Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-14
LAST EDITION
FIRE FIGHTERS.
Welcome To These Our
Volunteer Firemen.
FIREMRN'S GREAT PARADE
Nothing in the History OF The City
Ever Equal To 1t.
FIREMRN'S GREAT PARADE

The Streets Alive with Home and visit
Parade-Thousknds Of Persons Along
the Route of the Parade-rhe order
of March and Route of Parade-How
the Home Companies Cared for Their
Guests-NsyOr WILEY Speaks words
of Welcome to the Visitors.
The freman's parade in this city to day
is the greatest event that has occurred
here for years. 1t even surpassed the
great Chester demonstration Of last year.
Fully 2, 800 men were in line and the
sight will be long remembered by all
who witnessed it.
The weather Propitious.
Much anxiety was oecasioned yester.
day by the threatening aspect Of the
weather The sky was overloaded IN
til o'clock last night, when the wind
shifted to the west and the blue sky be-
gan to show itself between the masses of
dark clouds
This morning, while the sky was not
clear, the clouds were so light that the
fear of rain was dispeled, aud occasion
ally the sun would burst through them.
to the delight of the vast throngs upon
the streets
BY the time the parade formed. the
weather was everything that could be
wished. The sun did not have fnll scope
at any time and 1t and the clouds played
hide and seek, during the progress of the
march. This condition made it much
cooler for the men in lins, and when the
parade was over they were much less
fatigued than they would have been had
the sun poHred down it's rays upon them
during the whole time.
The Streets Crowded.
From early this morning the streets
were crowded with men, women and
children, who eagerly watched the com
panies march in. The crowd upon
Market street WAS particularly large.
and every window and other point of
vantage was occupied
The real work of decoration by the
business men and private citizens did
not begin until early this morning, but
long before the time for the parade ar.
rived everything
Big Crowd at the Depot.
The p, w. q B. station was crowded
all the morning with persons watching
the arrival Of the visiting companies.
The crowd was quite enthusiastic, and it
was almost impossible for the visitors to
force their way through it.
Market Street d. corations.
The principal decorations are on Mar
ket street Many Of them are very attrac-
tive. These most prominent north Of
Sixth street are the offices Of the PENN
sula Methodist and Atlas Dredg-
ing Company, William Lawton,
Knights Of Pythias Hall Shields
Library, Meriihew & Mcdaniel Sherwin
& Sen, offices Of ex-Mayor Harrington,
Morgan & Sawdon, Y. NJ G. A.
Hall Kennard's, the Heald Building.
w T. Mearns and Ferris Giles, +.
Robelen, Joseph Kern, George w. Good
ley, Harry Butcher. 7. A. shannon, st.
Mary's Pioneer Corps rooms, Delmarvia
Herbert K Watson, Young Mems Demo
cratic Club Atlantic and Pacific Tea
Company, First Delaware Regiment,
apartments in Masonic Hall; the Hotel
Willis, William q. Farrs, L. j.
Foulk & Coil. A. Fighter, Phillip H.
Wood. Dupont Post. No 2, g A. R
rooms.
The decorations on Market street south
of Sixth street were varied aud beauti-
full. Bayard's, Rudolph's, the Morning
News building Mullins clothing store,
ShArp's. Meyers. Moody's and the
Singer Sewing Machine store,
Lewis and De Ravens stores. Lichen-
stein q Harris, Dickey's Ham burgers
the Consignment house, ROSES, Condor
& McCarthy's, Quigley Mullen's,
Mitchell Bash's. Nearly every house
on Market street has its quota Of small
flags, most of them displaying thegstars
and stripes, with blending Of the Irish
and German eolors.
Fire Buildings Decorated.
The decorations upon the engine houses
were particularly noticeable for the pro-
fuseness and the taste displayed. These
decorations have all been miuutely d.
scribed in the public press and It is I'M
necessary to pescribe them again.
welcomed BY the Mayor
Mayor Wiley spent the greater part
of the morning on the steps Of the City
Hall speaking words Of welcome to she
visiting fremen. The front Of the City
Hall was draped in bunting. and the in
scription Welcome TO cur Volunteers, "
was suspended just over the door. The
speeches Of welcome made by the mayor
we're warmly responded to by the spokes
men of the different visiting companies
Guests Ofthe Friendship.
The Friendship Fire Company Of Har.
risburg, Pa, and the Union Fire Com
pany of York, Pa, were the guests of
the Friendship Fire Company They came
to this city on the II 4e train over the
P w, & B. railroad. They were met at
the station by the home company headed
by the Metropolitan Band with Henry
@. Turner as spokesman. After
the preliminaries of welcome, the two
Wishing companies we're escorted to the
engine house at Tenth aad Shipley
streets There they countermarched
and went 50 the Hotel Willis, where they
dined.
Union Company, No g. of York. was
headed by the Loganville Band, twenty
three pieces, under ths leadership OF
Professor w NJ. Snyder. The band uni.
forms were of dark green material and
presented very fne appearance.
The company had thirty one men in
line They wore black regulation 6rs
hats, fawn overeoats, red flannel shirts
black ties and and dark pants They
presented handsome appearance.
The Friendship Company was accom-.
panied by the Commonwealth Baud Of
twenty two pieces under the leadership
of Professor Gastrock. The uniforms o.
the band were blue.
This company bad thirtV-one uniformed