New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-04
FIRENEN'S BIG PARADE.
THPONGS IN BRIDGEPORT.
Gorcrnor Chamberlain and Staff At
tend Old Home Week FestiUdl.
Try rElEcRArn TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

-,-,srenort. Conn. Sept. S.-Bridgeport's greatest
-. An the Old Home Week celebration. the fire.
,.--s uarade took place to-day. and never In the
- history has there been such a crowd IN the
-..e.s II was a perfect day for a hremen's pa
-, and the hremcn entered into the affair with
! -. that filed every with enthusiasm. They
- % arrive carly. and until after noon the spe-
- .-sfus kop; pulling into the station 10 leave
.,,,,esrse ~ visitors. The space around the sta
- CO., % o'clock until O'Clock was so crowded
80. m was with difhculty that the trolley cars
.-oyed Every hand seemed bent on trying 20 Guido
-, others and each drum corps We'd with the
.,e-s 10 make the loudest noise
~, e-st 10 arrive 1his morning the Thomas
- Hook and Ladder Company with George c.
,5.,,-s foreman bringing about sixty men. This
$ sorov-ed by Deluge Hose Company No. 2 OF
- Conn chief Charles Stone in command
--.n,vine was Mutual Fire Company No. J. Tor
.,~,- " A Seers foreman. the hook and ladder
.o-r-.srv 81 DERBY, James Kiernan captain. These
- all due half an hour earlier. the delay being
49,, -o the heavy travel on the road
:. v.as 30 O'Clock when the Ridgeheld Fire De-
-.-,c,,t alirhted from the train. George J. Abb
-, Us In command. and with him were nearly
t-.-s-es men. accompanied by the Ridgeheld band.
IT, sroearance 81 the Rdgeheld bows created great
enthusiasm They wore natty short blue coats ana
-, sy-k trousers the officers carrying trumpets
- -. eov-e-s The visitors were spplauded
- fo-7,es in line and marched TO Madison Hall
r--,,, t,, the Naugatuck Valley the trains brought
a., companies from al the towns along the ROAD.
4. -te COMPANIES left tho cars their bands took
.be head - the line. struck up lively airs ana
--,-obed 10 Madison Hall where food bad been
provided for alL
~. Mount Vernon Clinton Hook and Ladder
-..-,ry No d accompanied by the Isl Regi-
- Rand from Westchester. was generally con-
.sas 20 10 the prize winner. This company turned
mt eftv men wearing new uniforms. consisting OF
l,-r Prince Albert coats, trousers and caps OF
Eight drab making an imposing '
had their truck
.tor- seven thousand men we're IN the parade,
led by Colonel ~ T. Rogers. as grand marshal.
r-auk 5 slosson chief of stan. There were
four divisions the first i'm charge OF Dr. ben1aHlh
~ v,re and Dr Philip "a Bill. aide. second oi-
..,o, Frank c Ceruert. third, DR.. F. ". Turkey;
fourth Captain r J. Breckhill
The march was through the chief business and
residence streets. a..
The bridgeport Fire Department was IN the nrst
division In line was the old Pacific IRE engine
-ftt several oldtime members Of the company. Inc
second division was led by the Mount Vernon com
rsrv the third bv the Water Witch Hose COM
nam. % Milford and the fourth ~ the Amoz-
s-one Hook and Ladder Company. ~ Greenwich
Con, with the 9TH Regiment Band Of New-hork-
C;o.ernor Chamberlain arrived az 10 O'Clock 'hls
,~,---,-e he was received by the old Home Week
committee which consisted of Colonel NJ u.
Rogers Postmaster " II. Margold and George 4.
Porter president o. the DC nome oTsI IsogerS's
home IN 1Eashington-ave.. which had been eiaDo-
rstelv decorated within and without.
The Governor was attended by his flu stan
pricadier General George NJ. Cole. ad1utant gen
srsi. Colonel W. =. Landers. assistant aoJutant
general: Colonel Watson J. Miller, quarter master
general. Colonel Henry Q. Morgan assistant quar-
ra-nasfer general: Colonel Z. q. Godfrey. surgeon
general. Colonel Matthewson ". Potter. comrnis-
Fsrv general: Colonel N. II. Rogers. paynaster
general. Colonel Wellington r. Smith Judge adNo-
Trfe general. Lieutenant Commander Arthur n.
Ds, naval aid. Major Henry Hooker. alde-oe-
car-. Nafor Lewis +. Gordon. alde-oe-canlp. ana
Nfof6r Alton Farrell. afde-de-camp.
Governor Chamberlain Mayor Mulvihiu sno
others went through the line 81 march IN a Dig
tsiiv-ho and were greeted with cheers The reFiev,
~ fhe parade was made by the Governor from the
sand erected at the Seaside Club. Governor nam.
herlain IL al the arrnory tonight az an inforrnal
reception. ,-,-- - u-x.,x .ssis,.d
81 ,.a rar+ IN the old Home Week festivities ar
800 .,ie morning and the officers were enter
+eiues Tonight with Governor Charnoerlaln- i ne
oeicers are Il. & Heilner, commander; De Wit
Kof-nan lieutenant comma nder: Leutenant Alex
r-Ser drown chief engineer Lieutenant John nO-
hard navigating officer. and Lieutenants huenzh
and HAYWOOD Ensign Sparrow and Midshipman
Raudcnhuch 49,.
Tho lands and drum corps are playing tonight
o. thew march the station 20 take their ralns
for home The main thoroughfares are throngeo
with ueople BRIDGEPORT viii feel satisfied that her
ola Home Week has eclipsed everything In the line
81 frenrer'e parades held IN Connecticut. To-Hnor-
row viii be = quiet recreation. ana on SatuE-
cav the grand carnival Of sports viii be held on
fhe turf al Seaside Park