Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-05-29
OUR FIRE FIGHTERS.
Annual Review of the Rock Island
Department.
The Volunteer Firemen Out On Pa
rade The InspeculOn on Market
Squnre-The Companies In Line.

parade and review of the Rock Island
fire departmental event, above all
others, which the volunteer fireman looks
forward to with pride and pleasure.
The occasion is one which will soon
disappear in the history OF the Rock
Island department. for. it is hoped, that
before another year, or two years at the
outside, the days of volunteer firemen will
have passed. But as long as the city de-
ponds upon volunteer firemen there will
be the annual parade, and it is right and
proper that under such circumstances
there should be, for while realizing and
acknowledging the need and demand of
a paid disciplined system, we should not
forget or ignore the gratuitous service OF
the volunteer, and to honor him whenever
opportunity offers. This was done to-
day.
The rain of last night and this morn,
ing interfered, materially, with the plans
for the day and prevented the turnout
that there would otherwise have been,
both from this city and Moline. Not
withsts nding this, quite a number braved
the elements, and the parade proved all
that could be expected under the circum'
stances.
The companies formed on Court
House square and proceeded by way of
Sixteen tn street and Third avenue to
Market square, where hollow square
| was formed and where the mayor and
city officers and councilmen inspected
the companies and apparatus. This
over, the parade was commenced. the
line of march being over the streets
given in last nights ARGUS.
The order was as follows:
Chief Engineer Henry Butler; Assistant Chief
Bernard Brahm; Chief j. NJ. Hartzell
and Assistant Chief Nels Peter
son; Moline department
Platoon of police under command OF Marshal
Phil Miller.
Moline Light Guard ban4.
Independent Hose company, Moline.
Union Hose company, Moline.
NJ nnehaha Hose company, Moline.
Bleuer's band
SnHnlx hose company, NO rrcu myers,
foreman; o. B. Barth. assistant fore
man; twenty men and cart.
Wideawtk e Hose and Hook and Ladder compa.
ny, Nc. 2; John Streckfus, foreman; Henry
Littig, assistant foreman; twenty-three
men, Gait and truck.
Rescue Hose and Engine ,t company, No s; F,
Flu singer, foreman; Chas. Hanshaw,
assistant fore IT an; eighteen men,
cart and engine.
Cable Hose company, No. 4; Geo. Glass, fore
man Chas. Glass, assistsnt foreman;
tan and ear IT
Holly Hose company, No. 5; Fred Holdorf. fore
man; John NJ. Sullivan, assistant fore
man; sixteen men and cart.
Gilpin ose company, No. Z; l.. NJ. Chambers,
foreman: A. f. Greaser, assistant fore
man; fourteen men and cart.
Franklin Hose company, No O.; F. j. Hodges,
foreman; Arthur Raible. assistant fore
nan; eight men, two carts with
horses-four men TO each
The parade terminated at Turner hall,
, where a lunch was served and some in
formal speeches made.
TRUMPET TooTs.
1t was a muddy tramp.
Phil Miller was the happiest man in the
line.
The police force made a good appears
ance.
The annual ball of the department &C.
ours at Army hall tonight.
The Franklins and the newly organ
lied Gilpins appeared in white shirts and
white straw hats.
The Hollys and Wide. Awakes appeared
In handsome new regulation uniforms of
| blue with silver buttons.
Tho Franklins had both their old and
new carts in line. "Unser Fritz" attached
to the old one and livery team to the
four WI eeled apparatus.
"Unser Fritz" the trained horse of the
Franklin company, didn't like the clang-
ing of the gongs. He has been taught
that that means business and is in for
getting there whenever he hears it. II
was big undertaking to hold him.