The daily gazette., 1879-07-07
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THE LINE MOVES.

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men and horses to move, and the largest
parade that has ever been seen In this
city took mp the line of march in the
following order: ~
SergeantLegg andWhelan in command
of a squad of police.
The chief marshal of the line, and
the chief marshal of each company.
The American Rifles band.
Reliance Steam Fire Engine Company,
about so strong.
Reliance hose carriage drawn by two
horses. .
Re lance steamer ; drawn by six
horses.
Two open barouches containing MEM
bers of the Reliance.
Newark Coronet band.
Torch bearers.
Delaware Steam Fire Engine Com
pany about 80 strong.
Delaware hose carriage drawn by two
horses.
Delaware steamer drawn by four
horses.
Twenty-three members Of the Water
Witch, bearing silver torches and pioneer
axes.
The Metropol tan band of Philadel-
phia.
An open barouche containing members
OF the company.
The Water Witch Fire Company about
225 strong.
Water Witch hose carriage, drawn by
two horses.
The Water Witch engine drawn by
four horses.
The City Cornet ba nd.
The Ph9uix Steam Fire Engine Com
pany, about 70 strong.
Friendship hose carriage, drawn by
two horses.
Friendship steamer, drawn by four
horses.
The Dupont Cornet Band.
The Friendship Steam Fire Engine
Company 45 strong.
The Phoenix hose carriage, drawn by
two horses.
Phoenix Engine drawn by four horses.
Weccacoe Legi Oh Band. gr
The members Of the Washington
Steam Fire Engine, and Hook and Lad
der Company, about ITO strong.
The Washington Assembly, about 46
strong, wearing red shirts and white
caps, drawing one of the hose carriages.
The Washington hose carriage, drawn
by two horses.
The Washington Truck drawn by
two horses.
The Washington Engine, drawn by
four horses carriage contain ing men,
bers OF the company.
The Newport Band.
The Weccacoe Fire Company about
40 strong.
The Weccacoe Actives about 10 strong
/ wearing black silk caps aLd white shirts,
carrying torches.
The Weccacoe hose carriage, drawn by
two horses.
The Weccacoe Engine, drawn by four
horses.
The line moved up Fourth to French !;
countermarched to Spruce, to Fifth, to
French, to Front, to Tatnall, 10 Second,
to Market, to st. Johns Church, Brady
wine, countermarched to King. to Tenth,
to West, to Fourth, TO Jackson, to Lin
den, to MARYLAND Avenue, to Front, 10
Tatnall, to Fourth, to Ship!ey, to Sixth,
to King, to Fourteenth, to Market, to
Eleventh, and there dismissed.
The line it is estimated was over a
mile in length, and was about twenty
minutes in passing the City Hall.
1t presented a imposing appear ance,
and the effect of ca rying torches, was
beautiful beyond description.
Some Of the apparatuses were trim
med and decorated in very beautiful
manner, the most noticeble being the
engine of the Friendship Com ,,auY,
which was decorated with numerous
colored lanterns, and the American col
ors, arranged in such manner that one
would not tire looking al it. The Phoe-
nix engine, was also handsomely de-
corated, while their hose carriage was
drapped with the national colors, and
was surmounted by Goddess of Liber-
ty holding large flag. The appartuses
OF the Washington were also decorated,
aud upon one of the hose carriages, were
seated two little boys, in full firemen's
uniform.
The Water Witch carried q number
Of red, white aud blue lanterns, which
showed of to good effect.
sCENEs ALONG THE LINE.
The line was greeted with unbounded
enthusiasm all along the route, each
spectator seeming to eDdeavor to be more
en- hus ;sic than his or her neighbor.
Hundreds of bouquets and wreaths were
presented by the ladies' to the one they
especially admired in the line. When the
parade reached Market street the croud
was so great that 1t was with difficulty
that it could march.
The various engine houses were hand
somely decorated, with bunting and
Chinese lanterns. 1t would be almost
impossible to tell which one of the ght
was the prettiest, but the Delaware and
Weccacos are worthy ofespecial mention.
As the line passed each house, it was
greeted with sh wer of fireworks aud
read and blue ligh; in fact it seemed to
be the Fourth OF July instead Of the
| Fifth.
1t is almost an impossibiiity to recount
| where and by whom display of fire.
| works was made, in fact it seemed as
| though from the time the line mo ed un-
til it dismissed at 11:30 o'clock the streets
along which it passed were one contin-.
ual blaze of light, caused by the disch irgs
| of fireworks and the burning of various
colored lights. Hundreds of private
houses were thrown open aud lit up
from bottom TO top, and so great was the
display of bunting that 1t recalled to
ones mind the Centennial Fourth OF
July. As the parade passed the City
Hall the bell rang out Its joyous greet
ing. as did also the bells of the w at sr
Witch, Fame Hose and Phoenix.
Among the many tins displays Of dre-
works that might be mentioned without
doing injustice to those that cannot be
called to mind, were hose Of Adams &
Bro, the Quaker Assembly in the Silver