Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-20
First Parade.

First Parade.
The fireman's procession, the first gen
eral demonstration of the volunteer fire.
men of the District, took place on Tues
day, October "a, and the Intelligencer of
the Both has an extended account. 1t
states that it moved at about IL O'Clock
from the Union engine house in the fol-
lowing order: The commissioner of public
buildings, the inspectors of fire apparatus
Of Washington and Georgetown the mar
shall in chief and two assistant marshalS
all on horseback wearing blue scarfs
The Columbia Fire Company, standard
bearers. carrying a handsome banner on
which was painting of the United States
Capitol painted by Mr.. Gibson; the Capt.
tolas fire engine. drawn by three horses;
the hose and hydraulion. drawn by four
J horses; James Adams, president; George
Phillips. vice president: w. r. TAFT captain
| Of engineers: Samuel Briggs. captain Of
horsemen; NJ l.. Club, captain Of prop
erty men, w. 1ngle secretary. and S. Bias
set. treasurer, headed the members. about
sixty, who wore white badges on which the
Capitol was printed. The VigiIant Fire
Company of Georgetown with engine
drawn by two gray horses; the hydraulion
| and hose. drawn by four bay horses: AK
hook and ladder men, property and lance
men, members with name in red letters on
a green ground. The apparatus had been
handsomely decorated with wreaths from
| the ladies Of Georgetown. On the engine
were flags of purple and green and eagles
ana a ships pennant on the hose carriage
Ohio Linthicum president; Mr.. Hilton vice
president. headed the line of seventy five
| members. marshaled by G. D. Myers and
Samuel Mcknight. The Franklin was
headed by beautiful banner presented by
Mr.. McClintock Young. borne by three fire.
men, Charles l.. Coltman pre- sident: M c.
Young. vice president: J. Fl. Smoot, secre-
tary. A. F. Cunningham captain, led the
engineers. followed by the engine, drawn
by Gov. Woodbury's span of bay horses. on
which was a United States flag loaned by
the Navy Department. M. Stewart cap
tain, headed a division of hosemen, proceed
ing the hydra ulion. which was drawn by
Gen Van Ness four grays. A second divi-
sion OF hosemen preceded the two hose car
rlages, each drawn by Mr.. Fuler's span of
horses One of these hose carriages was
the new one received a few weeks before
division o. property men brought up the
| rear There were nearly eighty men in line
Inc Marine Band came next, followed by
the mayors of Washington and Georgetown,
the councils of the two cities and the of
fcerS and directors of the Firemen's Poto-
mac and Franklin Insurance companies
Then followed the Perseverance Fire Com
pany, headed by John H. Goddard presi-
dent. and marshaled by c. w. Boteler and
Samuel Bacon. mounted. Caleb Bucking-
ham was the captain of engineers and c.
Lyon OF hosemen, and there were some
seventy-fve members in line wearing
green badges with gilt lettering There
were two engines. one large and one small,
surmounted by national flag and union
jack. in line, and at the head of the engine
division was borne banner inscribed with
the motto, ProdeSse Ciribus. The Navy
Yard (AnacoStia) Fire Company had some
fifty in line. uniformed in blue jackets and
white trousers, marshaled by Marmaduke
Dove and John McCauly, mounted. The
axmen headed the line, followed by Fran
els Riley and the engineers. with the engine
Anacostia drawn by Mr.. Thomas P. Blag-
don's span of bay horses. John Davis of
Abel. president and William NJ. Ellis, vice
president. headed the ladder and property
men. The Western Star Fire Company of
Georgetown was headed by George Shoe
maker, president. carrying speaking trum-
pet, and nearly fifty members. wearing
blue badges with yellow lettering The
engine, suction and hose carriages were
drawn by four white horses Messrs Getty
and Myers were the marshals.
The Union was headed by four axe men,
the president, Rev. F. s. Evans, and the vice
president, E. Handley. DR.. w. B. Magruder,
captain of engineers. and G. w. Hardness.
captain of hoSemen and about eighty men,
bers were in line. marshaled by Messrs.
Hoover and Smith. all wearing white
badges on their haas. The apparatus was
the new hose carriage before described and
the two-wheeled hose reel. four gray horses
drawing the former and two the latter, and
new engine. drawn by four gray horses.
with pOstllionS dressed in white. The en-
CINE was surmounted with white flag in
scribed with the word Union.
The route of the procession was from the
Union engine house. Pennsylvania avenue
ana l9tn street. W AotH 10 bIlose oi M
street to High or 32d. to LIST or N. to Po-
tomac, to Water. through X to Pennsyl-
vania avenue. through Presidents grounds,
avenue to south side Of Capitol grounds. to
Garrison or Sth street. to Virginia avenue.
to New Jersey avenue. to Pennsylvania
avenue, to Center Market. This route he
had measured on a map and found that the
use of horses was justified. for it was near
fifteen miles long, Some remember that In |
one of the early parades of the association
1t had gone over much the same route and |
he doubted If any member could do it now.