The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-27
THE PATROL SYSTEM.
,rcrRATIoy OF THE ADJUNCT
~ THE POLICE DEPARTMENT..
IA, Now Been Completed and viii mt
once he Put Into Practical Use-om-
oiaIiy Tested by the Board.

~. inauguration or the Gamcwell
.,..s patrol system for Richmond. con-
I'D for some months ago. was COM
"a Yesterday, and the system form
-, inspected by the Board Of Police
commissioners.
&c o'clock in the afternoon this board
.,s a large number of city officials met
y, me Second polce-station TO witness
-, erst formal trial of the system. The
'.,v included the Mayor. number of
80 members of the Board Of Alderman
.,s common Council, the Board OF Fire
y. ,,rsls sioners. chief of the Fire Depart
S.s-t chief OF police, captains ana ser
..,,fs. superintendent OF the fire alarm
..,.s.ern and a number OF visitors, among
80 latter beirg Captain w. II. Eanes,
So os police Of Petersburg. who took
a., interest in the experiments as shown
,, he trial.
mo beautiful and delicate alarm and
.,,ording machines, which are stationed
- table and shelf II side the Office rail
A., were exhibited by Superintendent
.-s.u,pson, of the Telegraph Fire Alarm,
a. Ter whose supervision the system was
crested.
h,Ated and explained, and the beautiful
-1A-hanism which appears to have al
most human intelligence was thoroughly
inspected.
The stable. or, in the vernacular sys-
,e,n the barn." where the patrol wagon
is kept. was next visited, and its arrange
,-.nts for rapid response to calls and
other conveniences were also Inspected.
he barn is located adjoining the market
house lot. close to the police station.
Ihe city officials above named then took
three large omnibuses standing IN front
~ the police station and drove 10 the
corner Of First and Duval streets, where
ono Of the new patrol stations Is located,
for the purpose Of making PIac'iUai
Test Of the system.
Nr. c. c.. Bosher, the chairman or the
committee. to whom was intrusted the
work Of securing this new adulloh 10
,ha police equipment. operated the alarmi'
,r3 explained TO thOse present lhe ui-
y.-cnce between the manner in which
can Is sent in by an officer ana cluzeh.
The first wagon call was turheu IN az
MS station. Nc p. and. though received
a, the central station where me noi So
80 standing in the barn, unhitched
w.. icon dashed up TO the point OF
IN ten blocks away, in three minutes
,-t fortv-fve seconds. The wagon was
5-sxn BY one horse. and carried TWO
sr,vsrs Captain Angle. OF the SECOND
district, and a private. .,-
.~ta next call was made from Statloh
o., - the corner Of First ana Main
-.-.sts The wagon. in the meantime, had
~...,-rad 10 the barn and the can was
covered with a fresh horse In -FOUR MN
~..s and thirty-three seconds aithousn
s,or was made at the central s'a,iol
p. take up Captain Angle. ana ano'nel
8...v was caused by a dray blocking the
r. on the start.
~bA trials were considered very salts
tory and demonstrated plainly the al,
,..rtages TO be obtained by the use oil
The system. -...,o,,
Tho fact that the box at each station
,o,tairs besides a perfect mechanism loi
ending and recording code o. slHiPi'
signals a telephone by which coHihu'l "a
zion can be Immediately established en-
HES an officer at long distances from tht
station TO meet any emergency l'id' may
arise with great promptness.
to,lou,ine the last trial the party re-
med their places in the vehicles aho
Ire driven to Belvidere Han WheTe ,
80 sumner by Burke had been spre@1
ood about seventy-five covers were idi .l
.fa,,or Fllvson in behalf Of the Boar'
r9o,i-a commissioners bade the guests
rslcome. There was no speahllIs' pu'
,,avor EIlyson and President J. c. DICK
son Of the City Council. warmly con
,-r.tulated Mr.. Charles u. bosneI an, an
Cr l.. c. Figg. composing lie ool'i'.i-'t a.,
yho inauSurated the patron sSs'e'''' va 49,
epccessful contamination. e..o,,,
me system win b. at once iorinal,
.,,ented from the Gamewell Company
AID nut in practical use by the ponce