Daily Republican., 1880-07-01
THIRD EDITION.
EIRENrRH,s PARADE.
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Display and Decorations.
The fremsn's parade this evening
will be gorgeous spectacle; in fact 1t
will surpsss all previous professions OF
the kind ever given in this city. Club
rooms, public buildings and the various
engine houses have been prettily deco
rated with fags, bunting and Japanese
lanterns. A display of fire works will
be one of the features of the evening.
The Delaware Company will have O
grand display in front of their engine
house, 500 having been appropriated
for that purpose.
The Friendship Fire Compsny, with
seventy men, will participate, being
accompanied by engine aud carriage
nicely decorated. The City Cornet band
also will accompany the Company.
The Fame Hose Company, accom-
panied by the Oglesby band, of Chester
will furnish one hundred men and O
full apparatus.
The Phmnix Company's engine will
be drawn by four bay horses while the
hose carriage will have attached two
white horses. Ninety men will par
ticipate and their music will be furnish
ed by the New Castle band.
The Reliance Fire company will fur
nish sixty men, will turn out with full
apparatus, and will have the Americas
Band, Of Philadelphia.
EeventyfVe men, accompanied by
the Wecoacoe Legion Band, OF Phila
deiphia, will represent the Washing
ton Fire Company. The Company's
full apparatus will be in attendance.
One hundred men attended by the
Brannsn Brass Band, will constitute
the Water Witch company. The ell
CINE and hose carriage also will appear
in the line of procession.
The Wecoacoe Company's apparatus,
drawn by horses, and nicely decorated,
will be in the parade. The music will
bs furnished by the Newport Band.
THE VISITORS.
The Friendship Fire Company, OF
Harrisburg, Pa, seventy five members,
accompanied by apparatus and the
State Capital Band, will present
a nice appearance. The guests arriving
this afternoon, were met by members
of the Friendship Company, of this
city, and diaed at the Clayton HouEe.
The steamer Mary Morgan will take
them on an excursion tomorrow TO New
Castle, Collins Beach and Bombay
Hook. On saturday they will return
home.
The Oxford Pa Company accompan-
led by the Citizens Brass Band, have
arrived and will participate in the pro-
cession. They will be the guests Of the
Fame Hose Company.
The Junior Fire Company Of Fred
erick, Md, with one hundred men and
band Of twenty five pieces, were con-
Quoted through Baltimore this morning
by the Mayor; they were met by the
Fame Hose COmpany's Reception Com
mittse a. the SusQuehanna bridge, and
on their arrival in this city were con.
Quoted 10 the Clayton House. The en-
CINE that the company will have in the
parade attracted much attention at the
Centennial. 1t is very fine engine,
handsomely trimmed in nickel plating,
and is a fourth class Silsby.
| AS quests of the Water Witch Com
pany the United Fire Company of Ere
derrick, Md, accompanied the Junior
and were met by committee Of thu
Water Witch at the susquehanna
This company brought its engine
which il Of the same design, having
been manufactured by the same com
pany as that of the Water Witch
Upon arriving in this city the company
were escorted to the United Statei
Hotel to dine. After the parade a col
lation will be given at the City Hall