The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-05
GREAT DAP FOR W1LL1AmsBR1DGE
Everybody Turns Out to Help Celebrate
the pmrchn-r of the NnN Fire EnEIne.

everybody Turns Ont to Help SctebThto
the Purchase of the New Fire EnGine.
Ordinarily day as hot and dry as yesterday
discovers Wiamsbridge to be trifle hotter
and good deal dustier than any other place
in this country. This is 10 because the village
is rich in unpaved streets and exceedingly
poor in shade trees. Roads from every point OF
the compass come together on a dusty knoll
called the public square. Tho nominal condl-
tion OF tho village Is one OF slumbrous peace.
and anything as big rs small fire. for exam
| pie, makes great deal of excitement and con-
fusion. A fire that started in row OF small
frame houses on the White Plains road few
months ago did not end practically until yes
terday. whichIwas the biggest day Williams
bridge has over seen. The buildings were tho
I property of Judge Murphy. The discoverer of
the flames spread the alarm through the neigh
! boring villages by telegraph, and fro appa-
| ratus came hustling down from Mount Vernon
and up from Westchesteri in time to save all
when they arrived. This disaster made 1t clear
to everybody that WilliamsbridRe needed
pany was organized, and shortly after this nm
engine guaranteed to throw astroam OF water
qSfes S cost ABOUT and he Climax
o me oXGi,i1g circqmstanees attending the
inc company was reached yesterday when
ffS sh S5%dd s r sPS sp Sff By nr
tbe, hill tops and then the Village got OF up U and
added to the, festive ,colorinG by a liberal as
the residents of the outlying districts began to
arrive ia all sorts OF vehicles. Clouds OF dust
In as S GSSn ey Rnf
meyer 70 settle again. Then the trains began 70 |
w %Pioad ylsitCrs who came from the north and
who who cane on trains from the south. Tho mem;
Hs5s 9 the fire brigade to h9 nmb9r Of
glaHeu caps, and red moustaches They had |
decorated their new engine and truck with
roads. where they were carefully guarded from
me curiosity OF pnuniformed persons;
FIVE men from this city who Immediately DO:
&a9erpSs Sse No. the sas
fS HiIp IN the days Of tho old Volunteer Fire
sem
spoke Of yiG9r in lighting IRE and rival hose
t sGnd; Tho old hose carriage was placed be-
EEsffhered under tree and talked Of the days
Fee S when 1T the gHd eers showed qp
George G.. Walker, and his assistants were James
Hugh hughes and Hepry Harper. They all had red
, upon by he other members, Of the company
VINO had black monstacheS II there had been
Their dress was Similar to the dress Of the In.
dependent No. l. which is the name Of the
t ner waps eempany except that the lat
t ii against a smash with trumpet. as one Of
the old volunteers remarked.
crowd and the dust that one eoud sca T,sh Re
from the other, the band Of tho
ents. led BY Foreman William H. Rose and Ills
assistants. T. G.. Kldder and T. McTurck came
after them, dragging their pew and gayly dec
EF ts dbn ARE ara and then body
t IN the old rugged volunteers. looking 1T
we're no prospects, OF q race and no opportunity
to smash anybody. The, Catholic Protectory
nIously together and the procession wound
around the village and was greeted at fro
G G}n, intervals by hearty applause. It was
pam That the villagers were proud OF their
I ERE Department and were anxious to heap
honors upon IT,
the publ square were gathered Assemblyman
Bradford Rhodes. who had come down from
bis home 10 Mnmaroneck TO review the parade.
trustees. 1t was n great sight when the pro-
cession passed the reviewing stand. with the
crowd cheering. The procession halted f for tA a
moment and then moved on again and Kicked
i ma 10 lot more Tn dust to Lees Grove where it
mingled on equal terms and ate and drank anu {
themselves. An important feature OF =
no days celebration was the trial of the new 9
'nglne 1t was rugged W and the stream turned /
N an old building. The result was entirely I
Speeches We're made by some Of the great a
men present and the village and visitors and a
verybody a4d everything was congratulated. r
hat Williamsbrdge IL great big place full OF O
ultuEe, patriotism. and chvalry. and that II Q
l nacs aGes1 o9E ont there won't pe any
ridge. Tho old Volunteers didn't like these J
peeches. and two OF the BLACK moustached Q
mes withdrew TO one corner and agreed that n
hey could do up the Independents In some Z
hing less than one minute. q