The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-01

If the weather together with the
other arrangements could have been
made to order, Scranton could not
have had a better annual parade and
inspection of it's fire and police de-
partments than it's thirty-second an
nual of yesterday. Without boast or
bluster the two departments prepared
for their annual public promenade and
the result left no room for the slight
est criticism or improvement. 49,.
The fire companies sailed forth with
out flowers, without the proverbial
white robed girl perched in agony high
above the pavement, without burlesque
without any of the side show fixings
that are perhaps novel but which have
nothing to do with fire-fighting. Ex-
cepting the dress uniforms of the men
the spectacle had no trimmings. The
department showed itself in everyday
business trim and thereby gained the
approval and ercomiums of thousands
of citizens whose sentiment is of the
practical kind.
OF course fireman Is a fireman and
no power on earth can prevent him
from a pardonable pride in his appar-
atus and horses. He polishes the for
mer and grooms the latter on special
occasions in much the same spirit that
a mother decks out her baby or a maid
polishes her silverware. He had things
glimmering and shining Yesterday
you can't blame him for that, but eX-
cepting his own person he did not em-
bellish the department equipment with
lot of senseless and gaudy trappings.
This was in line of an early sugges-
tion from Chief Hickey and his district
chiefs who wanted the public to see
the business-end of the department in
service trim.
THE WE'RE SPECKLESS.
Barring the dust that may have been
gathered after the companies left their
respective quarters, the horses and ap-
paratus were speckless. Even to the
polishing of the edges of the horses
shoes, there was not a blemish or dull
spot to show any Indifference on the
part of the men as to their good ap-
pearance. No visiting companies were
Min line nor was anything else not fix
tuge of the department. So everybody
VINO saw the display got a good and
lasting idea of the extent and charac-
ter ot the city's sixteen companies and
their hre-subduing equipment.
The Companies formed on the streets
and avenues near the city hall. The
right of the line rested on Washington
avenue and formed on Mulberry street.
Following was the order in which the
line was made up, the companies form
ing according to seniority:
Mounted Patrolmen Burke and Dyer.
Police Patrol.
| -Four fflatoons of Police.
Carriages Combining City Officials and
| Guests.
| Ola NeItune Hand Engine.
Guests Oh Nolunteer Firemen's Associa-
tion i'm Carriages.
Chief Hickey of the Fire Department and
District Chiefs A. L. Lewis T.. +.
Jones, Nj. Mc4Ianus, Charles .Wirth,
| j. j. O'MaGey, Chas Raynor
fotest Band.
| Franklin Engine Company Hose Wagon
and Engine
Hayes Bros. Drum Corps.
Nay Aug Engine Company, Hose Wagon
| ahd Engine.
Liberty Hose Company, Hose Wagon.
Giths Band.
Crystal Company honorary and Active
Mempers' rose Carriage and Engine,
soldier Members in a Carriage.
neptune Enghe Company, Hose Wagor
n,s, and Engine.
Relief Hose and Chemical Company, ii os,
| Wagon.
Germania Band.
General Phlnl ey Engine Company, Hos,
Wagon and Engine.
Easie hnSlLe Company Hose Wagon.
Columpla i'se and Chemical Company
Combination Wagon.
Lawrence Band.
FhoenN Chemical Company, Chemica
Wagon,
Niagara Rose Company, Hose Wagon.
EAcelsiof ose Company, Hose Wagon
Bauer's Band.
Hook and ladder Company. on Foot an,
In Cafiage, Hook and Ladder
Apparatus.
William Cohnell Hose Company, Hos
Wagon.
+, o. !. of A. Drum Corps.
century Hoje Company Hose Wagon.
Cumptrland Cornet Band.
Cumberland + Sc Company. Hose Wager
, Line OF MARCH.
The line of march was down Mu
, berry street 10 Wyoming avenue, [
Linden, to PeIn, to Mulberry, to Frank
lin, to Sprute, to Penn, to Lacka
, wanna, to Eighth, countermarch I
Adams, to Vine, to Washington
. Spruce, to Wyoming, to Lackawanni
! dismiss.
Josephine Bailey. the mayor's /,
!, months-old daughter pulled the hoe
/, In nre-alarm poX No. "a at the city ha
= and gave the ST nal for starting n
parade at 2'4O Cock.
All along the pa,ade route the street
. and avenues wele lined with neon
- always ready 10 give the hand" fl
u anything that pie, sed them-and the
were pleased otte'. On Lackawanr
a avenue ana at certain points on 9th,
thoroughfares in tie business distri
ropes mad peen stretshed by street d.
partment employees AID helned 10 ka,
enthusiastic spectators from encroacl
: ing on the roadway. rhe busiest sire
: intersections, too, weie roped off an
: teams were prevented from interfe
. ing with the marching.
Much interest was centred in the r.
view by Mayor Bailey am other Off
3 ials from a specially erect.1 stand
l. the city hall. A large Thong w,
i gathered at this point.
> Attention was directed to his an
l. for the reason that here the Gommitt
. selected TO award The Tribune's priz
> handsome banner, TO the heat a
8 pearing company In line" There we
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