Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-02-26
IN HONOR OF WASHINGTON,
Parade Of The Fire Department.
GLORIOUSWEATHER AND A BEAU.
TIFUL DISPLAY.
The Gallant Fire Boys of the High.
land City do Credit TO Themselves
and to the Capital Of the State.

the 149th Anniversary of the birth of the
Father Of his Country. 1t seemed as il
the fury of the Winter King had been
soothed by the approach of the day
which. the gallant Firemen of Baton
Rouge celebrated with unusual ecIat.
!. The streets were almost as smooth as
sya shell road and the marching men could
well, as shey did, keep time to the in
spiriting music of that splendid band,
the
INDEPENDENT SILVER CORNET.i 1F
Promptly at the hour of Il the parade
was organized on the Boulevard: when
upon the order of the Grand Marshal,
with banners flying, horses prancing
to the enlivening strains of the excellent
Amateur Band of our city, the gaily at
tired Fire Brigade took up the limo OF
march, in the following order:
ROMAN CAzEDESSUS, Grand Marshal.
r. J. MCCABE, Washington No. |.
l.. JADOT, Independence No. 2.
D.C.HUYCK, Pelican Hook IL Ladder l..
CHIEF ENGINEER AND ASSISTANTS
r. J. B. FAIRIE, Chief Engineer.
CHAS. O'CONNELL, First Assistant.
r. p. SANCHEZ. Second Assistant.
ISIDORE LARGUIER, Third Assistant.
Next came the carriage the
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL,
followed by A. Fl. Huguet, ESQ.,, who as
Company Marshall led that starchg and
resolute body Of young men, :.
PELICAN HOOK & LADDER co. NO. /,
along the rope of whose freshly painted
red and white truck, marched some
thirty good looking, active and gallant
men dressed i'll their pretty white shirts
At the head of "the hooks flag bearer
carried the rich silken banner of red,
presented to the Company by the ladies,
many of whom, it seemed to us, looked
down mighty sweetly" on the boys as
they passed. The truck, the Lady Garig,
looked as bright as new silver dollar
over the stack Of ladders wreaths Of
Laurel ana Japonicas had been. affixed
while the neat looking leathern buckets
beneath. used as flower vases, contained
green moss interspersed also with ia
ponicas. The Pelican Company was or
gained March the 10th. 1872 and is Of
fcered as follows: NJ. C.. Aldrich, Presi-
dent; G.. L. Way, Vice President; J. +.
Blouin, Foreman J. W. Hubbs, ist As
sistant Foreman; {. II. jolly, I'd Assist
ant Foreman; d. s. Widney, Recording
Secretary; l.. B. Duncan, Financial Sec
rotary, w. NJ. Rhodus, Treasurer VIM.
Gesell, Standard Bearer John Mcguire,
Steward.
Some eight or ten honorary members
served as a guard Of honor to the flag
bearer
Right after them came the senior COM
pany Of the department,
WASHINGTON STEAM FIRE CO., NO. |,
headed by their stalwart and splendid
looking marshal, Richard II Burke, Esq,
who seemed and felt Justly proud Of the
thirty-fye brave men, who, i'll their
shirts of red, faced with blue, booked
like set Of people who don'tplay when
they are at q fire, Their beautiful
steamer, as bright as the day itself, the
first fifth class Gould turned out by that
renowned maker, was draped in mourn
ing i'll memory of their dead exempt
brother. Gilbert LOCKWOOD The decor
ations were therefore simple but appro-
pirate. A wreath of ivy and white
immOrtelles, surrounded the smoke
stack. Four handsome bays pulled the
"Elfe McCaben through the march.
Sixteen eXempts escorted the banner
of the seniors. A frisky colt, the
pet of the company, caverted around
Us though he thought that if he didn't,
the ladies on the sidewalk would make
No. lis bashful boys feel uneasy by
lookingat them as hard as we were sorry
10 sex tdem do, from beginning to end.
The officers are : I. Duggan, President;
l.. Litty, Eice-President; F. W. Hero
maH, Recording Secretary; S. p. MeCor-
mick, Financial Secretary; VIM. Ne
Guinness, Treasurer j, W, Bates, Fore
man; p. BoisEert, First Assistant; }. p.
Costello. "a Assistant; ChaS. OConnell,
t.t Assistant to Chief Engineer.
Last iH the line this time, but not
least, appeared the largest company in
the parade.
INDEPENDENCE FIRE CO., NO. Z,
directed 10y It's clever Marshal Mr.. Kle0-
phas Nodlcr, behind whom were no less
than thirty exempt members guarding
their silkeu stars and stripes, presented
to the company by their lady friends,
Nn,rl- Grfv vounC and suri tI,- 1nnl.