The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-07
THE POLICE
AND FIREMEN

Anu flkEMEN
Parade of the Protec-
tors of Peace and
Property.
Rounds of applause greeted Chief Dolan
and his police officers as they paraded over
the route Yesterday afternoon, 1t was the
occasion OF the annual review of tho police
department and thousands Of Wilmington
people who saw them s.s we'll as the hum
drsds of visitors joined in saying that tho
appearance Of tho men was in full keep
ing with the efficient service given to the
city of Wilmington. No one Thought
of politics as Chief Dolan rode by but
all agreed with what Mayor Fahey had so
appropriately said in the morning that
the force was cqnal to any In the Union
and that its efficiency and discipline-could
be attributed only to Chief John +. Dolap.
People jammcd the sidewalks along the
route and cheered the police to the echo
The people Of Wilmington sec the force in
body only once year, Therefore it
was no wonder that e"ery place was jam
med. Efficiency is what the people want
regardless Of politics.
During the morning chairs were placed
on the county court house green and the
visiting police officers and the delegates to
the knights of St. John and Malta AID
others viewed the parade of the police and
firemen. Compliments were paid by tho
spectators as the police aud fire laddies
went by. The police moved from Sixth
and King streets few minutes after !
o'clock in the following order.
Two Mounted Officers.
Chief Dolan Mounted.
Pelice Commission in Carriages.
First Regiment Band.
FIRST DIVISION
Captain Chambers.
-Four Sergeanls, Each With Eight Men.
Two Mounted Policemen.
SECOND DIVISION
Four Bicycle Policemen.
Captain Kane.
Four Scrgcants, Each With Eight Mon.
Patrol Wagons
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief Snsse In Command.
Ma-shalllon Band
FIRST DIVISION.
first AS ,istant Engineer Joyce, Command
ing.
Friendship, No. l.
W. P. Mcconnell, Marshal.
Reliapc", No. 2
James buckley, Marshal.
Delaware, No 3,
sAmuel G. Chadwick, Marshal.
Phoenix No. t.
James Malloy, Marshal,
SECOND DIVISION,
I'd AS ,istant Engineer Purcell, Command
ing.
Water Witch No. 5.
DR.. II. c, Moore, Marshal.
Fame, No 6
Jacob kopp. Marshal.
Washington, No 7.
Lewis l.. Saunders. Marshal.
Weccacoo, No. s,
Dennis s. Shields. Marshal,
Liberty, No. 9,
John F. Welch, Marshal.
The policemen looked in excellent trim
and taeir appearance was commented
upon
There were eighty -fvo men in line and
enclLman wore badge and bu'onnlere
They marched to tn, strains of music
played by the First Regiment hand,
The patrol wagon driven bv Patrol
Driver Collins mndca creditnble appear
unce. Tho horses showed careful groom
ing and tho horses demonstrated that the
drivers had been at work The brush OF
william A. Reilly on the patrol wasGn
mndc it look like n new Wagon.
Tho firemen made n splendid showing
with tho apparatus of each Company
Tho Liberty E,gr o seemed TO take tho
eye md the no"al Decorations surrounded
a picture of Dewey.
!. Warren Bnllon, proprietor OF the bos-
ton Clothing House. No. 2l3 Market street
to he driver of tho company WHOSE hp-
p,ratus presented tho best appearance IN
the parade Yesterday afternoon, was
awarded to John Mcguire, driver OF tho
Fame nrinc, No &. rho men seoctnl rs
iulors-Wes'ev C. Johnson and william
..,f
Lawtou Of this city. and w IL Fisher OF
New York-ha1 a most difficult task 70
came to conclusion, owing to the appear
anre Of tho cn:irc department 1t was
only nstor protractod consideration, dur
ing which the judges had something fav-
orable to say for each and every one Of the
organizations In the turn.out that they
nnally narrowed their preference townto
three of the companies participating, but
here they stuck. AS they could not reud-
or II decision IS bo wce1 tho three they
concluded to determine the matter by lot.
The names of ho three favorites were
wittcn on slips of paper and cast into q
hat, and II boy pnssin. on the street. was
called IN to draw ono OUT resulting as
above mcn ioncd, in the selecting of tho
Fame engines driver
Chief Slsse, of he fire department had
q numhcr of guests and ho entertained
them royalty. They were: Chef Baxter OF
Philadelphia, Clief Megill of Lancaster,
Chief Greer of Salisbury, Chief Weison-
thai of Atlantic City, Chief Jcff3rics cf
West Chester, ex.Chiei E,rnard Bosch of
WiIkesbarre. w. G. Zane, secretary Of the
fro buroau of Philadelphia; w. w. Wun-
der, secretary of the Penn -yivanlH State
Fire AS ,ocia,ion; Alonzo IIonor, cx.presl-
dent of the Salisbury Fire Department,
Yesterday afternoon Chief Gccor present.
cd the Washington and Famo Hose COM
pauies with set Of handsome nicke!
plated combination shut-otf nozzles. The
companies were taken by surprise. The
,,rovautation who dono To show hIa nm