The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-02
rmE raREnEN.s PARADE.

parade OF the Creorganized) Jackson Fire
Department came off. IL was magnificent 4
affair. a
THE PROCESSION i
Formed in front OF Tie Capitol each Com I
pany reporting t" The Chi~f Engineer a. il :
came into line. 1T II o'clock /, taps were q
struck upon the fire balls and the procession /
began to march in the following :
ORDER:
Jackson Cornet Brnd, Prof. L. Schwartz
leader; Marion Smith. Marsball F. a.
Young, j. c. Julieane and Chas. Mcdonnell
aids.
DEPARTMENT OFFICERS.
Il l.. Saunders, Chief, w. l.. Smylie, 1t
Assistant; J. W. Clingan, 81 Assistant; ID.
shelton, Secretary.
INVITED GUESTS
In carriages were Hi, Excellency Gov
Stone, Gen Kinlo IN Falcon-r, Judge r ;.
Hudson. of Yazlo. Hon. +. Barksd ,le. Hon.
w. II. Gibbs, Auditor; Col. Jones ) HAmii-
ton, Deputy Auditor; Hon. w. l.. fleming
way, State Treasurer; Capt. j l.. Lake, \.
:. Marshal; City officers, eX-Chief Engineer
Thos Green, c. III. Manship and John sharp
Iffe-honorary members of No. /. Several
carriages containing ladies who had decoTa-
ted the steamer and hose-carriage of Nc. J..
In this connection we will say that We
noticed upon the ropes of No. Hon. john
McGilI, Mayor and J. c. Rietti, ex-ChiTi
Engineer. both prelerring to march with
the machine they run with.
PEARL HOOK AND LADDER NO. l,
with their truck Fannie Johnston, drawn
by four horses. followed the invited guests
Thirty four IN en- on ropes Organized June, |
1870. Officers: Author Smythe, Foreman;
w. ;. Bel. lst Assistant; A. II. Muller, 2d
| Assistant; R1bt Moody, Tillerman; a.
Bange, Assistant Tile man; VIM. Cage |
Secretary; \. Virlen, Jr., Treasurer. 4hir-
ty-four men in uniform.
JACKSON, No. l.
| with f)ur-wheeI hose carriage, drawn by
| two horses, and the steamer, Mississippi
drawn by four horses, were next. inns
company, the oldest in the city and perhaps
| i'm the State, has been continuously IN active
| service since May lst, 1859, when 1t was or
| ganized. Thirty men on the ropes. ON
GERS: A. II Hilzhem. Foreman; Henry
| Muller, Jr., 1st Assistant; y IL. SpenGl'r'
81 Assistant; c. Z. Bulkiey, Hose Director;
H. Pierce. Secretary; j. J. Rohrbacher'
| Treasurer.
WEST JACKSON, no !,
was the next in line. Hose reel drawn Dy
one aud hand engine by four, horses. mus
is the youngest company in the city. IL
was organized in December, 1879, and made
its first appearance on parade last year 1t
does credit to the town, and is the pride OF
West Jackson. Thirty two on the ropes.
Officers: :. French, Foreman; Jno- l.
Hull, LIST Assistant; j. Parish, d Assistant
. Paul Doran, Hose Director; AIva Wilson,
Asst Hose Director: J. I. Hudson, Secre-
tary: T.. K4vanaugh, Treasurer.
e GEM FIRE COMPANY, No. =
j. Last but not least came the hose carriage
f9nd the engine drawn by four horses o.
No ,. 1t has been gem OF the first water
since its organization, May lst, 1865. Forty
c five men we're on the ropes. Officers: Rob
It eft Sproule. Foreman; James Galceran, Is
e Assistant: b. G. Beaullieu, 81 Assistant ;
: Ell. Muller, Hose Director; w. }. SmyH'
Assistant Hose Director; Jesse Barr, Score
tarv; Jno. West, Treasurer.
- THE DECORATIONS.
The elrly hour at which we g" to pres
Ico,nlal with the fact that TIE CLARIol
office. editors, re porters and printers, al
run with the machine, has ne2eSsitated TIL
We contraction of this report, and we haV
ct, ! omitted any description Of the handsom
dn,or,tions Of the apparatus because W
could not do it justice III small spac
he r,o lady friends of the different comps
all MICS had been at work for several days, an
each piece of apparatus was o9autIl''liyio
~ namen.ed.
THE ROUTE.
The line of march was up State
High: out High to President; down Pres
et- dent TO Mississippi; out Mississippi to o.
nj gress; down Congress to Capitol; out Ga
rec i.ol to Galatin; down Galatin to Pearl;
ut. Pearl to Parish down Parish TO PascA@oui
I'D Pascagoula to Congress; down CouSr'
esl- TO Tomlig bee out Tombigbee to Presldcn
'rk, down President to South; out South
eral State; up State to place of starting
on All along the route, the gallant hrem
were cheerel by the waving OF handk'
chiefs and the smiles of the ladies, and
the the end of the march they were well load
ni with bouquets.
ght one of the most pleasing incidents OF
'dls' day was the reception of the department
West Jackson No. /, at their engine no
on Capital between railroa1 avenue
NV GalIatin streets. Foreman French II
yer! nan9s me speech gave the boys wal
Sh' hearted tiremeu's welcome to the feast F
ISL nared for them. Gov. Stone, and Hon.
UNI = Hudson. of Yaz0o, (who had shown n
poet self 4 warm advocate of the Fire Dep
e 70 ment Of the city OF Jackson in the Iesl
was tnral RESPONDED handsomely to calls u
ON 'o'e' 10
$50 them.
were AFTER the parade ended, beautiful &C
allo- pobrhacber,s restau
wa bv No and Hook and Ladder compal
W. | to which all did ample justice West >
son. No /, was escorted home by Gem
and AS they passed down Capitol ST.
'o' gave the CLARION three hearty cheer
which we tender thanks.
mary Later III ','e 10Y IT,, hall and
~ spicuous among those in attendance
George NJ. Murrel, Esq, one OF )
sons faverite sons, COW cltlzer
lends, sou 1-i,;,; and hon,
u nv member of No, !. Wine, wit, hu
SOU" noetry, song end seRtiment were s.
abundant. Among those who were
-, from,on this joyous OCCASION this reP'
p in the absence Of notes. can recall the Il
: 800, of Messrs. Saunders, Hilzheim, Bark
i ,-o Faleoner, Smith, Campbell, French, H
,ast I'll ton, Lake, Gibbs, Duvall, Manship' r
= = f,1l Millett, Sharpe, Pierce, CraffWay'a
| 1t was an elegant affair hohrbacDel
.,,or up no other SORT
~ The CLARION. in honor of the day
y furled the ar-spangIed banner.
Gem No. 2 gave ball in the hail OIL