New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-24

nossible in the blowing of the whistles IN the gen
aprs sante from the procession, has been decided
fbat Il shall he given at exactly II m. AT that
LOur the greater part of the proee sslon WI o u
stretched along the two shores OF the NORTH hiyS a
The nrocession will be somewhat Irregular, foI
tbe most mart the vessels will follow each other ~
single file The larger owners, 1t IS expected, VIII
mass their smaller boats four aOreass'
po1IcE AND FIREMEN IN THE PARADE.
A regiment of police will be organized by Super
intendent Waling to-day to take part IN inc paiduS
on Monday. 1t will consist of ten companies Oh
loot natroImen. forty men in each company, besides
,be orfeers and a company of ffty-fye mounted
nolicemep Mr.. Walling will lead the regiment
and Inspectors Dilks and Murray will have COM
mond of battalions The men are to meet ut p H.
to-day in the ODD Regiment Armory In Fourteenth
ct TO be formed into companies, and the captains
and serceants who to act as officers OF the reg
ment will be selected there. With the officers tne
nolicennen i'm the parade will number 500. III VIII
reouire 900 moro officers to keep the lines IN li'
ave. Broadway and Wail-st. while the column ID
marching. Besides the regular force In the fHSV
Precinct Captain Cafirey will have zoo. extra
policemen at a. IN. to keep the CROWDS III CHECK ~
the Battery and Bowling Green. About 100 more
officers who will be on duty in Flfth-ave.' above
Madison Square at that hour, will board the eie
waited trains as soon as they can DO relieved anu
/
narado column reaches Wall-st. The steamboat
souod will be reinforced also in order to keep the
niers well guarded on the North aud East ltNer
| fronts The extraordinary WORK OF the poilco on
Monday will compel many Patroineha 10 TN re- 0n
Gnayters of the entire force will be on duty In ana
| along the line of the parade. . -, :. .,,o
| Americas Engine Company No. u, known III inc
| DAYS of the old Volunteer Fire Department as " big
| SIX held meeting last evening ut NO. 2o3 BOW
cry to complete arrangements Ior pattlciPaIlg ~
purpose reported that it had procured SIX large gray
| horses TO draw the apparatus and large stnhed
tiger which will be carried upon inc engine IN a
| active members Of the company at the time OF the
| disbandng in 1868 will be in Line. They Will be
dressed in citizens dress and will man the ropes.
| BEFORE leaving their headquarters on Monday morn
| ing the company will he presented with banner
by the ladies of the Seventh and lhirteenth wards
| Members of the old Volunteer Fire Engine Com
| many No 80 once called the Black joke" held q
meeting on Thursday night and determlned to take
! part In the parade on Monday. An old hand engine
! had been secured for the purpose. About shty
| men wearing red shirts and black fire caps, Will
| draw the "machine" They will be led by Peter
! Masterson. who was foreman OF the company for
President Van Colt. of the Fire Department, said
Yesterday that there had been calls for all the old
and useless fire engines which have renamed stored
i'm the repair shops Thirdst IL seemed to him that
most of the old volunteer companies were trying 10
get into the parade. III
be the Fire Patrol. consisting OF four companies
! nnder tLe command Of Superintendent Monmouth
| r. Wilson, The committee having the matter in
charge consists Of James A. Silvey of the German
| American George T. Patterson, of the Clinton !;
| and Charles NJ Peck, of the City Insurance Com,
| pany of London. Each of the four fire patrol
COMPANIES will be represented by an officer and
| twelve men. There will be four wagons and a
| rotary steam fire engine. The wagons are new, the
uniforms of the officers and men are new, and the
harness and machinery Will be as bright paint
and polish can make them. The first company VIII
| he commanded by Captain Hull, the second by
CAPTAIN Grover, the third by Captain Rafferty,, and
| the fourth bv Captain Kimmlns. One half Of each
/ company. with horses and wagon and a full supply
/ of tarpauns, Will be kept at the headquarters OF
| each company ready 10 answer an alarm OF nrc, In
! case of large conagstion the Fire Patrol taking
part in the parade Will respond at once To second
| fire alarm.
! The old Volunteer Fremen effected a general or
ganization on Tuesday evening at Military HAN IN
! the BOweTy and appointed committee 10 make ar
rangements to participate in the Evacuation lay
| parade This committee selected eX-Chief Engineer
! John Decker as Marshal and made its report last
| evening The organization has been assigned n
place in the line nj TwentysiXth-st, and all volnn-
tecr and visiting companies have been placed under
/ The Marshal and his aides the Board Of
! Assistant Engineers; body consisting OF one
\ member of each Of the various companies rep
/ resented the Old Volunteer Firemen IN hollow
| SQUARE including three pieces of apparatus; tho
| Goose Neck" truck and Jumper" manned OK
! follow The Exempt FiTemen's banner will be car
RED at the head Of the square. The uniform Will
consist Of red shirts, black trousers and belt ana
! fire hat company from tho Long Island Fire
/ Department will DC present with an engine which
! was in the New-YOrk Department in 1914. IL y
expected that at least 800 Of the old hremen will
he in line and il is proposed 10 effect q permanent
| ORGANIZATION at al early day.