The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-15
VISITING EXEMPTS /
/. SIMPLY HATED TO
LEAVE NEWARK
Many Stayed Over All Night and
Did Not Go Until Late
Today.
DEDICATION AND
PARADE A SUCCESS
Saw Local Department Make
Short Work With Two
Alarm Fire. 40

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parade of the exempt firemen and the
cornerstone laying which followed yes-
terday. coupled with the various re-
unions of old friends last night, made
one of the biggest and most successful
celebrations ever held here.
Crowds of the visiting exempts
thronged the streets, filed the theatres
and the amusement parks in the eve
ming, adding to every scene of which
they became part a picturesque bit OF
color with their red shirts and many
hued uniforms
Shortly after the dedication exercises
we're ended and when most of the visi-
tors were on the streets to see it. an
impromptu but very effective exhibition
was furnished by the local department.
A two-alarm fire in the Crane factory
building, McWhorter and Oliver
streets. brought out much of the ap-
paratus in the centre of the city, in
Guiding the Salvage Corps's automobile
wagon Had 1t been arranged for their
entertainment the two alarms and the
run of the fire apparatus which ensued
could not have been more timely for
the visiting vamps and they seemed TO
appreciate 1t hugely.
See Work at Real Fire.
Many of them managed to reach. the
scene of the fire in time to see Just how
effectively 1t was handled. No more
than $3.50 damage had been wrought BY
the flames before they were under con-
troll The second alarm had been sent
in as a precautionary measure.
police order that no trolley cars
were to pass the Four Corners until
after the parade was over, coupled with
the rush of people returning to their
homes around o'clock, threw the
regular schedules into great confusion.
Men who waited an hour after their
regular time for taking the cars found
themselves forced to hold on by their
eyelashes. so meagre was the space on
the crowded cars.
Inspeet Ffrehouses.
Many Of the exempts who did not re-
turn to their homes last night were en-
fertained by local fremen and exempfe.
The frehouses were eagerly inspected
by many of the visitors who knew OF
the reputation of the Newark depart
ment as being one of the most efficient
in the country.
The exodus from Newark toward the
home towns of the 10000 guests in New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Con-
necticut and Massachusetts began last
night and is continuing today. Crowded
trains today testified that many OF the
exempts had seized the
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city. They were everywhere compile
mented on the magnificent showing
they made in the parade of yesterday
afternoon.
When the head of the firemen's
parade arrived at Springfield avenue,
near South Fourteenth street, where
the cornerstone of the new home of
the Association of Newark Exempt
Firemen was laid, the automobile in
which Mayor Jacob HaussIing and
Senator George Silzer, of New Bruins
wick, were seated. stopped on the north
side of the avenue above the stand, and
there the Mayor reviewed the process
sion.
The New York and the Brooklyn and
other exempts and fire companies
dropped out of line in Market street.
but the New Haven and West Haven
men from Connecticut, with their old
hand engines and trucks and hose
reels, kept in the parade until it was
disbanded after turning into South
Fourteenth street All of them were ap-
plauded and cheered by the great
crowd of men and women who lined
the Springfield avenue sidewalks.
At Reviewing stand.
Just before the Newark Exempts and
the Newark f1remen with their engines,
hook and ladder trucks, the supply
wagon, new hose wagon and steamer
and the water tower appeared, Mayor
Haussling and the others who took
part in the cornerstone laying went
to the reviewing stand. The Newark
firemeu removed their hats and caps in
passing the stand, and were cheered by
the spectators. The sixteen young
women who represented the old New
ark hand engines, hook and ladder
trucks and Neptune Hose got an ova-
ton. The Newark Exempts had with
them an old hand engine bought from
the late Hugh Mclaughlin, who was
the Democratic boss of Brooklyn for
many years The stained glass lamp
IN frame of solid silver on the old
engine is said to have cost $1,000.
Corner-stone Exercises Begun.
1t was after $50 o'clock when the
corner stone exercises were begun. On
he reviewing svand were Mayor Hauss-
ling, Senator George S. Silzer. the
Rev. DR.. Charles L. Mead, of Hoboken;
the Rev. DIR. J. Clayton Howard, chap
lain of the New York Volunteer Fire
mems Association; Mayor c. A.
Holmes. of Railway: John J. Ready. OF
the Connecticut State Exempts; Presi-
lent T. Edward Burke, Of the Newark
Fire Board. and Commissioners w A.
Webber. Franklin Gay and Matthew
5tratton: James A. Van Houten, who
Joined the Newark Volunteer Fire De-
partment in 1859. and H. A. Lyon. 70
years old. who was a volunteer fireman
many years ago. and President Charles
McCraith. Of the Newark
Exempts.
Mayor Haussling presided and tho
Rev. DR.. Mead made the opening