Daily Republican., 1883-09-11
VISITING FIREMEN.
The Parade Yesterday Afternoon
and Banquet last Evening.

ana 00uq U0t 80t EV00IOks
The Liberty Fire Company, of Reat
ing, arrived in Philadelphia yester1a
y morning, and after viewing the ne
city buildings and other objects {
interest, took the 1882 p. IN. train fl
this city. The Committee on Receptio
of the WeccacOe Steam Fire Engin
, Company took the 12.l5 p. III. train an
met the train with the visitors at Gray
Ferry and escorted them TO this city
They arrived at the F. w. Il b. Rail
road station a few minutes before
O'Clock and were escorted to the Cit.
Hall, where they were welcomed b.
Mayor Wales and given the freedom o
the city.
| Edgar NJ. Levan, Esq, responded on
behalf of tn" visiting company, and re
turned their thanks for the welcome
which had been accorded them. Th'
line Of parade was then formed with
James A. Borrke as chief marshal, anC
moved over the route previously pub.
lished The line was formed, and
moved in the following order
Platoon of police Chief Engineel
Murphy, with Assistant Engineers
McCati'rey and Donohoe the Brennan
Band of Philadelphia Delaware Fire
Company, Pioneer Corps and about
seventy.tive men, with William j.
Maxwell Chief Marshal, Robert w.
Chambers Company Marshal, and Ed
ward Edwards and Hugh c. Duffy, as
sistants ; Delaware truck First Heg-
ment Band Weccacoe Steam Fire En-
ginc Company, with over tifty equipped
men, Peter r. Matthews Company Mar
shal, John r. McDermott and William
II. Robinson, assistants I; 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 Com
mittee of the Weccacoe, consisting Of
Paschael Peterson, Ezra G. Lukens,
William Percival, james Devlin, Daniel
Mcguire, Michael Skelley, Robert
Haley, Charles Barry and Henry Tay.
lor; Ringgold Band of Reading; Liberty
Steam Fire Engine Company with forty
three men Harvey A. Tysen, chief
marshal: NJ. Rhoda, Daniel Parker, Irwin
Cleaver and James Devine, assistants
Michael Mccullough, captain ; John A.
Werner, foreman; City Cornct Band Of
this city ; PhTnix Steam Fire Engine
Company, H. X. Price, chief marshal !;
William McCracken, company marshal,
and William Lukens, assistant; Ph9-
nix hose carriage drawn by two horses
anu "'ahned py lhree lheii' Doy anu
young coon PhPnlX engine drawn Dy
four horses and accompanied by three
men
Mopv nlac.s ,loro tbe limo wara hand.
N"'S p'''''' ',onS w nv VIZ a
sothely uecolaleu Will ounlihs,ahl liasn
were l1oatlng on every slue, several OF
which bore the inscription Welcome,
I,ibartvr
Tba nr.otsr mum her of tho man yore
ino Siea'oi nu'I'o1 Vi I,o inoi VIZ
req lfe shlrts, anu tney an presented
fine appearance. After the parade the
visitors were taken TO the CLAYTON
Honsa wh.ra at q 70 o'clock =, hanGuet
.,,a,, ,,on,,oJ WA. In ,na ,.h,as ,,,ars
well filled and over one hundred per-
sons participated. Among those present
were President OF City Council, Henry
Conrad, Ex- President Harry Sharpley,
City Solicitor Turner, Councilman
Thoma johnson and John \. Newell,
and Ex-Chief of Police William Max
well, with representatives Of the fire
companies of this city, and reporter, OF
the Wilmington papers. The menu
was as follows;
soun--N,u,,,gatawnv au poulette
Fish Hoiie,l Haddsck sa,,ce n Ia HoIisndaise
Boiled-Ham. champagne sau e.
Roast-Ribs of Beef. Spring Limb, Chicken,
stuffed, brown sauce, Ion Of Vsai
rn''o1Moish Cold DIshes"Ia,nh 9"i Rect '"'"u'
Relsnes-Chow.Ch Chow. Mixed Pickles. Plain
Pickles Tomato Catsup. Cold Slaw. French
Mustard, Worcestershire Sauce.
rea shsa nsaIa,at T'aspr "rn
"n''"'' S'"'S Stewed % Tomatoes p''
Pas,ry-Appe Pie, Peach Pie. Sweet Potato
Custard, Rice Pudding.
Dcs'ert-SPonge Cake; Mixed Cake, POUND
oake' & SaacheIs saa ana Tmeese, trae poha aaI,''"
Watermelon bananas Wine
Chumpapne,
Attei the many eoou 'n'ns' WIN
WhlcI the !aDi" was lo'otu nal pet'l
uispoSeo Vi, 'ne ieasc vi reaso'i anu
tne now Vi soul, was 'hhus"r"'e" ny
Ch'et MarSha' James "A. houIHe' ac'-
ing toast master, VINO proposed Our
invited guests, winch was Responded
Levah, Esq: ~, ,
Ihe wilmington flre phPart-
meht was re'pol'del W ny i'aLry
freouently INTERRUPTED by applause.
Other toasts were proposed and respond
ed to as follows:
"Vounteer Fire Department of Read
ing" II. A. Tyson, G. L. !" Mayor and
Council Of Wilmington, Henry Coon
rad, Esq. "The Ladies'" Henry &.
Turner, Esq, and "rhe Press Joseph
u. wilkins. At the suggestion of II.
A. Tyson the party drank to the health
and success of the Weccacoe Engine
Company, NJ. s. At 10 o'clock the fes.
tivities came to an end, the visitors
soon seeking their beds.
About 7. 30 O'Clock this morning the
visitors were taken on an excursion