Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-01
WITH THE FIREMEN.

Frank J. Wagner, chief of the fire de-
partment was pleased to install two new
companies during the year 1911. one al
Randle Highlands and the other or
Georgia avenue and he regretted the loss
of three members of the department, who
were killed in line of duty. Capt. Timothy
J. Brown and Michael A. DOwnes were
killed by falling wall while fighting a
blaze at the building Of the Washington
Tobacco Company, at 61S Pennsylvania
avenue. Lee Beall was killed when he
was thrown from his horse at Bright
wood.
Late in the spring the fremen were an
noyed By series of incendlary fires
chiefly in the northeast and southeas,
sections. Many unnecessary runs were
made by the department. while in more
than a score of instances fires were &C
tually started. Most of the fires were
in sheds.
Thomas Collins, who was responsible
for the trouble. was finally arrested. A
jury determined him insane. and he was
sent to the Government Hospital for the
Insane, being subsequently released.
During the first month of the year a
total of 127 alarms. - bell and % local
were received by the fire department.
There We're 119 fires, the total amount OF
damage aggregating $4N.S5S. Three Of the
fires necessitated the sounding OF secono
alarms. Numerous casualties attended
the fires, but there was only one death
Members of the fire department who
were burned or injured were c. j. Moffitt
G. G. Burch, P. J. Eagen and J. NJ
Wooster.
Ninety nine alarms claimed the atten.
ton of the department during the SECOND
month of the year, and there were only
two false alarms. Losses OccaSioned by
the fires amounted to $43. 1913. and in two
instances the firemen deemed it neces-
sary to sound second alarm.
Losses occaSioned by 155 fires DURING
the month of March amounted to $1O5.
S41. Twelve false alarms were sounded
Seven of the fires necessitated the sound
ing of additional alarms.
One conf1agration during the month OF
March destroyed several houses in Ken
ilworth. while another destroyed the
grandstand at the ball grounds. Many
firemen received injuries at several fires
during the month. They were Capt. a.
c. Busher, Capt. G. S. Helff, Lieut.. H. c.
Corder, Lieut.. Arthur Nolan. Assistant
Engineer w. A. Dixon and Privates ]. H.
Reith. c. B. Lanahan. c. G. Birch. A. J.
Greiner. ]. T. Mooney. F.. II. Weaver
and Lieut.. w. H. Lockwood
aggregated s36.97o. Nine of the III
alarms sounded during the month We're
false. Two alarms were for fires which
were of magnitude great enough to
Members of the fire department who
sustained burns or injuries while in the
performance of their duties during the
month were Capt. w. J. Seitz Lieut.. J.
D. Green and Privates 7. W. Cheney.
Albert Haight. o. c. Bassford and III. A.
Chapman.
c.. c. Mckay was the only member of
the fire department to sustain an injury
during the month of May. One of his arms
was burned. One hundred and thirty
alarms, three of them false. claimed the
attention of the department during the
month, and in one instance it was neces-
sary to sound an additioal alarm. The
total amout of damage done was $40. 100.
In the month of June losses by fire
totaled $47,9O2. there having been sew
enty-siX fires during the month. There
were four false alarms Lee Beall. driver
of the horses of No. y engine company.
was thrown from his horse in June and
killed. Deputy Fire Marshal L. V. Salb.
Lieut. John Myers and Privates A. E.
Lightfoot and w. G. Sliney were injured
In line of duty.
Because of the safe and sane celebra-
ton of the Fourth of July there was no
increase in the number of alarms sound
ed during that month. a total of eighty
two alarms being. received. three of
] which were false. The -seventy-nfne