The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-10

that 1t did look as if it would have been i'm
possible to unravel the tangle, and yet,
when at 1890 o'clock word was given for
the DIVISION to move. the whole tangled
order.
Ihis division was headed by Marshal f.
b. FTeeiand and his aids, E. A. Sherman
ana John K Coryell. The massing of the
cars al the foot of Market street, with the
vast crowd that filed every space, made it
look 1or while as if some of the floats and
engines would have to take roundabout
lrack ana fall into line further along,
put tie police arrangements soon dispelled
tnat dlihsulty. The crowd was Gle ared, and
the cars brought as close together AS possible
ana the fioat entitled "California-1S46'
swung round into the street without doing
damage to the cars or to any one.
'Ga!lfornia-1S46' was emblematic of the
conoition and appearance OF the country be-
lore the discovery of gold An Indian lodge
or tepee was erected on the platform of the
wagon, around which number of Indians
were seated. The country was represented
as beng rough and broken. The braves
smoked their pipes and the papooses en-
J0yed themselves. while tho women were en-
gagged IN domestic pursuits. Hanging con-
splcuous!y around were implements of saw
age warfare and the chase, but no piano or
lace curtains could be seen. 1t was a sight
tlat Drought back years of recollection to
the men whose hair and boards were white,
some OF whom looked as if they would have
liked very much to have taken backward
step OF forty-fve years, and gone out hunt
ing these same redskins.
Hoorah, here we are, all the way to Cali
forny, and around the turn came the same
old wagon that was used by Adam in the
Garden OF Eden TO haul apples ill., and which
he aiterward swapped Off to Connecticut
Yankee who wanted to cross the pains in
'49, Tor Barlow jack-knife and "bar'l OF
apple sass 1t was drawn by yoke Of
cattle, and from holes punched in the cover
the heads OF samantha and the kids pro-
truded. Samantha smoking a corn cob pipe.
jededlah was keeping his eye out all the
time for place where there was plenty of
wood and water to camp. He found ii. The
wagon cover was OF Itself curiosity. Old,
battered, torn, the old legend Bound for
California, 1S49," stood out in bold relief,
reminding one of the Ancient Mariner, or
the hieroglyphics on Cleopatra's Needle.
There was considerable train of those
who awakened memories of California when
there was 'man for breakfast" every
morning. The Mexican cafrata, mule
teams, mounted plainsmen and COWBOYS,
very small burro carrying very large man,
labeled The Pony Express" the man be-
ing "Old CHIPS" There was float repre-
sentlng miners at work Some were using
the pick, some shovels, and others with an
old-fashoned rocker or cradle. "Old Bach"
Adams, as Captain Adams of Calaveras
County is called, was there with his whole
miners cabin ON Saturday night. The wash
ing was hung out on a line to dry, while the
miners We're sitting on three-ltgged stools or
on the ground; some reading letters from
home, some writing to them they had left
behind, some playing old sledge to see who
should go for the mail do the cooking or go
Tor the mail next week, and all were smok-
ing their pipes, that emblem of civilization
and refinement that not all the five-centers
in the world can do away with. Captain
49,, IA
wood, water and grass" As red was the
fashionable color in those days, the red shirt
"beld the aidge."
Next came the heroes of Monterey, Che
pultapec, Resaca de la Palma, the Rio
Grande and Mexico. the veterans Of the
furr0Wed faces, who had kicked "0ld age "
behind them, and were boys once more.
They rode in carriages and were marShaled
by w. G. Lee. Following them were
Colonel Stevenson's command of California
Volunteers and the Society of Pioneers, led
by President Montgomery. As they passed
the corner of Steuart street they were
saluted by twenty-five "boyS IN blue" Ma
tive Sons under command OF tnat youngster
Captain w. Y. Douglass, who. with his
breast covered with badges and his teeth
glistenng in the suns rays like two rows of
ivory, sang out Here, come down out Of
that you young fellows, and walk, and
then everybody roared with laughter. The
Captain isn't a day over eighty, If that, and
his fun and frivoiity must be attributed to
his extreme youth, aud the fact that he is
just IN from the country.
just let us run this gang ahead as
fast as possible, or, as Captain Douglass
said, double them up so as to make room
fof the others The carriage procession at
this point contained the senior members of
the California Pioneers, the Society of Ter
ritorial Pioneers and the visiting Pioneer
societies, marshaled by Dixie w. Thompson
and his aids, w. c. Hendrickson and j. ID.
Callaehan. followed by the Junior Pioneers
Then came two floats, emblematical OF ag-
rlculture and horticulture il 1890, on which
were displayed III profusl0n the products OF
the orchard, the vineyard and the field, with
Joseph Figel as special aid and the French
band. The Pioneer Division of the Fire
Department followed drawing little pocket
edition of an engine so ancient in its make
up that antiQuarians have vainly endeavored
to ascertain lis origin. Here was chance
for Captain Douglass to fire another shot.
Il say, you fellows, there. Why don't
you pick the little thing up and carry IT
in your pockets, and not be dragging it
through the streets in that wayY" And
here came in another roar of laughter.
An old fossil, who has escaped from the
gave by means OF some underground rail-
road, says that this little engine was built
in New York in 1890, before Cornell Ander-
son was Chief Engineer of the New York
Fire department, aud was brought to Cali
lOIHla III loiJ possibly 10 De uSeu Tor
hydraulicking purposes. No one has ever
found out yet the actual purpose for which
it was built.
Following came the Exempt engine sone
of the latest patterns Of the steam lire en-
gines, model hose carriage, the. new
chemical engine and water tower, the Under
writer's Fire Patrol, under command of
Captain Russell j. White, the fire patrol
wagon, veteran and visiting firemen and
Bruhn's Baud. The remainder of the sec
ond division was composed Of the grand
officers aud Past Grand Presidents OF the
Native Sons of the Golden West in car
Iiages, with William Ii. Miller, Grand
President, ana parloFs of the Native Sons
on foQt, The handling of the division was
superb, and, rs it progressed along the line
of march, it was cheered aud pelted with
bouque,s and floral emblems 1t was COW
ered with bunting and with glory.
THIRD DIVISION.