The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-04-29
The Firemen's Parade.
A 6rand and Successful Display
THE THREATENING NOT
WITHSTANDING.

eiie leaNy ram that poured down i'll
the morning from the fountains above.
The tllrty-second anniversary of the
Fire Department of Thibodaux was
celebrated on Wednesday the 18th
INST. by a grand turn ont and parade.
the like of which has seldom been
witnessed in our beautiful ard hospi.
table town. Wind and some rays of
sunshine, now and then during the
day, had materially dried our streets,
and when 1 o'clock was announced
from the ponderous bell of our town
clock, the various companies had tax
en- the positions assigned them around
the Court House, and Immediately,
the procession, having been turned
over by Capt. r r. Mcbride, Chief of
the Fire Board, to Grand Marshall.
Thomas Alberti ard aids Hon. Mar
cillien Delaune and Thos. d. Kent.
was formed into march us follows:
!. Grand Marshall Mr.. Thomas
Albert, and aids Hon. NJ. Delaune
and Thos. D.. Kent on handsomely
caparisoned steeds
2. The ThibodauX Fire Depart-
ment composed of their chief and two
members from each fire
all mounted.
8. Protector Fire Co. No. 2, and
their guests, Thibodaux Fire Co. No.
|. headed by their Marshalls, Messrs
w. H. Price. j n. Wright. P. J.. Dou-
Get, and S. Polmer. on horseback.
4. Thibodanx Bucket Brigade No,
!, preceded by their MarshalIs DR.. C.
A. Bourgeois. and Messrs Isidore
GrossmaD of New Orleans. Omer j.
Patureau, Nelson Himel of St. Mary.
and Judge Theo. P. Bergeron.
5. Home Hook and Ladder Co. No.
l, headed by their M~arshalls, Messrs
Ozeme T. Peltier and Oscar Angelica.
6. Young America, AZ strong, pre-
coded by their Marshalls Masters Jos.
Ledet, Chas. Badeaux, Henry Frost,
Allen Frost, Xavier Picou, Julian
and Ernest Roger.
In the rear of the different compan-
les first came their fire engine. or
and then carriages containing
their honorary members.
As soon as the order was given by
the Grand Marshall, the procession in
all its glory and eclat moved on and
through the order of march as
follows {:
Up Market to st. Philip St., down
st. Philip to Main, up Main to Jack
down Jackson to Crazy, down
Crazy to Upper Canal. up Upper Can
to Baker, down Baker across the
to Lower Canal, up Lower
Canal to St. Bridget, up st. Bridget to
st. Philip, down st Philip to Rose,
Town Rose to Upper Canal, up Upper
canal to Green, up Green to Court
House Square around which all the
companies made a halt. and a general
'eview and inspection were had by
he Grand Marshall and his aids and
he Fire Board, escorted by the Mar
halls Of the different companies.
All along the line OF march, the side
walks were crowded with admiring
citizens, ladies and gentlemen, from
own and vicinity, in their Sunday at
ire, greeting and cheering the fire
'oys as they passed by, and many
we're the handsome bouquets present
ID to III noble firemen along the
cute /; some were the recipients of so
oany floral tributes that they had to
'ngage the services of some i~nstanter
nade page to carry their sweet scent
d gifts.
After the review, the companies
marched to their respec i've h~ea1quar-
ers, to place their engines or trucks
n their ordinary place in order to
ave them in readiness in case of IL
re.
After the conclusion of the parade,
Which consumed about an hour and a
alf's time, the companies, together
nth their honorary members and in
tied guests, the Grand Marshall and
is aids, and the Fire Board, assem-
led at the Thibodaux Opera House to
OF a s%umptuous and suhstan-
al luuch. prepared by one of our .
est caterers in town, Mr.. Louis
hneider, to which full justice was
one. This grand lunch was given, j,
OF only by Protector Fire Co. No. 2 ],
; we enormously stated last week, !
also by Home Hook and Ladder !,
0. No. | and Thibodaux Bucket Bril-
ade No. /, which three companies !
lually shared the expenses.
At the conclusion oftlle lunch, Hon.
!. n. C0ulon, u of the committee Of
rec representing Thibodaux Fire Co.
0. l, in an eloquent address, replete
it'll touching words, presented Pro
ctor Fire Co. No. 2 with a very o
and lovely wreath of artifci,I n