Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-26
THE FETE OF THE FIREMEN.

tertatniDg and Otherwise. In Market
Hail-DInner With Col. Allen-The Ball
in the Evening.
The sire laddies'' of Winona are with US
200 strong, including the ladies who accom-
pany them. The train upon which they came
was nearly an hour late, and instead of arriv-
ing at 12:45 p. m. it was about 1:30 D. m.
when it arrived at the union depot. In the
meantime the members of the st. Paul fire
department had made every preparation for
their reception. Under the direction of Chief
Engineer Strong detail of twenty-five mea,
out of the fifty.six composing the department,
met at engine house No. l at IL o'clock, noon,
and headed by platoon of police, under COM
manc of Sergeant Morgan, and headed by the
Great Union band, proceeded to the union
depot to meet and welcome their expected
guests. Several of Cooks large omnibuses
were in waiting to convey the ladies of the
party. Upon the arrival of the train the
ladies were at first seated in the emnibuses,
took up its line of march in the folio wing
ORDER OF PROCESSION:
Platoon of Police.
Great Union Band.
Chief Engineer Strong and Assistants.
Members OF the St. Paul Fire Department.
Rohreder's Band Of Winona.
Chief Engineer A. W. Fuhrmann of Winona.
Members of the Winona Fire Department.
Ladies' of the Party in Omnibuses.
The line of march was up Third street to
Washington and thence TO Market hall The
hall had been very Hastily decorated for the oc
casion with flags, evergreens, etc. While the
ladies AMI visitors ware accommodated
with seats and the visiting fremen
were drawn up in plantoons across the hall
facing the stage, upon which was seated
Mayor Rice, the members of tie board of fire
commissioners, members of the city council
committee on fire department, City Attorney
Murray, Chief Engineer Strong and Chief OF
Police Weber, together with x-Chief Engi.
neer w. Jay WhIpple, of the Winona fire de-
partment, representatives Of the press, from
st. Paul, Minneapolis, Winona and others.
Order being restored Mayor Rice arose and
delivered the following
ADDRESS OF WELCOME:
Officers and members of the wInona Fire De-
part ment:
On behalf of the citizens of ST. Paul. the city coun:
Gil, the board Of hre commissioners, and city
officers, bid your cordial welcome to CITY. On
behalf of our brave Ahmen give you a Thousand
welcomes. You are the guests of the city and In q
in a noble ca ling-as we take pride in them. we
have warm feeling for those who honor them as
you do by your visit to them to-day. beg you to
feel that We desire to extend to you and your fair
companions cordial hospitality, the protection and
the freedom of the city of st. Paul, sincerely hoping
that nothing viii occur to mar the enjoyment of
your stay in our midst.
Mayor Rice's neat little ADDRESS was greeted
with loud applause, and at. its conclusion
Chief Engineer Strong introduced ex-Chief
Engineer Whipple, of Winona, who respond
ed as follows:
MIR. wHIPPLE's RESPONSE.
"Your honor, Mayor Rice st. Paul Officials and
st. Fasl Fire Department-Lad and Gentlemen:
This morning came over from Wisconsin, where
have been rusticatng among the Badgers, and mad
vertenty met the boys at the depot where was I'M
tremendously dragged into this picnic procession,
and this is why appear before you, SO hoarse can
scarcely speak the truth, and without even trum-
pet to blow my own horni
"The tiremen from winona (the most beautiful
city in Minnesota) have come among you for brief
soJourD, to DO homage to this great commercial city,
the metropolis of the northwest. If we favora-
bl, impressed with the town to location, future
prospects, etc, and if tb price satisfactory be
agreed upon, it is our deliberate and predetermined
intention to buy it, At least, that undoubtedly will
Do the salubrlous ooDd ton of some of party
ere the chanticieer shall crow the dawn of day.
"We come uot as the Winona guards clothed In
reg .meDtai dress aud glstenng bayonets, like an
army with banners, nor Ike THOUSAND dscples of
Escuap1ns with lance and scalpeI, with Latin pre-
scripiions and physc, but peaceful quiet, unassum-
Ing firenen seeking recreation, observation and in
formation with the boys of st. Paul-that run NIT
the machine
"'Peace hath her victories no less reno vned than
war; Ii III peaceful way there is cass of citi-
zens il this country moro deserving than another
who are entitled to day of recreation, 1t is the he
role, -sacrihclng volunteer fremen. None per-
form more labor for less compensation and less APP
probation excepting, perhaps, editor of Demo-
cratic newspaper than the average volunteer fire.
man.
'We are volunteers, and have come up to the
sanity city to have little fun with the regulars
We hope Chief Strong will prevent any false alarms
hat limit hlun 49, I.1s-
event OF fire they liable to take possession of
every hose cart in tbs city aud proceed to nundate
with water from cellar to garnet the first
block Of buildings where spark of fire may be
teen, impeled to do so from force of habit, and
can assure you they Will not be pal ticular whether it
Is done In the regular order otherwise. trust
our soJourn 10 your midst may be profitable, inst
i've and amusing, and that may all return to our
homes wiser men, better firemen, nobler husbands,
and truer lovers.
"To the mayor and other officials who have SO
kindly consented to honor us with your presence
and who have extended to us the unbounded hospi-
tally and unrestricted freedom of the city, and to
the st. raul fire department. for the cordial and en-
thusiastic reception rendered us upon this auspi-
cious OCCASION in behalf of the Winona fire depart
ment return you our sincere and heartfelt &C.
acknowledgements"
MI. Whipple's happy remarks were frequently
interrupted with loud applause, and, at the
conclusion, Alderman G.. E. Otis, chairman of
the committee on fire department of the
council, was introduced, aud he made an ex-
cellent address OF welcome upon behalf of the
city council.
Mr.. Frank Breuer, president of the board
OF fire commissioners, was next introduced,
and he proceeded at some length to pay feel.
ing and merited compliment to the volunteer
firemen, referring to the fact that it was only
few years ago that the volunteer force
of fremen in ST. Paul were disbanded
to give place to the present
paid department. The day would probably
soon come when Winona would follow the
example of St. Paul, and the volunteer firemen
of that city would also be remembered only in
history. That history, however. would be a
proud one, and one which each individual
member would take pride in mentioning to
his grandchildren. Mr. Breuer then paid ia
high compliment to the present fire depart
meut of st. Paul, and concluded by reiteratipg
the assurances of welcome.
City Attorney W. 2. Murray was next intro.
duced, and made one of his pleasant witty lit
tie speeches, which put the assemblage in
good humor. He said he did not know what
the Winona fire department had been
guilty of that they should be punished by
being compelled to listen to a talk of an hour
or two when it was very evident that one and
all Of them must be dry, if not hungry. He
knew for fact that the mayor had given
orders that they should have good time, and
the members of the city council and the board
OF fire commissioners had been especially de-
tailed to see that these orders were carried
out. II these orders were not Obeyed he re-