Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-14

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no need. it is said, for his reckless
haste. With PcEram at the wheel and
Commissioners Mann occupying the rear
seat. he proceeded up Broad Street at
! a terrific rate. The changing of the
bell and the shrill whistle OF the siren
| cleared the path rs far as Brook
| Avenue. Here the street was thronged
with slow moving automobiles
ATTEMPTED TO RUSH
ny TOURING CAR
on the right side is police safety
zone" Diagonally across stands n lish,
pole of the Virginia Railway and Power
Company Pegram attempted to rush
by touring car just ahead of him
and found too late that he had not
enough room in which to make the
turn. His blood at the base of the pole
his manglcd body and the crumpled
car Give evidence of the rate at which
the car was running. The fire was ex-
tinguishcd shortly after the accident
Many people witnessed the accident
and commented bitterly on the appar-
emily reckless disregard for human life
which the fire chief displayed The
CITY ambulance. standing at the corner
of First and Broad Streets. went up
I'cEram
was lying ut the base OF the pole Or
Anderson, surgeon In charge saw that
treatment was useless. and ordered that
the dying fireman be removed Mt once
TO tho hospital. The ambulance was
temporarily out of order, and titnev
bus of tho General Motor Car Companv
was reauisitioncd. Pcgram was put on
n stretcher ana the strctchcr was placed
across the backs of the two seats of
the car Just as he was being taken
INTO the hospital Pcgram died.
JONES HAS DISLOCATED
SIt0uLDIIR AND SEVERE cJ-vS
In the meanwhile Chief Ioynos had
neen taken TO the office of DR. Moses
Syc!e where examination showed tina,
u" was suffering from dslocatcd
shoulder. bruises about the head and
severe shock. He was also cy,rcmo,v
nervous. He was later taken home
Commissioner Mann was taken IN ,bs
/ Virginia Hospital in the CITY Arhu
lance. after it had been repaired and
was found to he suffering from :, froc-
'nred hip and a severe cut on tho foro-
mead lie was later removed to his
nome AZ ZOOS East Grace street.
'hicf Wise. Tho was stil WORKING
NJ me hrc, was informed Of the ,cci
cent and rushed TO the scene a, tor
inS rave. From there he went to the
"oHl''"i' running down Broad street M
'icn'cndonS speed. Learning thai he
could be of no assistance bo a.,
! TO the fire '"ih e"
ne hoard of Fire Commissioners b,.
! ISpea'"hlE issued warnings that no ma
! chihe OF the department shall nrocnad
y. reckless speed unless there be ur-
/ gent necessity At mccting 20 ~.
] NDnd1r i,I,
was reiterated, and Chief Jovnns s,iS
! mat he would sec tina, the rnru,,tio,,
| was carried out
since the Fire Department was mo-
'ori"eo three people have been killed
! "A negro boy was killed about two -.
ago by the machine Of Assist,,t S .;ss
wise. and later r. \. Fits. of 71s East
M"rsha!l street, was killed on Rrooh
! street. between Eighth ana Ninth Ia.
Chici Joyncs' machine pcrram 20 tha
/ mania spec"
There has been genera, cor,,,,,,
against the city's motor apparutns no
cause OF ITS terrific speed Seven ,oo
PIE We're injured by the police nntro,
oi the First District last week ana
"HG'fhah .. l.. Hooker. who was one
OF IN" victims. is still In the vireinia
i"SP'tai suffering from a broken arm
prominent citizens said last nirht th,t
'hcN would endearor to have tho No.
n"f'mcntal regulations amended so as
|" make 1t an offcnse on the part of
n"N chaut cur 10 proceed at more than
- PI,Sc' ihcd rate. member Of the
h"hrd o! Police Commissioners ba.
F"EGeStcd that tho police apparatus be
EQUIPPED with governors. device
winch controls the speed Of the ma :
forram, the fire chauffeur. who lost
ms ne last night, las thirty four
years old His home was at OH East
NHt Sha! street. lie Is survived by his
ne who was Mrs. beatrice liar
rison. chief operator in the employ of
tne 'neSapcak" and Potomac Tele-
J paoMe Company; two brothers. George.
, 81 richmond, and Henjamin, of Pitts
moro \. G., and by one sister Miss
IMNrrell Pegra,n, Of Pittsboro \. E, rho
hody was removed last night to BIlIey's
horgn" The funeral arrangements
Vii! be made later