The record-union., 1893-10-26
VETERAN FIREMEN.
Home Again From Their Eastern Pill
grImage.
The Red-Shirted Veterans Report Hav-
ing Had Most Enjoyable
Journey.

Last evenings train from the East
brought back the Veteran Firemen who
had been making tour of the Eastern
cities. They were all hale and hearty
after their months round of sightseeing
and feasting.
During their brief stay in the city last
evening, while en- route to San Francisco,
a RECORD D-UNIoN reporter talked with
number of the red-shirted veterans, and
they all spoke enthusiastically Of the
splendid time they enjoyed east of the
Rocky Mountains.
ut was one grand round of recep-
tions," said Senator Mahoney, President
of the association. "Everywhere we
went the people turned out and gave us
royal welcome. 1t began at Ogden, Utah,
where the occasion of our visit was made
a holiday. all the people participating in
the reception to the seventy-five old Cali
I fornia tiremen. And so it was overy-
whero-at Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Albany,
New ! Ork, hington-everywhe we
went-the citizens and fire organizations
met and gave US the best they had.
1--WE were splendidly treated by Gov
ernOr Flower at Albany, and there also
/
Calitornians, invited the pilgrims to their
elegant home, and presented us with an
abundance of fruits and other delicacies.
'At Washington President Cleveland
| received us personally, and made quite
speech of welcome. Congressman Cami-
netti introduced me to the President, and
when l told him | used to know him IN
Buffalo many years ago he exclaimed:
What! are you Jerry Mahoney? Mr..
| Caminetti, this man once broke up the
Democratic party OF ButfaiOn
Sat the Worlds Fair? Oh, yes, we
spent eleven days in Chicago, and saw the
whole thing. The Midway PIaisance?
y es, the old boys took all in-we didn't
let any part Of the show escape us. Oc-
| tober 10th was the day set for the Veteran
Firemen of the country to show them
selves, but-would you believe it?-Cali-
fornia was the only State represented by
a red-shirted delegation. We paraded,
however, and made the entire circuit of
the Worlds Fair grounds.
I'VE were received by General Palmer,
Director OF the fair, who delivered an ad-
dress of welcome. Mark /. Mcdonald
and myself replied. and altogether we
had great day in the White City"
Here the Senator'S plump little l1-year-
old daughter, Marie Belle, presented
| herself, bedecked with the brilliant
badges of various firemens associations.
The little miss wanted the reporter to be
sure and not put her down as a l6-year-
old girl, as had been done somewhere
during her travels. She said herself and
sister had had q most enjoyable trip, as
had all the ladies of the party.
AsSemblyman j. q. Mccall of Oakland,
who is Secretary and Treasurer of the
! association, was also very enthusiastic in
| recounting the incidents of the trip. He
| corrobOrated all that Senator Mahoney
! had said and added considerable from
! his own store of "reminiscences.
| Mr.. Mccall said that several members
of the party had remained in the East to
visit OLD friends and relatives. During
the pilgrimage of the Californians nos an
accident had occurred, not one of the
party had an hours illness, and not
solitary unpleasant incident occurred to
mar the pleasures of the journey.
The hremen, also the ladies accom-
panyiug them, were impatient to reach
San Francisco, where the other mem
bers of the association were preparing
grand reception for them.