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Veterans IT the Old Time Fire Department
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Veterans u the Old Time Fire Department
IS gss Ont for nm Airing.
Z Forty grey bearded men gathered al
Chris. Kranz's saloony in Central avenue,
yesterday afternoon. They wore the regu-
lation red shirt, with blue neck-tie, black
trousers, and the eld-time fire hat. They
were members of the Veteran Volunteer
Firemen's Association. With them con-
gregated a party of younger men, dressed
in the same style, except that the
fire hat their elders wers gave place o
cap. These are the old Volunteers sons.
Presently the sound OF music was heard
up the street, and Engine Company No. 2
of West Hoboken came in sight They.
were bringing the old fashioned bar han
died pump fire engine down to loan it to
the Volunteers for the parade they had
planned for an afternoons diversion. The
old men wept tears over the relic of by
gone times, and theyounger men comp red
| Il as they inspected ii, with. the putting
steam engine of modern days. Carriages
| Uttered the streets. KraDz is Sergeant at
Arms and the organizer of theaold Velun-
I teers, but he is minus a leg, and seat IN
a coach was reserved for him.. When he
was assisted to his place by che side of
Justice Thomas Aldridge. it Mas the signal
for the others to fall in. and in twinkliDg
lothe little assembly was in line for the
march. Wingers brass band with Sharp's
drum corps supplied the music; and the line
began its travel The members of No. 2
engine, the guests Of the day. were ac-
corded the right OF the line. Thew fol-
lowed detachm eht; Of. police, led BY SER
geant Holdsrer. They were under com
mand OF their foreman The Sons of Vet
Grams were led BY George Ellwood. Presi-
dent, and Ben Kelly. Yice-President.
Emil Steiger, President of the Volunteers
gave orders to the grey haired veterans.
| p. Il. Wortendyke was his aid. The rank
and file tpgged at long rope, at the other
end of which was the cid time side bar en-
CINE. Tuus they passed through most of
the streets in Washington Village, under
the les OF admiring crowds. till thew
| woundup at Kroe5eis Garden, where they
spent the evening ia having a Jolly time
with their wives and daughters aid sweet
hearts,
Among the prominent old timers noticed
by the TATTLER reporter were: Elk Chief
g Jim Tate, Elk Assistant Chief AL Y
Heritage, August Nestler, the only repre-
| sentative of No. 2 Hose = Pete Worden-
| cyke, one of the organizers of the old de-
| partment, =. ". Miers with record of 80
years in the department, e Billy Sharp OIL
old No. 2 Truck, said to be the oldest man
| in the department, Chas. Locke OF old No.
3, Officer Philip Short Of the 3rd Precinct,
formerly a iuembero No Al, N. Y. Vol
! unteers, Foreman Chas. A. Scott of No. ]
/ Truck. Elk. Fire Commissioners Ed. OfDon-
nell, Pfrsiien5 Geo Elwaod and Vice
President Benz. Kelly Of the v. F. Sons
Association. The officers Of the Eolun.
teer Firemens Astoclation are: President
/ EmiletS teger, Vice President :. Pete Wor-
tendyke, Secretary Fred G. Kiessiing
Treasurer August bunker, Sergeant-atr
] Arms Christian Kratz. 81