The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-10

election was rescrted to In order 70
relieve any doubt about It's legality
afterward The voters stood ankle
deep In icy water white they trans
acted the business and we're covered
with ice from the spray OF the hre-
mems hose when they concluded the
work.
Other tsnkE iIad great dffifcufty In
conducting their annual elections
which had been advertised to take
place to-day in the various bank
buildings. Owing to this requirement
they could not adjourn 10 other
places. The fire lines were very rieid
and many stockholders We're unablc
TO reach the various financial insu-
tutiops 10 vote.
IL was said tonight that the direc-
tors of the Stock Exchange may de-
eide Tomorrow morning to declare a
banking holiday, in order to alleviate
the situation to some extent and give
fwenty-four hours longer FOR pusi-
ness TO rearrange its Affairs
one OF the business features OF
the day was the decision of the banks
to refrain from calling loans during
ttz day. owing to disturbed condi-
tons.
After an inspection of the vaults
tonight Deputy Fire Chief Binns an
nouncsd that tho vaults of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, the
Equitable Safe Deposit Vault Com
panv and the Herchantiie Trust conn
pany had escaped injury.
Bankers supply Coffee.
]. p. Morgan 4 Company and other
big firms took active part Int the WORK
OF relief and supplying food to the
firemen and police. They added to-
hacco to the customary hot cofree ana
sandwiches. Employees of the grea,
banking house were formed into Il
bucket brigade to Keep stcaming coz
fee on the way to the firemen.
The fact that the FIRE broke out
at A. NJ was the one cause that
prevented a terrific loss Of life. Sew
eral thousand men-and women AT .
engaged In work in the building dor
ing office hours, On the other mana
hardly more than twenty-five were
there In the early morning. That only
a few of these escaped unhurt ana
the remainder accounted for are
seriously injured and now in hos
p!,als, asHses-tfc- general belief that
at least fifteen of them lost their
lives.
A search for the bodies will begin
tomorrow The ruins have not yet
been sufficiently cooled. although inc
fire was drowned out at r. NJ
During the entire day the lines were
tesieged by men bent on getting close
to the fire, the tired policemen. cola
and wet. becoming exhausted by their
efforts TO turn them away. A system
Of relief was inaugurated and the men
in particularly exposed lines constant
~ relieved.
List Of Dead.
The dead: William Walsh. hattai-
l.on chief, New York Fire Department.
Lost life while directing subordinates
20 safety. Leaves widow and six chill
drrn,
William Canapion, captain night
watch Mercantile Trust Company. lost
life while aiding president OF firm to
rescue valuable papers. Leaves widow
and two daughters.
Frank j. Ncider. special policeman
on watch in deposit vaults.
Massica Fratta, porter. Jumped from
seventh floor TO Cedar street.
Gtiseppi Cont, kitchen helper Saw
nrin restaurant Jumped from roof.
John Sazzi. kitchen man. Jumped
from window OF Lawyers Club.
Man. seen TO fall hack into flames
When about to Jump from fourth floor
window.
Missing (estimated) Six watch
men. Nine restaurant employees and
porters