Evening journal., 1899-09-04
ON DRESS PARADE
Banner Day for Police and
Firemen on "Wednesday.
IMPOSING SPECTACLE EXPECTED


IMPOSING SPECTACLE EXPECTED
loUR TWO HUNDRED CITY PRO
TECTORs WILL BE IN LINE AND
MAKE AN EXCELLENT APPEAR
ANCE.
On Wednesday afternoon the offi-
cials, policemen and firemen Of fIfty or
more cities Of the United States, as well
as the public in general in Wilmington,
Will have an opportunity to witness
full dress parade of the police and
fire departments Of this city.
This will be one Of the banner days
Of the meeting Of the National Associa-
ton Of Municipal Electricians, which is
being held here this week, and no pains
have been spared by the police and
hremen to make it a great success.
The Police Department will naturally
have the right of line, and will be in
command Of Chief OF Police John r..
Dolan, and Captains Kane and Cham
bers Will be his aids. In addition to
the sergeants there will be about sew
enty-hye patrolmen, four bicycle and
four mounted officers, and one patrol
wagon fully manned.
The Fire Department. which is
known as one OF the best throughout
the East, will make a fine appearance,
as every apparatus win be in the best
of condition and manned ready for SER
vice. They will be in command OF
Chief George w. sasse and his assist
ants, William Joyce and James Pur-
cell will be his aids.
The companies will be in line ac-
cording to their respective numbers
which will be as follows:
No. 1, Friendship Steam Fire Engine
Company. One engine and hose car
riage fully manned with eight uniform
ed members. with dark coats, rec
shirts and fire hats and belts. undei
command of Marshal William p. Nc
! Connell.
No. 2, Reliance Steam Fire Engine
Company. One fire engine and hos
carriage, with eight men uniforme,
with dark coats. red shirts and fir
= hats and belts, with James Buckley a
+ marshal.
No. 3, Delaware Fire Company
d Samuel II. Chadwick, marshal On
= truck manned with twelve equippe
Il men, dressed with light coats, re
t shirts and fire hats and belts.
= No. 4, Phoenix Fire Company, Jane
T j. Malloy, marshal. Hyatt's Band
t Brandywine Drum Corps, one engine
r hose carriage. combination chemica
and truck. and one ambulance. man
: ned with twenty-four fully equippe
n men. They will also have twenty-fiv
s equipped men on foot with the lates
n style dark blue, double-breasted, fir
= coat, white collars, and fire hats an
belts. The ambulapce crew will b
l. composed Of four men and physician
y No. 5, Water Witch Fire Company
J. Dr. H. c. Moore, marshal One engin
S and one combination hose wagon an
b chemical, with ten fully equipped me
d with dark coats. red shirts and fir
hats and belts.
No. G, Fame Fire Company, Jaco
Kopp, marshal. One engine and hos
i carriage, with eight equipped men wit
+ light coats, white collars, fire hats an
e belts.
= No. z, Washington Fire Engine Con
" pany, Lewis W. Saunders, marsha
e One steam engine, hose carriage an
l. cremical engine, with twelve me
, equipped in blue overcoats, red shirt
u and fire hats and belts.
m No. s, Weccacoe Fire Company, Der
a mis- S. Shields, marshal. One steal
y engine, one hose wagon and one chem
S. cal engine, manned with twelve equil
~ ped men in dark coats, red shirts an
IS fire hats and belts.
" No 9, Liberty Steam Fire EngiI
. Company, John P. Welch, marshal o.
~ steam engine and one hose wage
a manned with eight equipped men
D. dark coats, red shirts, fire hats al
belts.
It is probable that all the men W
wear bun gloves. and it is assured tn
will make an excellent appearance.
= THE COPS ARE COMING"