII COMPANY,
thirty.fye men. blue silk banner, engine drawn
ydark bay horses, driven by John Deveaux.
8rNA COMPANY,
thirty -four men, reel and engine decorated with
nags and carrying the MAJORS pet game
cocks.
McClurg's Band, sixteen pieces.
Chief Engineer, NJ. d. Nathan.
Assistant Engineers, Alexander and O'Neil. B..
N. S,robel Esq, Superintendent OF the Board
OF Nremasters and officers of the visiting
company.
WASHINGTON ENGINE COMPANY,
OF Wilmington, Delaware, escorted by reception
committee.
RExL OF TIE WASHINGTON COMPANY,
beautiful machine, heavily mounted with silver,
and drawn by handsome team OF CODED
bay hcrses.
Beck's Band, sixteen pieces.
HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY, NO. 2,
twenty. five men, carrying the national colors.
MARION COMPANY,
forty. one men, drawn by hand.
GERMAN COMPANY,
forty -four members, engine draped in mourning
and drawn by fo1r black horses.
PALMETTO COMPANY.
thirty eight men, engine drawn by ehesnut
horses.
HOPE COMPANY,
thirty men, engine drawn by two blood bays.
WASHINGTON COMPANY,
twenty five men, engine drawn by gray horses.
sToNEwALL COMPANY,
nifty seven men, apparatus in mourning, drawn
BY two bay horses, driven by Stephney Riley.
YOUNG AMERICA COMPANY.
sixty five men, engine drawn by two gray horses.
The Line OF March
was through Chapel TO John street, down John
street to King, down King - ,Hasel, through
Hasel to Meeting, and down meeting to the City
Hall. The sidewalks along the whole route were
crowded with people accompanying the process
sion, and every available standpoint where q
view Of the visitors could be had was filed with
spectators. The applause was freqaent and the
gallant beating Of the Wiimingtcuians, and the
fine appearance and performance OF their band,
won many encomiums. When the head OF the
procession reached the City Hall and turned down
Broad street Mayor Wagner, and Aldermen
o'Neill Gag,, Johnston, Brown, Bowen, Sweegan,
Kenny and Moran appeared upon the sidewalk to
review the parade The 1rst part Of the process.
sion passed
The Reviewing
stanc, the members saluting the Mayor, and the
visiting company then drew uD In line with their
band on their right nank, while the remainder OF
the procession passed in review. The Washington
Company then formed in rear Of the procession,
aud the route was continued down Broad street
to East Bay and through Queen and State streets
to
The vigIlant Engine-House.
Here an admirable collation. had been provided
in the expectation that the Wilmingtonians would
arrive in the morning and take breakfast as the
guests Of the vigilant Company, and the visitors
were received AMI invited to the rather late
breakfast by President Mowry in brief address,
which was responded 10 with much feeling by
Chief Marshal Quinn, Of the Wilmington
Company. Marshal Quinn said that the vel
come they had received had exceeded any
expectations that they could have formed, and he
was proud to accept 1t In the name OF the Wash.
ngton Engine Company, OF the citizens Of vii.
miDgton and OF the citizens OF Delaware. Should
on opportunity be Afforded their hosts to return
the present visit, as he hoped would be the case
at no distant day. he assured them that no ef.
forts would be spared to reciprocate as fully as
lay in their power the kindness that had been
extended to them, and he expressed the hope
that no act on the part OF his company during
their stay in Charleston should cause their en-.
ter,alners TO regret their hospitality, and that
they would carry back to their native State
untarnished and unsunied The name they were
proud to bear-.hat OF George Washington, OF
Virginia.
The collation. was then discussed with such
thorough satisfaction as might have been expect
ed after the fatgues OF the day, and the visitors
were then escorted by the reception committee to
their quarters at the Charleston Hotel to prepare
for the festivities o. the evening.
The Reception aI the Washington En-
gine-House.
The principal event OF the evening was the re-
cep,ion Of the visitors at the Washington Engine
house in vanderhorst street, and the presentat L
to them OF silver cup by the latter company
The Washington Engine Company OF This city hat
claimed the right, in Ec1o: OF The coincidence