National Republican., 1876-12-07
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Meeting of Commfssi0ners-Re of
Fires for the MOnth-ApplicatiOn
for Positions i'm the Departmeut

The regular monthly meeting OF the Fire Com
missiOners was held last night, at their rooms in
the Morrison building. Present: Commissioners
Morgan, (president,) TAFT, Collins, Bacon, Reed
(secretary) and Stewart
Chief Cronin submitted his report for the month
of November, which shows that eleven alarms of
fire had been turned in, involving an estimated
loss Of $450 with an insurance of $3.50. HostIet
Sprngman, of No. engine company, was trans
terred to engine company No. 4, and Hostler Dun
Lar, Of No. 4, to engine company Mol. On the
sd ult. he suspended Private Sherwood, of the
franklin company, and on the LIST inst. Private
Keyes, Of engine company No. 4. He also pre-
ferred charges against Private Robinson, Of the
same company. With the exceptions heretofore
men under their charge during the past month
as good; Calhoun Clark was appointed tempo
rary private.
Mr.. Henry R. Miles, superintendent of the
fre-alarm telegraph, submitted his report for
the month of November, which showed that
II alarms of fire had been turned in, and that
the lines Of telegraph, instruments and appara-
tus in use are In good order and condition for
work. As matter of history, It may be inter-
during the month exactly equals the average
number occurring the same month for the past
six years. The largest number Of fires that have
occurred in Move mber in this District was nine
teen, in 1875 The lowest number for the past
six years was seven, in 1874. communication
was received from the directors of the Colum bian
Hospital asking that the fire-alarm be extended
to that building. The cos Of so doing would be
400. The communication was referred to the
DlslEIcI COnmlesloners. AppucatlOns were re-
ceiyed from the following persons for positions
under the board: John S. Brent, Edward Kerrie,
james Burroughs, Frank Bell and John Maddox.
Geo. Jones Gives Leap for Freedom.
Yesterday afternoon between and o'clock,
Immediately after the adjournment of ;the Grim
inal Court, and while the audience was passing
out, considerable excitement was created by the
cry that one of the prisoners had escaped, which
the bailiffs, much TO their surprise, found to be
too true. 1t appears that when the criminals
were brought in, at the opening of the court the
dock was oVercrowded and some half dozen pris-
oners, handeuhed in pairs, were placed in seats
directly in front Of those in the dock. Among
them was George Jones, white, who was tried
durir lie day on an indictment for grand larceny,
convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for
three years. After the trial he took the seat as
signed him, and during the afternoon managed
TO free his hand from the iron bracelet that in
cased il. When the crowd rushed out of the
courtroom, At the close Of the days proceedings
he Jumped the railing between the bar and the
audience room, rushed out of the door into the
street. and away at full speed. He was finally
captured by Baflifs O'Neill and Parker near
Sixth and streets northwest, brought back and
once mere safely secured. This is the second
time in eight years that q prisoner has escaped
the narsh2Is clutches,