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FIREMENS’ DAY AT NORRISTOWN:MORE THAN 3111 FIREMEN TAKE PART IN THE GREAT PARADE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CENTENNIAL.—LOCAL COMPANIES MAKE GRAND SHOWING AND ARE ENTHUSIASTICALLY CHHER ED ALONG THE ROUTE.Flremue's day, the biggest day In the biggest centennial ••vent, had Its biggest storm yesterday. It has storm ed every day of this week’s centennial but all the others were mild and gentle showers compared with that which broke over that town at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It came with hurricane fury and blew dow*u pillars of the court of honor, switched and lashed tire hunting which decorated the buildings into shreds tearing many of them loose. The thousands of firemen and men. womeu and children who come In from the country to see the big imrade crowded Into Btore s doors or under awnlnsg. Thunder and j I: ' lightning accompanied the storm and I li added to the terror or the people.' n Chief Marshal O. P. L.nhardt was riding down the main street wtren the first sweep came and he was enveloped in a cloud of dust. He managed to spur hia mount out to DeKalb street where he took refuge behind a aky-straier.The storb was of but 13 minutes duration and then the sun came forth After playing peek-a-boo fro the first hour of the parade, the clouds cleared away and at the wind-up about 5 o’clock Ifch skies were as clear as crystal.■There wire 3111 uniformed firemen marching In line by actual count, besides those, who because of their age rode m carriages or autos. They included: Mark Thomson, Evans lsett. Samuel Kobn, William Frtedborn, T. II. Meeh and Jackson Aahenfeiter. of tire Montgomery Hose oi Norrlatlwn, and Joaiati Tyson, Levi H. Bolton and John Wills, of Huutanev of Norrlatuwn.The largest company In line was the Fame, or West Chester, with 156 men They made a great showing with their military' marching and their side and span gray uniforms. The Hancock. the baby because the youngest company of Norristown, was next with 12 men. They wort1 their new blue long-coated uniforms and a while helmet and thv girls say that they w*ere the beat-looking company in line. The Montgomery of Norristown, wa.» next with 120 men; while following them in line, as well as in numbers Was the First West Cheaper Company, with 112 men.The Washington Fire Company accompanied by I he Conshohocken Band and headed by Chief Miles Stein pie, Ifet this borough at 9.15 and went to Norristown as thy quests or the Fair-incuut Company. There wer«* about eighty members in line and th.y were lustily cheered as they marched along thy route in the Fourth Division. Among the older firemen In line none attracted more attention or received a heartier reception than Captain John Earl. Civil War Veteran and a veteran member of the Wa-dtington Fire Company ol this borough. Mr. Earl has reached nearly the four-score year mark, but notwithstanding his advanced age he completed nearly the entire distante on foot. The veteran fireman was greatly fatigued by the lont. march and stated after the parade that be intended to take part in the ceremonies during the military exercises on Saturday. In which he will ride, and then give up parading, believing that he has done his part in that line and stepping aside for the younger elemena. Captain Earl Is a cripple having suffered the loss of nn arm In tl.e Battle of Ainetain.Conshohockeu Fire Company, No. 2, headed by Ab-xandetv Long, as Marshal and accompanied by the Columbia Flute and Coruet Band attracted much attention aa they marched along the route attired In their proverbial red fire shirts. The crmpanv was entertained by the Norris Hose Company and appeared in the First Division.Thlrty-utne tnlt; m.I.vrs of the George Clay Fire Company, of West Consbo-Itorken. a'.tired In new uniforms, consisting of long coats, helmets, belt tnd gloves, accompanied by the Germania Blind, of Norristown, with twenty-five ptegea. Ivft ever the 1’hlladel-[ilita a Reading Railway at l.ld on a medal Bain. While in Noztatown hey were the guests of the NorrlatlfibNofrcedgo1agihelha*shetheseoISO fJTmliceforwit:tonItheOof Mis brtd rrsti :d I past fore com men brid uiat Tl Cum On a sii the Non Tl tlieii
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Conshohocken Recorder
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, May 10, 1912
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