The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-05
hose Wleon Overturned.
DRIVER AND TWO FIREMEN IN.
yURED MONDAY NIGHT.
Fire at C&mmander's Wood Yard De-
stroys Number of Cords OF Wood
(. F1rcnsen Gallagher and Blandlng on
Streets Tuesday and Wagon Taken
fo blacksmith


When on the way TO fire Monday
night about midnight one OF the city
hose wagons was overturned at the
corner OF Liberty and Harvin streets
and the two fremen. Pat Gallagher
and ormsby Blanding. and the col
ored driver were pinned down under
the wagon body. Alessrs Gallagher
and Banding were considerably
bruised. the former ON his head and
arm. and the latter on his legs. while
the driver was injured In the head
and chest.
The men were pulled from under
the wagon by persons who witness
ed the accident and arrived on the
scene few seconds after II took
place As one Of the oil lanterns
was overturned and caught nre and
was burning briskly the men were In
serious danger when one Of those who
arrived on the scene beat out the
flames with his hat.
The wagon was overturned whom Il
struck against the curbing. II seems
that In leaving the fire house, the
driver, who is a new man obtained a
few days ago from Bishopviile. fas-
tened both lines TO the same horse.
Handing held the lines In leaving
the house ard on the approach to the
corner Of Harvin and Liberty streets
he found something to be the matter
vitA them and handed them to the
driver and he applied the brakes.
The driver pulled In the horses at
the same time and although the wag-
on was more than half way across
the street. the lines being hitched to
ooe horse only. made the animals
turn down Liberty street instead Of
continuing down Harvin street to the
nre. where the other wagon had gone.
The wagon turned and struck the
pavement and was completely upset.
Fortunately nobody was seriously
tnjured. the majority Of the firemen
being On the first wagon which had
gone some seconds before the other
wagon came out.
1Ae damage to the wagon consisted
In tearing OF the seat, bending one
axle. and bending several other parts
Of the wagon. IL was taken TO
Whii1cn's Blacksmith shop Tuesday
morning where orders were given foi
its Immediate repair.
The FIRE TO which the wagons we're
called Snt vas st Commanders Wood
Yard ,on SILVER Street. on the outskirts
'os the cry. A pile Of wood situated
In an open ,he,d more than a hundred
yards from any building was found to
be on nre. As there was no hydrant
snnciently near from which the hose
could be, stretched, no water could
b turned on and the fire destroyed
the entire pile Of wood. there being
about ife cords in Il. How the wood
casSfnt fire Is not known. unless some
ous deliberately set fire to II or was
void and built fire there for the
purpose of getting warm.
= The 1remen attribute the accident
To the fact that a new driver was In
charge OF the horses and that he had
not had sufficient training in handling
them previously TO his first run Mon
day night. He had been In the en-
-pioy OF the city as a driver for only
about three days. since the departure
OF one OF the old Drivers. Members Of
the department claim that the dam
saGe done will cost az much as would
the increase In salary for the drivers
asked for.
It was learned Tuesday morning
that the eolored driver was still laid
mp and would probably be for several
days Messrs. Handing and Gallagh-
er. how ever. were at work as usual
although somewhat sore from their
unusual experience.