Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-08
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

The Annual Parade and Contests To-
5mOrrOw-The OcmuIgees of Macon to
be the Guests of the Wavers-Pro-
sramme of the Day-An Excursion to
the Seaside.
The ninth annual parade Of the Savannah
Fire Department viii take place tomorrow
afternoon. The Ocmulgee Fire Company
OF Macon viii appear in the parade as the
guests Of Waivers No. ,, who will receive
them at the Central Railroad depot to
morrow morning and escort them to their
quarters.
The line viii be formed on South Blpad
street with the right resting on Abercoru
street, at ? O'Clock, in the following order:
Union Cornet Band.
Werner Hook and Ladder Company No. l.
The members, 80 in number. following their
apparatus.
Washington steam Fire Engine Company
No ]. with 20 members.
Engine and Hose Carriage.
Savannah Volunteer Guards Band.
aver steam I Ire Engine COMPANY No ?
Engine and Hose Carriage escOrtinG the
DcmulEee FIRE Company OF Macon
Barlow steam Fire Engine Company Ne @
Engine and Hose Carriage.
Protective Hose Reel.
Reserve steam Fire Engine John ". AnGer-
son No. 4, with Hose Carriage.
The new supply wagon of the FIRE de-
partment Will bring up the rear Of The
line. The column viii move shortly after
> o'clock under the command Of Chief En-
( gineer AdOlph Fernandez. assisted by
Assistant Engineer George MOuro. and
viii proceed down South Broad TO East
Broad streets. thence 10 the Bay. and uI
the Bay 70 the City Exchange. where the
line viii be halted and the department
will be reviewed by His Honor Mayor
Lester and the Board OF Alderman.
The column viii then proceed up the
Bay 10 West Broad street. thence to South
Broad street, and down that street to the
corner Of DraytOn street. The Werner
Hook and Ladder Company. with their
apparatus, Will then proceed to the cor
ner Of South Broad and AbercOrn streets
where it will be halted in front Of Fire
mans Hall.
The contest viii take place at this
point among the members Of the hook and
ladder company, divided into four squads
Of four men each. In this contest, each
contesting squad will cOUntermarch 70
Drayton street, and after facing about
VIII run 70 their apparatus, remove one
OF the ladders from the trucks, place it
against the Fireman's Hall, ascend and
descend the latter and then replace it on
the trucks. The squad which shall make
the quickest time will receive a prize to
be donated by the company.
4ut tDLltsL BCLhteu the engine an q
hose companies VIII then follow, in front OF
Chatham Academy, in the following man
ner: At a starting signal the engine viii
begin 10 make steam, while the hose car
riage attached to it will be run with 100
feet Of hose from the corner Of BroughtCn
and DraytOn streets TO the engine
on South Broad street, between
DraytOn aud Bull streets. when
the hose viii be attached and
water required to be thrown through the
hose and pipe bearing a 0ne-inch Hoz-
zle. The company which sball show the
greatest celebrity in executing the feat will
be awarded prize.
After the contest the companies viii re-
turn to their quarters. During the
evening the various companies will
give collati0ns, and at O'Clock the
Ocmulgees will be escorted to the steamer
Sylvan Glen by the Waivers for an excur-
sion TO Tybee, where the visiting firemen
and a number OF the leading citizens of
Savannah who have been invited to par
ticipate in the festivities will partake Of
a fish supper at the Seaside Pavilion. 1t
is expected the eXcursiOnists will return
TO the city about O'Clock Tuesday morn
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