The record-union., 1893-09-20
A GRAND EXCURSION.
The Veteran Fremen's Association of
California.
It Goes On Pilgrimage to the Worlds
Fair and the Cities of
the East.

The Veteran Firemen'S Association OF
California passed through this city yes
terday morning on an excursion to the
Worlds Fair and various other points,
expecting to return in the latter part OF
October. C. H. Mcmahon, Of Exempt
Knickerbocker No. 6, of San Francisco,
who for some years resided in this city,
on the visit of the New York firemen six
years ago conceived the idea of an organl-
zation of Veteran Fireman of California,
and the present one has taken shape from
his idea.
In September, 1887, the Veteran Fire
men OF New York made an excursion to
this coast, 1O4 men in number, and with
Cappa's band of fifty pieces, being the
most extensive and finest excursion OF
firemen that has ever taken place.
Californians think that "whatever man
has done, man can do,'' and the organiza
ton here took life and form as natural
sequence. 1t had its first meeting on Oc-
tober 10, 1887, and completed its organi-
zation on January 3, 1883, by the election
of officers.
Its first parade was on July 4, 1888, its
second on Centennial Day, April 80, 1889,
and its third on July 4th of that year.
This is its eighth excursion, the first
being to Santa Cruz with the Native Sons
in September, 1888, the second to the
same place, by invitation Of the city ot1i-
cials, in September, 1882 to partake Of
barbecue and participate in ball and pa
rade The third was to Vallejo on July
4, $780, and the fourth to Portland, Or,
by invitation of the Veteran Volunteer
Firemen of Portland. The fifth was to
Santa Rosa in September, 1892, by invita-
ton of the fire department there, the
@f< <ta 4 ,-f-
ment Of Vallejo, TO that place on July t,
1893, and the seventh to Stockton on Sep
tember 9th, by invitation Of the Exempt
Firemen of that place.
1.-The boys" say they cannot live more
than a century longer, and intend to get
all the enjoyment they can out OF the
organization in that limited time.
Their present pilgrimage will cover a
month, the itinerary being through
Ogden TO Salt Lake, for a stop of one day.
Thence through Glendale, Royal Gorge,
to Pueblo, Manitou, the Garden of the
Gods, where stop of some hours will be
made in order to make the acquaintance
of the presiding deities. From there on
ward through Kansas City and Rock
Island they go TO Washington over the
Baltimore and Ohio road, stopping at
Deer Park, and arriving in Washington
on the 10Th.
While there they will visit Mount
days, Philadelphia for two days and New
York for five. Returning they stop at
Niagara Falls for day and proceed to
Chicago, arriving there in time TO rest
and prepare for the Worlds Fair Veteran
Firemen's parade to be held there on
October 10th.
They leave Chicago on the 10Th, return
ing home by way Of Denver, Salt Lake
and Ogden, and reaching San Francisco
on the 2lst. The Committee of Arrange
ments, consisting of j. V. Mumford, c.
IL. Mcmahon and J. G. Mccall, have
made every arrangement possible for the
comfort and convenience of the eXcur-
sionists and they anticipate royal good
time.
State Senator ]. H. Mahoney is Presi-
dent, John c. Roberts is First Vice-Presi-
a dent, with alternate Tom Sawyer, Jos. NJ.
Marshall Second Vice-President, and j.
q. Mccall fultills the multifarious duties
OF Secretary, Treasurer and Master of
transportation OF the association. The
Commissioner of Commissaries is Steve
Bonner.
veritable curio which accompanies
the excursion as one of its household
gods and in which the association takes
special pride. is the first engine that was
brought TO California, and which is now
the property of the Exempt Firemen's
Society of San Francisco. 1t was built in
the city OF New York by James Smith
for Martin Van Buren,, President of the
United States, in 1920, and is therefore 73
years old. 1t was brought to California
by William Free. an old member of En-
gine Company No. % Of New York City,
and is less than eight feet long with
single hand brakes and very different
engine from those we see nowadays.
The names of the participants in the
excursion are printed i'll an elegant SOU
venier, the frontispieee Of which contains
the title of the association on shield in
the center, with background, the upper
part consisting of view of San Fran
cisco Bay, and the lower fire scene with
an old-tashioned "single-decker" manned
by fire laddies as in the days of the vol
unteer department.
PARTICIPANTS.
Senator j. II. Mahoney, J. B. Lander,
r. O'Connor, NJ. Metzger, VIM. Hitman.
A. n. Grant, G. c. 0'Donnell, A. c. Bes-
tor, Thomas Phillips, Thomas Morton,
Hiram A. Hartford, VIM Fahrenkrug.
Jos. S. Marshall. l. Surryhue, Joe Dieves,
Charles Wilson, John McGill, Joseph
Fox, c. I'll. McMahon, Captain j. j. Har-
row, r. @. WenZel, Tom Sawyer George
Carlisle, H. Campo. Vim. Raubinger,
John DuvalI. II. Myer, George Caldwell,
J. ii. Pharo, Charles Dexter, J. G Nc
Call, w. Gooding, K. L. Bush, John C.
Roberts, James j.. Hayden, VIM, McCor-
mack. j. A. Fawcett, John I. Mott.
GUESTS.
Mesdames Della g. Mahoney, VIM.
Hitman, c. c. ODonnell, S. L. Gum
mer, r. NJ. Lane, A. Z. Partridge, Bus
well, ]. A. Harrow, May Wenzel, Tom
Sawyer, John Duvall, c. +. Young, Cap
tain Pritchard, George Caldwell, ]. ii.
Pharo, j. Smith, c. +. Altman, j. C.
Roberts. c. II. McMahon, r. O'Connor,
j. Marshall, NJ. A. Eahrenkrug, L. Fox,
NJ. J. Dowling, Bonner. Fawcett, and
Misses Marie Is. MaEoney, Clio Klein, L.
Myer, J. Myer, Emma Pullman, Hayes
sard, Caldwell, Emily Mcmahon, Lille