The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-15
TEN THOUSAND YAMpS In LINE
BIG TURNOUT TO LAY 4 CORNER
STONE IN NEWARK.

They Came From Many states in Their
Ancient Toys and with Their Old
Msehines-New York Exempts Con-
spicuous-sOme Veterans in Years.
There were 90 many ancient vamps
In Newark to lay the cornerstone OF the
Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Home yes
terday afternoon that II locked for g time
as IL whole p~latoons OF redshirts would
be pushed backward clear across the
reedy marshes into the North River.
The veteran smokeeaters poured into
Newark from all over New Jersey. Penn
~eylvania, New York. Massachusetts, and
Connecticut. bringing gooeenecks and
hand pumps that hadn't squirted q drop
Of water for fifty years. There were
10, 900 Of them all told. II you count a lot
OF companies made up Of flip young
iremen. and the dapdies Of the turnout
we're the Exempts Of Manhattan unde
Foreman Pete Hickey. OF these there
were seventy-eight.
The Pete Hickey crew OF veterans were
pretty we'll tuokered out when they got
to Newark. but you couldn't have backed
one OF them in a corner and made him
admit 1t. The way they heckled the Rah-
way Exempts when the Railways went
by with Harry Simmons. aged 50. and Ben
Hughes. aged II. riding in a 'barouohe'
proud as new paint and bobbing to the
cheers Of $1,000 people. would have made
you laugh. Sam Yates OF the Maintains,
who isn't quite IS, and Ell Bates, who Ia
going on IS. sneered openly and limited
darkly that something ought to be done
to make that Railway pair climb out on
the cobblestones and quit babying 1t.
Pete Hickey and his men assembled at
their clubhouse in Jefferson Market yes
terday morning. everybody present but
Marty Reese, and it certainly was a
gloomy moment when the roll was called
and nobody wa there TO answer Here.
sir!" when Pete shot out Martyrs name.
Until this year Marty had been on hand
at every reunion and parade. and nobody
was so clipper and full Of meaty stories
as Marty. All through their busy day
yesterday the Manhattan Exempts had
somebody on the telephone inquinng II
any good news was to be had from the
house where Marty lies gravely Ill in
Brooklyn. but there wasn't a cheerful
word to be got.
There was delay in getting the Newark
parade started because Sam Yates. who
isn't quite So, saw Bill Conkhover OF the
Cambridge, Mass, Cataracts. whom he
hadn't laid eyes on since 1853, when both
were members OF the old Eagle baseball
team and ran with Engine Company. B
in Manhattan. But at ESQ o'clock the
Councilmen and State Senators and As
senblymen and important persons IN
shiny plug hats whooping it up for all
they were worth. Fol two miles behind
the old boys from this side OF the river.
the Exemps from 800 cities and towns
in New England. New York. New Jersey
and Pennsylvania marched, dragging
their decrepit engines that couldn't be
bought for their heft in gold money.
There was Edward, a Major. with the
truck with .Ieoss painted on it's am
shackle frame. There were the Railways
in red shirts and blue trousers. the old
Exempts showed In khaki trousers and
long bottle green coats, The Bridgeport
veterans from Connecticut showed the
old hand engine that p. T. Bsrnum used
to run with, and the Newark Exempts
slid by proudly in red shirts. black
trousers and black leather belts, Not a
man OF these companies had seen service
for fifty years. There were veterans
from Newburgh, Bordentown, yailsburg,
New London, Fort Lee. Easton, Pa;
Montclair. Norwich. New Haven, Nor
ristown, New Brunswick. the Oranges,
Bayonne, Pittsfeld, Mass; Trenton, Glen
Ridge, Irvington. Hackensack and other
cities and towns. =,
When the parade was over and the old
boys had been reviewed by Mayor Jacob
Haussling they laid the cornerstone
of the new home for veteran volunteers.
where almost everybody had a chance
to make q speech. After that the visitors
we're invited to the Coliseum for a free
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