The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-05

The days celebration began with the
booming from all parts OF the city shortly
after midnight and with the lighting
OF the great bonfire on Smith HILL where
several thousand people were assembled
with the cane bombs, tin horns ana other
producers of racket.
At sunrise the city flags were set ana
a detachment from Battery A in charge
OF Capt Weaver fired a salute and at
$50 the city bells were rung for half an
hour
1t was then that preparations were
commenced for the formation OF the pa
rade OF the firemen and Exchange place
commenced TO take on an appearance OF
activity that presaged the approach or an
interesting event Engines were arriving
and the sound OF martial music and the
sight OF marching men I'm brilliant red
shirts and wearing fire helmets. natty
white caps or the conventional blue
cisored cap Of the regular department
were frequently brought to the attenti~N
OF the immense crowds OF people that
were assembling on the corners and on
the sidewalks along the line OF march
prepared by the city committee.
II was typical holiday crowd and
there was no dearth of rackets, for the
dynamite caps and tablets OF potash
| dextrine that made noises like the dis
| charge Of a Juvenile cannon when fired
! I'm the bomb canes and sundry monster
! tin horns carried about by parties OF fell
| lows and girls whose appearance suggest
ed that they had not spent much OF the
night in slumber, kept things booming IN
| that direction.
THE PARADE.
Captain George Hunt and his efficient
| chief Of STAFF, Captain Alonzo Williams,
I a~-t fUhf an In ~
| order out Of the apparently hopeless tan
| gle OF engines and men that was situated
| in Promenade street The chief marshal
| had his headquarters i'm the Central f1re
| station and II was only a few minutes
| after $3.50 when he and his aides, mounted
| on prancing steeds, were ready TO start
the parade. Each OF them wore brown
felt campaign hat with tasselled cord and
brown canvass leggins, the fremen among
! them appearing in theirred shirts and the
| others in black or blue so that the calva-
cade was an imposing one when rein
| forced by the mounted police detail.
The parade formed in this order with
the right of the line resting on Exchange
place and Promenade street:
Platoon OF Police.
Chief Marshal, Capt. George Hunt
Chief OF STAFF, Capt. Alonzo Williams.
| Aids 10 Chief Marshala DR.. A. Holling-
worth John ID. Peck. Harry Meegan.
William Erskne, Capt. r. II. Barber,
Harry Daw.
FIRST DIVISION.
Hedley- -I.ivsey Band. w. F. Livsey. leader
Gaspee Band.
Providence Veteran Firemen's Associa-
tion. President Archibald Martin.
! Gaspee Engine, No. Z. Foreman George
Hunt 60 men.
| Enterprise Band, Z. f. jackson, leader
% men.
pawtuoket Veteran Firemen's Associa-
tion. President Baxter ii. Studiey.
Engine Rhode Island, No. 1, Foreman
Charles +. Thurber. 80 men.
! Rough and Ready Veteran Firemen's As
sociation. Olneyville, President George
f. A Beane.
Engine Nameaug, Foreman n. Anderson,
"A men.
Fire King Band. is men, Howard /. Lee,
Leader.
Volunteer Fire Company. Pawtuxet.
Engine Fire King. Foreman Fred F..
| johnson, co men.
shermnn's Military Bard, S men.
Natick Fire Engine Company. No. l.
Natick, r. I.
| Natlck. No. l. Foreman Richard II.
wordell. 50 men.
washington Park Fife and Dram Band,
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company.
No l. Bristol. n. I.
! Engine Hydraulion. No. !. Foreman ID. O..
Coggeshall. 40 men.
SECOND DIVISION.
sockanosset School Band. % men.
] Watchemoket Fire Engine Company. No.
1. East Providence.
Engine watchemoket. Foreman John j.
Mullen. 90 men.
Drum Corps.
! Central Falls Veteran Firemen's Associa-
tion
! Engine Volunteer. Foreman John III. Bar
ber. q men.
! Cranston Volunteer Fire Engine Com
pany. Cranston
J star No. I, Foreman Michael McNabb.
Is men.
! Narraeansett Engine company. No. 2.
Riverside east Providence). q
/ Engine Narragansett. Foreman W. s.
! Balkcon1--26 men.
| Cranston Fife and Drum band.
| Pocasset Fire company. knlghtsville,
Cranston.
/ Engine Ocean. Foreman Leroy Whitman
IS men
Arlington Fife and Drum band