The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-11

81 EHrnMG0 GOWN upon thc hfN'sfN
mo red-hot, spluftering, sizzine ae'
- envsloned the iuokiess men, push
a them 10 the earth and covered
Il them With their burning, killing
s,s,ssyn an in.san. the life had been
'ifVgsashed from the bodies OF captain
q Nornert and Fircmen Atkinson ana
n t)deli. while FSremen Davenport enc
4 tnhnpon struggled 10 free themselves
sff1sn the grasp Of the names ana tne
Esvseaght OF the fallen stone and our"
'ceae beams -
u lieutenant Eaton, and Firemen
A1agei and BEDFORD. of the same COM
--UaMv had narrow escapes. cla"hef
.3fnsea and Engineman Wade were on'
arms way.
ID mad rush was made by comrades
and With hare hands and pick and axe
the buried men were brought tortn'
The injured two were hurried 70 'ns
virvfnia Hospital, while the bodies OF
the dead were taken 10 fhe Fi''"P'
undertaking establishment
saddpned by the sudden fate OF
their comrades the fremen fought the
f,ames until there seemed no life left
In them except the htrul nasa OF
epark and the encirciins smoke.
The back tap came at l,22 yester-
aav morn,ns The last engine had
resprn~d 10 IS house. One hose wagon
kept vigil until late in the afternoon
Injured May Rcov~-
Tho injured were treated by DIT. j.
u. Hinchmsr. surgeon Tor rae oepA
mont who made them a. comfortable
a. possshle Al late hour last night
the report from the hospitsi was thst
thev we're getting along nicely. ana
would recover
chief Joyne. and his assistants RaHo'
Wse~ ard Jones had charge or the oe
nxrtmeut n was through tneiS SUPERB
rerprai.hfr there was no greater loss
Each OF them had Narrow escapes ny
falling bricks ard tmeers,
TIE ~pInkv' company deserves some
pra,.e for their valuable assistance.
This company is made w Of private
rst,xens who have formed themselves
into a volunteer company. They a'-
TEND all nree and have many times
nrovrr themselves OF vast service Thls
company f. headed by Captain stihe
Rrseden. assisted By Lisutenants Ar
thur Lee strauk and Albert Waaiersteth'
and Surgeon Charles Sweeney. fnefe
are twenty young men in The com
c.nv ALI nroud Of being members and
rrrna Of their record an amateur hre-
men.
There have been comparatively few
fatalities In the Richmond Fire De-
paytuent In the last quarter OF cen
fury.
FIREMAN Il, NJ. wright, Of Engine
Company No. 3, was killed by striklne
q live wire. during the progreas or
The nre which destroyed The Evening
Journal plant on June II 1908.
During the great Binswanger fire,
Of January is, 1919. Lieutenant G. A.
Rs.rtx. of Truck COMPANY No. I. was
buried beneath a fallen wall. He died
ON the following February IL
Chauffeur T. ". Pcsran. while rush
ine Chief Joynes and Commissioned
John Mann, Jr., to f3r~ At NO. fe1
West Broad Street. on the might OF
July Is, the present year, was almost
instantly killed when the automobiie
skidded into q pole. He died oefore
he could be carried to the hospital
Commissioner Mann died later. AZ the
result OF hi. injuries In the accident
and Chief Joynes Is still sda end sore
from his serious Jolt,
Fireman r. A. Woodward OF Com
pany No / !, II now on a life pension
OF $50 a month. through special ac
Of COUNSEL. He is totally disabled
Snt1AA result Of heroic activities whici
49, minated ~ "rasNfyets.
Many citisNas recall the other tw'
great fires Of the last fifteen years,
II Former Big Fires
On the night OF March %, 1901
about 8:30 o'clock. the city wa
startled by an alarm which INFORMED
them that the Jefferson Hotel wa
afire. This was the most spectacuia
fire the city ever saw. except. Q
course. that incidental to the evacua
ton Several firemen were slight.
intured nj this fire, and the loss wa
enormous, amounting to the huildtnl
alone to s37a.a04. The furnishings
baggaxe and other accessories lost
were estimated at about 1900. 60
more.
Less than two weeks later. the bi
Meyers Brothers dry goods store.
Fonshee and Broad Streets, wa
burned This fire was discovered
about $40 o'clock on the morn
inr OF April 10. 1901. shortly afte
tina Loss at this time was 320%,15s,
ness. Ans employe named slaughter
who had charge OF the mattress de
nartment, was burned TO death, hav
ing been caught In the third flooi
The loss Al this time was ta04.i5s.
There have been several large fire
since then. but none Of them reach
anr the magnitude OF these three.
The funeral Of Captain Norment WILL
BE- this aftern con at o'clock. that o
Mr. Atkinson tomorrow morning at
o'clock. while TX Is tnouRht DAT. c"V'
will be buried tomorrow. Details iron
the department will accompany IN
bodies 10 their last resting place.
Engine House No. will be drape'
In mourning for thirty days. details
fremen will attend each funeral. an
later in the week the Fire Board vii
inset to arrange for the transfer
ofg4ciais and to All the vacancies
The ofllcials OF tho department hav
been unable TO assign the cause OF tn
IRE. Watchmen Bagby and Fudus
who were at first reported 10 hav
been missing were later located
Bagby was found NJ the Lexington
Hotel where he was suffering IRON
burns on his head and face. He wa
treated by DR. Hinchnan. Fuqua wa
~lno located and found to be safe.