Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-14
VISITING FIlIENIEN.
) Il. Durkce Hose Company of Fort
Edward, N. ", in Huntington.

, IL. Durkcc Hose Company of Fort
Edward, N. ", in Huntington.
A pleasant event, Wednesday, was the visit
TO this city of the j. II. Durkee hose COM
pany, the crack organization of the beautiful
town OF Fort Edward, N. Y. The company
had been to Pittsburgh, to participate in
the firemens muster with which that village
celebrated Macdonough's victory, and made
flying tiip TO this city, coming over
on the steamer Reindeer at $3.50
o'clock a. M, and returning on the
same boat at 8 p. m. The visitors
were met at the dock by our chief engineer
and his assistants and delegations from some
OF our fire companies, and a procession was
formed in the following order
Platoon OF Police.
Chief Engineer Crosby ard Assistant Engineers.
Boxer Engine Company.
Ethan Allen Engine Company.
Volunteer Hose Company.
Star Hose Company.
Barnes Hose Company.
Fairhaven Drum Corps.
j. X. Dlrkee Hose Company.
DuIk,e Hose turned out about twenty five
strong aud resent very fine appearance.
Their uniform is of dark brown, with long
skirted frock coats, red shirts and collars,
black hemlcts and gilt shields, and black belts
trimmed with gold. The uniform is very
neat and tasteful, and the tircmen-who are
fine looking body of men made an ex-
cellent appearance. Their drill was by far the
best ever seen In this city and it attracted
no end Of admiring comment Their march.
ing Was perfect, and all their evolutions were
admirably performed. The company took the
prize as the best.driled company ut the
Plattsburgh muster, and they must have wei
deserved 1t.
The proccssion-all the members of which
appeared in full uniform, was very hand
some one, and as it marched through the
streets TO the martial music of the Faiihaver
drum corps handsomely uniformed
and unusually proficient organization-it wa,
watched with interest and pleasure by great
crowds of people The line of march wa.
through College, st. Paul, Pearl, Church
College and st. Paul streets to The
Van Ness House, where the visitor
were delivered TO the Inequalities of tha
popular hotel. Later on, the members o
Durkee Hose visited the Elhans' handsome
parlors, where some fragrant Havanas wer,
smoked and the Volunteers house, where
somewhat elaborate spread was Offered
them aGd fully enjoyed. The practica
working of the Volunteers apparatus Wa,
shown aud WAS highly appreciated by TIL
visitors.
In the afternoon Durkee hose went t,
Howard Park and gave All exhibition dill
before an immense asscmblage. A full dc
scrlpton Of this will be found IN our noles y
the fair Returning from the park, tn
visitors left the cars at the dock and took tn
boat, escorted by Chief Engineer Crosby
Assistant Engineer L. &. Grant, au'
delegations from the Ethans and Voluu
,eers. Mr.. O'Brien of Fort Edward made
brief speech in behalf of the visitors, thank
ing The Burlington tiremen for the reception
given them and courtesies extended, and MI
Robert Roberts made u neat response.
The Fort Edward tiremen seemed TO EMO
their visit very Eluch, and we certainly hop
that they lett us with a pleasant impressio
OF Burlington and It's people.