The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-19
FALLING WALLS
! CATCH F|REMEN
LIEUTENANT RElNTZ AND LADDER
MAX WOODWARD SERIOUSLY
INJURED.
WERE ORDERED AWAY
TARRIED TOO LONG AND ARE
STRUCK BIZ LARGE TIMBER.
FOUR OTHERS ARE
HURT.

Lieutenant c. II. Reintx and Lad
derman r. Woodward, of Truck
Company No. 4, who were caught
In falling wall at the ruins Of
Binswanger & Company's plant at
Sixth and Byrd streets, yesterday
morning. are In precarfous condf-
ton; Lieutenant Reintx with frac-
tured spine. paralyzing him from the
waist down, and Ladderman Wood
ward with compression of the brain
and probably fracture at the base
of the skull. 1t will be several days
before the. physicians attending the
Injured fremen Will be able to de-
termine the extent of their injuries
and the chances for their recovery.
Lieutenant Reintz liz at the Memorial
Hospital and Ladderman Woodward
Is at his home, asia u street.
The two tiremen were at work on
the north side OF the ruins about 9!80
o'clock yesterday morning playing 4
hose on the smouldering mass.
: 4 beam which had been Embedded
in the wall of the building and WAS
swinging partly clear, suddenly, with
out warning. fell. striking Ladder
man Woodward on the head and Lieu
tenant Reints across the back. Both
men were rendered unconscious. They
we're Immediately rescued from under
the pile OF bricks which had accom-
panied the beam In its descent and
attended by DIR. Randolph II. Watts.
OF the city ambulance. Lieutenant
Reints- was-removed to the Memorial
Hospital. hut LaddermAn Woodward
regaining conseioasness, refused to be
taken to hospital and was removed
to his home.
Remained Too Long.
Everything possible Is being done
for the injured men by President
Charles r. Taylor. OF the fire board.
Lieutenant Reintx. when he regained
consciousness at the hospital told
President Taylor that all the men had
been ordered back from tho walls.
which were liable TO fall at any min
ute. but tina, he and IAdderman
Woodward remained to e1tinguish
pile of smouldering debris. Hearing
, a creaking noise he looked UP and
Jaw the wall beginning to bulge. He
shouted Ia Ladderman Woodward, but
before either OF the men could get
into the clear. the beam with a crash.
dropped on them.
In addition 10 Lieutenant Rc.nts
and Ladderman Woodward. who were
the most seriously hurt Captain Ri
ard Norman, OF z0a North Twenty
sixth street. sustained double rup-
t,Irc: Edward Hall, fireman of No.
truck mashed hand. and Fireman
l.. u. Wade, of 241g East Main street.
and Charles Hirschberg. of afo North
Twenty-fsfth street. were overcoma by
smoke The last four named Will re-
cover.
Chief Joynes stated yesterday that
among other points brought out BY
the big fire was that of the need fer
more men In the Richmond fire de-
partment. Twenty-Five pieces Of sp-
paratus and nearly 200 men were re-
quired at the FIRE, leaving but
three companies In reserve. Chief
Joynes said the city was not keeping
UP in the addition of men and APP
paratus with the growth of the city.
Rebuild Immediately.
The business OF the Bnswanger
Company will be but slightly affected
as their plant at Memphis will be
able to take care OF the orders. A
new building will be built Immediate
w and temporary warehouse has
been secured to house ten carloads
of material which Will arrive In Rich
nond In few days.
The blaze "Wednesday night was the
second time in seven years that the
Etnswanser plant has been visited 10y
Are On May &, 1905. the plant wns
damaged to the extent of sloo,oou
by Are.
Many valuable records were remov
ed from the Office by the Office force
OF the company, who fortunately
were In the building when the nre
broke ont. Other records and valu-
able papers were In the safe. which
was freproof.
Two of the walls are still remain
Ing, but will probably have TO be torn
down. A quantity OF glass. by eovna
chance. was untouched by the flames
and Is not damaged, but the stock
for the MAJOR part is a total loss.