The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-29

FIRE the rank can be told by the fact that the tlre-
men. assistant foreInen, and forcmen wear bleok
trumpets, while tho ohiefs wear white helmets.
The mon of the Fire Patrol have II; p. on their
hats or caps. while their blouscs have bronze
buttons, and are longer than those OF the fire.
men; Fire Patrol captains have gilt buttons and
T. I. In a wreath on their caps and hats; At a
hrS the patrol men wear red helmets and white
The policemen of tho Society for tho Proven.
SS iassa' NTH ii cs rue sm 10 Ah,ms', n aTS Sml,o on ea1 IN
collars; their helmets are drab, more pointed
than those worn by any other SGT OF men, and
above the number Of the wearer. The bridge
policemen wear blue sacks. with five fiat gilt
with @N. o !. t z i. s sh9q in siit 1 sSb sS%% strS anal
their helmets are much like those of tho police.
More numerous probably than either tho
only sines Co. &SrlnG took charge OF. the Dc:
the white winged angels. But there are grades
S white siqgsss md trousers and white round
crash suits, with, white helmets and
white n SHiasss; but Sf tS Ssft buttons fpas ar sf black. T TSe
assistant as 1oremsn wear the same, with nickel
s sweeper, I ana divers p'a arc a. mS,T IKE aS ' TSs s al sne
intendents. special inspectors. and time keepers
wear tho same uniform as the foremcn, but with
makes a point OF wearing mo pun herel the reg
nlar uniform Of crash or dark gray and white
mustachcs arc probably badge enough. Tho
helmets Of all officers are more pointed than
those OF the swecpers and drivers.
uniforms, trimmed with black. The Park De.
partmcnt laborers are uniformed in blue. There
cause the park lnborers love 10 work, and don't
need to be Watched or ovefsaw Tor overseedl.
w Tas employees ny PsSs, , Of the ,b Appointment apn ,sns i Of Pnel iS
tho streets, wear uniform. 1t Is drab or dust
eol9r-a, wonderful provision OF nature or Gen:
garth that IT is almost impossible to perceive z
i, so a = s'% or T NOT. ySs'l b ind s shonx SU OF fha hiP:
ieS meas sai Hn Fl! HE E|a!sas S Of tie Il B ' E ": sa s1a,
wear blue uniforms and any old kind OF hats;
W" Embroidered on their collars.
wear blue, with white yachting caps with black
bands, bearing u gilt device In front, and carry
doub IelSes tai'S blue ' Goats IS ave" With hHbs broad. b Gss
braid facinRs. blue trousers with black stripes,
The other city departn cnts have not put their
employees In uniform as yet. The ordinance
police, who arc detaileG. from the police force to
thf f6SnHF' Wi,h Of th ae %oRa T9Sr ihSir E"ss Sno1
hands: with httocn or twenty years service to
The uniforms Of the keepers. watchmen and
inspectors on the islands" are about the same
hb tnObc OF tue Slrect IlCusilnN department.
but as their wcarers do not appear IN the city in
uniform and as those OF THE Sun readers who
frequent the islands know the uniforms already,
Il Ia needless to dwell on n rather painful sub
5ect. We turn now. therefore, to the telegraph
companies and their uniforms.
The messengers OF the Postal Telegraph Com
pany wear gray, with fat.;opped caps; those o.
the Western Union wear dark blue. with roo
piping. chcvrons, and shoulder knots, and cap.
OF military shape; the messengers OF tho Stool
Exchange arc in gray. with fat-lopped era,
caps and black shoulder straps. The cable com
pany messengers wear gray square caps, dari
blue Jackets and light blue trousers.
About any man In q uniform not described
here Is not in a uniform. but in "A livery. Ths'
Is a Hibernicism, but is plainly TO be understood
And on the subject OF liveries it mny be re
marked that in older and etfete countries onl,
those persons who have held military or nava
commissions. or have held high diplomatic o
state Office, are allowed 10 put shouldc
knots on their men or cockndes on their servants
hats. Here we have changed all that: wh,l
you SEQ q coachman with shoulder knots AM
cockaie, you can be pretty certain that he Is EN-
ployed by some railroad or by some persol
whom no one who is any one k~nows-except b.
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