New-York tribune., 1889-12-21
NARvE1JJNG AT THE CITY'S PROTECTORS.
POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN DELIGHT THE SOUTH
AMERICAN vIsIToRs-vIsITING ART
COLLECTIONS.

COLLECTIONS.
The Pan.Americans spent the day with the Police
and Fire Departments; and visited the homes OF Cor
nelus Vanderbilt and Henry g. Marquand' 10 wihch
they had been invited to see tile splenuiu po'uics
owned by these gentlemen. The committee appointed
20 look after the delegates yesterday consisted OF the
foI1owinp members Howand Robbins, j. A. DE Lima
John E. Alexandra John +. Scott and william l.. Dun.
The skies were lowering, but no rain fell ana most Oh
the visitors with their wives and families Nehturea
forth. .. l.,
At the headquarters Of the Fire Department, III
East sixtyseventh-st, they we're receNeu oS fo,uu'
Henry D. Purroy and members of the Board Oh flre
Cr,,eeioners Mr. Purroy made pleasant little
enoeeh NJ welcome and explained the nre System
which is in successful operation In this city, "e
tbev were in the operating room an alarm vi hIe
came in from Fulton and william sts. and gave theih
a practical demonstration Of d" how it's done.
In the courtyard of Freman'S Hall hfe-saving
corns under the direction OF Chief BOhner' sno"e'
how people pent up in burning houses are resoucu'
The men used their scaling ladders ana oLinoeu ~
the ton Of ;le building which is nearly 100 feeo hgh
rbo, a rocket CARRYING a lifeline was shot UP ana
dovterouslv eancht by the on the roof VINO gave
examples Of rescues from the WINDOWS Inc eAhioi-
tion closed witt the netdrl the value OF winch was
demonstrated TO the frebrisade reoehun o'
= veuknown woman circus-performcr' Inc
| abovsn essayed successful leaps from the seoon"
and third story windows into the net Dut VIC n'iD
~ This perilous dive from the roof was q" dummy
,r,oso s,tN descent was greeted with cheers and
laughter. The men Of truck No ID ana engine w.
oe gave EXAMPLES OF quick htching up
One NJ the most enjoyable features oil the oas ;
| rrooramme was a police drill in the 1th Regiment
Armorv Seats we're reserved for the delega'eS' anu
there was big crowd Of other spectators Inc
band of the 9TH Regiment was IN attehuhhoc' "''O
while the delegates taking their places en-
| Of
| A,cr,ran airs such as Where did you get that nat
awc,II have a high old time and " Razze-Da1lle'
All The Police Commissioners were present. len
| comnanies drilled. Each was composed OF th"'S
two men and five officers. Inspector ByrheS "aS INC
colonel Capain Alaire the lieutenant colonel captain
| Fakins the major. and Captain Warts the adIutah'
I~ ~ - tho comnanes we're: First
| company Captain Killilea; second COMPANY C"P'"'
Clinchy third company, Captain Westervet; foufln
cornnanv Captain slevin; fifth company, Captain
Cartwright: sixth company, Captain Murphy sevehi
comnaDy CAPTAIN Cassaday eighth company, Cap'ah
Reilly. ninth company, Captain Brogah' Veh'n
company, Captain Grant.
The men were all tail and well built Their
hearing was frst-rate, and they went through an IN
tricate series of evolutions with military precision.
ryorv one who saw the drill felt that the title OF
"the finest was wen ue'oi'ou' Do"
4G-e,oner Voorhis was the reviewing officer.
The gallant 400 presented batons. marched counter
marched and wheeled They formed by companies
in solid column. They did everything that the best
trained regiment of soldiers could do, and they dd
cverv-hSpg we'll The onloOkers applauded them
again and again.
The delegates drove down Fifh-ave to Union SQUARE
With an escort of mounted police riding by inc car
rares and were taken 10 the cottage Inc square
was cleared aud long lines OF policemen Kept back
the crowd that assembled The delegates had seen one
end Of the Fire Department system T9ey % were NOV nov
witnesses OF the way fire is fought III New YORK
Manuel Aragon of Costa Rica, sounded an alarm from
The box AT sevcnteentst and Broadway, and hurried
hack 10 the cottage lie had not reached II before tho
Grst en- gine arrived. Tho Pan-Amercans were much
excited and watched everything with the keenest In
terest II was realistic exhibition Everything
was there except the fire. Chiefs BOnner and Met abe
superntended The movements, Engine No. II, from
Twentieth-st was on the ground In one minute Two
other engines arrived and took places the east side
Trucks No. 3 and No. II and watcrt0ver NO.
speedily followed. and in few minutes stream Of
water was playing imaginary burning building
I'm Union Square. the engines were sh1lling and
thrObbing the watcr-tOwcr sending Jets Skyward
tbe long ladders extended and hose Was carried
10 the roof of the Everett House. where fire laddes
worked hard TO prevent sparks and flames from its
make believe neighbOr from setting the hotel abiaze
When all was il looked II three or four inches
of rain had fallen In Union square
Many Of the delegates accepted the invitations Of
Mr. Marauand and Mr.. Vanderbilt and spent the
afternoon at the homes Of these hospitabe hosts. The
Pam Americans will bid gOOd-by to Ncw-fork TO-DAY.
A special train leaving Jersey City at a. m, will
carry them back to Washington