The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-19
VOLUNTEER FIRHMEN.
A Big Parade Through the
Streets of Old Hudson
City,
AND A PICNIC AT KROEBEL'S.
The Gas Went Out, but the Jolly
Crowd Made Light of 1t.

Crimson was the color with which the
streets of Old Hudson City were painted
by the Association of Volunteer Firemen
of that section last evening. Thousands
of people witnessed the parade from the
sidewalks and windows of illuminated
houses.
Along the entire route the veterans and
their sons, III red shirts, seemed to float
through sea of red fash light, while
meteoric streams of rocket fire incess-
antly shot heavenward like SO many
streams playing over burning building.
The parade was formed on Central
avenue, near South, in front of Firemen's
Hall, the headquarters of the association.
A police squad of sixteen of Captain Nc
Nulty's finest, under command of Ser
geant Wade, Of the Third precinct. and
Sergeant Wilthusen, of the Sixth,
marched ahead to clear the route of OBJ
structions (though just whom Sergeant
Wade was going TO club, with that hand
some bouquet ne carried, only his fnti-
mate friends can guess. Ninger's mill
tary band of twenty pieces followed
Christian Kratz, with a wooden leg, fol-
lowed in an open coupe.
The Volunteer Firemen's Sons, twenty
strong, were next in line, under command
Ol Er6SlueUb O6UTS6 E4lWOOu. IfcAb cftlit
the Empire Volunteers, of West Hoboken,
with their hose carriage handsomely
decorated The Exempt Flremen brought
up the rear, in command OF Peter K.
Wortendyke. and they were vociferously
cheered everywhere.
ALONG THE ROUTE.
Ex-Police Commissioner O'Donnell'S
residence, Henkel's Casino, Treasurer
Duncan's residence, on Palisade avenue,
and SpelImeyerss, on franklin street,
were gorgeously illuminated, and at No.
Truck and No. Engine Houses were
great displays of fireworks and changing
of fire bells as the procession moved past
The route was from Firemen's Hall, on
Central avenue, to South street, to Pali-
sade avenue, to Hoboken avenue, to Oak
land avenue, to Newark avenue, to Sum
nit avenue, to Central avenue, down
Franklin street to kroebel's Park, where
monster picnic followed.
Here, for a while, owing to defective
gas, which affected everybody in the city,
the crowds were left in darkness.
Proprietor Kroebel mildly swore in
German, but after hustling around the
neighborhood for lamps soon provided
enough lights to enable the dance to go
on. 1t was undoubtedly one of the j0I-
hest affairs held at the park this season.
ALL THESE WERE THERE.
In the seini-darkness | observed Presi-
dent p. f. Wortendyke, Vice President
Peter Cooper, Secretary +. g. kissling,
Treasurer August bunker, President
John Conway, Of the Fire Board of Jersey
City, with Mrs. Conway; Miss Mamie
Tomey, Miss Della Conlon. Mrs. Michael
Conlon, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Shelly, Mr.. and Mrs McClaren, Miss
Lima Snyder, Assistant Foreman Ohm
stead, OF Empire Engine No. 2, who
Vogal; Theodore Tucker, who carried
lanuern to see how to march by; George
and Ed States, Louis Tiedeman, August
Kahl, James Long, and Frank Henkel,
with his diamond horseshoe) of the Vol
unteer's Sons; Celestine Seyer and Emil
Henry, Edwin Van Benschoten, of the
and Miss Benschoten, Albert Madru,
Miss Josephine Murphy, Ex-Assist
ant Engineer Charles Uhde, Eagle
Engine NO 3; Henry Doell, George Ram
sey, Charlie Bloomstock. John German,
Frank Ryan, Peter Russell, members of
the Hoboken Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation; John P. Harrington, director,
with Miss Lynch; President John Wagner,
Vice President James O'Brien, Treasurer
Emil Wagner, M. H. Walker, of Stevens
Hose No 8; Freeholder Ad. Smith. Lem
Yanicky, Thomas burke, Miss Luper,
Miss Emma Kimball, Mrs and Mrs. Fred
Baxter, M. A. WATSON, Miss Watson, Miss
Jennie Weastead, H. f. Bente, sCol''
Emil Standinger, E. Lippers, Mrs. Frank
Dingman, Nj. German, Cornetist johnnie
Hughes, John Rhinehart, 4. w. Well,
John Granting, H. Brachell, John
Blackmore, John Flexon, John
Nichols, Fred Milcke. Felix Wagner.
Emil Wagner, Frank Mcbride, Ed. Nc
Bride, Henry Lutz, Charles Ohles, Will
| liam Meyer, Harry Braun, James Dunn,
Louise Martin. Carrie Fisher, jerome A.
Bastian, Edward Luetzen. Henry Whiel-
fen, Robert Sherman. Frederick
| Feibel, Philip Hecke, Mrs. Wal
ters Miss Walters, Miss Wilhelmina
Schmidt, Miss Lena Kaiser, Miss
Lena Schelling, Miss Mamie Enright.
Miss May German, Frank German,
Michael German, Miss Katie Schmidt,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Christian DATE, John
Kratz, Miss Lizzie Kratz, Miss
Holderer, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kellard,
Mr.. and Mrs. August knobb, George
Steinem. Miss Annie Demler, Frank
Tomey. David Lynch, Miss Jessie Muir
nhy. Mr.. Robert Mackenzie, johnnie
Boden. Miss May Mulcahy, William
Franklin, Mr.. ana Mrs Charles
manager: James Robinson, assistant.
II. Braclrel, p. Bernhardt, A. Watson,
and Aug. Nestler constituted the. Floor
Committee, and L. Schmeader, August
Dunken, Ed. Little and Ed, O'Donneu
the Reception Committee The Commit
tee of Arrangements were William II.
Vogel, George p. Krenblll and Chris.
Kratz.
A Breakman Accused of Much Breaking
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