The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-30
JOHN MANN, JR., DIES;
VICTIM Of ACCIDENT
Commissioners Succumbs TO Injuries
Sustained I'm Disaster Which Caused
Driver Pegram's Death.
FUNERAL TO BE SATURDAY
FROM LATE RESIDENCE
Board of Fire Commissioners Meets
and Adopts Observation-Disclosures
Read to F1remen--Was Long Iden-
tiled With Local Civic Affairs.

Fire Commissioner John Mann, gr.,
died at 1870 o'clock yesterday after
noon at his home, 26OS East Grace
Street, the second victim OF the fatal
ride in the car of Fire Chief Joynes
TO a small West Broad Street fire on
the night of July Is. when Thomas II.
Pegram was almost instantly killed
and Mr.. Mann and Chief Joynes were
injured.
Commissioner Mann was internally
injured. his injuries affecting and ag-
grayating a kidney trouble with which
he had been suffering. For the last
two weeks Mr.. Mann had lowered be-
tween life and death, and news or his
death was not unexpected.
A meeting OF the Board OF Fire
Commissioners called by President L.
C. Jenkins was held last night In
room 40s. City Hall. and resolutions
were adopted. Mr.. Mann was eulc-
gized by Commissioner Robert Lecky.
Jr.. in a brief address. Resolutions
adopted were presented by Commits
s!oner W. A. Cheatwood. The board
ordered the posting of the resolutions
at all IRE houses in the city for Pc
Rod OF thirty days, and instructions
were issued that the flag be flown at
half-mast as a mark of respect
Father of Pension Fund Idea.
Commissioner Mann was popularity
known by members of the department
as the father OF the Ffreman's Mutual
Aid Association, which at its annual
meeting few days aSo created PEN
sion fund on which three veteran fire.
men have become benefctaries. The
board left in the hands OF President
Jenkins the arranging of details for
attending the funeral, which will be
from the residence on East Grace
Street at o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Mann Is survived by his wife.
who was Miss Alice Hill, daughter of
DR.. Hill. q prominent New England
clergyman. Two sons and one daugh-
ter also survive. They are Charles E,
Mann, of Baltimore. and James s, F.
Mann, OF Atlee, Va, and Mrs. Aionzo
Basket, of Ellerson, Va. All were at
his bedside when he passed away ex-
cept Mrs. Mann, who has been i'll for
the last ten days. She was able, how
ever. TO see. talk with him, and bid
him farewell just before he became
unconscious q short time before his
death.
The members of the fire depart
ment in their respective quarters at
all fire houses in the city at o'clock
last night heard the reading of the
following bulletin. directed by J. F.
RATIO. acting chief:
by instructions of the president of
the Board of Fire Commissioners, II
is my sad duty to report to the mem
bers Of the department the death of
Mr.. John Mann. Jr.. a member of
the Board OF Fire Commissioners from
Marshall Ward. his death occurring
today at 1890 o'clock P. NJ.
The above to be read in company
quarters on this date at 6 o'clock
P. M"
Resolutions Adopted,
The resolutions. presented by Mr..
cheatwood at the meeting of the COM
missioners and adopted, read as fol-
lows:
This special meeting of the Board
OF Fire Commissioners has been called
because OF the death of John Mann. Jr.,
member from Marshall Ward, which
occurred today at noon.
MFR. Mann was elected to this board
- the City Council, February II. 1911,
and again honored by that body by
re reelection for a new term. He brought
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