The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-13
VETERAN FIREMEN'S DAY
NEW HAVEN SENDS UP 4 BIG
DELEGATION

To the Grand Tournament in Hartford,
Yesterday, of the New England League of
Veteran Firemen-old Hercules Eighth
in Line-Jim Madden and His Trumpet
What President Corbusier Says.
The New Haven Veteran Firemen,
George w. Corbsier president, were astir
early yesterday morning and busy in
making great preparations for their
trip to Hartford to take part in the
grand tournament of the New England
League of Veteran Firemen. The fol-
lowing veterans responded to roll call
al 1880: G. w. Corbusier, G. w. Stod-
dard, Joseph Cunningham, L. C. Beach,
Ira Mcbride, Peter Paul, Charles Mead,
John Uhl, Michael Welch, ]. w. Mad
den, B. F. Brockett. William j. Miller,
Theodore l.. Cooper, e. I. Nettletou,
b. McManus, B. c. Clark, II. e. Smith,
David Shields, E. B. Bradley, w. H
Chidsey, t. Lyman, C. Levere, ]. NJ
Hendricks, Henry Hanson, c. S. Bas-
SStS u IHs <aihlihOllyp 1eOISN II. IIlOIldS,
j. H. Pardee, E. d. Smith, A. S. Brock
EFT, William L. Smith, w. S. Greene,
George w. Bean, w. N. Atwater, Charles
Doty, Harry Martin, F. R. Camp, Ed
Caldwell, Fl. L. Stewart, TIE. Twitchell
Jacob Mill, G. F. Peckham, ]. w Vail,
William Carr, G. B. Miller, C. E. Ben
jamin, /. r. Davis, James Brown, Will
liam Lawrence, r. H. Martin, George
Haswell, John Haywood, A. Wohlsabe,
G. S. Farren, William E. Merwin, Joel
S. Bassett, HI. II. Mix, Charles Smith,
Nv. N. johnson, Charles c. Hall.
Headed by the Foot Guard band
they marched to the depot and board
ed the $3.50 special. Arriving at Hart
ford they formed on Asylum street
and headed by Jim" Madden, of old
Neptune 6, as marshal Mr.. Madden
was foreman of Neptune No. in the
Sos. He carried a trumpet which his
company WON in Hartford in 1859 at a
grand tournament He was formerly
contractor at the New Haven Clock
shop. He is now of Brooklyn, N. Y.
and Is foreman for the Ansonia Clock
company. "Jim" favored the Courier
with a friendly call yesterday. All
along the line the New Haven boys
were heartily cheered, and the old Vets.
had old Hercules No. s, which they
drew, and which was ONE of the oldest
in the great parade. After the parade
dinner was served at 223 Pearl street,
after which the veterans went to Cap;
itol hill and spent the afternoon. They
returned to this city late last evening
all highly elated over their trip. Pres
ident Corbusier last night said the
Vets. We're thoroughly pleased with
their trip, and that the Hartford Vets.
did themselves proud in all respects,
He also said that striking feature of
the procession, and interesting to all the
thousands of spectators, were the boys
company which were in line lust be-
hind the gray haired Vets. from the
Elm City.
THE TELEGRAPEIC ACCOUNT.
Hartford, Sept. 12.-HartforG. the,
home Of insurance, accorded a warm
and generous welcome-as warm as the
weather and as generous as the rays
of the hot sun-to the Veteran Firamen
from all over New England who parad-
ed here to-day. The occasion was the
fifth annual tournament Of the New
England League of Veteran Firamea
About twenty-five companies Of veteran
firemen and the entire Hartford fire
department participated in the parade,
which started at 1920 o'clock and was
over an hour in passing a given point.
AT the city hall it was reviewed by
Lieutenant Governor Cooke in the alb
ssence of Governor Coffin. Mayor Brain
ard and members of the city govern
ment, Governor Lippett of Rhode ISL
and, the mayors of New Haven. wor-
cester, New Bedford and other New
England cities were also among the re-
viewing party. The parade started in
-four divisions, the first of local veteran
firemen, the second and third divisions
were composed of visiting organizations
and the fourth comprised the Hartford
ladder trucks, aerial ladder, etc. There
fire department, eight engines, hook and
were, fully eighteen thousand strangers
On the city, and Main street for quar-
ter Of mile north and south of the re-
viewing point was so densely packed
through the inactivity of the police and
the trolley cars being allowed to run.
that there was great difficulty in get
ting the companies through the crowd.
The parade was in charge of General
Alexander HARRISON, chief marshal with
a corps of aides, all mounted The COM
panes paraded, each of which was
preceded by a band or drum corps,
were the following: Hartford, East
Hartford, New York Exempts, Barni-
coats of Boston, Middletown, Spring
field, Waltham, Charlestown, Provi-
dence, New Haven, Somerville, Newton
Red Jackets of Cambridge, Pawtucket
Salem, Hyde Park, New Bedford, Wor
cester, Central Falls, Lowell, Roxbury
Boston, and the eight companies of the |
Hartford fire department, headed by
Chief H. J. Eaton and the board of fire |
commissioners. The parade was through
the principal streets to the capitol |
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