Daily Republican., 1879-07-03
OUR FIREMEN.
The Grand Parade On the Fifth
The Route and the Number TO Par
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The Grand Parade On the Fl1sn-
The Route and the Number to Par
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The grand torchlight parade which
10 to be given on Saturday night next
will be participated in by 7 compan-
les and will exceed in number any
that has taken place in this city for
years. The Friendship who is to be
honorel by this display will leave this
city for Harrisburg at II o'clock to.
night by way of Delaware and Western
railroad. There will be others not fire.
men who will accompany them on their
trip.
In returning the Company will be
met at the w. & W. depot at six p. NJ.
and lead by the City Cornet band will
bs escorted to the Phoenix Engine
house where a collection will be given
them. After this the different compan"
les will form for the parade as follows:
The Reliance will form on Fourth street,
right resting on French; the Delaware
on Fourth, right resting on Walnut;
the Water Witch on Fourth, right rest
ing on Poplar; the Phoenix and Friend
ship on Poplar, north OF Fourth; the
Washington on Fourth, right resting
on Lombard, and the Weccacoe on
Fourth, right resting on Pine. The pa
rade will move at p. m, sharp.
Wshave already published the line
of parade; but for the information. Ct
those interested We append 1t here !:
Form on Fourth street, right resting
on French; countermarch on Fourth to
Poplar; up Poplar to Fifth, thence to
French, to Front, to Tatnall to Second,
to Market, to st. Johns Church, Bran.
dywine; countermarch to King, thencs
to Tenth, to West, to Fourth, to Jack
son, to Linden, TO Maryland avenue, to
Front, to Tatnall, to Fourth, to Shipley,
to Sixth, to King,to Tenth, and there
dismiss.
Harry R. Price, of the PhTnix, will
be chief marshal of the parade, the
different companies naming his assist
ants as follows:
Frisndship-Marshal, Jacob Steven
son; First Assistant Marshal, John A.
Schroeder; Second Assistant. Joseph
Perkins.
Reliance--Marshal. L. +. Murphy ;
Assistants, Dennis J. Gallagher and
Joseph Cash.
Delaware-Chief Marshal-John o.
Brien.
Company Marshal-Charles Vance.
Assistants-Samuel Chadwick and
John Barden.
Phnnix-Marshal, James i. Price /;
Assistant, John H. Walker.
Water Witch-Marshal Of the Line,
Matthew Rogers; Company Marshal,
Samuel e. Tazewell Assistants, Z. J.
Dougherty, Alfred Stout and Edward
+. Kane.
Washingt0n-Marshal of the Line,
William Hanna; Company Marshal,
T. West; Assistants, William McFad-
den, John C. Sasse and William Mont
gomery.
Weccacoe--Marshal of the Line, Ezra
C. Lukens Company Marshal, David
S. Reeder; Assistants, James Bourke
and Thomas Solloway.
Great preparations have been made
for this event, and many of the com
panies have received new outfits. The
effect will be an imposing one.
The number OF men in line will
probably reach eight hundred to say
nothing of distinguished visitors drawn
in barouches. There will be eight
bands of music. The Friendship will
turn about fifty men and Rokeby Cor
Net band. Tn. Phoenix 80 men with
City Cornet band; Water Witch $50
men with Sixth regiment band of Phil
adelphia, Washington $50 men includ-
ing the "Actives" with steamer drawn
by S white horses and the WeccacG
Legion band of Philadelphia; Delaware
100 men, with Newark band Reliance
fifty men with American Rifles band
and the WeccacU Is men, with New
port band.