Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-01
Inspection and Review.

Annual Parade or the New A9Ven rAEe
 Departmsnt-sfeamer One Escorted to
 the New Engine House on Howard
 Avenue-Addresses by Mayor Robert
 son. Ex-Mayor Lewis and Others.
 The annual inspection of the New Haven fire department took place yesterday after noon. The engines and men as- sembled promptly at ? o'clock in front of City Hall, and passed through Church to Elm streets, thence to Temple street and on to the Green, where they halted. While waiting for orders an alarm of fire was struck from box 213, at No. engine house on Artisan street. The engines were all bright and shining, but they wese obliged to respond to the alarm, and away they went out of the Green at rapid rate and down to Kellogg's block, where fire was in progress which is elsewhere reported. After prompt ly extinguishing the flames the engines, on account of the rain, were dismissed to thelr engine houses with the exception of engine No. 1, which reported in front of the ClSy
 Hall Here also the members of the Various engine companies. except those excused, re- ported. and soon after the escort to steamer No. 1 was taken up, the members of the companies preceded by the American band marching through to Church street to Chapel,
 to State, to George, to Congress avenue, to Howard avenue On reaching the engine house the escort His Honor the Mayor and \ invited guests passed into the engine house. After all had entered Chief Hendrink ln- troduced His Honor Mayor Robertson, who
 responded in an appropriate manner, in which he expressed his appreciation of the inc I enpine house which had been added to those of the New Haven fire department. II ' closing he addressed Chief Hendr1ck ano | said that it was with pleasure that he now | transferred the building to the fire depart ment and extended his hearty congratulations to steamer No. on their happy change I Ex-Mayor Lewis was called out and said 1Certainly this is an elegant structure ano | we'll adapted to the wants of the fire depart ! ment | hope soon to see every engine house
 as elegant and fully equipped as this. say ! for your benefit that you save us thousands and thousands of dollars, and insurance | agents will say that there is in many casei | from quarter to half per cent saved or | account of the efficiency of the fire depart ment, and will say that risks are less thar l one-half they would be if 1t was not for tht | fire department. This insures a saving o1 l $500, 900 to the city. The citizens feel in debted to you the city is indebted to yor
 and should provide you with all the comforts ! of these (your) ''homes-" That they vii do this is the wish of yours truly, H. G Lewis.
 Fire Commissioner Brown made brie1 ! remarks congratulatory in their character ''The commissioners bid you welcome to thli house. and will always expect to see you or I hand in time We congratulate you"
 | Alderman Faulhaber responded for th' | Board of Aldermen. He spoke of the house \ as an honor to the city and the department | City Clerk Pigott made humorous speech, which was well received.
 Chief Hendrick made the closing address in which he reviewed the action of the ole fire department in purchasing the frs | steamer (No. D, which now stands In th' | house on Water street. This company be gan it's existence twenty one years ago, ant Is now quartered in it's new and magn1h cent quarters. He referred to the accommo dat1ons of the old house on Congress avenue I which were found to be inadequate, ant the changes made in it from time to 1me H gave history of the different votes and rec ommendations for new house to mee | the requirements of this company. He stat | ed the cost as $I6,OoO. He said the Boart had decided to make this the model house O. l the city and State, and how far they had sue ceeded they could judge. He returned thank
 to the Court of Common Council and th' Board of Fire Commissioners. In closing h. referred to the efficiency of MT. Smith, as sistant superintendent of the fire alarm, ant urged upon the members to uphold the hon or and good name of the department.
 ! The band played 'tHail to the Chief The engine was then rolled ill., and thre
 cheers were given for steamer No l.
 r An examination was then made of tn
 building in every part, and the expression of approval of the quarters in all it's appur tenances and apartments were heard on al sides There is no finer building of it's kin'
 in New England outside of Boston, and th' taxpayers will no doubt feel that the none.
 for it's construction is judiciously expended Sudden Death,
 l N. F. Rogers, prominent citizen of Nev
 London, and brother of Hon. U. F. Roger
 of that place, was found dead in his bed a
 the Grand Union Hotel, New York, yester
 day morning Aged 50 years
 ! DecIinatiOn of Colonel BItnn--Ralph 10 ! CanfieId Nominated.
 | NEW MILFORD, Oct. 31 | Col Charles D. Blinn declines the Repub lican nomination for Senator in the Nine teenth district, and the committee have sub
 stituted Ralph B. Garfield, of New Milford