. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . ded by a balustrade, and drawn by four beautiful blood bays,mounted by postilions. The car was richly ornamented On the condenser case, the mostconspicuous part of the machine, was a beautiful and correct representation (executed byThomas Grenell) of the arduous and imposing work at that great pass through a branchof the Alleghany Mountains known as the Little Falls of the Mohawk. Next, supported byfour members, followed a beautiful and perfect engine in miniature, placed on a s
. Our firemen. A history of the New York fire departments, volunteer and paid ... 650 engravings; 350 biographies. . ded by a balustrade, and drawn by four beautiful blood bays,mounted by postilions. The car was richly ornamented On the condenser case, the mostconspicuous part of the machine, was a beautiful and correct representation (executed byThomas Grenell) of the arduous and imposing work at that great pass through a branchof the Alleghany Mountains known as the Little Falls of the Mohawk. Next, supported byfour members, followed a beautiful and perfect engine in miniature, placed on a stage anddecorated with silk draperv, tastefully festooned, displaying appropriate devices. The grandstandard of the company, of blue silk, followed, borne by three distinguished members,wearing blue sashes. North River Company No. 27. The banner of this company, borne and supported bymembers, represented Amphitrite in her car drawn and attended by Nereids. Phoenix Company No. 22. Their engine was splendidly burnished, elevated in a tastefullydecorated car, drawn by four beautiful bay horses, richly DE WITT CLINTON. OlR F1KKMKN. (Company No. -!:>. Banner of blue silk, live feet s(pi:ire, bordered wth yellow silk fringe. New York Company No. 31, with an elegant banner, painted by lirowerre tV: t^ artists, natives of tbe city. Lafa\ette Company No. 7, exhibited their handsomely burnished engine, elevated uponi stage, drawn by four bay horses. Niagara Company No. 10, preceded by their banner of blue silk, with a painting of theI .ills of Niagara, by T. Grenell American Company No. 4. Their engine was mounted upon a stage, drawn by fourtine bay horses. Chatham Company No. J. followed by a banner, with an engine painted Company No. ?>, with a large globular brazen signal lantern burnishedCompany No. - I, with a beautiful miniature engine on the top of a brass pipe ornamentedwith ribbons. JetTerson Company No. Jti. Hose Company No. 1.
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