The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-08-08
From Fridays Daily Herald.l
A DAY OF SPLENDOR.
One Of the GrandeSt Professions
Ever Witnessed.
The Right Kind OF a Fuss Over a
Birthday.

One of the most respondent displays
which the citizens of Dallas have ever
been permitted to look upon, was the
imposing march of the firemen of our
state in procession yesterday, called
forth by the first anniversary of the
Dallas city fire department. In this
stately and brilliant pageant every fire
company in the state, save one or two,
united in observing with the inspira-
ton OF true brotherhood aud in the
most superb style, the natal day OF our
citys fire department. Hours before
the line of march was formed, Main
street, for many blocks, on either side,
was lined with an eXpectant and eager
throng, estimated at fully five thou
sand people, awaiting the grand spec
tacle.
At ten o'clock the companies assem-
bled at the engine house, and the line
was formed in few minutes after
wards in the following order: In adj
vance of the line, finely mounted and
riding their steeds with courtiy grace,
were Captain Sauches, chief of the fire
department Of Shreveport, Captain
Hoban, chief of the fire department of
Jefferson, and Captain Frank, chief of
the fire department of this city. I'M
mediately behind the chiefs was the
Shreveport brass band, numbering
eleven pieces, with Captain SEEK AL
len as leader. The music discoursed
by this band was most excellent.
Next came the fire companies, as fol-
lows: Rescue hook and ladder, of
Waco; Calvert hook and ladder COM
pany No. z; Gem engine company
No. .; Defiance engine company No.
/, and Mechanics hook and ladder,
No. |, of Jefferson; Salamander No. i,
of Marshall; the NJ. It. Johnson hook
and ladder company, ofFort Worth; the
Sam Houston engine company, ofSher-
man, with their beautiful Silsby engine
most elegantly trimmed and drawn by
six mules; Austin band oftwelve pieces,
led by Prof Herzog-this band also
played splendidly; Washington engine
company No. /; hook and ladder No. l
and Colorado hand engine No. !, of
Austin; Houston engine company !;
Bryan hook and ladder No. | ; Bren-
ham hook and ladder No. ]; Dallas
hook and ladder company; Dallas EN-
CINE company, with the engine charm
ingly dressed, and surmounted 10y a
large and rich boquet. 4 present from
Mrs. Major Scruggs.s
Then came the prettiest sight of the
whole procession. 1t was a covered
float, in which were seventeen little
misses, dressed in white, with red
sasbes folding from the shoulders, sur
rounding dais, upon which " as seated
in girlish loyliness, and dressed in the
most bewitcbipg costume, Miss Belle
Barley, daughter Of Sheriff james +.
Barley, of this county, as the goddess
of liberty. This attracted every eye OF
the thousands Of enrapturei lookers-on
along the street
Next came the Turner'S, association
in their cool, bright linen, the Dallas
brass band, Trinity base hail club, his
honor Mayor Cabell seated ia car
riage with Mayor Walsh, Judge Fer
guson and Ex-Mayor Levi Of Shreve-
port, and the future firemen of Dallas
consisting of eighteen little boys, very
preitily dressed under the care Of Cap
tain A. NJ. Friend of the Dallas fire
department. The procession was fol-
lowed by long line Of carriages con-
veying many of our visitors not MEM
bers of the fire departments and many
citizens. The length Sfthe procession
was not less than a mile and q beif
long and in passing THE HERALD
Office, each company did the Office the
very distinguished honor of recognize
ing it with three hearty cheers, follow
ed by like compliment TO our neigh
Dor, the Commercial. The procession
then proceeded up Lamar street TO
Elm, aud posing pp that th0TOugbfsre