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A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct

King, Charles. A Memoir of the Construction, Cost, and Capacity of the Croton Aqueduct. New York: Charles King, 1843. 251 words

Band of Music. Company of City Guards. Battalion of Washington Guards, Montgomery Guards, and Franklin Blues, preceded by Music. Pilots' Society, with banner and band of music.

FOURTH DIVISION, Under the direction of Brigadier General Pentz, assisted by Mr. John T. Dodge and Mr. George C. Ring, Aids to the Grand Marshal, comprising the Officers and Members ol the Fire Department.

Order of the Fire Department Procession, on the occasion of the Croton Celebration, October Uth, 1842.

At the head of the procession was a Band of Music, brought from Philadelphia, by the Neptune Hose Company of that city. Immediately after the Music, came the

Fairmount Engine Company, of Philadelphia, numbering 37 men, dressed in the uniform of the Philadelphia Firemen, viz glazed hats, with the name of the Company :

painted upon them, drab fire coats and pants, and oil cloth capes over the shoulders, also bearing the name of the Company. The Engine drawn by the Company was splendidly painted and mounted. This Company was followed by

Neptune Hose Company, of Philadelphia, numbering 56 men, in black fire dress, also, with glazed hats and capes, drawing a splendid four-wheeled hose carriage, silver mounted, and with appropaiate painting and designs. These two Companies arrived by rail road from Philadelphia on the day previous, and were received at the landing in Jersey City, by a Committee appointed by the New York Fire Department. On their arrival in the city, they were received by Engine Company No. 14, and Hose Company No,