New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-19
REVIEWED BY MIR. FLOWER
A BIG PARADE CT FIREMEN AT CoNEi
ISLAND.
,,o,-r = 600 IN IrNr-pEEKsKILL WINS THE
HONORS-THE ANNUAL CONVENTION
NEARLY OVER.


HOYORs-THE ANNUAL CONVENTION
NEARLY OVER.
A bigger man than John Y Mckane was on
coney Island yesterday. lie was Kos"eI =
Flower the Governor of the state OF e"-io' N.
He arrived at the Sea Beach Palace on spec'i'
train on the Sea Beach Railroad at 1:p O'CLOCK az
Commanded by Colonel Thomas IL. Sloan, eo"i-
mander of the Old Guard; Colonel i. {. rogers.
Iobn w Vrooman and the Citizens Committee Oh
conev Island of which John u Mckane Is cna
man The committee went to the WINDSOR f1o'e'
and met the Governor. At o'clock the Governor
had luncheon with prominent coney lsiahd DUST
ness men at Doyle's Prospect Hotel,
While the meal was being served a delegation OF
tho New-York Fire Zouaves and old volunteer nre-
mon entered the room bearing large framed
photograph which they presented to the GoVerho''
who made a short address. The photograph was
group of the zouaves in front or their new "o'ia-
ment at Gettysburg Governor Flower STANDS III
the centre of the picture After luncheon the 'oV-
ernor held informal reception ana shooA "aiU'
with several hundred people .
The Governor told Tribune reporter that ne had
driven thrty-fve miles through the North "oods
60 as not to miss the pleasure or seeing MS oiu
friends, the fremen.
copov Island at the hour set for the start Of
the fremen's parade was IKE oahe-o'en' .''
about o'clock Governor Flower and John i. NC
Kapc seated in an omen carriage, drove up and
B q
down the line of march They were loudly cheered
all along the line. There was big cro"d on inc
island The decorations along the line Oh mar
were lavish About 1900 iremen took part III
the procession. There were twenty-nlhe ol'iS'o'''
The parade was unusually successful. The uni7
forms of the Peekskill fire companies were 'he
most gorgeous. Most OF the engines ana carts
were literally covered with flowers. The grand
marshal was Sheriff John Courtney or BrooKiyh'
He was followed by old Harry Howard VINO was
the marshal of the Veteran Volunteer Flremen ;
Association of New-fork.
The leaders of the second division were the vol
unteer Firemen's Association of NewYork, under
Daniel BRADLEY. The Volunteer Firemens Sons
Association followed them. The Veteran Noun-
teers and Exempts of Brooklyn made fine APP
| pearancc The marching Of the Fort Dayton
Steamer Company of Herkimer. was perfect me
most richly decorated carriage was that OF the Bay
| Ridge Fire Company.
| The Bath Beach delegation had the tallest drum
ma ior in the parade Ex-Mayor Patrick }. Gleason
| rode AT the head of the Long Island City con-
tngent
The Citizens Hose Company, of Catskill. marched
finely and dragged one of the prettiest hose carts
seen in the parade. 1t nickel-plated aHair'
and "A pompous darby followed 1t with feather
buster to keep it clean Peeksk made the best
showing of the day. The Governor clapped MS
hands as they by. There were many hui
a goat, while another rode bicycle covered with
bunting and flowers. The latter was the son OF
James Nelson, the manager Of the Sea Beach
Railroad
The marshals OF the parade were John Court
ncy, grand marshal; William Nanderveer, Harry
Howard, Daniel Bradley, Henry Osborne chris
Conner Moses Engel David T. Lynch, John Bray.
w W. Wunder, William Granger Andrew j.
Cullen. II. II. Pugsley, Edward Bowen, Isaac Hen
derson Samuel Butler. James w. Skelly, Thomas
Taylor. William Y. Ellet, Patrick j. Gleason,
Edwin Bailey. jr Il. Holngsworth. William Clark.
John Roth James Mccormack, John Crook, Henry
Martin. Thomas Lott. Charles Schimpf, W. H.
Thomas and Robert J. Sutherland
Yesterday morning the hose races were finished
"A the brighton Beach racetrack The West Pitts
ton Hose Company the first prize. the Leroy
Hose Company second prize. and the Rescue Hose
Company Of Walton third prize The winners
all protested, on the ground that they mad
professional runners In their ranks
In the hand-engine contest the General schuyler
Steamer Company broke the record. They sent
stream "a feet II inches The hand-engine con-
not finished yesterday. and may be
ended this morning. The twenty-frst annual con-
venton of the state Firemen's Association will
then be at an end. The next convention vii! be
held at OSwegO