The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-21
WINDING UP OF THE PARADE
AND REVIEW,
The Ball at Turner Hall.
Some Suggestions as to Wants,

Ii Is creditable to the management O
/ the tIremen's parade and review that no
one single hitch or accident occurred. witt
the exception that the axle of the No. ;
hose cart was strained owing to one vince
striking the street car track obliouely or
the quick run to the plugs in endeayorinp
0 to keep out of the way of stupid mule
team which had not obeyed the order r.
clear the road.
10 could not fail to attract attention that
for while at first the water thrown was
OF very muddy nature, owing to the great
pressure clearing the pipes of their sandy
sediment The mere opening of bvdrsnts
VIII not clear the pipes ike Yesterday 5
work did. The plug at the corner of III
nols and Washington, to which No 3 ran.
was In such a leaky condition that they
could only use it for short time, From
the time OF starting to throw water, the
gwen distances were run, and two compan-
les had water on in fifty seconds, the re-
naming three following them within five
seconds more. From the commencement
OF the parade everything was carried out
strictly according to programme. On the
march, leading off with Phoenix No !. at
every five blocks the front company fell
out to the rear so that the line arrived
In Market Square in the same order as
they were at the start, and each had its
fair share of position on the way.
On leaving Court Square after dinner.
an adjournment was made to Market
Square whence, after complimentary salu-
tatlons and music by the bands of Rock
island and Moline, the Davenport men
were escorted across the river on the ferry
boat.
The Monmouth companies EXPRESSED
their lively satisfaction with the DAYS pro-
ceedings and the treatment they had met
with at the hands of our firemen. Some
OF the Monmouth and Moline men return I
ed to their respective cities in the evening.
the remainder staying for the ball which '
was given at Turner Hall by the Rock ISL {
and tlremen Benevolent Association and
which was big success being very large .
y attended Many of our most prominent I
IuZens We're present, and things went n /
'how that the objects of the Association [
we're popular. An excellent supper was t
provided and satisfaction afforded to all Il
ms Association is a very young one, be- "
ng not yet three months old. and while
Is success has been gratifying to Its mem /
'ers It must be conceded to be worthy of Il
Its objects are purely what its name n
mples, for the relief Of sick and disabled X
MEMBERS and it was thought that co-oper- Il
tlon would accomplish this better than p
ach company, singly, could do Hence
he Association. ell
Our hremen say that the only thing they bl
eed now Is a Hook and Ladder appara- a
Is. Some of the reasons are that if hi
urge building or block be burning with W
sntral fire. the stairways in most of tho in
ulidlngs are not well adapted for fremen tn
get up with their hose in fact, some of ht
lem 1t is said to be an impossibility 10 d. as
> and the men have to wait until the fire
axes Its appearance outside before they nc
III attack 1t, If they had hook and lad IL
srs they could ascend at once on TO the OF
hIdings, or roofs Of others, or get through 'qu
ndows and thus play upon the fire at le'
e time when its ravages could be easily he
iecked IN many instances. By the time wa
ure makes It's appearance through roof lei
mas generally gained controlling power ha
lar as the burning up of the interior of pr,
e place is concerned Would it not he cas-
'lcy for the City Council to order our OF
NET OF Fire Department to supply the gel
y with a good and durable hook and eel
ider apparatus? Rock Island has the
IN TO do full justice TO it, and almost all ,
ices however small, who have a fire de- o;.,
rtment, are supplied with this appara. &c
ne bremen were much pleased with the -.
y in which the water works summarized
'm yesterday, and feel satifed that thew c.
lid now, with hook and ladder appara-
quell almost any fire 7
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