New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-08-21

CHRISTENING AN NGsINE. CO
Perseverance Fire Compan No. ] 3 Hon.
ors the Daughter of its lost Honored


ers the Daughter of its lost Honored
Member. rtI-
This solid, never failing, eer prompt old
company treated itself to half holiday
last evening, to honor and bhonored. As
a matter of pleasant custom, he new steam
engine had to be christenet and after a
name was agreed on little rnained to be
done than to make formal ceemony. The
name was quickly selected, ad it could be-
none other than that of Misshva }. Marks,
daughter of /. N. Marks, prsident OF the
Fremen's Charitable Association. Her
name was engraved, and is.ow one of the
engines ornaments.
Last evening was selecte ito execute the
formalities, and at eight clock the tidy
members, with several prminent guests,
started from the enginehose. with music
and torches. All the sctivamembers we're
in uniform, and it would btlifticult to find
finer looking body OF mo. The process
sion as it filed up to Mr.. Mrks' residence.
on Annunciation street, preented pretty
sight The steamer shoneDrighter than
hundred mirrors, while the lOrses attached
seemed proud to draw it. Arriving at the
house, No. l3 found Mr.. Mrks and family
prepared to receive them aEhe door. The
machine was halted, the mmbers gather
ing around on the banquet, marshaled by
the foreman, Mr.. John fitzpatrick. MI.
Marks stepped from the doorway. leading
Miss Eva. As she approaaed, Mr.. j. Lip
man saluted her, and addressed her about
as follows:
Miss Marks-Perseveranc Fire Company
No. l3 appears before you .0-night, to OBJ
tain your confirmation of tie proud privi-
lege solicited by them, to betow your name
upon the new a2d beautiful steam engine,
with which the officers and men intend, for
the future, to do battle in tie cause OF the
good people of this city, gainst the fire
fend, which but too often ears it defiant
and destructive crest in ouunidst.
We are fortunate to possess among the
most respected of our e1mpt members
your honored father, who in long career
of usefulness has taught usthaJ sense of
duty which has been one { his most ad-
mirable characteristics, and by which we
also endeavor to be animatd. 1t was the
unanimous wish of the company to
seize an opportunity . exalt him.
because in doing homer to him, it
honored itself. That opportunity now pre-
sents Itself, and in giving tn name Of his
lovely eldest daughter to or new engine,
We intend to have ever betre us the SYM
bols OF true manhood and Il all the virtue
that grace woman, as exeuDlifed. the first
by the father and the seond by the fair
daughter, to be for the fuure our beacon
! lights to guide us in our etfrts and labors
Please accept the honor thus conveyed to
you. "Rough and Read~"is our motto.
Your name, imprinted IN shining letters
upon our engine, will seryeto restrain the
roughness (if ever it shoud manifest it.
selt). and at the same tint stimulate the
| readiness of men whose while energies are
directed to be worthy Of tlf good will ana
applause of their fcilow-cit6ens
However feeble our wors, yet are they
the language of our hearts, and We sincere
ly trust and pray that You may be spared
! many, many years in abundance Of health
and prosperity to witness he brave deeds
of your godchld, the Eva j. Marks.
The fair young lady, withbecoming mod.
eety, neatly responded:
Gentlemen of Perseverance No. l3-l per.
:a', Fhr interesting ceremny and bestow
n. ..an.. -. 'our new and eautiful engine
pleasure. eel sure I coud not lend the
It'll, 10 ''e used in any astter or nobler
ca se-nOt to the contestan in any bloody
field, not to the mailed warrOr nor to the
weapons of any unhOly confct; but to the
battlers and to the enginey OF the most
unseltsh and most noble Wlrfare, for the
lives and the property Of our common hu
manity.
Aud while thank you most heartily fol
the compliment, let me Assure you that
assume the office Of sponsor On this pleas
ing occasion. and make YOU new engine
my own namesake, with the greatest will
ingness, chiefly because I ee before me
that noble band Of tiremen which, OF ali
to me by parental association of the past to
be the most faithful Of tie faithful. the
most gallant of the gallant.
The company and guests we're then ID
vited 70 enter the dwelling. In the draw
ing room was seen the severa pieces Of fine
silver service presented to Mr.. Marks a
year ago. He gave his visitors hearty
welcome to his home in few happy re
marks, making mention Of some interesting
events in the fire department. He alluded
the many favors he had been the recipient
of, especially mentioning he presenta
tion Of . silver pitchg from NO
l3 over twenty years ato. at which
time he was quite an old n, ber of tha
company. Cnccvering lag bowl he OF
fered each person present silver goblet
filed with champagne puncl, favored sc
richly that it seemed goO& imitation o1
nectar, such IS heathens are supposed tt
have offered their gods in the days wher
fire engines were not necessity. A
bumper to No. l3, and then ii adjournment
to the dining-room. After > few appro
pirate toasts the company withdrew.
A short march took then to Mr.. Z. A
Landry's house, No. 26l Chartres street
where another pleasant episode was wait
ing. A splendid wreath was presented tt
tho company, adding another memento t
the wealth Of No. l3.
The compliment of ser.nade for tht
REPUBLICAN office is fully appreciated.
Although the new enginecan not throw
stream six hundred feet, she can perform
excellent work when required, and will rol
to . fire almost by herself in double quick
Colonel J. F. Barrett, editor of the New
Orleans Pcoyune IS dangerously Ill at hi
hotel in Washington.
We clip the abov. from the New Yorl
Newspaper Reporter Of the eighteenth in
stant. While we have nothing to say in ex
tenuation Of the political conduct of ou
neighbor. we tender its managers our con
dolence upon the above paragraph. W.
have been of the opinion all along that New
Oriean' was as healthy place as one coult
tind dr:ing the summer, and we trust tn
illness Of this talented attacle of our con