Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-05
bruised; kept at work. Michael
Uniack, Engine Company No. II, about
head went home. Michael Fairly, En-
gine Company No. Il, face and shoul-
ders cut and bruised.
A FALSE SIGNAL GIVEN.

gine company No. IA, face and shoul-
ders cut and bruised.
FALSE SIGNAL GIVEN.
while the injured firemen were raised
IRON the shattered ladder the chief in
command sent out second alarm for
relnforcements, and also the terrible
call for all ambulances," which is an
nounced by twenty-five taps. BY some
error in working the switchboard at
Fireman's Hall the engines and ambu-
lances were sent to the corner Of Eigh-
tecnth street and Fourth avenue-nearly
half a mile distant from the accident.
The mistake was quickly discovered by
the liremen and the ambulance-drivers
who responded to the call, and they at
once hurried to the fire in Nineteenth
street, knowing that their services must
be required at that point. No one
could explain last night how the error
occurred, but it was believed to be a
mistake on the part Of the operator in
placing the wing-button on the switch
board at Fireman's Hall when he re-
ceiyed the signal from the box.
The Hotel Belvedere is located on
the corner of Eighteenth street and
Fourth avenue, and the sudden advent
Of so many putting engines and gong
sounding vehicles somewhat alarmed
tn, guests of the hotel. A dozen re-
peters who appeared simultaneously
VIII the firemen rushed into the hotel
ami breathlessly asked, "How many
were killed." The clerk calmly an
swered that it was simply an exhibi-
tiou call.
A GALLANT RESCUE.
A gallant rescue was made by Fire.
man Luke Clayton, of Engine Company
No. Is. lie saw William Reinmuth
hanging from tifth-story window OF
the burning building. Clayton dashed
up the stairs Of the next building, and
reaching out, caught Reinmuth by one
arm. He is heavier man than Clay
ton, but other firemen clung to Clay
toms legs while he swung Reinmuth
clear and then lifted him by sheer NUS
Gle into the window out Of which he
leaned.
The ladder that broke was very rot
ten and utterly unfit to have been in
service. 1t belonged to Truck No. II.
The other inmates Of the house got
out in safety. Mrs. Phalen, who was
rescued by Wallace, being in delicate
condition, suffered so much from fright
that she was prostrated. She was re-
moved to the house Of friend on a
stretcher.
AT NEW YORK HOSPITAL.
One call for an ambulance had just
been answered for the property-men of
the Union-Square Theatre when the
general call was sounded. In an in
slant every one in the institution was
on the alert, for the signal was from a
point Immediately at hand. The re-
sponses were prompt, but within five
minutes after the call was made, As
sistant-Chief McCabe, Of the Fire De-
partment. drove up to the entrance in
his light wagon, and deposited one O
the iniurcd-James Kelly. Kelly i:
McCabe's driver, and when every effort
was made to rescue the inmates Of thC
house and the ladder fell he wa;
caught beneath it. lie was injured on
the back, but 1t is thought not danger
ously. Kelly is a married man and
lives at No. 24i west Thirtieth street.
A few minutes later Clinton &. Mar.
ray. of Truck Company No. IL, who
had fallen with the ladder, was in the
operating room. 4 superficial eNami
nation showed lacerated wounds on tht
chin and scalp and bruises on every
portion Of his body. lie is seriously
hurt internally, but whether fatally
could not be told last night. lie is I
single man and resides at No. 4j6 west
Sixteenth street.
The third Of the injured brought tC
the New York Hospital was conyeyec
there by a Bellevue ambulance. III
was Valentine Mitsch, a member 0
Truck Company No. -. Mitsch fell
through hole in the roof Of the teae
ment and his known injuries are frac
lures Of three ribs. He was considered
in a critical condition by the physicians
who examined him.
All three were placed in Ward ;
where the best of care will be gyel
them.
A THIEF AT WORK.
During the excitement young mar
forced his way into the house and pro
ceeded to "go through the rooms
taking whatever Of value he could Ia!
his hands on. His manwuyres wer
observed by a fireman, who called
policeman, and the fellow was marched
to the Twenticth-Street station-house
where a number of skeleton keys wer
found in his pockets. He gave tn
name Of William johnson, age twenty
and residence No. 800 east Twentietl
street. He was locked up.
Fires in Greene County.
Last Monday night the stable, grana
ry, buggy and harness, 4lOO in money
and all the farming utensils belongin