The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-05
FIREnEN'S DAY
AT CARBONDALE
concluded from Page IL

Chief Engineer Anthony Lump and
frank Bohen.
Erie Hose company, No. /, of Sus-
quehanna, with twenty-eight men,
marched behind the Susquehanna band
of twenty pieces. The Company's fore
nan and president is William Moran;
assistant foreman, Charles Costello;
drilmastcr. John O'Callahan.
Among the guests of the Fries were
ex-Chiefs John 4. Blake and John II.
McCawley. Borough Attorney Thomas
A. Dougherty, Henry Burchard, editor
Of the Susquehanna Transcript; George
Conklin. Gus Holcran and Burgess
James =. Mcmahon.
Protection Engine company, No. 2,
" Honesdalc, which constitutes the
Honesdale fire department, turned out
with twenty-five men, and was headed
by the Maple city band.
The company is oflicercd as follows:
Foreman, Richard Brown; assistant
foremen, Leonard Sadlcr and Walter
Whitney, president, =. w. whitney;
secretary. r. w. Fitch; treasurer,
Thomas Galloway.
Guests of the company were Hon. r.
j. Ham and l.. A. Pounman, editor OF
the llonesdalc Citizen
The ColumhiaS marched ffty-two
regular and twenty honorary members.
to music by the Mozart band The Of
ficers Of the company are: Foreman,
John LOTUS: assistant foreman. f.. j.
Hedley, drill master, James Campbell;
President. James Boylan. secretary, =.
r. Moran, treasurer. James German;
trustees, T. A. Duffy. i. II. Murray
and Thomas Brennan. Simon Brennan
Is the company's driver
The second division was in charge Of
7. +. Herbert. one OF the chief mar
shdls aides, Ilo was assisted by NJ. II.
Tarpan and =. \. Riycnbcrg. All three
We're mounted.
The famous AloNandcrs Ninth Rcgi-
ment hand of Wilkes Barre, marched
a the head of the second division. Its
forty members wore kahki suits.
The Life Savings Corps.
Following i, came the only Scranton
company in the line of William Con-
nsllS with tWcnty-Scycn men and its
hfe-savng corps Of nine men. The
Cumpanys officers are: Foreman. Ed
ward SimrCN: captain, stirling Sim
rell, assistant foreman, John Murray
ana owen Melvin: president, Charles
Simrell; Viceprcsidcnt Charles Will
lard secretary. James Hicks: finan-
cial secretary.Walter quick; treasurer
James Kelly.
The life-savlnC corps is composed ot
Sterling Simrell. captain; John Me
Graw, lieutenant; John Fink, William
Reilly. Fred sullivan, Ernest Simrel
John Murray. David Burke and John
Connell.
Among tho members of the company
in line were: John Gibbons. president
of The board of control; Hon. Alex. T
Connell. James kcoGh, Thomas Kcarns
Captain Joseph Helreigle, j. G. Lewert
w. W. Hewitt. T.. T. Melvin, Thomas
Donlin, August Grundcr. Patricl
Moore, Peter Hamm, Walter Simrell
Walter Appcnap, Irving Applcnap
Charles Connell, Charles Higgins
Charles II. Conncll, G. c. Roland, 4. J
Coync.
The Eagle Hose company of Pittstor
with its crack drill team of - mcr
and - other members, followed th'
William COnnells. j. NJ. Jones is cap,
tain of the team. They are champion;
of Pennsylvania, having won first priz'
in every competitive drill of any i'm
portanCe held in the state in the las
eleven years, including those conducted
in connection with the annual Conven
tiors. They also Won first prize at tn,
Coney Island tournament of 1898 whel
the competition was open to companio
F,,T, IA F,Nft tBt
Along the line Of march they eXeCuteC
all sorts of fancy maneuVorS.
The officers uf the Eagles are: Fore
man, Edward smith; assistant fore
men. 7. V Mohit and Myrick Jeffrics
president, Oscar HOuck; secretary. +,
{. Miller; treasurer. j. y. TerwilliGer
OF the Pittston Fire Department, ac
comranied the Eagles.
The Only Paid Men.
The only paid men in line were thos
representing the Mechanics EnGn
company, of Wilkes Barre. the oldes
fire company in that city. having organ
lied in 1870. Fifteen men represente
the company.
The officers are: Foreman, Frank y
Schuler; assistant foreman, Wiliar
Naurer; secretary, w d. Brown
treasurer, Frank Berncrt.
The Patriotic order Sons of Americ
hand of Carbondale led the Crysti
Hose company of Jermyn, which turne
out with thirty men under comman
of captain :. d. Davis and FOrcma
John j. Walsh The Eagle Hose con
pany of Priccburg had nineteen men /
line. They were in charge of +. /
Elickcns, drillmaster. The foreman {
This company is \. H. Reese. Arch
nald Hose company No, |, in charge {
W. II. Blake, foreman, and f.. j. Nc
Andrew, captain had 81 men in line
The Forest city Fife and Drum corr
led the Enterprise Hose company
that town, The fremcn were captainc
by +. NJ. Gardner. w. II. WilenhergC
IS foreman. The company numbere
forty men,
The .Rowley band of Wilkes Barr
led by Peter Rowley, a former Carbon
Italian, made music for the Andre
Mltchells who brought up the end
the second division The Mitchell
,urned out forty-eiEht men, in ne
cadet grey uniforms, and with the
wagon newly painted in red and gol
george AurinEer captained the Mitcl
Ills, T. f, Herbert is foreman. TT
iriver is John Swackhammer.
The third division was headed by Il
ritizens band of Jermyn and col
Gained the following companies:
Walker Hose company, of Mayhel
thirty-two men; John Callahan, for
man; w. \. Farrell, captain.
Ndndling Hose company No, !, thi
~ all
man.
.Artesian Hose company, of Jenny,
thirty men; Thomas stanton, foreman
Michael McIIale, captain.
Cottage Hose company No 3, of Ga