The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-19
sTAIEN ISLANDS ana nay.
Tho Grn nd March OF the NORTH Shore Ftrcmep
and the WRts r~rhrnWIrg Coa;catr Of itC
Compsuies-A Victory nv seven Feet.

Tho Urn nd March OF tho North Shore Ftrcmep
and the Wats r~rhrnWIng Coa;catr Of itc
CompHnies-A Victory nv seven Feet.
Yesterday was day Of pleasure on
Staten Island, and every viiiJce along the north
shore blazed with rcd-shi;tcd nrefncn and rung
with trUmpets and drums. IL was the day ON
which The nrcmon Of the north OF tho island
haya thclr annual parade 90 display their skin and
discipline and tost the power of their hand and
steam engines. ~ an early hour the people Of
the VILLAGE Of New Brighton werc astir, and by
II O'Clock the crowd was so dense that tho
hr ad river road was almost nmpassable, and
the one policeman who stood. with his hands In
his pocket, was hardly ablo TO MAINTAIN tho
peace. Company marched TO tho Pavilion
Hotel and iounecd under tho wecping VII
lows TO walt for tho other companies. Firss
camc tho Niagara No. 8, from Bdgewaicr;
Then the othor delinquent companies streamed
ont upon tho river road.
he column was formed In tho following
order: Tho Catat act. No. I, OF Fort Richmond,
aud were followed by 10. ., Cataract, OF West
Brighton, with their large steamer, drawn by
four beautiful gray horses, which were deco
rated with plumos and little flags, steamer No.
OF Port Richmond was next and was followed
tine and steamer No. I OF New Brighton. The
| beautiful little Zephyr, hose carriage, that fol-
| lowed was buried In roses and streamers; and
| was the brightest carriage along the line. Hook
and Ladder No. ., from West New Brighton, was
IN the rear, and was followed by unnumbered
| carriages, bugaies, and bv hundred, OF pedcs-
| trans. The invited guests were the Osceola
| lIose. MOI, Of Elzatethport, and the Hunters
! Point company, NO.4
| An hour or moro was consumed In getting
| ready for the exhibition, and then all withdrew
| except two steam and two hand engines. On
| the steamers the bets were so TO so on the
| Nr.2 Cataract, the big steamer OF West NOW
brighton. At the lrit trial both engines burst
their hose aud several hundred persons were
| drcnched. The piues were repaired and az IN
they burst IN several places under the pressure.
At length a fair test of merit was obtained, the
| streams shot two hunuTed feet into the air. end
| the No. WIS declared the winner. Vt the same
| time more novel and exciting con.
engines Ne. OF Port Richmnd aud
n level piece OF ground. by tho side Of a frog
pond, and 1t had been arranged that the com
| uany that shot stream the furthcst In hnrl-
| zUntal direction should be considered the win
| ner. there several trials, and the differ
| ence between the contestants could be scarcely
| marked. Then followed three or four ties. Then
| tho men Of No. t'rew of their hats aud went
In to do their best the hand poles rose and fell
| with lightning rapidiiy, and the marker along
| the edge OF the frog pond declared that they
| had stluirted l57 feet. This distance was con-
| sidered a sumner, and when No. went In there
| was dead Stiffness Tor success for the Edge
| work men did not think so, aud they took hold
| of the poles with viROr that meant business.
| The hand poles rose and fell 40 fast that they
| were hardly visible, and the water New away
along tha ground with a power that ryalled the
| efforts Of the steamers. At length the stream
| ceased, the JUDGES carefully and consideratsly
| measured the wsterv track, aud II was decided
tina, No. 8 mad scot a stream l6i feet, and that
| they were winners by feet.
As the sun went down the hremen gath cred
| their apparatus together, the march WAS re-
| sumed. and the companies gradually dissolved
into the villages as they marched back to New
| HrlnltOn.