Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-15

was NchG wire running rom an electric
light pole on tho corner Of Tenth and
Main across Main street. After the acci-
dent 70 was found that it was IN contact
with the trolley-wlre, but whether II con-
vcyed the current from this OF On arc
light wire = "a matter If doubt. Bv some
10 IS claimed that the current had been
shut of the trolley when tho accident
occurred. There are sait TO be a nun Der
Of dead wires Of tho old Clay telephone
~ ystem cumberIng the polls and hOusetops
Of the city and contributing 10 the danger
Of tres. IL IS also sald that the raising Of
the HAYES truck broke the dead wire. Mr.
Thompson declares that tho Gremen cut
no wircs. bat others contend that they
dld, and that, too, IN not very cautious
manner.
There was some criticism INDUCED III
regarding tho delay III cutting tue current
of the elcCtrlc-wlTes. Regarding TINS Alr.
Thompson said the city had no authority
90 require the cutting OF OF bnv except
the trolley current. uut a measure was
now before the tOmmittee on Ordinances
o. the City Couac winch, # adopted by
the Council. would ClvO e. the fire Do
uartmrn. the power 90 order by signal the
turning OF at the pOwcr-hOu5e OF ali cur
rents, whether hight Or heavy.
oGHEE AcCIoENIs.
Mr.. Henry Cohen. who was standing
near the burning building whIle the fire
men were Ht work, vas badly cut on the
hand by the failing glass. lie was taken
INTO Poythre,s's drugstore. where Dr.
Kuyk sewed up the wound, winch was an
ugiv one.
Alexander Dawson, a fireman, fell from
"a ladder aud had hls arm quite badly
hurt. lie WIS taken INTO the drugstore
of Mes.rs Polk Miller a Co., Wher0 UieiI-
cel attention was rendered hIm. When
the fire W. nearly ont a post-Office clerk
Wus severely shocked by wlre lying in
the street
Among those who FIST discovered the
flames were some Of the employees OF the
Tu,S,. and for some minutes before the
arrival az tho engines three strcnJn- from
the private apparatus Of this newspaper
were pIaying uDOu The burning hOu.e.
Tins is believed e. have prcyentt ii
tine blaze from extending 10 the house oc-
cupIed hv ilr. John N. EyaI,
"a salOuu-kecper on Bank street, directly IN
rear OF the establishment Ot Lettwlch
Brothers. As !. is, Mr.. Eyai'a s,ocE and
household furniture WAS damaged about
- 600 by water. the premises having been
flooded by the bursting Of hose which
had been extended through the second
story of his house to reach the flames.
kraTfuiFj J. FALL.
There was uosc horrible and mysteri-
uu- sequel 20 tho IRE tins morning. About
lZ.f5 O'Clock, after the crowd had loft the
scene and when only a few dTemeu and
p1rccmcu wero IN tie ueiEh.Orlood, Il
man was seen 10 thll from the third or top
story window o. JahnEe Jcwciry store TO
the street below. The tcar.ul accident
hqppouci 30 quickly that no one re-
ahzed lust how lt occurred. Several
peopIe Who wcrc looking at the body Of
thc dead dog whom tus unfortunate m1n
was hurled dOW1Wards hastcncd TO the
scelc. Ihcy saw before thcm young
fellow VINO was covered with blood ana
lupareut!y about % breathe MS last. HE
scene was "a horrible one. and tho
heavy tuump with wnlc1 the unloItunate
mau struck the ground slcAen-d those
vino tehcld the accident. FOR several
minute, excitement reIguci supreme.
No. one knew tho man and none could tell
now ha came to fall. iie appeared 10 DO
ina fearful condition and II vas deemed
uo,at, 10 move MIN. N- lay ~ "a pool OF
blood :or some minutes and the spectators
r4Zed at his unconscious form III horror.
rAkrS TO TuE CITY HOSPITAL.
Tho ambulance, winch had just taken
vouug Lucy 90 hle home. happened to
rl.- at the time and several persons hailed
IL. luc doctors IN charge Cl the convey
aure immediately d,clicd 10 tebe the
sufferer to the Clty Hospital and no was
placed Ia the vehicle.
Two or three NelI-kuown city officials
who happened to be- III tho neigh oornood,
amt VINO desire their names % b0 sup
ur,-..d determined % ascertain the
,!,u.liy OF tho mysterious unfortunate
and 10 notify h.s family OF the hccldcAJ.
they tried IN vain 10 nnd the name
of the man, but meeting with no
success they decided TO follow tho
q IfI- flf.f
ram further information there. hey
u.rs accompanied ~ tWo reporters ana
rea.hed the hospital about two minutes
after the fu1eIer. tins pockets were
searched and several papers on h.s person
showed that uc was collector Tor the arm
O.! y. h. uargTOyc d Go.
IDENTIFIED Al LAST.
A note TO oue of the members Of this
firm WAS signed Buck ana TN, gave
another clue 10 the strange case. FOR
some umo 10 looNcd Hs II nothing further
could tee ltaru,u about thG unfortunate
nam. just as mo gentlemen were about
q. leave the room, QUO of the party hap
.eu.i 10 giaucv at the m1u's lace and
EXCLAIMED, why, that's bucs Nichols,
Another examination Of tho papers was
made and this revealed the fac. that the
Iun.i WAS really named NIcho.s. aud that
ll. initials were ". j. There was nothing
on. Ills person TO show where ne nyed, and
So his family could not be notified OF the
accident
III, INJURED man, according to the be-
Lief of tho gentleman who Identified MIN,
lsapAinter Uy trade and IS about 70 years
An examination of his injuries showed
thar be was not so badly hurt a. was al
frstsuppos and he may posslolyrecover,
although has suffering. TINS morning were
most intense. Hls shuA IS fractured. ana
ht the time ot tins writing Z:4) \. NJ he
is suffering nom cOucussIon OF the
bran.
How tho man got in the building Is a
urnfouud mystery. lie ls not a fireman.
and had no connection with the
departmrnt. Al hr,t 10 was thought
tbnt hc might possibly have ca
tered Jalnkes from the rear, coming
hy way of Kyalis bar, but this
is hardly probable, aS ne could never have
reached the tulrd story by tins means.
N hy ho lcapcd or ie.l from the window Is
a still harder question TO soiVc. 1lay DC
he wa, overcome by the heat. aud while
cropluc IN the room fell through tho OPEN
Ipg IN the window.
$3.50 4. M.-1he mystery concerning the
man VINO fell from tho window has been
uartlv cleared up. Young Mir. Jahnke,
who was seen by a representative OF the
Di-rAIca about three nouns after the ac-
cldent occurred. told the reporter that
Nlcnols went into the house with a tire
man.
Sir. Jahnke SAID be Int tho lantern for
the men, who went INTO tho tuiru StoiY 10
see II everything was safe. Inc nlcmhu
came down first. an d IT was during his ab-
sence that the unfortunate man feL. Mr..
JahukoLs OF the opinion that Nichols wa S
clthertaken suddenly sick or overcome Oy
heat.
Mr.. HammeI Is Al eA''
Randmaster Frank 4. Hammol, OF the
Richmond uowitzors, who lett his board
mo house under rather mysterious err
cumstances last wsek and caused his
friends great anxiety. Is alive, well, and IN
Richmond. Mr.. Melton. one Ot his friends,
told repre- g. ntatiye OF the DiSpAreH last
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