Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-25

I ResuSrjiafion from death by Gro,cning.-A lai OF
70 years Of age fell into the Canal basin Albany
Friday week, and after being under the water for
| fifteen or eighteen minutes, was dragged ND with
boat hook, without any signs of life The father
would consent to the violent remedy Of rolling
OH barrel, &c. but carried him with the face down
wards, TO DR.. Nelson's Office who fortunately being
at home had the body Immediately stripped. placed
between blankets. on mattress aud continually rub.
he'd by seven or eight persons every part: in
about twenty minutes, some signs OF life disco
vcred the rubbing continued, with n succession
Of warm blankets, for All hour and half, with
out any other remedy, except little warm brandy
and water, nssoon Us lie could be made TO swallow.
In two hours he conveyed home, and on the o,-
lowing morning was entirely recovered.
BALTIuoRE, Julv g.
,Nercs a 5and-A letter from New Castle. Del
aware, written yesterday morning, to Mr.. Nelson
brig LsrWdon Chcvcs from Cha rlcson passed up,
and also tho ship Monougahcla Dixcy from Liver
pool-day Of sailing 9Th ofJune."
The Philadelphia papers Of yesterday make no
mention of the ship.
~ Meeting OF nc Fire Department OF - city Of
Richmond, it resolved, That tho Editors Of the Daily
papers he requested to publish the following Report &C.
18th July, 1929 WI. Il. DABNEY, Scc'y T. D.
Richmond, June 27h 1929
TIN 1 Fire Warden has report tho occurrence Of Fire
this morning about O'Clock tho house wood'n building
two stories high, connected with story brick house, and
by MI Anthony grocery believed to belong To the
Corporation The Fire Warden has no, rceu able 10 cr
tain certainly Abe uf fire. but believes that
communicated by candle lamp which had been carried by
pcgro into the g1uei the house about 10 o'clock
that ngh the root III story, and part Of the LIT story of the
WOODEN house destroyed the brick house sustained Lutte
injury he LIST Warden takes pleasure saying
the Fire Companies exhibited their usual pronptitudcNo :,
stationed the Dock aud deli, cred pon
regular and Of water Creek
kep, UP continual upon tire fire from their hose pipe;
No. om fe Of their sction-hose able render
little service; NO 2 stationed the Greek, kc No ~
the FIRE constantly supplied With water which delivered
upon FIRE rarity from the tanch and partly from The hose
pipe Believing IN he his duiyo make any suggestions which
promote tive efficiency of the FIRE force, the ls Warden
dssos that No. should be supplied with hose
fai Engine bad possessed c usual quantity hose another
of might havr been PLAYED Upon tho hre This
report the whole fire. has been made AZ the request Of the
r. Engineer, who and commanded during tho carly
part the fire. bat retired IN consequence of c state NJ his
health Eirc Wardcrs, Geo Rocker and John Richardson,
were in attendance and rendered osscni al service.
| Respectfully, CllA'S u. IlIpE,
Let Tr Warden
There another matter ~ which tic Jet Warden desires
call the attention ~ the Department ltishe unnecessary aud
wsnon dcsuctioa Of lbe building FIRE, and those adjoining
II, by ignorant designing persons IN instances build
nc have received injury roni the hands c hcsc busy
bodie, from the effects Of the fire The attention Of the
Fc Department is earnestly solicited 90 this subject
The Principal Engineer present ard remained al the F-
above reported until tic Engines had taken their rosrCcvs
stations and arrested lie farther progress lie fully
with the lst Warden IN all his report, but particularly wish That
pant concemn. useless and destruction Of property,
which he hes bad cause regret in instances than this
! J. NJ JOHNSTON