the Fire Department of Jersey City, which had also been invited, and were also escorted by the same Companies. It consisted of Fire Engines No. 1 and 2, each drawn by about 40 men in fire dress. They were followed by The Fire Department of Williamsburg, represented by the Chief and Assistant Engineers, and Engines No. 1 and 2, each with about 75 men. After them came the Fire Department from Brooklyn, also invited. This De- partment arrived on the morning of the procession, and were received at the Ferry and escorted to the line, by a delegation of the New York Fire Department, in the fol- lowing order : Hose Company No. 8, Engine Company No. 5, Hose Company No. 9, Engine Company No. 40, Hose Company No. 10, Engine Company No. 8. The De- partment consisted of the following : Banner, inscribed with name, "Brooklyn Fire Department." Engineers and Exempt Firemen. Fire Wardens. Washington Engine Company No. 1 — Engine drawn by 80 men, dressed in dark pants, red shirts, and fatigue caps — the Foreman, Assistant, Pioneer, and men at the CROTON AQ.UEDUCT. 275 Tongue, in full fire dress — the Pioneer bearing a Banner, repersenting a portrait of Wash- ington. Another Banner was a full length figure of a Fireman. Next came Neptune Engine Company No. 2 — Engine painted black and gold, drawn by 74 men in the same dress as above. Eagle Engine Company No. 4, painted red, with blue and gold, drawn by 60 men — same uniform. Constitution Engine Company No. 7 — painted white and blue — drawn by 125 men — same dress as above. Motto, " Ready and Willing." American Engine Company No. 9 — painted black and gilt. The back carved with two Angels, with their wings forming an arch, completely gilded — the design on the back, a full length figure of Red Jacket, by Weir — drawn by 39 men — dressed in fire caps, red shirts, and dark pants. Atlantic Hose and Relief Company — Four-wheeled hose carriage, bearing 1000 feet of hose, and 25 buckets, drawn by 30 men in citizen's dress. Clinton Hook and Ladder Company No. 2 — Truck, with full set of implements, drawn by 56 men, in citizen's dress, and oil cloth caps. Most of the Engines were highly ornamented with flowers, ribbons, &c. General outlines of the New York Fire Department Procession, on the occasion of the Croton Water Celebration. — October 14^, 1842. Grand Marshal— CORNELIUS V. ANDERSON. Assistant Marshals, W. Wells Wilson, Dewitt C. Mott, John B. Miller, Samuel L. Liscomb, George Kerr, Samuel Waddell, Alfred Carson, George H. Ramppen. Charles Forrester, Zophar Mills, Philip B. White, Joseph W. Long, Owen W. Brennan, John T. Rollins, John Rese. The Grand and Assistant Marshals were dressed in the uniform of the Engineers of the Fire Department, viz :— white fire cap, blue coat and pantaloons. The line was formed in Hudson street, and extended from Christopher to Reed streets. The Procession moved at 9 A. M., down Hudson to Chambers street, to Broadway and to the Battery, in the fol- lowing order : BAND OF MUSIC. 276 CELEBRATION OF THE Banner of the New York Fire Department, borne on a stage, richly carpeted and fes- tooned, and drawn by four white horses, elegantly caparisoned, and each horse led by a black groom in Turkish dress. The Banner was supported by the Trustees of the Fire Department. It was designed and executed by Allan Smith, Jun., of this city. The front represents the Fire Department as having achieved a victory over the devouring element, receiving the blessings and thanks of the widow and her orphans, for the protection and benefits derived from it — beautiful emblems of power and beneficence, helplessness and gratitude. They are attended by a " Hero of the Flames." Erect above all stands Nep- tune, evidently delighted with the victory he has accomplished over his ancient enemy, the Demon of Fire, by the aid of his skilful and intrepid allies — the firemen of New York. On the other side is the Queen of Cities, calling attention to a picture, representing the Dam at the Croton River, the origin of the aqueduct. On the lower part of the border, surrounding the picture, are emblazoned the arms of the city of New York, in basso relievo. . The silk on which the design is portrayed, measures 9£ feet by 7£ feet ; its color is a rich mazarine blue. The fringe, tassels, and cord, are crimson and amber. The ban- ner is surmounted and greatly adorned by three separate groups of carving, the centre con- sisting of a fireman's cap, with a trumpet affixed to the top, on which stands a large eagle, with extended wings,