The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-08

State, and the Hummelstown ears ran
as far as the Market street subway
between noon and the time the parade
started. Then Seventeenth and Market
streets was made the terminal. The
Middletown cars were run into Market
square by way of Race street. On
that line a minute schedule was in
effect. Steelton had fve-minute sched-
ule and Hummelstown a fifteen minute
service.
The Valley Railways Company also
had all its cars in operation as a means
of maintaining faster schedule and
taking care of the large crowd from
the cross river towns.
The Smallest Fireman Here
G. H. Slippy, of the Altoona Volun
teer Fire Company, was probably the
smallest active fireman in the city to-
day. Slippy is 35 years old and he is
exactly thirty six inches tall. He march
ed along with his company over the
streets in the business section and al
though he took particular care to keer
in line he was unable to keep step. His
short legs would not permit him to take
a step as large as his comrades, although
he marched along just the same and he
didn It have to run.
The Reading volunteers, an organiza
tion of ex-fre fighters, arrived at 10
o clock this morning and the veterans
stepped along as lively as though they
were yet in their prime. With them
they brought piece of antique fire ap
raratus, the like of which probably can
ba ,ho Stat
There are all sorts of handles pro
truding from the front and back. In
the days when it was considered real
fire fighting apparatus there was plenty
of work provided for the men at the
pump. The Loysville Orphans Home
band, made of laddies between eleven
and thirteen years old, made hit with
the crowd when it struck up an ali
while marching out Market street.
The crowd also cheered as the Phil
harmonic, of Reading; the Altoona City
band, and the Spring Garden band, OF
York, went by.
Good Order in the Crowd
The morning crowd at all times was
orderly. The policemen were able tc
eonfne their work to traffic duty. n
there were any pickpockets in the gath
ering, they either were on vacation
or had postponed their work temper
arily Not single case of pocket
picking was reported to the police by
IL o'clock.
Plain clothes men, sworn in for spe
cial duty by the Mayor, had practical
ly nothing to do but keep tabs on sus
nects All of tha nirbf notrol,oa, ,ra,,
on duty at II o clock this morning ant
will remain on the job until tomorrow
morning at A o'clock. Under Sergeantl
Drabenstadt and Page they paroled thu
entire route of the parade. Chief Of
Police Hutchison kept in touch will
his men by patroling the streets OF
horseback.
Two youngsters accompanying Get
tysburg Fire Company No. /, got cheer,
from the crowd when they went by ii
pony cart. One lad was dressed il
blue uniform and the other in red.
A few more of cupid S victims, VIII,
came to Harrisburg to witness the FIRE
men's parade, decided to have the wed
ding ceremony performed by Harris
burg clergyman, and accordingly oh
/ tanned the marriage license here.
The Recorder s office and a few 9th
er county offices were open until noon
Those who obtained marriage license
are Harry B. Dreese, East Salem, AM
Bertha E. Pry, Port Royal; Morris A
Shade, Lykens, and Edna NJ. Haae
Palmyra; Claude A. Ishler, Philadel
phia, and Armada Greene, Columbia.