Daily Kennebec journal., 1891-07-16
THE MUSTER
At Bangor Was a Great and
Genuine Success
As Far as It Went till Inter
rupted by a Shower.
Hundreds Of Pilemsn and Thousands o.
Visitors In lha City.
Tbs Contests Postponed TIL Thursday
Stopped by the Rain.
rSpecisl 10 the KEssKBEo JOURNAL.

| Special to the hENsEBEC JOURNAL.
BANGOR, July l5,-Tfsin after train uu
loaded hundreds OF fremeu, dozens Of hose
reels, hand tubs and steamers, and thou
sands of spectators in our city today. begin
ming early in the morning and keeping it uT
all day. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
Massachusetts. Connecticut and Maine
combined to make up the immense gather
ing, and a finer set Of men never marched
our streets.
| The crowd Of spectators that througed
| our streets all day came from everywhere,
and everyone was good nstured and intent
On having good time.
TIE Union Engine Company Of Halifax
were the & rst to arrive. and were quartered
at the Peuobscot Exchange. Six Mssss-
chusetts companies arrived on the Boston
boat. handsome bodies of men, The Fly
ing Yankee brought in several provincial
companies. The pullman and extra trsins
from the ives, were loaded down with fire.
men, machines aud vieitors from every
where. 1t is estimated that there are over
400 frcmen IN town, while there must be
5000 to 10. 900 visitors.
The city is beautifully decorated, bunt-
ing AMI flags flying in every direction.
Bangor is having gala day. and there are
lots of people here to enjoy 1t.
TWAS s O'Clock when the companies
commenced to get into line for the parade.
By 3 40 every thing was Ill readiness ana
the lorg line started. The route WAS As
follows: Up State street to Pearl, counter
march to Essex. up Essex to Somerset, to
Broadway, to Cumberland, to Harlow. TO
Kenduskesg bridge. up Main to Union,
through High to Ham mond, to Union, to
Hsmpdsn road, to Msplewood Park.
The weather was hot, yea, fesrfully hot,
hut every one stuck TO his post, aud the
finest parade of ficemen ever seen here
was the result.
General Joseph Smith was chief mar
shal, and handled the long column with
ease HIS assistants did their duty faith
fully, and aided greatly in carrying ou.
successfully the programme of the day.
The procession was made up as follows
FIRST DIVISION.
Col, Victor Brett. Marshal.
Aids-0. B, Bridges, Charles S. Pearl, T. u Nose,
A. c. Sawyer, Edward N. Egery, Walter l..
Citisens Band, ST. John, N. B., 70 pieces.
Salvage Corps. 20 men, K. +. = Fink in com
msnd. s.. John, N. b. delegation including run
ming team, s. men. George Blake In command
Windsor, N. s., delegation. 20 men. Morton o.
Smith. captain.
woodstock, N. b Hose Co, 10 men. +. N j.
Dibbl., chief engineer 10 c5mmand
Halifax delegation. Union Engine Co, with hose
team. 40 me-. Matthew II. Condor In com
mani
Wellington Hose Co, ST. Stephen. N. B., 20 men,
George Z. Ryder, foreman.
SECOND DIVISION.
Lieut. Col. W. Harding, Marshal
Aids-b. W. Pummer. N. Chilcoit. George u.
Dole. d. A. Robinson, +. ID. Pullen, G u GARD
bangor Band. a pieces, A. D. Harlow, leader.
Bangor Fire Department, Chief Engineer aIhef
in command.
Union Steamer NO, J.
Steamer vi ~ No. ,.
Steaaer Iip' tty No. 4.
Champion Hook and Ladder Compa0y.
Union Hose Co. No. !, ID. +. Sexton, foreman, %
men.
Holly Hose Co. No. :, George IL katt. foreman
Is men.
Elijah Low Hose Co. No. :. George Finnigau,
foreman, 10 men
Eureka II 5sc Co. No. ., VIM Smiley, foreman. Is
men.
Dlrigo Hose Co. No. 3, Ellsworth. q men, Chas
!. Brown, foreman.
8. W. Morton Hose Co.. tittsburg, Macs, 70 men,
8mes Kelly, foreman
Eagle Hose Co, orono. ~ men, James IL. Am
brose, foreman
Shamrock II ose Co, Turner's Falls, Mass, 10 men,
". s. Bailey Hose Co, Northampton. Mass, ID
men. J. A. Roadway, foreman.
John O'Gara Hose Co., Spencer. mass, 25 men,
- OBrsn. foreman.
Alert ose Co. No. /. Gardiner, 10 men, &. W.
flooding, foreman.
Eureka Hose Co., Thomaston, 20 men, Il. &. Yves
ton, foreman
independent Hose Co, No. p Richmond, IL men,
Frank Paul, foTemen, with brass band.
Atlantic Hose Co Augusta, Il men, Charles W.
Kicker, foreman.
veazie Hose Co, No |, Neazie. II men, Charles
Dudley, foreman.
"J L. M" Hose Co., Old Town, 20 men, George +.
Lockwood, foreman.
f. J. Heath Hose Co, Chicopec, Mass Is men,
r. II. Houlehan, foreman.
Volunteer Hose Co., Augusta, 20 men, ". Bean,
c erk
Union Hose Co, No. |. West Winsted, Conn, Il
Il men, l.. Is Griswold, foreman.
Eagle Hose Co, Gardner, Il men, Harry Berry,
foreman, accompanies By their drum corps.
John j. Lynch Hose Co Hofyoke, Mass. Is men.
DC. Stannaid. manager and car tain.
Eagle Hose Co No. {, Brewer, 20 men, W. ii.
Kingsbury, foreman
Sockanossett Hose Co, Houlton, Is men. Martin
Lawless, foreman.
Deluge Hose Co. No. ], Brewer, IS men, W +.
Parker, foreman.
Tiger Hose Co, orono, Id men, Isaiah Clair,
foseman.
Dirigo Hosc Co Btt wer, 10 men, Charles Baker,
foreman.
THIRD DivIsOS.
Maj. ". W. Emerson -Narshal.
I u,. II Cob. Inhn n.