Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-10-04
Our Fire Department.


The annual parade and inspection OF thu
Burlington Fire Department took place
Friday AFTERNOON, September eth. Tht
weather. though somewhat chilly, was q:
pleasant a. could be desired, the street:
were sufficiently free from dust, the affair
WAS witnessed by large thrOngs of people
and everything passed off very successfully
The companies formed on Pearl street, al
the head Of ST Paul in the following order
/. Tie sherman Military BandI
The Shermans turned out with full ranks
and sttired in their handsome new uni
forms, already described in these columns,
and furnished excellent music.
,. Chief Engineer A. S. Drew and Assistants
Crosby, Nash and Smith.
3. Boxer Engine Company, No.a.
The Boxers turned out thirty strong. and,
in their red shirts and black helmets, look
ed, as they are, most sturdy and efficient
company. Their cart was drawn by span
Of handsome grays.
4 Hook and Ladder Company No. /.
The Hooks plumbers two score, and they
are as active and muscular set Of fremen
as one could wish to see. They wore their
uni:oIm of black pants, rsd shirts and
blsck-plumei felt hats, and drew their
truck with them.
5. Ethan Allen Engine Company, No. 4.
The E;hans (itty-two in Dumber) wore
the elegant uniform donned tor the first
time on the occasion of their recent excur
sion and already fully described. They
presented a notably handsome appearances
and their drill and marching were highly
praised. Their cart was pre;tiy decorated
with flowers aud ribbons.
6. VoluntCe- Hose Company, No. l.
The Volunteers numbered something over
thirty men and wore for tie first time their
light drab e. snowy ard taking COLOR
doubie-breasted long frock coats made OF
broad.loth manufactured expressly for the
purpose ct the Burlington WoUllen Mills
and guaranteed by the agent. Hon.
f. {. Kennedy, to be the best
to be oltiinet anywhere. The buttons ere
Of smoked pearl and the lining is of i'm
ported lasting OF the fit it is sufficient to
say that the coats were made by George
BJss. Of this city-whch is sufficient qua
renty Of excellence of manufacture. The
hats are white helmet, with shield in
front, beld up by gilt eagle, bearing the
inscription: Volunteer Hose, THE
shields on the cficers' hats being gilt. Tie
Volunteers have also white duck fatigue
caps, with gold cord in front Black pants,
white gloves ard white belts complete thi-
nobby uniform, in which the boys looked
extremely well. Tney bore their two hand
some banner: and their spider was drawn
BY two fne white horses. tandem.
star Hose Company, No
Tee Stars Numbering about scorel also
wore a new uniform for the first time. This
consists Of red flannel shirts with rever-
s6le shield IN front, one side being red and
bearing the figure "2'' and the other blue
and bearing the letters IS Ii in mono
gran, with the officers rank 10 maroon T..
The shirts are well made. OF fine material
and come from tie establishment of the
Burlington Shirt Company. The hats are
black helmets with shield in front, sus-
pended from an eagles heak. with the in
scrpIiDn 10 rod aad white Hose b. + .
D''-the ofi;ers' hats having white shields
with their rank thereon These hats are
from the factory of CAirnes & Bro, lab
Grand strest, n Y. Blue belts and black
pants complete the uniform, v bich Is very
pretty and appropriate one. and highly
becoming.
s. Howard Hose Company. No >.
The Upwards uniform of drab and blus
Is striking and handsome o1e, and the
score of boys who wore it made an excel
lent appearance They bore the elegant
banner belonging to the company, and alto
gether looked finely.
>. Clipper Hose Company, No. 6.
The Clippers numbered about a score oil
men. and IN their red shirts and red caps
made good looking and business like com
pany.
~. Barnes Hose Company, MOI.
The Barnes drew their old hose cart and
also the new championship one. and in their
red and blue Doked the active, stalwart fire
laddIes they are They turned out about a
score ~ men
The boys made a splendid procession and
their looks and material wero sufficient to
justify the pride felt in them by our people
There Is no better fire department than ours
in NV England. and it l. one upon which
the city may well be Congratulated.
The line If march was "a follows: Down
St. Paul to Main, Main to Church, Church
to College, and through Williams. Pearl
Church and College streets to st. Paul
street Passing by the band-stand in City
Bark the firemen we're reviewed by Mayor
Hatch and the Board of Aldermen, with
them being the Chief Engineer and assist
ants Of the Vergennes Fire Department.
After the dismissal of the parade the
Hooks made a display Of their drill. putting
up a couple of ladders on Peck's Block
College street. The Bangor Extension
ment was put in position and man sent to
the top in thirty-four and one-half seconds
and twenty-nine and one-hslf seconds was
made with one of the old lsdders-surely a
very fine record. The Hooks acquitted
themselves well, and to the great ssti4fac-
ticn of the immense crowd in attendance
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