New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-02
yOLUNTEE

WonSsran seSustzenbund. 90 members, and tho
Austrian Jsegerbund, with 20 msmbers.
VOLUNTEER F1REMEN TURN OUT STRONG.
SIX THOUSAND OF THEM MARCH PAST THE
PREslpENT-rHE ORGANIZATIONS
IN LINE.
dne dysphy was made By the aremen's division,
which Included comp nies and associations represent
ipe al ralches Of the volunteer Ere service. The
three t ct organizations Of the old New-fork VOL
unteer ire Department we're each well represented,
and In a fSw Instances the hearty Veterans oven
drcw their old macheens,' all locked out IN Mowers
and tho National colos. Tho srcster numoer OF tno
men in this division however, came from neignoonns
towns and cities, and most Of those who marched
arc stin in active service. Altogether from $'Soo
TO 5000 aremen were In the psrade, and al excep'
Two or three companies he'd bands Of from hneen 70
nity pieces With them Tho total numoe. "a I l
IN the division, therefore, could not nave Dceh 'ees
than 8,O0O and 80 thear striking UNIFORMS tney pro
sent-d On interesting spectacle. Inc moss notAos
thing about the division, however, from . centennial
,tandpodnt, was the presence Of Friendship Engine
Company Of Alexandra, Va, OF which Seorse
washington was . member. This company was Of
ganired In l774 and Washington toineo IN A'o'
He aftorward presented an engine 10 tho company,
and tho old pipe, nczze, OF hammered "copper" Wa
carried In the parade yesterday. Two OF the SUD
ytantal leather buckets that hung under the engine
also date from tho same PERIOD a'nousn 'ho onsh'
Itself Is OF moro modern dat,
NINE SUBDIVISIONS IN LINE
Tho arcmsu,s division was under the command
OF James T. wennian, treasurer OF the veteran ffc-
mems Association. with Michael Echels and John b.
Miller as SPECIAL aides There were altogether nine
subdivisions with the following men N command
John Decker, Elisha Kngsland, Thomas Ceary,
Robert McGlnns, o. II. Perry, Peter Fasan, ". ii.
Furcy J. 7. savage and Albert T. Smith. Inc right
OF Inc was held by the old Exempt firemens Asso-
citation OF NcwYork, which had zoo members present
IN black frock costs and silk hats James y.
watkins was their marshal, and their PRESIDENT Emu
grafton Commissioner Stephenson was aAso IN hne'
Following the Exempts came some 900 OF the mem
hers Of the Volunteer Firemen's Association OF tho
city OF Ncw.York, In their familiar red Shirts tho
officers and moro aged members being pnVioseo "iso
10 wear long dark blue coats Michael Crane was In
command, rejoicing In Q handsome bright goo mcoA
which had been presented 10 HIM In eommemoesaion
Of the occasion Just before starting out Danei
Quinn, Bradford Howard, and John J. Tyndae were
his aides, and q host Of Officers ana e4-on'cofS VI
visiting companies marched With them.
HARRY HOWARD At THEIR HEAD.
About zoo members of the Veteran Ffremens Asso-
citation OF the city Of New-York headed the second sub
division with Harry Howard, tho famous OLD chiea
marching al their head. They wore the handsome drso
uniforms In which they mado their trip across the con
nent two years ago they great deal OF applause
George Anderson had command, with Abraham HUI
and Joseph F. McGill as aides. The Volunteer Vete-
ran Firmcn's Association Of Philadelphia came next,
with eighty. five men clad In long gray coats all
under stc command OF Frank Harrison Then came
sixty men frum the Cornell Hose Company OF Ron
dout, under Archibald Winter, and after them "ah-
ingon's company, the Friendship Engine Company Oh
Alexandria Va They mustered sixty nine men. under
command OF James +. Webster chief OF the Aexanhra
polco force. The Veteran Volunteer Flremen's As
socat,on OF Brooklyn followed, l25 strong, under the
command Of J. II. Bergen. The Brooklyn men drought
IN the rear Of the second subdivision, as the Hudson
Engine Company Of BayOnne, which had boon assignee
10 that place did not arrive In time 10 ake tne'r
proper position. The latter company was oeisyen
because Of the inability OF the Central k&hosd Oh
New.Jersey to land their seam'ensine Tor An noui
and q half owing to the crowds at tho depot Ihey
n,a,Iv arrived however and took position further
down the column as did also the U. B. Granf Hose
Oompany of the Ninth Ward. Both organizsfions
presented . handsome appearance
MARCHING TWO COMPANIES ABREAST.
Machining with tho third subdivision, tho nremen
doubled up TO econolnlZe space, and al except 'no
largest organizations marched TWO companies aocss'
rh. third subdivision consisted VI mo Uho"ius
| companies Washington Engine Company NO w
Sew.York City, 100 men, under its old foreman
| Al York, 10 men. under william Henn,ssy
| PROTECTION Engine Company. NO. Oh Long tsa
city, toriyhve men George kSSS foreman sew
Ladder Company. twenty me6 D. W: thompson ,Sr
mem. Ja;nb Rcid foreman; Tiger Hose Company, o.
Long island % thirty men A. McDhnsi IHet tn,
Neptune In CINE Company. No. o. ioihPhiu''' '0'''
| men, John Cornell foreman ia, IA, ,.,,ro,,s
fourth .abdy'Ga led "a xa the wh haasS %s
| oruani,cd in II92 1t had forty .fve men In Inc
Unaer command Of James @. Brnsman In this al
Nn'oa a atty "I men. f. w. Fostcr foreman seinway
iIo-o Company Of Long Island CITY foryhys, . men n
tT0d rsn Fire FTcmen, jersey City Robert
ouInan president. and Exemp, tfemens $50 Suc.dspt
Long Island City. 80 men, James g. Greer presa'n"
MANY rRENEN FROM OUT OF TOWN.
tn, other subdivisions all marched in close order
mot attempting TO preserve any fixed intervals. They
included the following organizations: WandowannoeA
Hose and Hook and Ladder Company, Newtown, L. L.
| ,xty.avc men, John E. Lehncr, foreman Mahepps
Hose Company NO A. New. YORK: MY men 20 So rs
| y UaIlrr foreman Oceanic Hose Company far Kock
away thirty i've men, II. H. Jackson. foreman White
soEe Engine Company. thirty men, II. T. bnnsSo
.ytv men. Charles Palmer. foreman Empire Hook and
| Ladder Company, No. 9. Toboken. sevtnty-fve men'
| Robert f. Layburn foreman BrOoklyn Volunteer fiie.
mems Association 500 men. Judge John Courtney IN
| command: independence Engine COMPANY, fmiauri.
Eha thirty men ,%nn q, R r,sTlnS d. COO men
| Judge Moses Englc. marshal; Friendship EnSino Com
40 l. n is ss EaS s AMI msny
Company OF Gravrsend. 100 men, william Nanacvesr
| foreman: P1abush Fire Department. 200 mon unaei
chief Thomas ~ 5. Lott New Lots Exempt tiremen
| AssocIa alton $50 men. l. l. Hopp, marshal Putnam
| Hose Company, No. 81, Nrw.iOrk, fifty men, Thomas
| sullivan fore man Protection Engine Company. For
| leo forty mon, Charles A. Hunt, foreman; seaside
Hos, company. Rochaway Beach. thiriyhye men. d
| J. Fcl,o foreman Protection Engine Company No .
| WorrIsanja eighty men, Peter Gocks. foreman: Mont
Nah Hose COMPANY ,wen,y,hyS men. phii,I
Connectcut. forty men, under Chic! John j. Leonard
Columbian Hose COMPANY Tcckskill. sixty men, j. W
| nuyer foreman: Hope Hose Company, Philadelphia
icry.ive men, Thomas II. Peto; foreman; washington
Engine Company, No. 9. Pcehsklll, forty men, james
| IT. UaiCht fprrman; Empire Engine Company, No
| Q, West Hoboken, seventy mon. John MeCourt, fore
| man; American Hook and Ladder Company. No
| A. west IToboken, forty men. George Fink, foreman
columbia Hose Company. Union n: J.. thirty.ay,