Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-30
LADIES' GALA DAY
tiremen's Parade a Brilliant
Affair.
MAs0Ns LAY THE STONE
Largest Procession Ever Seen in This City.
CHIEF nIarai,al Jones Injured.
Banquet at the Casino
Last Night. ." -.
MAs0Ns LAY THE STONE

The firemen's parade is over. and a
great success it was ..HH. w.
Never before in the history of New
port News have the people witnessed
such Il grand pageant. Garlanded in
bunting, gay with Kaleidoscope color,
brilliant in her holiday attire, this pro-
gressive little city on Hampton Roads
was blaze of glory 1t seemed as if
everybody joined in to make the affair
a success and right we'll did they do it.
Not in the twelve years of its existence
has the Virginia State Firemen's AS
ISOLATION seen such a gala day during
one of its annual conventions But
Newport News never does things by
halves. Her citizens are wide awake.
Coming from different sections of the
globe her denizens With their DIVERSE
fled temperaments make a happy COM
bination that gives variety and spice to
anything they participate in.
The hour set for the parade to move
off was I. O'Clock in the aA.ernoon. and
under the management of the chief
marshal Mi. d. S. Jones. everything
was systematic and like clock work.
Before the hour fixed for the parade the
different organizations formed on the
streets specified and promptly at the
appointed time the tramp commenced.
An unfortunate accident occurred to
Chic. sAIarsha! Jones few minutes af-
ter he had the procession under way.
He was mounted on a prancing steed
and the animal became frightened and
gave n lunge, breaking the saddle girth
and throwing Mr.. Jones violently to
the ground. y number of persons
rushed to his assistance and. finding
that he was painfully if not seriously,
injured. placed him in a vehicle and
took him to the residence of his broth
er. DR.. y. G. Jones. on Twenty-eighth
street. DIR Jones, n marshal in the
parade was in charge of Il division and
did not know his brother had been hurt.
but DR.. s. w. Hobson was summoned
and rendered the necessary medical at
tention Marshal w. Scott Boyenton
took charge of the procession after the
accident to at. Jones and carried out
the program in highly creditable
manner.
The line was formed with the head
OF the column up town and the rear as
far down town at Twenty sixth street.
The head of the column formed at
West avenue and Thirty-fourth street.
Chief Marshall D. S. Jones. accom-
panied by Chief of Staff w. S. Boyen-
ton and City Sergeant r. ~. Miiseea q;
the IRE department. started down
Sifst AYsenI gH4ss,. 6 d9QlIa5eeYed the nv mafe
shalship of DR.. A. c. Jones. This di-
vision was escorted by the National
Soldiers Home Band. In this division
were the guests OF honor at the
Twelfth annual convention of the Vir-
gInia State Firemen's Association. the
Volunteer Firemen's Association of
Philadelphia. Behind the veterans
marched Liberty Fire Company. OF
Newport News. and the Charlottes-
vile, Hampton ana Richmond Fire De-
partments, in order.
At the corner of Thirty-third street
and West avenue the line passed the
Second Division which followed the
First Division. Marshal J. F. Ludlow
had charge OF this detachment which
was headed by the OF Point Artillery
Company. of Portsmouth: Annex Hose
Company. of Portsmouth. and the
Danvile Fire Department
The Third Division unaer Marshal
T.. c. Hillyer, which formed at Thirty
second street. comprised the Roanoke
Clifton Forge and Norfolk Fire De-
partments.
Marshal w. G. Burgess commanded
the Fourth Division. which joined the
procession at Thirty-flrst street. This
division was headed by the Phoenix
band and was made up of the fire de-
partnents of the following cities: Suf-
folk. Lexington. Waynesboro and
Berkeley.
AT Thirtieth street. the Fifth Divis-
jD1i tiluef NlarSnal w. NaHueTSilCe,
followed the other divisions with the
Phoebus band and Phoebus. Buena
Vista. Basic City. and ocahontas. Fire
Departments.
Marshal C. c. Smith had command
of the Sixth Division, which was head
prIsed the Harmony Hose Company.
North End Hose Company. Warwick
Hose Company and Half Acre Hose
Company. all Of this city.
Marshal f. w. huffman rode at the
head of the Seventh Division, which
which Joined the parade at the corner
of Twenty-eighth street and West
avenue. ASH
The Eighth Division under Mar
snal Elias Peyser. formed at
.rwenty-sixth street: 1T was headed by
I ing came the fire commissioners,
mayor and Judge of the corporation
court. members of the common council,
police commissioners and school trus-
tees in carriages
The procession moved down West
avenue to Twenty-third street.
thence to Washington avenue
up Washington avenue to Forty
fourth street. thence to La
fayette avenue, down Lafayette avenue
ITO Twenty-eighth street. thence east to
Chestnut avenue, down Chestnut av-
halt was made for refreshments. The
line of march was resumed thereafter
at Twenty-f1fth street. thence down
sfwenty-fifth street to Orcutt avenue.
up circuit avenue to Twenty-sixth
street, down Twenty-sixth street to
Jefferson avenue. up Jefferson avenue
TO Twenty-eghth street, thence to
Lafayette avenue. down Lafayette av-
enne to Twenty-fifth street. up Twen-
ty-fifth street to Washington avenue,
where each division was dismissed
by the chief marshal.
At the corner of Lafayette avenue
and Thirty-first street, the civic So
cieties left the column and passed up
that thoroughfare to the new high
school. Here the cornerstone exer-
cises were held. while the fisemen pro-
ceeded over the route given above.
Crowds Of people lined the thorough
fares through. which the procession
moved and the fremen were cheered all
along the rOllte There ware MANY