St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-11
IN GLITTERING ARRAY
The Fire Departments Con-
tribution to the IlIumi-
nation Pageant.
an Admirable Presentation Of
the City's Fire-Fight-
ing Force.
The Disturbance Created By
an Alarm Of Fire En-
Route.
Eote and Comment Of the
Main Features Of the
Parade.

1t was as if the entire population Of
the state of Minnesota had by common
accord congregated on Third street last
night. 1t had scarcely begun to grow
dark when the street seemed 10 fill up.
Fathers and mothers, with a halfdoZen
or so children in their train; groups of
giggling girls. with more than a tend
ency toward flirting; stylish collegians
In :twos and threes; society men
with red neckties, shopgirls, clerks,
a society girl or two, servants; Ger
mans, ScandinavianS, Irish, English
and nondescriptS of no apparent ma
tiOnality; happy people, unhappy peO
pie and people who have never analysed
their feelings; good people. bad ones
and the Indifferent majority-till the
street was Ole indiScrimlnate mass of
humanity, strolling ceaselessly UP and
down, the two streams of people sepa-
rated by StatueSque and immaculate
policemen here and there.
At last the martial beat of a drum
came rolling down the street. Back
swept the crowd TO the curbstones, be-
fore nine mounted police In white
glOved dignity. Then came the board
of fire commissioners in carriages. fol-
lowed by the reform school band. with
fits neat knlckerbocker uniforms. There
were nineteen in the band.
Chief jackson, in his shining red
wagon, led the procession that followed.
1t was the entire fire department of st.
Paul. Eleven engines, six chemical
engines, five hook and ladder trucks,
eight hose wagons, four hose carts, four
supply wagons, the geySer, and the
three fire patrols In the following order:
af
No. l. Engine Company No. l, Chemical No.
], Engine Company No 2, Hook and Ladder
Company No. 4, Engine Company No. 3, sup
ply wagon.
First Assistant Chief Martin-Hook and
Ladder Company No ., Engine Company
No. 4, Chemical No. > Engine Company No.
8. Engine Company No. q. Chemical No. 3,
Engine Company No. Z Hook and Ladder
Company No. 3, supply wagon.
Second Assistant Chief Cook-Engine Com
pany NO. s. Hook and Ladder Company No.
J. Engine Company No. Q, Chemical No. 4,
Engine Company NO. 10. Chemical 70. 5,
Supply Hose Company No. ], supply wagon.
Third Assistant Chief Lovagood-Hook ana
Ladder Company No 5, Engine Company
No. IL, Chemical No 6, Engine Company No.
y Chemical No. z, Supply Hose Company
No. ., supply wagon.
1T was such parade as any city might
be proud of" said eX-Gov. Hoard. of Wis
consin who watched it from a balcony 1T
is the finest thing l ever saw" The metal
highest degree. and reflected every colored
light along the street with enhanced bril-
lance. The wagons of a bright red color,
were absolutely spotless. finer-looKing
set Of men than our fire laddies it
would be hard to find in all the land In their
trim, double breasted uniforms natty caps
and spotless white gloves. they were a de-
light for the eyes. Such horses as danced
and pranced along impatient at being COM
PEELED 10 walk, were never seen before. They
were simply models of equine perfection
with names of silk and skins of satin Many
OF the horses and engines were decorated
with flowers. and the firemen each wore a
flower on the lapel of his coat.
The small boys in the crowd fairly went
wild when two fire companies composed of
little boys in highly decorated carts passed.
The amateur engines and ladder wagons
were very good limitations of the real things,
and were drawn by prancng teams of boys.
But the women and men in the crowd had
eyes only for tie real engines and carts.
As the different companies passed they
were greeted with cheers that fairly made the
lights wink IN establishment. The beautiful
horses hardly touched the pavement, and
seemed just ready to break into mad galop
But they didn't. There was applause and
there were cheers and ringing of bells and
shouting, but no accident happened. 1t was
wonderful and stirring sight. 1t was dis
unctly the event of the week, and not a man,
woman or child there but went home proud
Of the department.