The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-03
LOCAL DEPARTMENT

IsTRNDksT LARCoMBR BEFORE THE FIRE Con.
as TO the failure Of giving alarms Of fire
promptly was resumed before Commissioners
Thompson and johnson, at the commissioners
The Raul DIRE was hrst taken up, and Ser
geant S. B. Clements was sworn BY Justice
OorbiD: Wab on duty at headquarters OF police
received a dispatch from Central quart. house
at 3:3l, the signal at 5:23; struck the alarm for
the station; went up stairsi told Mr.. Larcombe
Piled that he VISA striking IS.
FRANKLIN Engine House At 335 was asked
II he had struck the alarm, and answered that
erai alarm had been struck, and answered moi
and at $50 was asked to strike general
alarm, and informed Mr.. LsIcombe;
lanes Lowe, foreman OF No. 3: The alarms
aimee the change In the department until the
hrst two weeks has been coming very irregu-
lar, They have been coming tolerably correct
up to this time; could not get the alnrmsi re.
ceivei no alarms of fire at Seventh street
Park, Raub's Factory, or at Theatre alley.
Witness waU not positive as to the last, tbox
alarm for the fire in Purdy's court, near First
street west and Pennsylvania avenue; hitched
up and stood In the house, that being his own
box, heard that the Rucker company come up;
could not make any number out OF the alarm
from this lire; at the Seventh street wharf, Is
and 81 seemed to be the numbers; went there
with the apparatus, seeing the light; the bells
struck twice before he left. THE box should
Gross examined by Mr.. Larcombe: The bell
had tapped before the change; about three
weeks used to send up and shake the trips
out; have done do since Mr.. Larcombe had
charge as often as three times days learned
to use the turn from Mr.. Talcott
MIR. Larcombc explained that he had only
heard the turn trip at the No. . house, and It
confined to the machinery catching.
Mr.. Thompson explained to Mr.. johnson
that the word "trip" was proper term. and
1t was In use by the members Of the Old de-
pnrtment.
witness stated that for two weeks after the
reorganization he shook trips out, but ceased
because he understood that MIR. l.. had made
some remarks about the bell having been tam
BY Mr. johnson: II the trips were not
shaken out, proper alarm could not be given
Up to three weeks ago this continued, but
since the bell had struck correctly, W ith the
exception of Saturday. Since then he had
corrected the trouble, and the bell strikes cor
ByMr. Thompson: Had shaken trips out un-
der Mr.. Talcott and under MIR. Lsrcomoe some
mes three times per day. lohlecteI tosl
ministration occasionally; reported 1t to Mr..
Thompson; heard that Mr.. i. had charged that
formed Mr.. Thompson, who ordered him not
to allow the men to touch u. lObjected to
BY Mr.. Larcombe: Boxes sand 5were struck
Joseph A. Smith sworn: Witness is fireman
Of No. Q; knows the bell strikes irregularly
received no alarms for the Park or Raubs
HOAn factory uFeH; thinks one was btFuCk lOr
the Island pottery fire; box II WAS struck for
the Purdy's court fire, when box q should
have been struck, and did not leave the house,
box II being the engine-housei the bell was
out OF order under the former administration,
but not after the steeple leaks now worse
than formerly.
rectly; could not make out the alarm Satur'
day morning, but saw the light and ran to IT.
did not hear Mr.. l.. say the bell had been tam
On cross-examination witness stated that
Raub's place was not In No. SIS district.
The Investigation was adjourned to Wednes'
day night.
CuLPABLE CARsLgssSEss.- Last evening
As car No. 50 of Seventh street route was pass
Ing west, with q large number o fladies and gen.
temen, on reaching Maryland avenue, at 6:22
o'clock, the Richmond train was Just leaving
the Maryland avenue depot ior the Baltimore
along before tho locomotive would reach Sew
enth street urged on his horses, but all OF the
|" eel psst before It's arrival called to the
driver to stop, which he did not do until he
was obliged to pull his horses of to one side
over by the locomotive. By the time the
street car was stopped 1t was within afew
feet Of the eagine, which caused the passen-
and to made every effort to escape from their
perilouB condition.
The rear door was so crowded that none
could get out In this case of emergency, The
only excuse that the reckless driver gave for
the rash act was that the engineer motioned
to himto go ahead. The conductor OF the car
who appears to know his business, Informed
our reporter, who was In the car at the time,
that on Monday evening last he was Obliged
to ring the bell three times to prevent the
same driver from a repetition OF the same
reckless act. Although in the presence OF
quite number OF ladies, this driver made use
OF some very obscene and profan: language,
and we feel confident that II the Directors OF
the road were aware of his behavior on this
occasion he would be removed Immediately.
A Muss AMONG THE FEMALES. "A well
known citizen, named l.. Clark, who resides
neAr the arsenal, In the large buildng formerly
occupied by Commodore Rodgers, rents por
Monday.Mrs CLARK permitted one OF her ten
ants to take for her Use an old hreboard, which
Mrs. Hall had been using. Mrs. Hall, discoy.
Kicked up a muss, and called Mrs. CLARK a
aame which nobody is willing to answer to
and used some little profanity in her excite
who heard all the evidence, and Imposed fine
OF % on Mrs. Hall and advised the parties to
live harmoniously.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-About3 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon, a colored man named christopher
Colemsn was killed by the falling OF bank
and Twenty.third streets. His body was taken
to the Fourth precinct station, where an IN
quest was held'by Justice Morsell, acting al
coroner, and the jury rendered verdict thai
Christopher Coleman came to his death by the
falling OF bank where he was working, anC
no blame could be attached to any one there
for The remains were taken In charge ant
buried by the Corporation authorities.
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AN ADVANCEMENT IN Favor OF women
SUFPRAGE.-The Revolution, OF the 18th ult
prints an elaborate memorial in favor OF con
fsrring the ballot on women In the District o
DoluInba. The memorial was prepared fol
the "Universal Franchise As ISOLATION" b.
Prof J. X. II. Wilcox, and by him submitted
to Congress In the month of June last. Thu
subject Ia fully and ably discussed, and hat
we space we would give more extended no
tiee Of the memorial.
ABsEST.-General CapTon, Commissions
OF Agriculture, accompanied by WIN. Saun
derB, the experienced Superintendent OF thu
Experimental Gardens, left the city on Tues
day evening to attend the New England fair
now being held in New Haven, Connecticut
they propose to be absent but n few days
During the absence OF the commisso Toner, thu
duties will be discharged by r. T. McLsln, tn,
chief clerk.
Political MEETISG,-The FiiIh ward Sey
mour and Blair club held \ meeting Tuesday
evening at their hall on Third street, between
Pennsylvania avenue and south A street
John W. Meade, president, in the chair, ant
George W. Durham secretary. Several new
members were elected and signed the consti
tuition,