The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-04

| having Deen sent by the special tram o
Wednesday evening, the members did no
assemble in an organized body. Just be
fore 6.10, the hour of leaving, the Unior
Hook and Ladder company appeared, lee
by their efficient and popular foreman
James Levins, marched from their hail tc
the depot, presenting fine appearance
The train left on time, bearing a hopeful
and pleasant party of fremen and theii
guests. The train arrived at Burlington al
945. The Rutland companies were re-
ceived by the Burlington firemcn and es-
corted to the park the Hook and Ladder
company being preceded by the Sherman
Band of Winooski, and the Washington
engine company by the excellent drum
corps of the Rutland Military Institute,
who, as they marched through the streets
attracted the admring and wondering gaze
of thousands of lockers on.
THE PROCESSION
was formed at IL o'clock, under the direc-
ton of the chief of the fire department of
the city of Burlington. The order of
march was as follows:
St. Adams Brigade Band, leading the
First Regiment National Guards of Yer
mont, Col T. S. Peck commanding.
City Council in carriages.
Queen City Band.
Chief Engineer White of the Burlington
Fire Department, on horseback, followed
by the Burlington Fire Department in the
following order
Boxer Engine Company No. 3, and
Boxer Hose Company.
Rough and Ready Hook and Ladder Go.
No. /.
Ethan Allen Engine Co. No 4, aud Hose
Company.
St. Mary's Band.
REPRESENTATIVES of the old Veteran Vol
unteer Engine Company in carriages.
The next in order was the old Volunteer
engine, bearing on its sides the date Of its
purchase and organization of the company,
"1S3S.' Its only decorations were the
uLique ones Of fircbuckets filled with sun
flowers. ExCapt. Sayles Nichols was in
command of the old machine, and bare a
sunilowor, for bouquet. The machine
was drawn by span of white horses,
driven by colored gentleman. Next to the
engine, and borne in the carriage of L. G.
LOOMS, was the old flag of the company,
made by Mrs. f. c. LOOMS, SO years ago,
and bearing the words, "Volunteer, No.
l." Volunteer Hose Go. carried the elegant
colors presented to them by r. $. Wires,
Esq.
TIE VOLUNTEER HOSE COMPANY
Is among the Oldest and most vigorous Or
has been its record we give its history as
not an unintelesting feature in connection
with this occasion, and just at this point as
it will indicate its position, and the honors
paid TO it, both by visitors and citizens,
and the reasons therefor.
Feeling the need of some additional pro-
lection against fire the following persons,
residing and doing business on Pearl street,
subscribed, Oct. 3, 1888. the funds neces-
sary for the purchase OF fire engine :
Horace LOOMS, Sidney Barlow, George
Cloyes, W. r. and L. c. Villas, L. G.
LOOMS, j. X. Gray, Mrs. f. i. Deming,
Charles RUSSELL E. d. Slocum, Harry Brad
ley. On the 10Th of that month they pur-
chased an engine--a secondhand machine,
of Hunncman's make, without suction, for
S275, with so feet of hose. On the 22d OF
Oct, 1888, the FIRE company was organized
with T. c. LOOMS as captain, j. X. Gray,
lieutenant, Henry Hoyt. secretary, g. II.
Moore, treasurer, NJ. B. Bennett, engineer.
The company was chartered by the legis
lature, Nov. 18th, 1882 Among the orig.
inal members of the company still living
are Z. c. Loomis, A. W. Allen. W. E.
Croker, H. l.. Moore, Charles Denns
Henry LOOMS, j. w. Livocks.
The old machine did good service al
many fires thereafter and even on somt
comparatively recent occasions, as at thu
burning of Shedd & Walkers store houst
in the rear of Union block, end the burn
ing of the Howard House, its stream die
decisive service at critical stages of TIT
fire, and saved large amounts of property
In May, 1869, thousand dollars wa
raised by the subscriptions mostly O
gentlemen residing on the hill, of Volun
teer Hose Company was purchased, one o
Buttons best make, and Volunteer Hos,
Company was organized, with Sayle
Nichols as captain. The present officer
of the two companies are as follows:
Volunteer Engine Company, L. G
Dodge, captain; Henry LOOMS, lieut.; G
|. LOOMS, treasurer; f.. g. LOOMS, secre
tary; james Martin, engineer. Il. c
LOOMS has been secretary of the compan,
since jan, 1913.
Volunteer Hose Company, II. =. Peck
foreman; Henry Conger, LIST assistant; Joe
Linsley, I'd assistants w. G. Waite, clerl
and treasurer.
Volunteer Hose Company No |.
Star Hose Company No. 2.
} Howard Hose Company No. 8.
Clipper Hose Company No. 6.
Barnes Hose Company No. 3.
Winooski steamer, beautifully decorate
with flags, ribbons and flowers, drawn b
four horses.
VISITING COMPANIES.
Bellevue Hook and Ladder C1mpai y G
st. Adams.
Frontier Engine Company of st. Alban
35 men
: Rutland Drum Corps, Of young lal
; making very fine appearance.
Washington Engine and Hose Cart Con
pany No. 2, Rutland, 60 men. A. Kos
= foreman.
t Athletic Engine Company No. 3, OF l.e
: anon, N. H., 90 men, C. j. Muchmorc, for
man.
Brattleboro Cornet Band
Phoenix Engine Company No. q, OF Bra
tleboro, go men. o. Il. Wales, foreman.
M. b. Little Engine Company No.
: and hose cart, Glens Falls, N. T., 70 me
s John Fenny, foreman.
: Sherman Comet Band
Union Hook and Ladder Company of III
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