Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-13

lett: Afterwards Mark Downev and
Charles oates. Vincent Bargamin was
foreman: afterwards Il. NJ Angle.
Rough and Ready. No. 5-Captain. John
J. wilson.
The Tiger. No. G-Cap,ain. John 7.
Rogers.
Brook Avenue. No. 7-Captain. William
\. Charters: afterwards Chicf IN new de-
partmcnt and killed IN the Capitol dis
astcr.
Church ILL., No. S-Captain James
Elicit: Foreman, George G. Wilde. Cap
tain Elicit was killed in the late war
while commanding the Crenshaw Bat
terry
With the Disappearance OF the old Fire
Department and the coming OF the new
the apparatus used by the former was
sold. given away. or broken up as junk.
The old-timc fire laddIc bad the credit
OF much heroic cndeaVor and self-sacri-
fcing effort. and is plcasngly remem-
hcicd In story and tradition. That steam
sUpeI seeded him was not his fault, perhaps
the change was "A welcome one. Who
knows? lie served without pay. often
Tiskel and lost life or limb. and rarely
got the praise lie was entitled 10. lie
fully met the requirements OF the times
In which he nourished. 4 consciousness
OF duty well performed was generally his
most enduring reward. His successor,
tho steam fireman. does not need any
eulogy. HIS works show for themselves.
Speaking Of frc-engines. II may be re-
marked that before they were generally
introduced into Richmond. Somewhere
about 1853. the Baron de Bodice, Russian
Minister at Washington. on the command
Of the car, had an engine OF the sort
built for use in 81. Petersburg, the i'm
Il fol 40, md AIa- J. T.
finger q Edmond being the architects.
According to reports. though that en-
CINE is now 90 years old. IL was sun in
use few years ago. though doubtless
il had been necessary often to renew
the fucs. The Car. through tho Minister
at Washington, compiimented the Rich
mond machinists on their fine work.
There IS n graveyard on Lester street.
which street is continuation OF Main
ut Rockets. near by the former site Of
C.. y. Morrisss sugar-mill. This gen
tlcman sunk about $4,000 81 trying
to convert the crude product OF the cane
into sal2ble sugar. and abandoned the
enterprise Afterwards the place was
bought by Rev. Oliver !. Schoolcraft, VINO
sold the materials for about what the
Norriss plant cost him. II was the thlld
attempt. at heavy and ruinous cost 10
the promoters 20 establish .sug1r-re'
Cnerv in Richmond The graveyard,
though now never referred TO, and no
doubt entirely forgotten by nearly every
body. f. the last resting-place or many
who once trod the streets or lfichmohi'
instinct with busy life, and with as hiSh
homes Of q bright future as anybody else.
IL was not general hurylnG-gfounu'
thouch many a rude forefa;her' Of this
long ago. The place is on a hillside, west
Of what was once known as Noah's Ark.
q unique receptacle Of odds and ends,
conducted by Henry Dcssler. an eccen-
trlc German resident Of this city. Noah
Ark and its proprietor have long since
landed on on Ararat Of forgettulness Dut
the old graveyard remains-mute rehllhnei
Of tho nlutability of mundane things. no
,,retortious monuments decorate us
crecnsward. telling how this or that one
If high degree sic4, below. but there
are numerous upright RraVe-Stohes WIN
the names ard ages OF the qulet sicepers
there resting. Tho name OF froSs"r oC-
ours on them often. II Is the cognomeh
of a family once influential In TINS ci'y'
G.vfutv-Nve or more years ago the Idch-
,,,DJ i-nouirer was published by Richie
4 cook. John H. Cook, Father Ritchle
mariner. married Prosser. ana
vas the father. among other children
81 + b. Cook. celebrated as an auc-
,ioroer and later known "a city Ser
.,aaut and OF William Prosscr Cook
n,a brothcr. one Of the handsOmcst men
If his dav. He was also a great gallant
and this fact caused his death. About
the middle OF august. 1877, venselul
husband filed him with. bullets while ne
was taking drink at Ruckett Tavern,
nd
streets. some Of the bullets came near
striking Bailey Davis Esq, our present
" r-lluown citizen who was with COOK.
The wounded man fingered Twenty-Five
DAVIS and died. His slayer was acquitted
r.. roro an examining court OF musings
MAGISTRATES. and, going to Texas dleu
there. AT. o..
'rbs fate Of the avenger in this case
differed in no wise from mat OF SHiuIF
others iu this city. who, taking the law
Iva tbafr own hands Cor real or iancled
social grievances committed CRIMES non
~ deserving the rope, hut escape
through that abundant channel OF cHiFai-
ric sympathy. SO noted In past t1ne'
whose stream and flowing was ott'h ms
lfrecrcd and led to poverty and a grave
that was neither honored or reileii'U, 90.
Nj, transit GLORIA munlL IT is needless
"a rartic,larize when the remembrance
~ oven a distant past IS recalled SO readi-
~ bv ~ old resident worthy OF the
name.
Some personal notes OF Richmond peo-
,1a and things may be found not unin-
ter.s.ing. Mr.. James j. ES'' lot over
ne century with Mitchell q Tyler
and their Successors, Is the o4dest hNIHS
descendant Of Jacob ESe, VINO Du'' st'e
o,5 stone house on Main street ne
milling now called the Retreat ioF Wv
SICK ON Twelfth street. was, SHY !eai9
400 ,hc reeidence If Mr.. Ado'phus w
Noting Tor many years N''i-H''" ~
doat.r i'm tobacco, and also IrCss'ah anu
Austrian Vicp-Consul at the port Oh
Before. during. ana aiter the
'.t. var ;he building VAS known as
,he Carlton House. y few years ago I"e
'',,.,.r-,t,ne Of an addition TO the he
treat FOR the Sick was 'aid ny me UIai.I
! odcn Of Virginia Masons. MI. H''a'"
=, Il,r father of G. Preston Dean the
',.1u- l,rovn businessman, was the COM
,ir.a Johnny Bedford ana fr""h In
,,t,-,,hsn OF ante bellum uineS' W IN
,he aid Of John Stith. an Oh pupn Vi
Mr. Phil Mayo, and declueu huiI.o''-' ,,
their services were cons'a""S ." ~
entertainments given at the or
,,,....,'u Theatre in aid of charity. I'm
49, -,' 80 ne was fnlliarly known was
1t,rt Confederate soldier. ana Ueu
-, the war as Il prisoner AT iolH'
," ''l I'm" .n lion stephen \. Douglass,
80 state, Senator from limos never
I i'',' ,1t one speech in Richmond and
ma" n D after his nomination III iS5o'
y, t" HaI,imore. as presidential c"n .iala,s
~, one Of the two Democra"T ',oH7ss
men in the field. The DAY MI. ' nuo the
5 ohe i'V ,.crv raw. and the snow feI IN
air was w. fascinating the holding OF
l,'' n6 e6ryli over his head lie SPOKE oS