Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-21
CITY Officials and Fremen Crossed the Sound Last
Night to Attend the Celebration Presentation
Made by Recorder H. E. PiC3ersgiII on Be-
half of the Citizens of Perth Amboy
REFRESHMENTS SERVED
Aldermen, City Officers, Ex-chiefs and
officers of the Local Fire Companies
We're In the Party Which Went to Tot
tenvilIe Last Night When the Trumpet
was Presented.

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this city purchased for the members
of Eureka Engine Company, of Tot
tenville, for the help they rendered
the local fire department., during the
Hess block fire several weeks ago, was
presented to that company last night
The local delegation left here on
the o'clock boat. Among them
were Chief of the Woodbridge Fire
Department John Thompson, Alder
man-at- at-larRe John Pfeiffer, Aldermen
Stacey and Smith, Chief OominRs,
first assistant John Muylan, ex.chiefs
FRANKIE, William Hartmann, Thomas
Cluney and George Martin. Ex-al-
derman B. M. Cannon, Recorder H,
E. Pickersgill, City Clerk John
Rielley, Superintendent of the Water
Department Joseph @. Burns, Collect-
or of Revenue Conard Hall and the
foremen first and second assistants OF
every company in Perth Amboy.
They were met at the foot of Bentley
street Tottenville, by the members
of Eureka Engine Company, under
Chief John Kali, who, at the time Of
the Hess block fire, was foreman Of
the engine company. The Tottenville
Fife and Drum corps led the rroces-
sion. They were escorted to the lend-
quarters of the company in Er1 lxa
Place.
The delegation got down to business
at once and Fl. E. Pickersgill. who
had been elected spokesman for the
Perth Ampoy citizens, handed the
trumpet to Chief Kali, telling how
the citizens of Perth Amboy appre-
ciated the good work the boys from
Tottenville had done, how, If it had
not been for their assistance and the
help from South Amboy, the city of
Perth Amboy would have Jared a
great deal worse than it had. In con-
clusion Mr.. Pickersgill said if the
Tottenville Fire Department. ever
needed any assistan ce all they wonld
have to do was to call on Perth Am
boy and every fireman would glad ~
respond.
Chief John Kali thanked the Perth
Amboy citizens and said that Totten-
vile had only done her duty.
Ex-chief George Hoehn, who was
head of the Tottenville department.
at the time of the fire in this city,
was called upon for n speech. He
MADE short address and was loudly
applauded. Other speeches were made
by John Vaughan, ex-alderman Of
New York, ex-chiefs of the Totem
vile Fire Department Richard Pears
ALL George o. Ayers, George Cunn-
ingham and A. D. Robbins.
A member of the Tottenyille depart
men suggested that Conrad Hall ex-
plain how, e few years ago, he got in
to the house of Eureka Engine Com
pany and stole the famous triangle,
but Mr.. Hall disappeared very sud-
denly and could not be found.
An entertainment had been ar
ranged for the visitors by the Eureka
boys. 1t consisted of singing by the
T ottenville quartet, composed OF
George Sniffens, Harry Foley, Charles
Hamilton and Edward Marshall
Arthur Foley, of Broadway, sang
few son gs, and Chester ellis, Of
Perth Amboy, entertained the crowd
with jokes and coon songs.
After the entertainment lunch,
consisting of sandwiches and coffee,
was served.
| A number of the Perth Amhoy fire.
men escorted by Ex-chief George
Hoehn, of Tottenvile. inspected the
house and apparatus of Protection
Hook and Ladder Company No. /, of
Broadway.
Before the guests left several uem-
bers tried to get Ex-chief John Boss,
of Tottenvlle, to make a speech, Dut
he managed to escape.