The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-29
TsE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Annual Inspection by h Mayor and
Aldermen.

ment of Charleston took place on SATURDAY
afternoon, in front Of the City Hall, at a
quarter before four o'clock. The companies
assembled in full parade uniform IN Broad
street, with the right resting on Meetng, Tue
long line of machines, bells end uniforms OK
tending down Broad street to FREUD ine
afternoon was very warm, ana inc nrenen
took every advantage of the shade OF the
trees while waiting until the line had been
formal. This was at last accomplished, and
the City Council having been notified, Mayor
Wagner and the Aldermen LEFT the Council
Chamber and took their positions upon the
curb directly In front Of the City Hall. At a
given signal the line of the Fire Department
began to move up Broad street, and passed 10
review before the Mayor and Aldermen as ios-
lows:
THE CHIEFS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
consisting oil Chief NJ. h. Nathan, tirst as
sis,ant R. NJ. Alexander, Second ASSISTANT Y.
P. Almar, Third Assistant F. L. O'Neil, CLERK
and superintendept B. NJ. Strobel. Hook aud
Ladder, No. /, came next, with 6 ladders
from 10 to AZ feet in length, hooks, axes, bars,
block and tackle, &c. Incorporated 1865.
John DOYLE, foreman. Number OF men on
parade, rs; on roll, 35. The various IRE com
panies followed, taking precedence according
to The dates of their respective charters:
PIONEER.
Steam engine; drawn by two bay horses;
built by Clapp & Jones, of New York City, In
1866: capacity s%inch steam cylinder, 5inch
pump and s-inch stroke; incorporated 1901.
Augustine T. Smythe, president. Number Oh
men On parade, IS; on roll, Sc.
EAGLE.
Steam engine; built by l. Button, water
ford, N. 2, 1869; cylinder 9 inches IN DIANE
ter and s.inch stroke; incorporated 1918. w.
r. Mcintosh, president. Number OF men on
parade, IS; on roll, 81.
WGILANT.
Steam engine; built 1911 by silsby Manutac-
turing Company. Of Sehsca Falls, n. T.; rotary
engine and pumps; incorporated 1919. Charles
a.. Inglesby, president. Number OF men on
parade, 80; on roll, AZ.
=. PHoENIX.
Steam engine; built by Jeftrs & Co., Paw
tacket, &. l., In 1866; incorporated 1926. WA:
Kelly, president. Number of men on parade,
80; on rel, As.
HOOK N LADDER, No.2.
Truck, built by c. E. Harlshorn. OF new
York, and composed Of six ladders, from 8 10
AZ feet 10 length; hooks, picks, axes, bars,
&c. I. l.. Davidson, foreman Number OF
men on parade, Is; on roll, 40.
ETNA.
Steam engine, bnilt by Clapp & Jones, OF
New York City; capacity 4ainch pumps M
sinch stroke. Incorporated 1880. Major E.
willis. president. Number of men on parade.
80; on roll, 81.
Steam engine, NJ. B. Clapp. Of New. YORK
City, builder; capacity finch, cylinder 45-inch
pumo aud 9.inch stroke. Hose carriage built
in Charleston by d. stencken. Incorporated
1889. r. G. Barley, president. Number OF
men on parade, AZ; on roll, 70.
GERMAN.
Steamer, built 1870, by Amoskeag Company,
Manchester, N. a. First.class, douole-actng
vertical pumps. Incorporated 1883. Ger
hardt Riecke, president. Number Of men on
parade, IS; on roll, 81.
PALMETTO.
Steamer, drawn by two bay horses; built BY
Amoakeag Manufacturing Company, Mauches'
ter, N. H.; double pump; discharges Six hum
dred gallons of water per minute. Incorpora-
ted ls4l. Il. Ferguson, president. Number oil
men on parade, So; on roll, 70.
HOPE.
Steamer, built by same company as ABOVE,
third class. Incorporated ls43. q. T. Peters,
president. Number of men on parade, 80; on
roll, As.
Steamer, drawn. by two bay horses; built BY
.Clapp l. Jones, of New York, in 1866; cylin.
der 81 inches, and 9.inch stroke. Incorpora-
ted ls4e. James NJ. Carson, president. Num-
Der of men on parade, IS; on roll, 81.
sToNEwALL.
Steamer, built by Amoskeag Company, Man
chester, N. H., In 1870; second class; double
acting and vertical pumps; 4.lnch cylinder and
s.ihch stroke; steam cylinder, 6b-lnch diameter
Incorporated 1866. Geo. L.. Buiat, president.
Number of men on parade IS; on roll, 81.
YOUNG AMERICA.
Engine drawn by a pair OF gray horses;
steamer built by Sllsby Manufacturing COM
papy, of Seneca Falls, NJ, T., in 1866. lncor-
porated 1866. A. ". levin, president. Num-
Der of men on parade, rs; on roll, so.
h Hand Engines
came next In the procession as follows:
UNITED.
Engine built by Zimmerman d Co., Oh bos-
ton, Mass, 1850. President, A. B. Mitchell.
Number Of men on parade, $3.50 IN roll, IS. =
ASHLEY
Engine built by Zimmerman In 1850. lhcor-
porated February, 1869. T. 8. Dennison,
president. Number of men on parade, 4l;o
roll, GO.
COMET STAR.
This company paraded with their old en-
CINE instead of their new steamer, which they
lately brought out. The hand engine Is a
second-class one, built by Zimmerman q Co.,
OF Boston, in 1850. Incorporated 1870. J.R.
Campbell, president. Number OF men on
parade, 43; on roll, IA.
PRUDENCE.
Engine built by the same company In 1851;
6a-inch pump, 5.inch stroke. Incorporated
1870. D. L. Brown, president. Number OF men
on parade, so; on roll, SO.
NIAGARA
Engine of same builders, 1850; 6s-inch cylin-
ord 1e inch atroke INCORPORATED 1869,