The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-12

largest and finest affair OF the kind |
that ever took place In this city. There |
will DO twenty-five fire companies and |
twenty bands in tho line, making q |
total Of about 1900 men.
The following route has been an |
nounced by Chief Marshal Frank L. |
Brandt:
Form on Fourth street right resting |
on Lombard. The line will form at |
1.30 and will move as soon after Q |
O'Clock as possible, coming up Fourth |
street to French, to Twelfth, counter |
march to Front, to Market, to Ninth, |
TO King, to Sixteenth, to Market, to |
Tenth, to West, to Fourth, to Jackson, |
to Linden, to Maryland Avenue, to |
Front, to Tatnall, to Second, to French,
TO Fourth, to Bridge. to Third, to |
Christiana avenue, to Claymont to A. |
to New Castle avenue, to b, to |
Head, to Christana avenue, to Third, |
to Bridge, 10 Fourth, to French and
there dismiss.
The signal to start will be twelve
strokes OF the bell In the City Hall
tower which will be struck by Super
intendent Pierson, from the fire alarm
box nearest to Fonrth and Lombard.
The Friendship Steam Fire Engine
Company. No. l, the oldest in Della
ware and the oldest in the United
States, will entertain the Friendship
Company of Harrisburg, sixty strong
with band of twenty-five pieces, and
lUnionlCompany fssYork, Pa, fifty-tive
men and band OF twenty-three pieces.
The Metropolitan Band of Philadel-
| phia, twenty-five pieces has been en-
gagged by the local organization. This
band will give concert at the engine
house, Shipley and Tenth streets, from
to 1880 o'clock in the evening. A
delegation of members of the Phila-
delphia paid Fire Department is ex-
pected to be guest: of the Friendship
Company. The Hanley Hose of Chester
has also been invited, but no answer
has been received. Henry G. Turner
will be the spokesman of the local
company.
The Friendship will have 60 fully
equipped members in line, and the
steamer will be drawn by four dark
and two bays. and the hose cart by
four white horses. [..
Paramount Company of Philadelphia
will he the guests OF the Fame Hose
Company. No. l. The visitors will con-
slst OF 40 mon, who will bring their
hose carriage.
The Weccacos Legion Band of Phila-
dalphia, twenty-five pieces, Will fur
nish music for the Fame Hose and
give a concert at the engine house in
the evening from until 10 o'clock.
Four iron grays will draw the engine
In the parade and two sorrel horses
will draw the hose carriage. Visitors
will be entertained in tile reception
room.
The Reliance Company will have 60
fully equipped men in line, headed by
the West Chester Band. This company
will entertain the Lenape Company of
: New Castle. .-...-. ...a
There will he forty members of the
Lenape Company, and they will bring
their apparatus.
The Reliance has also invited the
South Bethlehem Steam Fire Company,
! but it is not yet certain whether they
, will accept.
The members Of the Delaware Truck
Company expect 400 visitors, as the
1 following companies have accepted
invitations:
MoyamensinR Hook and Ladder
: Company OF Chester. $50 men; Leba
: non Hook and Ladder Company, OF
p Lebanon Pa. 10 men; Ncversink Fire
Company, of Reading. rs; Good vii
: Chemical Engine Company Of Atlantic
t | CITY 80 men. Besides these abou
L fifty prominent flremen firemen from
4 Philadelphia Reading, New York ant
Brooklyn are expected. Colonel North,
1
The Delaware Company have securee
= German Hail and Odd Fellows Hail. u,
their headquarters, the latter to bt
. used i'll ease Of an emergency. Th'
} company will have S. equipped mel
n In line, and their large aud handsome
!, truck will lie drawn by nine gra!
horses.
Before the company leaves this
truck house to Join in the parade
&, 4 Ia n 1.
:. silk Tag, by William Lloyd. TIN
AZ company has secured the Repubii
II Band of Philadelphia to furnish music
: A banquet Will be rendered the visitors
Ia at German Hall, in the evening.
- The Phoenix Company will have s
ia men in line, and their engine will l.
3 drawn by six grays, and the hos
IA carTiage by two graHs. The mem
4 bei6 will entertain the Volunteer Hos
10 and Hook and Ladder Company a
10 Mlddletown, who will bring their hos
I'd carriage and hook and ladder truck.
a. Tho following eompanies have ais,
been invited: John r. Almond III
gine Company of Salisbury; Hope Hos
of Volunteer Firemen of Philadelphia
Nv Niagara Hose Company OF Philadel
~ phla; Camden Veteran Volunteer As
y ISOLATION, and Atlantic Fire Compan,
s. No ., Of Atlantic City
I'll lie MidultLOWll com any VIII nav
be "a men and arrangements have bee
-. made to haye them entertained at til
" Kirliwood Park House, Eleventh an
IS. kirkwuod streets. Other guests will /
cared Tor at Bradleyls Hotel, EleYent
and French streets. Music will be fu
ne nished by the Star Band of Coatsyill
'e- Twelfth street Park will be enclose
and lighted by electric lights for Il
III, entertainment of the guests in ii
ell evening.
ast The Washington Steam Fire Cor
nc pany will entertain the FELTON, Steal
ill Fire Company of South Chester. III
ye, visitors will consist of 20 men, al
ge will bring their apparatus and d ban
The Washington will have so mon
line, headed by the First Regime
to Band oil twenty pieces.
HE 10th engines, the hose carriage al
-, truck will bo In the parade, four hors
~ being attached TO each engine aud tY
horses each to the truck and carriag
The visitors will be entertained at q
her OF tile hotels aid at the ehgiGe-hous
md French street near Third.
ria. The NeecHcoe Company expect
turn out very strong, and will ha
the lf4tna Hose and Hook and Ladd
Company Of Newark, consisting of
80 men as their guests. The Weccac
% % will lie headed by Hyatts Militia
~, az Band, and the engine VIII lie drawn
" four horses, and the hose cart by tM
NJ The Liberty Fire Company, t
youngest in tho department viii lIi
the Others in the number ana afps;
500 auce OF the members. Their Ii,
;ry, steamer will lie housed on that day