The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-02-08
PtREMEN'S DAY.
ANNUAL PARADE OF THE n.
F. D. A LAaGE SUCCESS.
Superb Street ShoW----Hospi-
tally in the Houses.

The Honolulu Fire Department pa
rade on Saturday afternoon was a
grand success, each and every com
pany making creditable showing in
their different accoutrements. The
engines were as usual decorated with
flowers and evergreens and the horses,
with which every engine, hose cart
and hook and ladder truck we're pro.
vided either singly or doably, were
also similarly decorated. Approach
ing o'clock, the hour of starting Of
the parade, the streets were lined
with people eager to witness the pro-
cession. Promptly at that hour the
brigade moved, headed by Fire Mar
shall John Neil and the Pioneers,
consisting Of picked men from each
company and numbering IL men.
Immediately following these came the
Royal Hawaiian Band with thirty.
seven musicians under Professor I'll.
Berger.
The Chief Engineer, julius Asch,
and First and Second Assistants
James HI. Hunt and ID. l.. Kalawaia,
came next. The Fire Police mar
shaled Ia men and looked neat in
their white and black uniforms. The
fine body of men were under the
command of Lieutenant Bruins, owing
to the necessity of Capt. Krouse's
attention to the commlssariat for the
band and other companies. Engine
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More and Assistants j. d. McVeigh
and Geo. Cavanagh made brilliant
complement to the parade, their en-
CINE and horses being literally COW
cred with tropical tributes. Seated
above the driver was the Mascot,
Master Harry Nicolls, who looked
and acted the picture of innocent
childhood. This company mustered
"a fire laddies all told. Following
No. l came Mechanic Engine Co.'s
engine drawn by pair of grays.
This engine was also lavishly decor
ated with evergreens. Foreman w.
H. G. Greig marshalled 33 men. He
was ably seconded by Assistants
Chas. Clark and Jas. Spencer. The
miniature hose contingent of the
company came after their seniors,
drawing a small hose cart decorated
and bearing the word "Aloha. !"
They were joined by other young
sters during the procession, Engine
Co. No. with complement of 43
men succeeded. Their engine was
drawn by pair of dray bays, and
kept up steam throughout the par
AIDE, at intervals blowing a shrill
whistle. Foreman Jas. HI. Boyd and
Assistants Peter Souza and Moses
Kanahele creditably regulated their
men. Protection Hook & Ladder
; Co.'s truck bore the company's
motto, "Where duty calls there you
will find u.s." and was also mass OF
evergreens, artistically intertwined.
The hooks, who numbered 16 men,
were under Foreman Geo. X. Nor
ton and Assistant Henry Kaia. The
line of procession closed with China
Engine Co., with the heaviest COM
plement of men, numbering So all
told. Their engine bore evidences
of the Flowery Kingdom style OF
decorations. Foreman Chang Kin
ruled his men ably. The advertise
! line of procession was followed ou
to the letter.
The only stop was made at the
Palace, where the department pait
their respects to Her Majesty. Th,
Queen, who stood on the steps of thu
J. Palace, was attended by His Excel
lency, G. N. Spencer, Minister O
: Interior, Major j. w. Robertson
!. Chamberlain, and Ladies in Waiting
besides others. The department
marched around the building and OIL
reaching the Palace steps came to
> halt and gave three rousing cheers
After the Liliuokalani March, by tn
g band, ef-Engineer Asch ascendet
the steps of the Palace and presented
the Queen with letter, of which tn
T. following is copy;
t "To HER Gracious MAJESTY QUEE
: LILIUoKALANI.
III ask permission of Your Majest
J. to be allowed the honor of congratu
s. lating you upon the completion of tn
If first year of Your Majesty's reigr
May all the days OF your reign b
II characterized by peace and prosper
e ity,
\. sOn behalf of the members of tn
Honolulu Fire Department, l hereb
express to Your Majesty their loyalt
d to and affection for the Queen.
!. "Gop SAVE THE QUEEN,
Of His Excellehcy G. N, Spence
thanked the department on behalf {
- Her Majesty. Three cheers wei
- given with vim. The differel
=, companies again gave three cheers ,
W they retired. When Engine Co. NJ
= ! came, the foreman placed bouqu
OF flowers in the hands of Mast,
III III Harry Nicolls with instructions
- present it to the Queen. The lit
y fellow performed the service admir
:. bly,, and the offering was gracious
received by Her Majesty.
The only hitch in the parade o
CURED at the Palace, when whiffi
tree of No. 2's hose cart snappe