The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-05

disaster If all the great disasters in
the orldRichmond employs 1s4 men,
~ n annual expense of twenty-five
i've hundred dollars These men
know bat one thing there Is but one
word in the dictionary for them
they must answer TO the call Of duty.
IN Trafalgar Bay. Lord Nelson told
his English sailors 10 do their duty.
so al con7 fnanders say to their men,
whether sailors. soldiers or tiremen
So Fire chief William II. Josnes says
to his firemen and his men work.
ana work valiautly, Mostly they
work I'M silence, while other people
are asiep. They work in FIRE, smoke
dust and nirk They work without
Quaiins, for cowardice In the fire de-
partment Is Haunted as a banner OF
dishouor. Their reward IL salary
Of ueqgre portions and occasionally
a tribute from the public, That IS
all-~-except the prayers of wives and
the pleas Of hungry children. Fire
men are something Ike "a ships stok-
eTu HrT curriers' IN disaster they gre
frs, 10 be forgotten.
J his Is To deal with the R!oalnond
dreht~n. ms deserve some praise,
some tecosinitiJh from me paptic.
ana II - c4n ne al snt4ut tftbute.
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contain only Il few words Tor a few
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READS OF tue Department.
NIili5tnj H.. JDyhes, horn on october
%, 1900. is tide rGiet ana the thief an
eineer OF the department. lie has been
IN the Fire Department for thlrty-one
8Gars. having started rs cali MAR,
or wears he vas a call captain II,
T. tsrt fs,q4 a In.
T. 1906. he Was made station captain,
on February is. 1861, ne was made
first assistant engineer, and ON NoVens
TER Of. t998, when chief shaw died la
the discharge Of his duty, lie was
made chief engineer. which position he
now holds. with credit 70 hilI self, ana
10 the department. He Is good dis.
cfpiinarlan, cool and delibera1c, and a
man peculiarly iitted for the position.
Chief jornrs has the love and respect
~ the entire fire-1shting force. ana
he has done much to improve the etn-
a4s+ {. 49,
John + Ratio, the first assistant
chief. waA horn an October II l&a+,
and hos hetn IN the department TWEEN
ty-seVeu years. serving ~ various ca
racities, until .tuly t, 1903. y hen he
was made a lieutenant in Company NJ.
?. On April g. 1908. he was made sta
ton eartafG Of Engine Company No,
10, AT the time II was Installed. On
December 10. 1907, he was made as
sistant chief, and on November 80, 1904
upon the death Of Chief Shaw ana
the promotion vof First tsSistan,
Ioynes. he was made first assistant
chief -11Aieh position he TOW holds.
having charge Of the fire department
cast OF Ninth street, which is known
as the eastern district Chief Rafio
is well known and very popular, ana
Is recognized as an able assistant to
i's thits
otto f.. Wise. the second assistant
chief. was born on December 10. ls1@
ana has been in the department for
thirty SIX years he served as a cali
CAPTAIN in Engine Company No. -
snd later was station captain of the
same company. ON July 2, 1905. he
was designated as 9ctLns aSsistent
chief ON Novemhe 80. }9oS, when
Chiefs Joynes and RaFo were pro
frAted, he was made second ASSIST NJ
chief which position he still holds
lie IS In charre IN tne e"ifaft"'thf
wes, Of Ninth street known ar the
western district
Chfcf wise is considered a veteran
areman. ard there has never been
tirae that he did not give good
account Of himself
y. s Jones. secretary ard third as
efs'ant chief was horn February /.
1911 He has been In the department
for fifteen wears. having been elected
secretary a March %, 1897 ON
ranuary 10 1900 he was appointed
assfstqnf chief ard WAS assigned to
active rre dirty wt'ch was in addition
20 his duties as secretary.
ON November 80. 1908, when the
executive force was reorgnnized Mr..
fones was APPOINTED third assistant
chief. which position ne sin holds.
, IN connection with the duties Of secre-
tary. The duties ~ this office have
! been more than tripled since Mr.