The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-12
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A Big Throng Expected at the State Capital
To-day-The New England Veteran Vol
unteer Firemen's Tournament.
Hartford, Sept l.-If the weather to-
morrow Is fair there will be one of the
biggest crowds in Hartford since Battle
Flag day. The old hand engines Of the
Veteran Volunteer Fire companies be-
gan to arrive Tuesday night, the Boston
machine reaching this city at IL o'clock,
Many of the engines arrived to-day,
among them being the Hay Cart of
Pawtucket. the White Angel of Salem,
and the Waltham, being stored by the
Adams Express company.
Delegates from the companies accom-
panied the engines and will meet to-
might at the room of the Hartford as
ISOLATION, No. II Asylum street, to draw
lots for the contest, which will take
place on the Capitol grounds tomorrow
after the parade.
Previous to forming on Trumbull
street the department will be inspected
on Pearl street by the mayor, fire
commissioners and members of the
common council.
The parade will start as near 1890
O'Clock as possible.
LINE OF MARCH.
From the head of High street, down
the west side of Main street to the
South Green, countermarch up the east
side of Main street to Central Row,
where a halt will be made. During this
halt an exhibitions will be made on
Main street by steam propeller No.
(Jumbo), after which the line of march
will be resumed UP Main street. AT
the city hall the parade will be review
ed by His Excellency Lieutenant Gov
ernor Cooke, and the state officers; His
Honor Mayor Brainard and the mem
beers of the city government, board OF
fire commissioners; up Main street to
Pratt, to Trumbull to Asylum, to Ford,
Ito Trinity, to Capitol avenue, to Wash
ington street, to Buckingham, to Wads-
worth, to Park, to Seymour, to- Jefter-
son, to Washington, up Washington to
south grounds of the capitol, where the
competitions between the old hand en-
gines will take place.
The parade will be dismissed at this
point
Mayor Brainard win be in his office
this evening and tomorrow after a.
m. to receive the visitors.
Many elaborate decorations were put
up to-day.
Assistant Quarterrnaster General
Cheney has arranged for the erection of
a number of tents ON the grounds south
of the capitol, for the use of the judges,
officials of the league, press and promi-
nent guests.
The league trophy, to be presented to
the company making the highest score
at the contest is on exhibition I'M the
window of Mayer, Grace & Mayer,
corner of Main and Asylum streets.
1t is valued at $3.50. The standard is of
black ebony and the torch of sterling
silver. On one side of the torch Is a
scene of two firemen playing on a
burning building: on the other side a
freman's hat, axe and hose nozzle. 1t
lis lettered round the upper edge, Cham
pion Trophy N. E. States, Veteran Fire
mems League" Surmounting the torch
lis a small standard of black ebony, to
which ils, suspended a silk pendant, in
scribed, IN. E. V. L., 1896" 1t is a
handsome trophy and will become the
property of the company winning it
three times.
After the parade Lieutenant Governor
Cooke, Comptroller Meade, Mayor
Brainard and other officials, will hold a
reception in the governors room at the
capitol.
Harry Cotton, delegate from the
Charlestowns, and Mr.. Lynn of the
Boston association, are stopping at the
City hotel Mr.. Cotton Is an old East
Hartford boy, and an uncle of Julius
Cotton of Brown, Thomson & Co.
The Hon. David L. Parker, mayor
of New Bedford, will accompany the
company from that place.
Seventeen organizations have been
heard from, and there will probably be
several more. The ones who have been
heard from are Provi fence, Salem, Bar
micoats of Boston, Lowell Hyde Park
New Bedford, Cambridge, New Haven
Pawtucket, Charleston, Roxbury, Wor-
cester Somerville, Waltham, Spring,
field, West Newton, Boston Association
NEW HAVEN VETERANS.
The New Haven Veteran Firemen will
meet at O'Clock this morning at then
rooms inl Masonic Temple and headed
by a band will make a short street pa
rade to the depot, where a special trair
will be taken to Hartford.
On arriving at Hartford they will
march to their place in line. The ole
hand engine will be taken in the pa
rade, and Foreman J. w. Madden OF
Brooklyn N. Y, will carry the Charter
Oak trumpet, formerly used by Neptune
Co., No. 5. The trumpet was won a
ahe Charter Oak tournament in Hart
ford in 1859.
Dinner will be served at 223 Pear
street. 1t is expected that there will
be seventy vets present from this city
Mayor Hendrick will be the guest of thu
Hartford Volunteer Firemen.