The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-18


made into sandwsches and gave ths
hungry smoke eaters. many or whom
: did not have q chance to Aet tneif
supper
Thousands Of people forsook ths
moving picture SHOWS 10 witness
'ftghsing the Planes In real Ire. Inc
police lines were well maintained ana
nssne except those belonging there
were allowed wi.hin the lines. CHIEF
OF Police Werner was on the scene IN
psrAcn and superintnded the -poiIcink
Of tho scene. The spectators many o.
whom, were women and children at
s-Acted by the iurid glare OF the names
pufl.ed against the ropes eager to sec
the llAxe, and the work OF the nremen
CANDLES Hin vas terraced with peo-
pie who stood until early morn and
watched the angry flames eat their
way through the brick walls OF the
building. AT late hour this morn :
.ny the buiiding was stfif Il nsss o.
flames and the steamers were still
..l,rcbt,ing untiringly. pumping thoa-
sands of gallons of water into the
doomed building
The B.nswanger g. Company build =
ing, a stx-story brick structure. was
built In 1902 About eight years ago
Ii was visited by fire. but tho dam
age was small, 49,
Loss Reaches $4,000.
X A. Btnswanger, treasurer OF finS-
wapser i Company said the building.
which was valued at $4,000, contained
stock valued at $4,000, This was in
the shape of mirrors. plate sIass, VIM
dow glass. doors, sashes and blinds.
The, only manufacturing done In the
building was bevsling plate glass ana
most part az "a store room
AiY- fs4nap anger said that sac firm
would mort likely rebuild at once at
.iie sayae location as they own inc
round ca which the burned stru lure
Vas built. The concern has anolheF
large ylant at Memphis, Tenn, "htca
.-ill take care of the company; bust
ness. whlch viii not be interrupted.
The concern, however. VIII sec-'rs d
temporary warehouse as ten car loaos
ot-4z4e=t1-rial are on their way TO Nich-
r,ond ard Will arrive In few days.
The building and stock was fully in
sured.
The plant employed ninety people.
seventy five OF whom constituted the
working force. and the balance the Of
tlce force.
The motor engine did splendid Work
al the fire, sending three inch stream
Of water into The building Tor hours
without stopping. As soon a. the ma i.
chine got down To business the unuiher
wss shut off the motor giving 1t more
power and 1t compared favorahly with
the steamers regarding the pressure
Answers Many Calls.
After the general alarm had been
turned In the reserve force. constituuu
two engine companies, one truck and
two hose wagons were sent to engine
housese in the FIRE zone. No. ii en-
CINE to No. house: No. IL engine
10 No, S house, Ne. 4 truck to head
quarters, one hose wagon to head.
quarters an done wagon 20 NO.
house.
Prom the time the nrst alarm came
in until he went off duty at midnight
Operator Cuiiett at Gre headquarteri
answered SIS SIS telephone calls from
persons asking Information ahont'tnt
blaze.
Passengers on-the r., r ard r
railroad, which runs within a few feet
Of the burned building had an excel.
lent view OF the blaze and the win
dows ofthe cars were crowded witt
people eager for a glimpse of the FIRE
south Richmondcrs Inconvea,i1nced
Residents Of South Richmond were
disconnected by the stopping OF car,
which were heio u~ py nose ilne'
across Seventh street, transfe'
svstem waa inaugurated on the South
side OF the hire lines and cars were rur
from Nalnlstreet TO Byrd streft. Pas
sengers hah to walk across the line
OF hose at This point and hoard Soutl
Richmond cars on the other side.
The firenlen were at a decided dis
advantage, ~ the water on snow OF
lower Sixth street made several inches
OF sfusi1 which toward midnigh
troze. making walking dicult. II
many instances when II was desire,
TO move q piece of FIRE apparatus tn,
flremen and bystanders put theil
weight to it instead of using horses
as the animals could not find footinR
This was necessary when waite
tower was moved down the G. and Q
railroad track along the canal so
stream could be turned on the nortl
wall cfthe building. The unwield.
machine was moved with difyicuit,
over the rails and frogs to q position
where II could be used TO advantage
Lieutenant Charles Hirshberg. .
No. Engine Company. coiiapese'
shortly after midnight and was re
moved to his home on Twenty-fiftl
street -----.