New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-23
FIRE VETERANS in LlNH'
OLD TIME VOLUNTEERS OD'H'
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY Win
PARADE IN BROOKLYN.

MARCHED WITH THEIR ANTIouArEp "A0'
AND WE'RE REVIEWED BY THE MAYOR "A
THE CITY uAr1~vIsIrIHG COMPANIES
FROM NETWORK AND fho"
NEARBY TOWNS WERE IN
TIE LINE OF MARCH
Washington's Birthday was generd"' ,,a.,
in Brooklyn. The city offices ana milan ,,,o,,.
tutions were closed and most Of the p'o''',''"'
merchants shut up their stores cary. -"
ming district in Fulton-st. had a des''teu az
pearance. and there was comparatively "','' 80
for the storekeepers who kept TIER PLACES VA
business open. The public buildings ON
irgs and other institutions were gay'y ue0o'"'.'
with bunting and the Stars ana '''p''
flown from many private houses. showing III
one thing that Brooklyn is eminentN Pd'''o,'0
The celebration of the day was the p"'"Ne 20
the veteran nrenen of old volunteer departments.
The companies began to gather near h''''' "'I
Desraw SITS at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. "''O
for ten or twelve blocks the gay uniforms Va VIC
old volunteer days. with the brightly deco'"'-u
engines made pleasing and varied sSc"e' IA
order 10 keep warm while waiting for the p"' "ue
70 begin impromptu foot races were run u! 'I'e
frcmen. and there was much fun ana i'oiic
among the members OF the companies. '""'"'
after II o'clock the New-YorlS exempt IRENE" ar
rived They were given the right or me- M"
the parade was begun. Marshal LOUIS !" ii"pP
followed the police. with his ADS '"e
chiefs and assistant engineers; theh CAM ~
New-York Exempts headed by Peter h'0"'''
John Strudolph. Charles II. GlIdeisIre'' "''
others There were about sixty men III ''''' ",''
their marching was applauded. Next CAM ~"
Brooklyn companies followed by the LONG i''"'0
companies and those from out Ok town.
There were companies from Far Rockaway'
Path Roach and from West Brighton, New
Brighton Richmond and other parts oi "'''e"
Island and delegations, also from PoughNrVpSie
and Wakefield. y. Y: from Belmar. ioooNe'.
and Eearnv y T. and from Jamaica. Corona ana
Morris Park. Long Island. The Nilla'''So"
flremen pulled an engine upon when were nc
words should aud acquaintance De io'so''
In front Of the engine walked tall man u'eS''"
as Uncle Sam. Upon the hook-and-iadder "'sD"
drawn BY the Clarenceville firemen sat "'''e
darkey. whose antics furnished amusement 'o'
the crowd.
PARADING FIRE LADIES REVIEWED.
Tho naradc proceeded along IIchry-s;.. ana
great many people on the stoops ana d. "'
windows watched the prcco ssion. lnrSf NUM-
her OF the houses on the line Of march were
decorated with flags. As the parade passed -
Peters Hospital many ~ the inmates went 10
the windows to see the hremen. ana some "i '"'
Sisters OF Charity also looked on The windows
Of the Long Island Hospital were also occupied
BY spectators.
AT the CITY Hall the parade was reviewer ny
Mayor Wurster and the officers O.; the c'tY gov
ernInent 4 policeman. acting as color-o'ar'T'
stood by the Mayors side and returned salu'''.
Behind the Mayor were Corporation Counsr.
Burr. Police Comm!seioncr Welles. Police sup"F-
intcnden, McKelvey. ex-Ch!of Patrick Campbell.
Deputv Commissioner Crosby. Justice Tighc'
wesley c. Bush. Commissioner OF Buildings T.
pwye-. Sheriff Quitting. Under sheriff Slrlel
Thompson. and members Of the Board OF Al
dcrnen.
The parade was also reviewed n; Fire Head
ouortors in Jay-st. by William cullen Bry-
ant. Fire Commissioner: Deputy Fire Commits
siancr Barrow. George b. Roberts. chairman 81
tho Repub!lcan General Committee; Register
Hartman. Captain Frank Elliott. Deputy Register
Barry. Captain Moscrop,. c. j. TagiabHo'
Charles B. Marker. Striker Williamson FIRE
Marshal Brymer. Engineer Collins. chief James
Dslo Assistant Engineer James Murphy. ana
district engineers , -. a..
When the Gravesend f1rcmen arrived NJ IN"
Headquarters in JdN-Sl., tHfl 1Ni" 80
toward the building expecting to see IN" pictuf"
Of John Y. McKan". the cx-hoss. VINO nov '"'-
quighas in sing sing. They looked In N'lh' as
Inc figure representing an ex-ch"f fireman OF
,;ravcsend was not - he seen. "A was t"!l IN
Thc Tribune Yesterday. there was some taik OF
putting a ngure that looked Ike Mchahe IN
front 81 the headquarters. The decorators OF
the building evidently thought II Woun DE- III
discreet IN have the figure there after the pun
Iicitv rIven 10 the likeness to the ex-boss 1t Is
said that tine ci1gy may adorn clShr-Store III
future
OTHER ADJUSTMENTS or TIE DAY
About three thousand nrcmen were In the
parade. and the line Of march was that pub
lished in The Tribune yesterday. In oth'r
parts Of the city target clubs. tally-ho parties
and chowdcr clubs. with horns. brass bands
and nfc-and-drum corps, made NOR" or less mu-
steal sounds. ,
Commissioner Bryant was riding In MNrtle-
ave. car Yesterday morning. when u" 81" I'M
nrcmcn passing. He stepped down ana tuSS'i
AZ an engine rope FOR while. ana VAS chrci'i
by the crowd.
Besides bicycle riding and skating In Prospect
Park there were entertainments and other
amusements The Second Signal Corps spent
the day at Hartford. Conn. and VIII return TINS
morning The Citizens Committee who cared
for the BaltimOreans Maryland Day went
10 Baltimore as guests Of che Baltimore Society
OF the Sons OF the American Revolution ana
tho 9th Regiment Veteran Corps Of Maryland.
An organ recital was given. ana tea was
served at St Barnabass Protestant Episcopal
Church. in Bushwick-ave. from unth b
o'clocl; T. C. Weston the organiSt, ana
there was vocal music from various singers.
The Rev. Or. r. s. Cartwright delivered a pa
trlotic address.
WAR VETERANS CELEBRATE.