Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-10
wATERBuRYs FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Annual Inspection, Parade and Picnic
 Held To-Day.

Annual Inspection, Parade and Picnic
 Held To-Day.
 For the first time in several years the firemen have fine day for the annual parade and picnic. The sun shone bright and warm this morning and the hearts of the fire laddies were gladdened. At the different houses all was hustle and confusion. The boys were working like beavers, polishing up their machines and assisted by their lady friends were decor ating their hose wagons with flowers. At 1O:3O three hacks and bus left in | front of the City hall, containing the | members of the court of common coun- | cil, the fire engineer and assistants, the | board of fire commissioners and repre- sentatives of the press. Chief Snagg chaperoned the party.
 The first house visited was Phoenix, No | | 1. Here everything was arranged in good order and horses and carriages were looking slick and neat. Foreman | Wright was present and entertained the inspecting party. Almost every person tried the pole leading from the sleeping room to the floor below. Chief Snagg struck the alarm in the house to show the quickness with which the driver, | James Flynn, and his assistant, Ed Kane can get ready for fire Scarcely had the bell ceased when both men were in position for a dash.
 The next house was No 6. Here a beautiful sight presented itself to the visitors. When the Brass City company do anything they do it well and to-day was no exception. The hose carnage was almost hidden under mass of flowers contributed by lady friends. The sight was a pretty one and showed taste and the touch of lady fingers. Each of the visi
 tors was presented with buttonhole
 bouquet. The quarters were remarkably neat and drew forth the highest praise of the inspector.
 The next house was Rose Hill, No 5.
 The boys had not yet completed the decoration of their carriage, but from its appearance at the time, it was to be seen
 that No would present as fine an ap-
 pearance as any in the parade. The sleeping rooms and parlor were a model
 of neatness, and Foreman William
 Laffin received many words of praise.
 From the Rose Hills the trip was made to the house of Protector, No 4, in
 Brooklyn. Here the florist was just be-
 ginning his work. Everything was in fine condition, the sleeping rooms and
 parlOr coming in for an especial amount
 of praise. The bunk rooms are proba- , bly, the best in the city.
 To the Monitor house the visitors next
 rode. Here tasty fingers had already
 arranged the flowers and the carriage presented a beautiful appearance. The
 
 adverse criticism. They are small and = should be removed to the top story. :. Everything was neat and tasty. ' To the king house the pride or the city
 the inspectors next went. Citizens No 3
 and Mutual Hook8G Ladder company No
 1 are quartered in probably the best fitted
 house in the state. From the truck and
 engine down to the hose wagons, every n thing bespeaks the very best care. Not a a speck of dust could be found anywhere o and the inspectors were loud in their S praise of the house. William Dodds, the e tillerman, is an inventive genius, and r Chief Snagg took special pride in show 0 ing the visitors a sample of his work. In s the sleeping room is common every day l. clock which on first appearance looks # like an ordinary timepiece. But many a wires descending from it attract atten d tion. One wire connects with the gas ,f and IS so arranged that on the alarm
 striking or at 6 o'clock in the morning
 the light is turned on. At the same time
 another wire is attached to weigh 1t and to this weight are attached numer J. ous other wires which in tht d summer time are fastend in turr ir to a frame of mosquito nettins l. which is suspended over each bed. A B. the weight descends the mosquito net er ting is jerked into the air. Other wire i- are connected with the bed clothing r. and at an alarm of fire or at 6 o'clock il e, the morning the sleeper will suddenl, is find himself without any covering. el is a novel and emphatic manner O d. arousing the fremen and meets w1tl " satisfaction in the house. Chief Snags k showed the visitors the quickness witt " which every team in the house coult n. get ready for action. and each horse, en n. dOwed with almost human understand F. ing, sprung to his place before the soun, D. of the bell had died away.
 ty At 80 every company assembled a d. the north side of the green and eacl foreman in turn reported to Assistan
 Engineer Bassett. As soon as each com
 pany had reported, the whole brigad
 was inspected by his honor, Mayo to Baldwin, the board of fire commission
 CTS and members of the common coun cil, while each band in turn struck u of Hail to the Chief The line the ba b formed, and moving around the gree I'd passed in review of the city officials i ,d front of city hall The order was a ho follows:
 Platoon of Police. II, Pope's Band, Hartford. ot Phoenix Fire Go, No 1, 40 men. ie' Colts Band, Hartford. no Citizens Engine Go, No 3, 37 men, Lr Wheeler & Wilson Band, Bridgeport. to Moniter Hose Go, No 3, 26 men. ,n Wallingford Band. I as Mutual H. & L. Go, No 1, 27 men. nf Canadian Band.
 in Protector Hose Go, No 4, 30 men. Ir Meriden Band.
 w. Rose Hill Hose Go, No 5, 37 men. Ir American Band.
 ,is Brass City Hose Go, No 6, 33 men. ire Carriages containing guests and cit as officials brought up the rear. Anon be the visitors were Chief Engineer Jone
 of Westport, Messrs Beecher and Smit
 of Seymour.
 The line of march was then taken t nd Church, to Grand, to Leavenworth, t East Main, to Exchange place, to Banl It. to Grand, to South Main, to East Mai1 ;or to Dublin. Here the parade counter sx- marched to the junction of Cole stree