Evening star., 1916-01-01
Government Activities Have
Been Devoted to Keeping U.S..
Out Of the War and Mapping
Preparedness Campaign.

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During the month of March 2S3
alarms were received by the depart
ment. eight of them being false. Fire
Marshal Nicholson estimated the dam
age at $64,33e. Second alarms were
partment responded to four alarms for
fires outside the District. Eight mem-
bers of No. truck company were in
Jured as a result of a collision between
the company's vehicle and a taxicab.
They were Capt. W. A. Dixon. Driver c.
L. Gibson. Assistant Driver F. f. Frere
and Privates w. #. Coulter, j. w. Hur-
die, J. b. Leavelle, w. A. Smith and
Clarence RuYper.
The fourth month of the year 1873
alarms claimed the attention of the de-
partment, and only two were false. the
total amount of damage being esti-
mated at ssl.5se. In seven instances
the loss amounted to more than 81 900.
and in one instance the sounding Of a
second alarm was necessary. Two
deaths from fire occurred, the victims.
James Fitzhugh and Annie Minor. both
colored. being burned to death as a re
suit of the overturning of an automo-
bile in which they were riding. Pri-
Yates B. A. Spohn and Karl X. Weston
were the only members OF the depart
meut injured at fires.
Three false alarms Of fire were sent
in during the month of May, and six
ty-seven alarms for actual fires were
received. Losses totaled only s9,3s9, of
which sum s3.70i damage was done at
and H. l.. Neumayer and Private J. f.
Suit were injured in line of duty. but
not at fires.
Fire Losses Further Reduced.
A further reduction in fire losses was
shown in the sixth month Of the year,
the aggregate amount of damage done
by fiftythree fires being s6,670. Eight
cen false alarms proved annoying to
the department. Thomas NJ. Robinson.
superintendent Of machinery. sustained
a severe injury to his left hand while
working on motor engine. Other
members of the department who sus-
tanned injuries were Lieut.. James Now
att. e. F. Shugru and Private 6. f.
Dant
The discharge of fireworks caused one
fire during the month of July. although
there was a safe and sane Fourth cele-
brated. Sixty fires claimed the atten-
tion of the department during the
month. and seven unnecessary runs
were made result of violations of
the regulation which imposes a pen
atty for sending in false alarms. Losses
amounted to s6.eS3. Casualties during
the month included injuries to Assist
ant Engineer W. II. Melchoir and Pri-
va tes L. NJ. Carroll and S. T. Porter.
The fire losses in August fell to
so,,15, resulting from ffftyfour con-
fiagratsons. There We're nine false
alarms sent in during the month. and
only in the one instance did il be-
come necessary to sound a second
alarm. That was on the occasion of 4
fire in L. b. Adams store, on Pennsyl-
vania avenue. Firemen rescued four
persons from burning building at
1923 18th street the right of August IL.
Casualties during the month included
pa artinent burned or injured.
burning of telephone pole was the
unusual happening in September, dur
ing which month siXty-five fires did
damage estimated at 81. 2.59I. and on
two occasions it was deemed necessary
to send in second alarms. Four false
alarms were sounded. Suspicious fires
on the grounds at Washington barracks
We're investigated, but no incendiary
was arrested. Assistant Driver D. NJ
Posey and Privates A. J. Diamond.
Charles Bray. f. l.. Dronenberg and
z. f. Boss sustained injuries or burns.
Injuries to Firemen.
Three trash wagons We're destroyed
by fire during the month OF October
Eightyfve fires claimed the attention
of the department. and only one false
alarm was sent in. Damage estimated
at sls.963 resulted from the fires. Dep
uty Chief Andrew J. sullivan was one
of several members OF the department
who sustained injuries The others
We're Capt. J. RI. Virnstein. Lieut. II. r.
Barker and Privates Angelo Schneider
L. NJ. Carroll. w. II. Strauss and J. l..
Sullivan. Marion l.. Newman. colored,
was burned to death.
Fires during the month of November
did damage estimated at s3S.994. and
four persons We're burned to death.
1 he lire on the property Of the Wash
ington Jockey Club, at Benning, was
the most disastrous contiagration of
the month. causing a property loss of
SO, 400, burning to death thirteen