The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-04-29
DALLAS FIRE DEPARTM ENT.
A Good crowd aud u Pleasant, sOclable
Time.

Yesterday was gala day for the
tiremen Of Dallas, the occasion being
the entertainment at the CITY Garden
for the benefit of East Dallas Hook aud
Ladder company No. .. At 2 o'clock
In the afternoon the members Of the
East Dallas company formed In line at
their engine house on ELM street, aud
preceded by the Dallas City Cornct
band, marched down ELM TO Sycamore,
up Sycamore TO Main, and down Main
to Lamar, hating In front OF the Com
mercIal and THE HERALD offices, and
complimenting each with serenade.
After leaving THE HERALD Office,
they proceeded up Lamar to Com
mcrcc, and down Commerce to the en-
CINE house of Dallas fire company No.
/, where they halted and opened ranks,
when fire company No. and hook
aud ladder company No. ], preceded
by the band and their engine and
truck, respectively, filed through, down
Commerce street The East Dallas
company then closed ranks, and the
entire body, with Chief Conner at the
head, took up the line of march down
Commerce to Jefferson, out Jefferson
to Main, aud up Main to the garden,
In the following order; Dallas City
Cornet band, the steam fire engine
and hose cart, Dallas fire company No.
/, Dallas hook and ladder truck, Mayor
Cabell and escortof honor, Dallas hook
and ladder company No. |, East Dali
las Champion EXtinguisher, East Dali
las hook and ladder company.
Arriving at the garden, the compa-
MES were dsbanded and entered,
where they were welcomed in u neat
and brief address by General j. j.
Good, of the East Dallas company.
The general said that as n member OF
the company he welcomed the firemen
and visitors; theirs was new COM
pany, as yet without record, but they
were to be tried, and he felt certain
they would not be found wanting. He
referred in feeling terms to the SYM
pathy and encouragement they had
met with from the citizens Of Dallas
and the authorities in the formation
of their organization and in behalf of
the company rendered its thanks.
General w. L. Cabell followed Gen
eral Good, in which he expressed his
pride, as mayor of the city, in Dallas
having so gallant and efficient fire de-
partment. He paid u deserved tribute
to their unselfish and patriotic conduct
in always responding to the call of
duty, and closed with complimentary
alluson to the East Dallas company.
Chief Conner followed General Ca
bell, and returned the thanks of the
firemen for the compliments paid
them, and closed with the assurance
that they would ever be ready to obey
the calls of duty.
Major John Henry Brown followed,
and in fifteen minutes address paid a
glowing tribute to the bravery and
deeds of gallantry of firemen. He re-
ferred to the great fire in New York
city in 1885, and the burning of the
Richmond theater, and recounted acts
of gallantry and devotion on the part
of the flremen that would live as long
as the memory of good deeds and
steadfast devotion to duty was honor
ed. He said that nowhere-on the bat
tlefield, on sea or OH land--were deeds
of bravery and daring performed that
would vie with those of firemen.
He referred to the fire department
of Dallas as being yet in its in
fancy. The time was not far distant
when it would take rank with the
leading metropolitan cities. 1t had
the material, and all it lacked was the
experience to make it as capable and
efficient as any other in the country.
He concluded with the prediction and
an earnest wish that they would meet
with all aid and assistance from the
citizens of Dallas, and that in the not
far future the name of the fire depart
ment of Dallas would be known and
recognized as one of the most complete
and efficient in the country, as Its men,
bers were now known and recognized
as among the most liberal, energetic,
unselfish, honorable gentlemen in the
community.
At the conclusion OF Major Browns
remarks, the band discoursed some ex-
cellent music, and dancing was COM
menced. During an interval in the
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