New-York tribune., 1908-02-23
OLD FIREMEN TN LINE
Fifteen Hundred Brooklyn potnn-
tefrs of Long Ago Parade.

More :b-n fifteen hundred gray haired veterans
Of Brooklyn's old Volunteer Fire Department turned
out with red shirts. black peaked fire hats. white
gloves and bouquets yesterday 10 Join in the
washingtor's Birthday parade. The OLD Vamps
came all the wa from Long Island CITY 10
Cravesend. and brought with them the old hose
carts and engines. which they dragged along py
brand ropes
The companies began forming al Borough Hall
as eariv as 10 o'clock and by Il the parade was
ready to start. Eleven bands had been engaged
The procession passed in review before Borough
President CoIer who stood the steps of Bor-
ough Hall surrounded by a small group Of old
frernen whose marching days are over Each
hand as it reached the Borough Hall changed
whatever tune it happened to be playing to
Aud Lang Syne-
The order OF parade follows: Platoon OF
police. Grand Marshal Patrick Iahey; special AIDS
Theodore Krombach and John W. Reed: aids. John
u westervelt II NJ. Storer. Peter osrnan, Gustav
windt Patrick H. Murray. Henry NJ Bateman.
Thomas J. Foran and Patrick Ganahan; Brooklyn
Volunteer FIrernerls Association. John E Jones.
president: FlatbUsh Volunteer Firemen's Associa-
rSon. William II. SwartwoUt president; Gravesend
Exempt Volunteer Firemens Sons Association
James Stubenborl. president: Gravesend Exempt
Pad Volunteer FIremen's Association, Kenneth
Sutherland president: New Utrecht Exempt Fire
rnens Association. Thomas J. o'Conneli. president;
F1atiands Volunteer Firemen's Association, Ferdi-
nsnd Frischkorn president: Williamsburg Nolun-
teer Firemen's Association. George N Veneer.
president. Tohn II Bergen. marshal Veteran Vol
lrfeer Fire-nar Joseph NJ Quigley. vice president
New Lots Exempt FIremen's Association. Louis l.
Harp president. Eastern District Exempt Fire
mems Association. Charles Peters. president;
Exempt FireTnen's Sons Drum and Fife Corps.
Exempt FIremen's Sons; Association. Peter =
DALEY. president. Exempt Firenlens Sons Asso-
cation Long Island City
The representatives from Flathush, headed by the
k7rn Regiment Band. seemed 10 he the favorites
with she thousands Of spectators who were crowd
along the line OF march and packed into the
side streets.
The holiday was generally observed In Brooklyn
hy the closing Of all the big stores and business
houses ard most Of the smaller ones. The Anlerl-
can faC was displayed from all the public build
figs and from hundreds Of stores and private
dwellings At neon a salute Of twenty-one guns
fred At the navy yard
About seventy volunteer hreTen in Manhattan
marched in review before George Anderson, presi-
dent Of the Veteran Firemen: David O'Brien. Dep
uty Collector Of Revenue and former member Of
the Volunteer Firenen. and u. 6. Gale. Of the Ex-
empt FY7emen al the Union Square reviewing stand,
after having decorated the Washington statue
The parade then proceeded 10 Eighth avenue, TO
s+Jh street. TO Broadway. TO 42d street. back 10
Eighth avenue 18th street. and finally to the
Volunteer Firernens headquarters. at No. 2ao East
5eth street. where it was dismissed
The youngest in line sixty-fve years
old and the Oldest e5ghty-four. Peter J. Hickey
foreman and Thomas Fitzpatrick assistant
foreman Of the Exempt Firemen. and William Hen
messy foreman and Henry Steigman assistant fore
man Of the Volunteers.