The daily gazette., 1883-09-11
FIRE-LADDIES In LINE.
RECEPTION OF THE READING
VISITORS.
A oRED1TABLE STREET PARADE
The Reading Firemen Taken Around the
City and Handsomely Banqueted-The
Excursion 70 Bombay Hook.


Liberty Fire Company, of Reading, Pa,
paid visit to this city. The visitors were
met at Gray's Ferry by delegation of the
Weccacoe Fire Company and upon their ar
rival were escorted to the City Hall, where
Mayor Wales welcomed them and offered
them the freedom of the city during their
visit. Edgar M. Levan, Esq, of Reading,
responded on behalf of the visitors.
The line of the parade was then
formed with James A. Bourke as Chief
Marshal, and moved In the following order !:
Platoon of police; Chief Engineer Murphy,
with Assistant Engineers McCaffrey and
Donohoe; the Brennan Band of Philadel-
phia; Delaware Fire Company, with Pioneer
Corps and about rs men with William
j. Maxwell Chief Marshal, Robert
w. Chambers Company Marshal and
Edward Edwards and Hugh G. Duffy
assistants; Delaware truck; First Regiment
Band; Weccacoe Steam Fire Engine Com
pany, with over so equipped men, Peter 7.
Matthews Company Marshal, John T. Nc
Dormott AID William II. Robinson. assist
ants; Weccacoe hose carriage drawn by two
horses; new hose cart of the Weccacoe drawn
by one horse and manned by six men;
Weccacoe engine drawn by four horses;
Reception Committee Of the Weccacoe, con-
sisting of Paschal Peterson, Ezra G. Lukens,
Mcguire, Michael Skelley, Robert Haley,
Charles Barry and Harry Taylor; Ringgold
Band of Reading, Liberty Steam Fire En-
gine Company with 43 men; Harvey A. Ty-
sen, chief marshal; Matthew Rhoda, DAME.
Parker, Irwin Cleaver and James Devine,
assistants; Michael Mccullough, captain;
John A. Werner, foreman; City Cornet
Band of this city; Phoenix Steam Fire En-
gine Company, II. X. Price, chief marshal,
and William Lukens, assistant; Phoenix
hose carriage drawn by two horses and
manned by three men, boy and young
coon; Phoenix engine, drawn by four horses
and accompanied by three men.
The parade was brought to q close about
5.45 O'Clock, in front of the Weccacoe house
The visitors were taken to the Clayton
House, where a sumptuous banquet was
prepared.
At $50 o'clock about 100 persons, includ-
ing delegations from the home companies,
who participated in the parade, the visitors,
Councilmen and representatives OF the press
set down to the following bill of fare:
p-Mulligatawny au POulette.
FISH Boiled Hadd0ck, sauce la Holiandaise.
Boiled. Ham. champagne sauce.
Roast Ribs of Beef, Spring Lamb, Chicken,
stuffed brown sauce, Loin of Veal
EntreesL-obster Salad, Chicken Salad,
Cold Dishes-Lamb, Beef
Rellshes-C Chow-Chow, Mixed Pickles. Plain
Pickles, Tomato Catsup, Cold Slaw, French
Mustard, Worcestershire Sauce,
Vegetables. Lima Beans, Mashed Potatoes,
Onions, Sweet otatoes, Escalloped
Corn, Stewed Tomatoes.
Pastry-Apple Pie, Peach Pie, Sweet Potato
Custard, Rlce Pudding.
Dessert-Sponge Cake. Mixed Cake, Pound
Cake, Crackers and Cheese, Vanilla Ice
Cream, Coffee, Tea Peaches, Water
melon, Bananas,
Wine Champagne.
After the board had been cleared Chief
Marshal James A. Bourke, acting as toast
master, proposed "Our Invited Guests" "
which was responded to by Edgar M. LeVan, :,
ESD. Then followed other toasts in order:
eWilmington Fire Department" Henry
Sharpley, ESQ.,; 'tVolunteer Fire Depart
ment, of Reading" H. A. Tyson, G. E.;
"Mayor and Council OF Wilmington" Henry
G. Conrad, ESQ.,; 1.-THE ladies'" Henry G.
Turner, Esq, and "The Press" Joseph q.
Wilkins. At the suggestion of II. A. Tyson
the party drank to the health and success OF
the Weccacoe Engine Company, No. s. Al
10 o'clock the festivities came TO an end, the
visitors soon seeking their beds.
To-DAY's EXCURSION.
Abont 500 people attended the compli-
meptary excursion Bombay Hook on the
Thomas Clyde this morning, given Ia honor
of the visitors About 7.30 o'clock the Wis
itors, headed by the hinggold Band, left TIE
| Clayton House and marched down Fourth te
1 the boat. They were frequently applauded as
| they passed for the precise and soldier-like
manner In which they marched and drilled
under the command of Michael Mccullough
Their execution of the order right forward
| fours right, and breaking from company
/ front to columns of iours, was simply per-
| feet.
Ats O'Clock the boat left the wharf with
| the baud playing In lively manner.
The program for to-day is as follows:
| Stop at New Castle, where the visitors will
be shown the whipping post and pillory and
| Jail. From New Castle the boat will go tc
Fort Delaware where the visitors will bt
taken through that place. From the Fort
the boat will go down to Bombay Hook
where the visitors will be given sumptu
Gus dinner at 5he hotel. This
remainder of the time until the
boat leaves for home at 5 o'clock Will b
occupied In dancing and other amusements
hey are expected to return home about
| o'clock. Alter supper they will be escorted
over the city and entertained In various
ways. Tomorrow the visitors will leave
for Poughkeepsie, New York, where they
will remain until Thursday, and then leave
for New York city, where they will stay
until Friday. That night they will arrive IL
| NorIistown, Pa, and take part on Saturday
in the great fremen's parade and houst
dedication there, In which the Friendship o
this city will also appear.
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Carried on the Prize.