The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-21
rIREMEN IN CONVENTION.
,x,vrH 4HRONGED WITH MEN IN
rIyY.COLORED UNIFORMS

1Afi-Io"
..s ex.ur,. From New Yorr
ne.s,,. A dd 10 the A ttrsctiyeuess
-. seere-Prire Military Drills snd
%.ok asa Ladder and Hose Races.
v, Auo. 20.-The chief event Of to-
q, ~. third day OF the nineteenth annual
oT' w "a ,ba Nav York State Firemen's
eon'' ,'.,n, was the arrival OF q special train
Asve war tho West Shore road, bringing
OF s 81 compapy OF eSempt tiremen
tne .,.- ~ Nav York and tho eortespondipR
Of -, a, Rroollyn. Uerkimer had been
st. ~ mind for more than week in an
.,s. Tor the mast two days hose COM
uep ps. ho,v and ladder com panies and engine
pi.s bod boep coming in and nlling hotels
O" ling houses and making the streets
suu nth their many -tolorcd uniforms
.Is ~, tho time eeemei ms though nothing
Nu ',I Ia N tho at,ractiyeness or the interest
W .u..IImer,s visitors. but. lust rs tho early
~. Md ani.hed their breakfast to day. tho
ssyo,t Train drew IN Mt Mohawk. q mile
MN Tho rolored porters Of tho sleeping
away. NV .s,,.,v.s 70 rj,co stool. tor
hos, n, gray haired old men In red shirts.
s"V' ,,..rs md black helmets, and another
drap ,ro"e1' 80, al h,oct trou.sra who
to,t In rcd sh'rts anu '.a.s .,ou'eIs. WV"
..n. an, on the platform and Eazed about as
came w, ,.c,,tors re,ed curiouslr. Old and
10y ID 'uo p..,,,,,,. ,.r. h,, a ,,d;.r
eray-haircd 'hcy rett"'i.S wer'. pu' "N'uIoier
l., 1, vould have boon hard to !'nd anywhere.
~. and furrovs of their Iaces mnde
Inc seAwe nn non.ri,pors IN tho crowd -,
Them especially CONSPICUOUS III 'ho ero"u VI
,nnna. red-cheeked country men who soon
sa.d ,hsn
surrounoeu ' ,h. .r,n,s =, ~. ,,nor, o,a
Hero wcro inc TeH'huu vi 'ho h"uouS o!u
,,,,n.ssr fire force Of the metropolis. tho
,o'". Of tho Dry Dock company and
ssDr ss".rv how. tho men who thirty ant forty
and nity years ago ran with the machine and
~. Ia, bvJron.a and naraded on gala
i S'1. and were at once tho Joy and tho terror
~ ,housanda Everybody Ind real no end OF
" ..., en-. ,a-.-Ievi, sn,r,, o,d ,-oIi,,i
s,n. ,s Of tho Old volunteers, and now hore
~, we're. 1t was worth the price Of admis.
a ,. Wv, :, s.c ono Of them. ma WAS remarked
over and over again. Tho old f1rcmon were
anti. As vol pleased to he among the young
a a..'. ria, formed in line. and when The Tx.
eelsior Hook and Laouer Company OF HerEi-
m., ..me a'onC with a big lrass band as an
msl ... nv. nynorIyn excmpts mt their mas
CO.., !ou,, inv ali mnr,hod across fhe Siobnws
snH SS % k.rs NOR village. Whers IO neon,a
sas S r 70 All 10 Wonder AT and welcome thsm
$1,000 feneS , ". nnnmnI co"rnn,;,,n ~ IN,
Inc rinr .nO't Is 80 iat,nn onsnan in Hersi'
siaIe ai TnnsI,y mornina The I,ih The iii.
mo. on or Hsrsim,r md bcen tryins to secnra
the eonysnt, non r ,w9 yeat ana Mhrn ,ney
succeeded .nSy m,n' s,,,s WI" SItnuSinsn
contributed Literally ana n,Ee rr.ses IN cash
nere nnere". cnvn,.a rar "use ~
t tSo arches arches I to welcome the visitors hal necn
eIp.stan.nTs were .u,y reaa,..dH. ,h an MhaSua!
bumIs. n " Chur. H. nsrs o1 m W o minea
ssoens =, order s,E o. u,nnoa cs h
wy IVA 49,
. va !. nn% me o,h.r usre.Wo, iaira Va no
EI nan y" "nu rherenitsr the dav nss'eS ~
~ .hem. 90, 49,, ~ , we ~
iouune ,,,,I.. W -, 10 ,Ii $500 imSs
V ,,nt;ons WIN mi nam. ser sou-
Wn.I ou' .une, W MI. ~ - Nv. uau"i 49,.
Wednesday vas a'Io rontlne day; put there
VT s ssar,nd r,nga'" Eai,s ior ,ha ,acs ~.
~ az ,na n.n,inn ~ we riace ,or
s e. chsr est s. Rogers Of Mudsos 70. %1 smother
io9tns Mere o. smsesns,n r hh OF
Y.i l. q Mount Vernon. j ohm i. Has,ry 81 81
j.. Th"mas Monrhsn q
]. s.rdner 81 %aterl"o Mas ie los,ed nnani:
HSn,Ws WIS AMIN nsy sEue" rHssoin
his seireary 81 me Snti2ns Assos,ato1
~ =, htbii" NJ, thn nrId "
Tuntin,e evervons cnn,ribnted 70 n fund ~
~. ~" ",nr.n,;nn a",omrn.d and wnnt IN "u w
IT, sSa ~. .ae ~ rou 'tono "uu "'h' 10
Tha ~. III Inn ~ The co,v nton b,,,n to.J.x
AND IL wns I -dnv that ali HeIkimer neonn 10
NY NY =. =" an ,nr,,nn,, 49,, ~, ~ t ~
!.t' M au uI U. =, ~ I'M ~ ", Win
eaIeat ~ y ErlhuW"y iai'. AheY nal zen ths
hut NOW tie " Oh men from she Twin Lake
40, l.ment aud NOretou-ryi - ,os'ld tho
sEei visiio. a from III. m, tronoiis ma - hall
49,, 'i .,.;n. ~ " nj. - 80. -. !" 49, ~,
uti.n ,mcI,o. e..eS. ne!s VIZ .ers "nu
Sliacels rom re Vicinity ana iaklfs from no
one could toll Mhsre. IN lHct, the ,nkirs were
tho most conspicUouS .ealiiro OF the whole
show by no N the crnY,i was SO thick on tho
anyWhpr, had 10 take to the dusty street. while
the road 10 tho county tnir grounds where tho
contests wore being held. wa, like Park row in
commission hours.
Meantime the weather had Lcen 81 nply pc--
feet for tho sport WITHIN the lair grou IDS. l,
added not n little TO the 600 opinion that
Strangers formed o. the village for Herkir,er
lies 10 the green valley o. the Mohawk and i.
surrounded By tree-covered hills TINT In the
blue haze Of to-day's sun made u superb pan.
NOT have boon improved tho companies
gathered on tho Groupi. ami the OIL
GERS OF the association noted with plens-
urs that not only ha,, lie cntries bean
larger bpt tn. number Of teams npne,r ring was
crcs.er ,han n.ar ho 'ora IL m nj. 80 800
Inn ~ IA $500 20 s,rJ -, ~" az. '.is LUIS
~ ~" IA 'ng o.u Ht"ri D anu an" nc NV grand
modest price Of rs cents a head. The snort
or ned with rriye military drils or nyoli,.
tluns a;ter the fnsho, nj vnnnr lndies in
Ir ON dri, II wa. ,ntaroayino 80 = nar,,ni
pants AMI their jmmei a'e ilierts ,rne ioi-
lowing wero The 90 adj ions Of the contest with