Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-16
CHAUFFEUR 7. H. PEGRAM
IS BURIED IN OAKWO0D
Was Proceeding Under Chief Joynes's
Orders When He Met His
Death.
FIRE BOARD MAY INVESTIGATE
Chief Of Department Expected to BE
Called On to Explain Speed Mt
Which His Car Was Proceeding
Through Broad Street.

Thomas II. Pegram, OF OIL East Mar
shall street. who lost his life when
drying Fire Chief William r. Joyncs to
a fire Mt Munford and Broad Streets
tuesday night. was buried yesterday
afternoon in lakewood Cemetery. The
corteEe passed No. 3 Engine House. on
broad street. between Ninth and Tenth.
ana the company. dressed in military
style saluted as the carriages went
by. In the meanwhile n bell tollcd the
passing of the dead chauffeur and the
years he had lived.
iialf thousand people lined tho
streets during the procession, and every
man raised his hat and crossed II above
his heart at the passing of the .icarse
1t Is the custom. Tribute is paid to
the man who loses his lifc whether II
be In useless sacrifice or in the dis
charge OF his duty.
ieEram was chauffeur He was
l'nder orders from Chief Joynes Chief
"oEnes had promised. IT is said. At
meeting Of the Board of Fire Commits
sioners last Monday night that he
would obey the boards regulations as
TO speeding. Whether he was speed
ing unnecessarily will remain for an
investigation to determines
NO REASON FOR EXCESSIVE
SPEED HAS HEN GIVEN
II is said, however. to be n fact that
the fire was unimportant 1t is said
100 that there was no necessity for
the speed with which Chief Iovnes ac-
companied by Fire Commissioner John
Mann, Jr., proceeded 10 the fire AS
sistant Chief Wise was in charge Of
the situation. and was competent to
handle 1t. There was no second alarm.
~; NO. 10 Company at I.ombardy and
Broad Streets. was called in. and IL
was then that Chief Joynes. accom-
panied by Commissioner Mann. raced TO
the fire
Loss from the fire was small. prob
ably less than the cost OF the machine
which was wrecked at Brook Avenue
and Broad Streets. Certainly II was
less than the loss OF tho woman who
is widowed.
Complaint of the action Of the chiefs
machine in proceeding to the fire at
such terrific speed has been made but
no excuse for the speed has yet been
given.
1t may he stated as fact that three
people have been killed by the chiefs
ma chimes. and in not one single In
stance was the fire OF Importance
The general complaint resulted yes
terday in q special communication from
Mayor Ainslic to the City Council The
Mayor asked that all city-owned ma
chimes be placed under the usual reEu-
latlons.
The Fire Department has killed three
people and Injured others The Police
department has killed one and injured
seven. In no instance has either de-
partment been excused by results
FIRE ALARM RINGS WHILE
FUNERAL IN PROGRESS
While the funeral procession was
passing along lakewood Avenue. n fire
alarm was turned in. The cortege
kept straight in It's path, and no man
faltercd in his steps.
The fire was at the home Of William
Dawsel. fireman. OF 1917 North Tween
tN-ninth Street. Engine Companies
Nos. and Ii and No. Truck Com
pany responded to the alarm. and No.
II Company passed by the cortcge.
Several outhouses in the rear OF tho
home OF Fireman Dawsel were burned
down, but the dwelling was untouched.
Dawsel was away on his furlongh ut
tho time. The loss amounted to about
$500