The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-29

al stations. making more than 80 points
Mhcfo inc alarm can be uanSh4l4tsi At
tho present time. ana II IS acknowledged
that this city has more ire stnti)ps ler
capita thah any o.ncr cry IA tue WOi4u.
Ah rcpalf WORN Is done Gnuer the aNliIiuI
eye or tnc Superintendent and he has now
noariy two hundred miles OF WIRE under
his chaisc, with over one hundred and If
~ ilrc-~iaim sOngs distributed among the
ulhcfcnt houses ana homes Of the .ic-
men.
Ihis department, the headquarters OF
winch viii remain in the tower of the Cily
nan, mas recently been oOnuuCtlhS Sc
RES OF very successful experiments win
the storage battery, with which Inc Hlo-
TEN viii soon be completely equipped.
Inc Ponce Patrol system, which eiectIi-
catiy Is under the control OF this depart,
inent continues TO grow in strength anu
usefulness, and has given general saus-
Iacuon. With three stations just auncu'
the system row comprises twenty -t"o
street stations. a thorough electrical
equipment and about thiriy-hve miles or
copper wire, with central once iVca'cu az
the Second Police station under ne
charge Of Captain James i. Antle' VIII
Scrgeants Brooks. Cosby and Allen. ana
Acting Sergeant Tal!cy. acting alternate
~ as operators.
The headquarters Of the Fire Alarm Dc
partment as ono Of o." most atlracuNe
places In tho city Hardly any stranger
VINO goes through the city Hall fails TO
visit Superintendent Thompson apart
inents and inspect the brightly FURNISHED
electrical machinery.
CHIEF W. G. FULLER.
The success achieved by the Richmond
Fire Department Is due in great meas
are TO the oAICicnCy of its chief, who has
been ia office continuously since lo>S Cap
tain Puiier was born IN 1874 at Climber
land. New Kent county Va. and sgnelled
the dav OF manhood. and the material OF
which II is composed by entering the
Amy OF Northern Virginia at the begin
ming of the struggle in lsCl-when he was
but seventeen years of age. At the battle
~ Mechanicsville. on the 26th Of June,
ls62. while lighting under the very shadow
Of MS father $ house, young Fuller was
severely wounded. a short interval Of con-
valesccnce and he Nda again with his
~--- .-a~@. lie N2s .akeo prisoner IN thc
Gettysburg campaign. and spent nineteen
months IN prison. exchanged, he again
resumed his command and retained it
until the surrender.
Captain Fuller came TO Richmond short
~ after the close Of the war and took up
the occupation Of builder. IN 1919 he
Joined tho Fire Department, and served
seven years with Steamer No 3. and
afterwards as foreman Of that Company.
I'm 1883 he was elected Third Assistant
Chicf-which position he held until his
election TO Chief Of the Department in
lSNi.
personally, Onlcl fulicf Is quiet, unaS-
Stunning, conservative. deserVedly popular
with his men, and noted tor impartial.
courteous administration i'm everyday
routine. on the battle-ground. when the
fire hcnd is to be conquered. he is above
all a general-caTeful. cool-headed-a mas
ter. Under the administration of such a
man. IL can be readily understood why the
Richmond Department Is noted for its
high standard Of morals and discipline.
Neither dissipation nor profanity is coun-
tenauccd.
SUPERB NTENpFNT w. II. THOMPSON.
Mr. William ii. Thompson. the clever
superintendent of the Fire Alarm Tele-
graph, is a mechanical and electrical ge-
MUS. He was born ia Lynchburg. Va, in
1858. and educated in Baltimore, Nd. lie