Passaic City record., 1897-10-02
FEnlsEE1.MlEN'S NIGHT
IN PASSAIC.
PERFECT WEATHER FOR
A PERFECT PARADE.
Fireworks and Enthusiasm
Galore as the 800 Men
with their Apparatus
Marched By.
GrOss Neglect of the Uhief.-The Ex.
empts Not Invited.


empts Not Invited.
LINDENs DID NOT .THROw /"
THE COUNCIL.
The annual inspection and pa
rade of the Passa1c City Fire De-
partment took place Wednesday
night, and from sunset till dawn
the fremen practically owned the
city. There is only one day during
the twelve months that the fireman
gets chance to display himself !;
the rest of the time is spent in
fighting chance fires at al hours
of the day and night, and in get
ting jumped nif he happens to do
anything that the self-appointe
censors of the town can lind fault
with. The programme opened at
7.5o by the City Council, led by
acting Mayor Slater, walking
around the line which had been
formed on Gregory avenue, and
continued until-the next morn
ing. On reaching the head of the
line, the Council stood at the cor
ner of Passaic and Gregory ave-
nues and the parade moved by.
Engine company No. I, out of
60 men turned out complement
of 81. Foreman Elmer Graham,
supported by his assistants, Gus
Engler and Louis Remig, led the
line, and the company received a
great deal of applause for their
alignment and soldierly bearing.
Foreman Myron B. Matthews, with
First Assistant George B. Wilson
and Second Assistant James Cole
grove, preceded the Rescue truck.
The company mustered 5S men.
Dundee rs were the only com
pany in line that wore the old
time fremans uniform Of red
shirt and black trousers. This
company turned out 81 men and
were led by Foreman William
Greely and his assistants.
The Alert hook and ladder COM
pany were in their proudest humor.
Foreman Burns bosom swelled
with pride as he realized that the
occasion was the initial appearance
of the brand new truck. The coin
pany showed up 3S men and pre-
sented good appearance.
Mclean engine company had
s. men in line. They were re-
splendent in new blue overcoats,
and the foreman, Al Moslef, wore
a boquet in his trumpet about the
size Of bushel basket.
Linden Hose had twenty. seven
men out of thirty present, they
wore their handsome, new double
breasted, silver buttoned coats and
were preceded by Dabinett's band
of Rutherford--the only band in
line--and were proudly conscious
of the fact Foreman AMI Post
led his men, followed by Assistant
Foreman Friend. Between them,
in full uniform and carrying a
little trumpet, little Lester Martin
marched the entire distance.
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twenty-four men, headed by Fore
man lanes Tanis and Assistant 0.
Troast.
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On the seat of the Linden Hose
Wagon. little Albert Verrlnder,
age s, held a miniaturetrumpet and
remained awake throughout the
whole parade. The rear OF the
Wagon was guarded by little J..
Luther Freeman in full Linden
Hose uniform. He has accom-
panied the company on its parade
during three successive years.
AS the line marched up Bloom
field avenue the entire street was
ablaze with colored lights. James
K. Knowlden, John Kurvy, and
Iohn Woolley on the corner OF
Lafayette avenue had their houses
illuminated with Japanese lanterns
and bengal lights, while across
the street w. B. Hutchinson made
a great display with colored fire.