The Washington herald., 1911-08-23
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Firemen Confused When Two
Alarms Are Sounded.
SEARCH IN VAIN FOR BLAZE
Need of Modern Signal System
Demonstrated When Mix-up Fol-
Joseph Reynolds Dies at Home
After Lingering Illness.

Alexandria, Va. Aug. 22-Two alarms
Of fire this evening stirred Alexandria
and incidentally showed the need Of a
modern fire alarm system. On both
calls. the firemen got mixed up on the
number and the engines went to parts Of
the city where there was no fire. For
tunately both blaZes did but slight dam
age. The second alarm was sounded
just as the volunteers were about to en-
bark for the State convention at New
port News. The alarm didn't interfere
materially with their plans. however.
Capt. Joseph Reynolds. eighty-seven
years old. died this morning at his home,
1121 Prince street. after a lingering ILL
ness. He was one Of the oldest railroad
employees in point of service.
He was a native of jefferson County,
W. Va, and came here In 1861. since
which time he has lived here. He began
services with the old Orange and Ma
nassas Railroad, and afterward had
been employed by the Washington
Southern Railway Company. Capt.
Reynolds is survived by the following
children: Charles. Joseph, George, and
Mrs. John J. Bayne. Mrs. Edward Will
Jams, and Mrs. Samuel B. Snyder, the
latter OF Reading, Pa Funeral arrange
ments have not been completed.
1t is expected that the Fairfax County
authorities, through c. Vernon Ford.
Commonwealth attorney of the county,
will shortly make application to Gov.
Mann to have Edward Epps. a negro.
held by the Washington authorities on
suspicion of assaulting and robbing
Mrs. Alexander McClintock of $3.50.
brought to Virginia for a hearing. The
NJ hot IN
be of the opinion that Epps may also
be implicated in the recent thefts Of
harness in that county.
AS the Norfolk steamer sailed to-
night sixty firemen Of this city, who
have gone to attend the annual State
convention in Newport News. were given
rousing ovation by a throng on the
wharf. The local firemen were accom-
panied by delegations Of firemen from
Charlottesville. Woodstock, Strasburg.
and Harrisonburg.
In an official notice, just published by
the Democratic committee Of the Four
teenth senatorial district. State Senator
r. EwelI Thornton has been declared the
nominee of the party. there being no op-
position. A. ]. Wedderburn, Of Fairfax.
announces he will run in the general
election, November Z.
Because he claims to be the cham
pion poet of the world, and to have
held that title for the past thirty years,
Tom Johnson, seventy-one years old, was
adJudged insane to-day by a lunacy
composed of Drs. Walter A.
warield, R. Lee Wilkins, and Justice
Richard B. Washington. Johnson
amused the lunacy commission and 9TH
ers with some of his rhymes. Johnson
says he came from Illinois, although he
has been living IN various parts OF the
State for many years. He has been in
Alexandria but two days.
Policeman Rawiett to-day arrested
James Edley, q negro, sixteen years
old. on suspicion of the theft of BIZ
cycle from Washington. He was ar
rested after riding the wheel from Oc-
coquan to this city. Fdley claims he
purchased 1t In Occoquan from another
negro for SIS.