Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-30
TROJANS VISIT US.


 Will be Entertained.
 The iremen from West Troy, N. Y., ar rived in the city last evening and were warmly welcomed. The visitors compose what Is known aa Protection Hose company No. 4, of West Troy, the leading fire organi- Eation of that place. The fire department at Troy is volunteer department, and is known as the best in the State of New York. The boys there claim that they can "hitch up" with any of them. Protection Hose, No. 4, left Troy on the steamer Saratoga" Wednes- day night bound for this city. They stopped over at Bridgeport yesterday morning and spent the day in that city, chiefly at Seaside Park. A shore dinner at the park was de- voured, and Wheeler & Wilson's visited They came on to New Haven, arriving here at 7:3S last evening.
 The veteran 6remen were prepared to re- | ceive them. They formed a procession in | front of the Insurance building, in which these organizations took part: On the right | of the line was the Veterans Sons associa- ton with the Brsnford band at It's head Duffy Halls Drum corps followed, with the Winchester Hose company, and then came in | order Bunnell's Drum corps, Dayton Hook ! and Ladder company and Quinnipiac hose No. 1, both of Fair Haven East, Engine com psny No. 1, of West Haven, Second Regi- ment band and the Veteran Fireman's asso- citation. The line took up Its march through Chapel and State streets to the depot and drew up there to receive the expected guests When the train rolled in brilliant sight met the gaze of the visitors. The vicinity was ablazs with red fire, the bands were playing and the men in line gave an enthusi- astic greeting to the visiting company. The II fra, Trov ;al Lx,n band of West Troy. promptly fell in at the left of the procession and the column pro ceeded on its way over the following line of march: Meadow street to Church, to Chapel | to York, to Elm, to Park, to Broadway, to Elm, to Church, to Chapel, to Orange and to Loomis' Temple of Music.
 | The streets through which the procession passed were lined with people who applaud ed the Troy firemen and spoke in praise of their fine appearance. It is safe to say they are as fine a body of men as ever responded to an alarm. But they were not the only ones in line who were favorably commented upon by the spectators. The ! "vets" were out in force and the Fair Haven | companies presented an excellent appearance, turning ont with ranks full. At Loomis' Temple of Music collation. was served by the Veterans association, of which the pa. raders all partook.
 Veteran Hayes, ex-vice president of the association, in behalf of the reception com mittee, briefly bade the visitors welcome and extended to them the hospitality of the city. The visiting company numbers twenty-six men, and the band and invited guests will swell the number of visitors to seventy. Af- ter the collation. the members of Protection Hose were escorted to their quarters at the | Fremont.
 | To-day they will attend the reunion of the local veteran iremen at Hills, Savin Rock. Here the speech-making will be made. A programme of toasts has been arranged and general good fellowship will prevail. The entire party will return to the city about 6 o'clock. At 8 o'clock this evening the Tro- jans will be taken to the house of steamer 9. where they will be shown the "hitch up" as 1t is called. After the exhibition they will be | entertained at the rooms of the Veteran | Association, in the Insurance Building, where 1 Q collation. will be served. Saturday morning they will visit the house of hose company, No. 2, where the life saving corps, under direction of Chief Hendrick, will show them
 in how short 8 time and how skilfully
 New Haven fremen can rescue the occupants
 of burning building. The party will enter
 carriages, at the conclusion of the ex-
 hibition, and bs driven over East Rock
 Park. At twelve o'clock they start for New
 York whence they will take the boat for home.
 honorary members, Hon. M. F. Collins,
 State senator from Troy; Hon. Neil Morris,
 Alderman John G. Fox, of Troy, and Lewis
 Smith, chief engineer of the Troy fire depart. ment. The active members of the company
 are attired in a neat uniform of drab with
 silver buttons and present neat and attrac- tive appearance.