New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15
THE FIREMEN'S PARADE.
CHIEF CROKER CHEERED.
Eight Hundred Men in Line
Mayor Presents Bravery Medals.

Eight hundred OF the city's fremen paraded
yesterday while other members OF the depart
ment lighting fire in Harlem and making
daring rescues Headed by the 7th Regiment
Eand and led by Chief Croker. VINO was not In
last years parade the men started from Bat
terry Place at p NJ
One Of the features OF the parade was the
alignment of the corps OF honor. Battalion
Chief Howe. who commanded the contingent of
the department which was sent TO the Baltimore
fire. headed the first section. composed Of the
seven men who received medals at the review
ing stand. They James r. McEvoy, Ben
nett medal; Luke Henry. Bonner medal; Fred
erick ". Oppe Trevor Warren medal; Michae!
Dorey. 1903 medal: Assistant Foreman James F.
Friel 1908 medal Henry c. Daley. Strong
medal, and Captain Edward J. Worth, Stephen
son medal for discipline. Deputy Chief Aheern
commanded the second section. composed of men
who have received the medals in previous years.
The parade divided into four divisions,
and more than an hour required for II to
pass given point.
Chief Croker informed he marched up
broadway OF the scope Of the Harlem fire. Two
mcr. by means OF the department boxes along
broadway. in constant communication
with thu IRE alarm hureau and reported 20 the
Chief
broadway from the Battery to Thrtieth-st
was lined three deep with throngS or struggling
humanity. who cheered Chief Croker especially
and the subordinate chiefs and fremen generally.
Along lower Broadway strings Of ticker tape
were thrown from the windows. and iucessant
noise was made by clappins pieces Of boards to-
gether
The horses and the apparatus were spick and
span. and the men marched with military pre-
cision and alignment.
The reviewing stands were on both sides Of
Fifth-ave at the Worth monument and over
two thousand people occupied them. on the
west stand a special box reserved for Mayor
Mcclellan. The Mayor was accompanied by Fire
Commissioner Hayes. Deputy Fire Commits
sioner Doyle, or Brooklyn. and Deputy Police
Commissioner Lindsey.
Chief Croker was greeted with rounds Of
cheers, handclappugs and waving Of handker-
chiefs "a he passed the reviewing stand. The
cheers for the chief had hardly subsided before
they were taken up again for the medal men.
Following the medal of honor men was the life
saving CORPS under command of Battalion Chief
Farrell of the School of instruction. They wore
no blouses, and their white suspenders and
brown Ieggings gave them a neat appearance.
Tbey bore hooks ropes nets and scaling ladders.
After the reviewing stand was passed the
two sections Of the corps OF honor counter
marched. and when the last division OF the
parada had passed formed in front OF the May
or's stand The Mayor then presented the medals.
The officials in the reviewing stand kept con-
stantIy in touch with the parade through Sig
nal box the stand.
one feature of the parade last year that
missed Yesterday was the Firemen's Band and
its absence caused some comment IT Is SAID
that internal strife in the department is re-
could have been used to advantage yesterday,
as the musical supply was exceedingly short