The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03

suffered from this storm. Suffice it to
report that the following instruments
not 10 mention the innumerabie Instances
IN which the poles and wires lay IN a
tangled mass OF Wrcckage upon inc
streets, were burned out and rendered
useless. Firc-alarm boxes Zl3. 50 zo' H. ~
e.. H. II. A.. 81, s5l. si5. Is, - 3D. e0i'
81, rs. s3l, 50. .. magnetoe5 ana extern
sion bells located at central Office, presl-
dents office. presidents residence. Com
missioner Sheppard. and Chief Engineer
runners gongs 80 far as Inspected
FrancA. Umlauf. Smith. Phillips. Merry
dow. Tallye Luchenberg Lee Bosher-
piepafch oinCe. Minor, Hundley' ana i-"1
lev All OF the Ibofe instruments Were
SD badly burned as 10 neceSsitdte thelt
being practically renewed. ,.-
Within forty-elght hours a majority
~ the fre-alarm boxes had been rewothd
and replaced. particularly those ,h 'll,
contra of the city. Had TINS WORK ",..
sent 10 the factory 1T WOMB plo"a e,.
have cost the city biased on loIiH1' .. ~ W.,
tory repairs OF like nature De'"e' r,,,,ter
,rf a. 100 for repairs. WHILE rs n iit'
~ s,ct the work has been IN the loc"'
ebon ~ a cost OF but little more lnahfl.y'
Am lad this work been sent 10 ,le
tac,or, Richmond would have been WIN
,. sro-ofsrn stations at these Ylldi
,.1tr,s Cor a week or ten days, az iehal'
,,beroos as above stated, they were ~
,r.,,d WITHIN fortv-eight hours-a H"l
- q, greater consideration IMAM Gus %
r1Dair. ,.,, ,hc wires 10
=, Nv, noles ON Broad street. rom
t,io,erto 20 Jail alley has been con.
- and the necessary wires TOT ,"7
f.,. ,o,e,hone service run 10 TINS po'" 4,
-, "a tre roundabout way ~ WI,
-, 80 reached tile east END on l"e
.a'yysAeil-street line Of the Bell COZ"
.,'.,,.,s noIss the Fire Department iouno
j. 1.cosaadv 10 build a new Inc ilo'n
Jau alley to Eighteenth street oN -. @,-
y.ifch will give a valuable uN-. -
mis- street from the Office 10 EisN. -
etrset. The pole line recently oI.' .t.a
Mosby and Pleasant streets Wi.'.7,ooi ,ie
storr which clearly demonstrates '"'
,..,,'..rt,r.s ~ GOOD outside construction
''''f NEED or SUBWAYS.
oonrot refrain from calling attention
o. .ea recommendations made ln ihe a"-
mi reports for the last three or iou'
- that the Fire Department W..
he safe from such storms UNI
tba wires are placed I'm subway5 j. H''
v.oe clearly shown on october loth' "uei
an attempt was made TO pull Statloh ~
Il located IN the heart or the city lol
an imUOrfnTt ire INC NtiN"tr '' '
,lis boy ie located was IN trouble, caused
by hlsh wind grounding same ~ one
noint ana a swing cross with alternating
current no another completely cutting ON
the business portion Of the city. TINS
,rouble IS liable 90 occur again while th'
sire Department has thousands OF fore'sf
wires strung unfortunately around then
own 90 deal Will
Mr. r. ". Bowrg at the time a line
man OF this department. fell from a pole
an lower Main street on August nth ane
broke his leg. disabling him for service
TO the present time.
As required by ordinance, the depart
ment inspected hundreds OK poles an,
wires and cables .n the city during th'
wear. has also. NJ the request or the 81
nerintondert Of Gas-Works. tested AL
clectric-light circuits furnishing cts
lights.
All Of the fre-alarm boxes have beer
painted. and a new buggy and new wager
received By the department during the
year. the former I'm January and the lat
ter during December. The fire-aiarm sta
be has been moved 20 the rear Of head
Quarters buililng.