The daily gazette., 1882-03-27
THE CHIEF DEAD.
SAMUEL GEORGE TAzEwELL,
OHIEF ENGBNEER OF THE
FIRE DEPARTMEMT
PASSES AWAY
SHORT sKETCH OF HIS sLIFE-GRIEF
AMONG THE FIREMEN - AC.
TIoN OF THE VARIOUS
COMPANIES.

Shortly before IL o'clock yester lay the
stiffness Of the day was disturbed by the
almost simultaneous tolliDg Of the bells
OF the Phoenix, Water Witch and Fame
Ho3a Fire companies. At first 1t was
not known what occasioned the Unusual
proceedings, but hardly had the second
vibration died away upon the Air, when
" vas surmlsed that Chief Engineer
Tazewell of the Fire Department had
succumbed to the dread messenger death.
This sarmlse proved to be correct, rs
the news had been received that he bad
died at bis reslde1ce on Elm street, near
Jackson, " sterday, between and 4
o'clock In the morning.
Mr.. Tazewell had been suffering from
. severe cold which he contracted dur
Ing the performance of his duty at the
file Of Stotsenburg'A Foundry. Although
the cold troubled him very much, 1t did
not encapAcitate hlm from woTk. At the
fire in institute Hal In January last
Chief Tazewen got drehched clear
through aud also inhAled q lot Of heavy
smoke. This irrltated his cold and 10
stead of growing better be grew wolse,
but still continued to perform his duties
until little over two weeks ago, when
he was forced to quit work aud remain
al home. He had been requested by his
physician for some to take rest, but be
would not bear 10 1t saying that the only
thing that allied him was the malarial
fever, and he still adhered to the belief
up to within q short time of bis death.
After be. quit work be grew rapidly
wor 9 until death ensued.
When he became cognizant that death
| was near he expires ssd one regret, aud
that was that be could not live TO serve
out his term Of office as Chief Engi-
neer.
Samuel George Tazewell was born
| in this city on October 1e4l, and was
consequently in the forty-flst year of
his age. He received common school
education, and at an early age was ap-
ptentic0d to Joseph McClary, on Ship
Icy street, to learn the cabinet making
business. After concluding his ap~
premiership he entered the pattern
department OF Belts & Seals machine
shop. He remained with the firm for
several years, after which he engaged
in the carpenter business with Mr.
Fotherglll, the firm being known as
Tazewell s. Fothergill. He soon re-
linquished, business on his own account
aud took charge Of the pattern depars
ment of II. F. Pickels' foundry. Here
he remained for long time, resign
ing TO become superintendent of the
pattern department of e. G. Stotsen.
burg s. SONS foundry. When thai
Arm failed and were succeeded by The
Stotsenburg Foundry Company, Mr.
'Tazewell not only retained his position
but was elected Treasurer of the new
company. Owing to Ill health Mr.
Stotsenburg disposed Of his interest L
! the Delaware Foundry Company, o
which the dc ceased was ce'president
lie also had charge Of the entire me
ohanical department Of the company
Mr.. Tazewell was q workman of M
ordinary ability, and frequently in
vented new patterns. lie was looked
upon as the leading pattern maker o.
, the city. He was constant worker
and would confine himself to worl
| long after his fellow wOrkmen haC
ceased 10 labor for the day.
: In early life he formed an attach
ment for the fire department and be
. came a member of the Water Witcl
. Fire Company in 1850, before he ha'
reached his twenty -brst birthday
! From that period up to the time of hi
I death his whole )ul wf9 wrapped u
in the volunteer firemen. No matte
what hour or the sta's of the We he
y he was always among the ii. st 10 re
= spond ID the alarm OF danger. at
! tire he always led, never followed. N
d danger WIZ too gre I for b IN 10 sur
r mount when fire ives In pgogrec7.
8 he command / universal respeC
It from all the firemen, aud when i'll 1873
n he was choc IN Chief of the Dep rtmeG
z there VIZ great rejolcirT in the d.
Il partment. in his death the Dep r
d mcnt 10: a member that it will /
,r hard to replace, and the citize - ma
J. who was Ie-4dy and W ling TO sa
)t their property. Durlpg his / . F.i
If fireman he eudeavored to II Sc I'll
to standard of the Depar .ment, and d
" ring the time that he rv as Chi
> he made ,veral important improV
ments In it workings. As tirems
he was we'll aud favorably known
M New York, Philadelphia, Balt.mor
e .s, Trenton, Harrisburg. r adir g, Che
n. Ter and other placs :, and il Is exL ~
Iai that large delegations fro IL the plac
~. named will be present ut his funers
10, When tue news of bis death bec11
known, the work Of drAplng the ems
houses aud apparatubsa was az on
commenced, anu this moraiaR they pl
sent tho same sombre appearances
they did when President GARFIELD l
dead.
neers. repIesentaiIveJ met In the Wat
ra Witch Engine House last evening
make arrangements for the funeral
- the dead Chief which will take place
oA Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock.
The following delegates were preseI
ast Joseph Perkins, Frederick Larrison q
Thomas T. Starr, Of the FTlendsnl
9 { Dennis j. Gallagher, Joseph Cash q
2. Thomr7 T.. Kane, Of the RellaIt
r., ChaIIes E Vancs, Samuel Chad wick a
% %Ian William Lloyd, OF the Delaware; 10
w. portor, JameJ j. Patterson q
lanes 7, Davis Of the Phoenix 30
TED McCa frey, James FL. Porter and IA
srn- thew II, Rogers of The Water WIZ
William McOrea, Alonz T. Chris
the James Crawford, ]. Curtis Wigg
Ir- worth aud Penn Houseman ofthe FaI
Il. Lewis save, William II. Baker
the John Mcbride of the WI 1hingtonj y
ON q, Lukens, Caleb TAYLOR, Jau O.
nv lin, Mtcha-l Skely and Dav .. lie
er OF the WeccacOe. John U S~ise
called TO the cha.r and Ezra o Lux
y ~. appointed sAcr tAry OF the me 9upg.
.. was det1rmi ned that the depatGm.
a'ns should turn out, Second A'shtapt NJ
neer John Fl. Hubfr Joseph ferk
whs Dennis J. Gallagher, Cha les u. va
cd John w. Porter, Lewis Sasse anu -, :