The herald., 1897-04-25
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL Is 1877

marguerites suspended above the dome.
The hose carriage was covered with A
bank of lilies picked out with colored
Mowers to give variety. The hook and
ladder tiller was decorated with roses
and acacia blossoms, the name of the
truck on each side being defined with
oranges. The harness was gilded ana
the handsomest team in the department
was driven by w. H. Hoag, driver; ].
L. LIE Count, engineer, was in charge,
and Frank Siena was driver of the hose
| cart. The work was done by the men,
bers of the company and was one of the
handsomest displays in the procession.
The San Bernardino band followed,
| after which came hook and ladder COM
pany A, with George O'Donnell driver
| and j. G. Todd tillerman. A distinctive
feature Of this handsomely decorated
| ladder wagon was a small monkey
perched on top that gravely looked
down at the crowd as the vehicle passed
along the street with all the solemnity
Of the proverbial Judge.
| The engine Of Chemical company No. S
was embellished on the side with crosses
Of red and yellow, copied from their
caps, with profuse decorations Of smilax
| lilies and carnations. The horses.
Rock and Rowdy, were in golden har-
ness. The men in charge were: Martin
Dunn. engineer; George Carmart, dri-
yer; Burt Kiser, driver Of the hose cart.
Chemical Company No. had a minia-
ture copy Of an old-fashioned fire en-
| gine on the top, with small boys to
manipulate it. The ancient watch tower
was of solid red geraniums. with Masters
Clarence and Tom Eley inside of it.
| Captain Archey Eley, Charles Jenkins
! and William Banning were the drivers
The city electrician, Ira ]. Francis
had a small electric tower tastefully ar
ranged on his wagon.
| Engine Company No. 5 followed, and
was literally covered with Fiesta col
ored pampas plumes The work of color
ing one thousand plumes and arrang-
ing was done by members of the COM
pany. This company is notable for hav-
ing the oldest horse in the department,
Joe. it having been in service fifteen
years. little Gladys Bean rode on the
hose cart, dressed in Fiesta colors. D.
w. Brown, captain; B. T. Trowbridge.
driver. and 7. L. Gentry, fireman, were
i'll charge.
Engine Company No. s had the honor
of showing the handsome new ladder
wagon. This was drawn up in front of
the Queens throne, raised with the
windlasses, and a fireman ascended
| quickly to the top and ran down with
the agility of a cat. 1t has all the
modern Improvements, and is an addi-
ton to the fire equipment Of the city.
The hose wagon of this company was
handsomely decorated in lilies. The
wheels were concealed under Japanese
umbrellas. with the sticks removed.
| Captain s. A. Lennon, Fred Nessler, J.
| C. johnson, George Connolly, E. L. Bar
! ker, Walter Jean, c. G. Miller and Nell
son Young were in charge of the ladder
wagon and hose carriages.
Boyle Heights Engine Company No.
made a handsome display in flowers
Of the Fiesta colors. The we'll known
white angels" French and Billy, were
the horses that pulled the engine. En-
gineer James Reed, c. B. Casey and C.
G.. Anderson were drivers Of the en-
gine and hose carriage.
Engine Company No. Z was beautifully
decorated in roses and smilax, with
white satin harness. p. c. Boyer, en-
glneer; Thomas Bush and Henry Au-
gustine were the drivers.
One of the most effective bits Of color
| in the whole parade was the buggy
driven by the assistant chief Of the fire
| department, Ed Smith. The red running
gear of the buggy was supplemented
with the colors proper to the occasion