The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-22
uuw SPECIAL NOTICES.

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To THE PuBLIc.-Ths Committee Of
y Liberty Fire Conpsny," unvilus that too much
blame should rest on their :houdsrs q. fer g their
late disbsndiDg 10 concerned beg esvs to nssr the
following card from tbs Prircipai Epginser with
comments imply our part to sts.e facts and cor.
rect any wrong iupIessons regarding the matter In
MAY 18Th. 1885.
To the EpIToRs oF THE DAILY DIsPATcH.--A
moInios. from l late members Of Company No OF
the Richmond Fire Association. calculated to pro.
ducs uneasness on the part OF property holders OF
the city beg leave to state, not In reply to their ar
tcls land without comment upon tbs opinion Of the
iremen generally upon the matter In dspute) that
there hare been no sitdya,cds or eTpMions from dnv
of The eight Companies Of the city, Of late date ci
the exception ef Co No. /, and tnst the hremsni OF
each are prepared to protect, by their exertions,
snsi q sSs city, +,
To the citizens Of Je ferson Ward, weu.d state
that there 10 being organized at this moment,
that h.y have. most care and
attention, a. head Of the Fire Department OF the
city.
feel 1t my duty to state that upon my visit to No
Engine House, after the expulsion of certain mem
bers BY the Board of Directors found that the reel
purchased by the citizens of Jefferson Ward, hsd
bsen taken from tie house. and that the hose had
been put upon the reel purchased by the Associa-
tien 10 such manner to cause great delay in its
use, and that Inch pin had been taken from one Of
the wheels and the engine placed in the house
tongue foremost prevent their use, thereby great
" the property in the ward, In case OF
FIRE
panles at their earnest solicitation to lend their
generous aid to sister city, in an hour of trial.
graphic dispatch received by about III O'Clock,
Thur sday right. .,E
PeteIsburg-For heavens sake send some Of
your suction engines over immediateiy-the whols
Of Bolnsbrook street on fire, and engines WON'T
work. Start them immediately answer quickly.
JOSEPH " seoTT, Chief Engineer.
JOHN H. CLAIBORNE,
Principal Engineer, +. Asso.
The Principal Engineer here says there have been
ery Com pany and tn at seve out Of eight companies
now 10 active service. By law oil the Fire As
sociaton. any member before he resign or With
before the Board of Directors he is still consid.
cred N emb sr Of the Association. Whether thess
seven remaining companies have. or not sent in their
10 an unwilingnels on the part OF some, and deter
inaton the part of others to do any aese service
while they are under the control Of the Fire Asso.
citation. a n
Nov we will commea es to take the companies as
they stand by numbers. No. is disbsnded Ne. 2.
a. its members we'll know, islo aopIecaroIs condi-
ton, and 1t would be impossible for them to haul
their nsns to a hrs on Shoekoe Hill, III they had
ors,) without farther Assstancs. Remember. fellow
c.t'zens that three or four young can haul
plug snatcher to fire. without any extra labor, yet
this Is one OF the companies IL active service No.
a., Sisa sne t powerful crane; ,saanost pogelisss
they cannot with white asmbars work their own
CINE successfully, and the Association We knows
and the public well know the state Of feeling exist
ing On the part of this company toward their ty-
rannizns head. No. 10 in ssigice, and without col
cred hands would also mako bsd show. I'VE put
ths com pan7 down the iirst company cut of four
mentioned. which 10 in servce.) No. Possesses
vitality. and with heir :si.e members could hardly
work their machine effectually.
No G is in dormsut s.ate-and the Association
cannot say that the qusli sd bers of this com.
pany can work their engine. Oh. ro-that spirited
company have been quiet for some ten days refu.
sing to act and if their will had been consulted they
W uld unite in call for an Independent Fire De-
partmeEt Ne Is nominally a company and we
assert that it is in worse condition than No 2 1t
is in section of the city which ought TO have
good company. hut as the fire department is row
ny has good CINE. &c but at the same time the
company Is small to be In actire service" as an
named Ne. can't get to fire at all. Now we
appeal to the psblic to examine into what have
said Don't consult the rolls. because they cen ain
the names of old fremen. honorary members and
Others wishing to be absolved from jury uty-but
take the names of the members of The Association
tcho really in active SERVICE and you will not find
enough to constitute two effective fire companies
especially if they had engines to work. We leave
this part OF the principal engineers card to the con-
sdsration of the public
Asregsrds the formation OF another company In
Jefferson Ward under the fire association. we say
sothipg, only. they shall neither have our sympe-
thies cur aid. If we choose to go to fires and
work and endeavor to save property, we don't want
vote of thanks from the fire association for so do
ing
In regard to the removal of the hose carriage fiorn
little patience and be able to use it,
after whiie unde. the auspices and control Of the
for activity and Elective service shall be we were
under the fire association) second to in this
State.
Asregards the taking of a lynch. pin,frem one o,
the wheels of the reel, we have nothing to say We
do not believe it was done by any member of the
late Company and certainly imprudent to turn
the apparatus round which might have caused a
few minutes delay had any necessity risen for it,
use. IS.
Petersburg, we will only say a word II they had
te!egraphed for aid from Norfolk under the same
orcu instances. the Association would have had lust
as much right to have sent them.
As have thought proper to notice the first COM
muuication ofthe Fire Association, which though
required it, also choose to correct es W hieh
We think occur in the card of the PIiccipsl Euzi-
neer If ether companies afraid to speak out we
not afraid to espouse their cause 1t 10 theirs
things and are willue to state it publicly. wby
they must excuse for helping their tinidifu to q
dose OF inpigorating cordial by way of stfmulant
msnt We want, and we believe we have the 81 I'M.
pathy OF five more companies in our behalf
In conclusion self is the tirst Law Of
times been exhibited at fires In dfsposng of tho
stresm.1 We await an answer, and hope IL will be
altogether satisfactory.
Very respectfully,
o GOODE.
F. B. EAsLEY.
A. r. WOODSON
WIN. BROTHERTON
]. HI. McCURDY, Committee.
GEO. Il. TYLER.
JNO. HOBSON,
A J. ADDINGTON,
WIN. DOWDEN,
my 22-1t
The CArHoLIos-On Sunday last, Bish =
op McGLL read from the pulpit of the Catholic Ca.
hedral In this city, the pastoral letter of the Arch
bishop Of Baltimore, and tho bishop, and Prelates
recently assembled In Council 10 that city This
letter contained the following paragraph sub
ject improperly and upjustly agitated In the
party discussions CT the dsy. With candid minds II
should be quite sufficient contradiction to the ca
lumny In which the fidelity of Catholics to their