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

Engine Enterprise, Foreman John Ham
ilton-50 men
Albion band.
Albion Veteran Firemen's association
President William Erskine.
Engine Arnold p. Chase, Foreman Hiram
Smith--104 men.
Cataract Fire company, Lakewood, X. L.
Cataract No. 2. Foreman s. x. NJ. Rob
ertson-25 men.
A LONG MARCH.
The line moved promptly at $3.50 a. m.
through Exchange place and Dorrance
street passing in review at the City HAN
before the committee and the city coun-
Gil thence through Dorrance 10 Westmin-
ster, Westminster and Jackson streets TO
Broadway up Broadway to Tobey street,
countermarching TO knight street,
through Knight, Westminster Summer,
Broad. weybosset and Exchange streets
TO Exchange place, where the line was
dismissed.
The decoration along the line was very
elaborate In many cases, neither pain nor
expense being spared
Several OF the engines were prettily
decorated with the national colors, and
one in particular the Fire King, of Paw
tuxet, attracted a great deal OF attention
along the line.
The men OF the company each carried
a Japanese umbrella and marched very
well. In fact making such good general
appearance that many thought them
| equal, II not superior TO the Watche-
mokets OF East Providence, who were
awarded the prize for the best appearance
In line These men were all in new
uniforms, the shirts differing from the
usual one, as the breasts were marked
by a band OF blue flannel at each side.
The Albions had a very big company of
uniformed men. as we'll as a flremen's
band. and the Knightsville company wore
white uniforms with red webbing belt.
FOR REST AND DINNER.
! When the parade was over the engines
were parked in Exchange place and the
Providence veterans marched to their hall
on South Main street where n chowder
| was served, and the other companies were
dismissed that all the men might get
| dinner.
The members OF the city government
| were the guests OF the Fourth OF July
committee in the room at the top OF the
! Central fire station from IL TO / where a
lunch wes served and the time passed
pleasantly till the start OF the squirt
| about 10 minutes past the hour. The
: noon salute OF the artillery TO the north
| OF the Union station attracted a number
| OF people who were anxious to see the
| cannoneers at work.
The ropes that enclosed the place where
the playout took place in Exchange place
| were lined with thousands OF interested
| citizens during the whole afternoon, and
| anxiously awaited the result and crowd
ing around 10 congratulate the Pawtuxet
men on their victory.
In addition 10 the muster enthusiasts
/ there was another as equally Interested
! gathering at Roger Williams park, where
/ Professor James Allen was busted in in
| Hating his monster balloon with gas
! made on the spot and when he and his
| daughter stepped In the basket prepara-
tory to their aerial flight the excitement
| was very high. Councilman Roswell G.
Smith presented Miss Allen with n bou-
| quet OF flowers just before the professor
gave orders to Let her go. and amidst
was borne away toward the east. grow
| ing rapidly smaller in size till the most
! lynx eyed person in the park could no
longer make out the speck against the
| sky.
IN THE EVENING.
The Hedley-Livsey band then gave a
very interesting concert till after o clock
| and the time passed very pleasantly. At
sundoN@h another National salute was
/ fired and then everyone. or IL seemed as
! though all, were there, got ready and
went 10 either Davis park or the Dexter
Training ground. where splendid displays
4 OF fireworks were given and the Banda
| Napoli and Hedley-Livsey aggregatlons
| gave concerts.
The success OF the days celebration
was due TO the indefa tigability OF the city
council committee OF which the following
/ are the members: Roswell G. Smith.
! Robert c. Root. Joseph Balch, Henry O..
/ II. Rawson. Jeremiah IL. Hall, Burmah
/ e Perkins. stephen A. Cooke Dennis +.
Mccarthy. and u. +. Hayden. secretary.