The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-20

| This years hremen's parade will take
place next Wednesday afternoon, with
the members Of the sixteen local COM
panies in line, as there will be no rep
resentation of out of-town fire organ
| izations
The procession will be much smaller
| than in former years, as the sentiment
OF the firemen is far from unanimous
In favor of a parade, and in addition
the majority of this years expenses
| must be footed by the fremen them
selves, on account of the smallness Of
the appropriation for Il parade. Two
hundred dollars was the sum set aside
for the purpose, but during Chief
Walkers regime inroads' were male
into this for other purposes. and when
Chief Zizelmann took charge the fund
had assumed rather diminutve proper
tions.
Up TO this year the city has always
furnished the music for the parade. but
so far nothing has been done, and the
majority of the companies have secured
bands at their own expense.
LINE OF MARCH.
However. between four hundred and
four hundred and fifty men are eX-
pected to parade, beside the police who
are to head the procession. The line OF
march has been now arranged and as
given out last night by Chief Zizel-
mann Is as follows: Form on Wash
ington avenue. Proceed down Wash
ington avenue to Spruce street. then to
Wyoming avenue to Linden street, to
Franklin avenue, to LackaWanna ave-
nue., to Eighth street; countermarch up
Lackawanna avenue to Adams, to
Olive street, to Washington avenue,
down Washington to reviewing stand.
The parade will be reviewed at the
city building. 1t will start promptly at
o'clock. The police force, with
Bauers band, will be in the van, and
close behind will come Chief Zizelmann
with his assistant chiefs. Two car
riages will follow. in which will be
seated Mayor James Moir. City Con-
troller Esdras Howell, City Treasurer
Edward Robinson and City Solicitor A.
A. Vosburg. The companies will be in
line as follows: Franklins. Nay Augs,
Liberties, Crystals. Neptunes, Niagaras
Reliefs. Phoenix. Columbias, Eagles
General Phinneys, EXcelsiors. Hook
and Ladder. William Connell Hose
company, Centurys, Cumberlands.
The William Connell Hose company
will be preceded by Lawrence's band.
the Centuries by the Patriotic Order
Sons of America Drum corps, the Nep-
tunes by Ringgold's band, and the
Franklins probably by Stenner's band,
OF West Scranton.
INSPECTION OF APPARATUS.
All of the companies engines. carts
and general apparatus will be given
general inspection after the parade. 1t
was at first intended to have the diff
ferent engines race, and have various
tests of speed, but Chief ZiZelmann has
put his foot down on this as tending to
incite an unwholesome rivalry in the
companies, and as also being injurious
to the horses and apparatus.
The Life-SaVing corps of the Will
lam Connell Hose company. of South
Scranton, will give an exhibition Of
their mode of work, on one of the large
central city buildings. 1t was at first
arranged that they use the Republican
building, but the Lackawanna Tele-
phone company. which occupies the
fourth floor of the building. objected to
having its windows removed for the
day, and therefore another edifice will
have to be secured. The windows must
be removed. as false sills are put in,
so that the framework will not be
damaged during the exhibition.
The Raub building has been offered
to the corps to give an exhibition upon,
and will probably be used
All of the companies are preparing
for the parade, and several of the en-
gnes and hose carts have already gone
through course of rebuilding and
renovation.