Daily Republican., 1882-03-29
THE DEAD CHIEF.
HE Remains tn be Cons'9nod 10
tho lOmb To. ements
For a Large Turnout.

His Remains tn be Consigned to
the tomb To. day-Arrange ments
For q Large Turnout.
The funeral of tho late Chief Engi.
neer of the Fire Department, Samuel
G. Tazewe!l, which takes place this
afternoon from his late residence, will
be one of the largest ever known in
this city. The general committee "
arrangements of the fire department,
met last evening in the Water Witch
engine house with Lewis Sasse, in the
chair, and Ezra c. Lukens as Secretary,
Mathew F. Rogers, of the Water Witch
will act as Chief Marshal.
VIM. H. Baker, Joseph Perkins,
Hugh Duffy, Lea G. File, j. j. Patter.
sou, j. McCatfrey, Alonzo I. Christy,
and Ezra Lukens were appointed .
committee to draft sui table resolutions
OF respect to the memory OF the deceas.
ed chief.
A guard of honor consisting OF two
members from each company was ap-
pointed, 10 march ahead OF the hearse
The sub commit tee will meet at the
Water Witch engine house on Friday,
March 3lst, and the general committees
will meet in the same place on Wednes'
day evening, April o.
| The members of the Water Witch
Company held special meeting last
evening with President Fl. FL. Messln.
ger in the chair. VIM. Fl. johnson was
appointed marshal and Edward F. Kane
Alfred FL. Stout and Henry T. Flnney,
as assistants. Invitations We're ordered
tc be sent to all the ex-chief engineers
and also the eX assistants who will be
assigned a prominent position In the
line, Invitations have been sent to III
diviGuals and fire companies III fhlIa-
delphia, Baltimore, New York, Boston,
Trenton, Reading, Harrisburg, Chester,
| Norristowu and other pla' es, many OF
which have telegraphed their accept.
ance
| THE FROG ESSION.
As the deceased Chief was a mem
Der of Lafayette Lodge, No. IA, A. f.
& A. NJ, thai oruer VIII attend ms 1u-
neral in a body and have charge,
The nall bearers will be members OF the
order and will march in procession be-
side the hearse, the lodge following
Immediately in the rear,
VIM. j. McGonieal will be Marshal
of the Friendship Company EX-Chlef
Engineer William McCrea was appoin'
ted Marshal of the Fame Hose Com
pany, but he having been assigned a
position in line as eN-chief engineer,
some one else will probably be appeln-
ted III his place
Robert Cottingham will be ehiei
marshal of the WeCcacoe and James
Burke company marshal.
All the companies will turn ont In a
BODY to which respective marshals and
aids have tom appointed.
A speciA platoon of police Will
march ahead OF the column.
The funeral ceremonies Will take
place in Elm s,rset Baptist Church a.
Q o'clock this afternoon and 1t IL estl
mated that over 1000 tiremen will b'
in lire together with hundreds OF rela
lives and friends OF TIE deceased.
THE AGITAToR FOR THE FIRST FRI
ENGINE OF THE CIli.
The late Chief Engineer OF the vii
mington Fire department, Samuei U
lazewell, whose funeral takes place
this afternoon, was the main agltatoi
Of the question of introducing the
steam fire engine intothis city. 1t is
also stated that the first engine procur
ed was housed by the Water Wltcl
company. of which the deceased was
member, about the middle Of Novem
; Der, 1864. The first fire at which it wa
+ used, was at the burning OF Jane
7 j etferis' barn, in March, l6'i5, 1t belnI
a located on the property now occupied
E by H. L. Pickles over Eleventh stree
Y bridge.