Evening star., 1916-01-02
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Fire Marshal Nicholson last week had
members of his force pay particular
attention to mercantile establishments
to see that the debris resulting from
the big holiday trade be removed as
a matter of fire prevention.
1T was found that the law had been
we'll complied WITH remarked the fire
marshal
Lieut.. II. b. Barker of No. II engine
company, who was burned and otherwise
injured at a fire in the Patterson mansion
last week, is rapidly recovering. 1t
was enormously reported that the vic
tim of the accident was Assistant En-
gineer w. \. Dixon.
Six members of Fire Marshal Nichol-
sons force were on duty at the Ma
tional Theater Tuesday afternoon to
guard against the possibility of u fire
on the occasion of the annual outing
of the employees of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company and
their families.
Inspector L. A. Ratclffe of the fire
rlarshaIs force took an emergency
leave on account of the death of his
mother, Mrs. Jane L. Radcliffe. Funeral
| services were held at the sons house.
All A street southeast. Tuesday morn
ing.
Two new houses for three companies
of the department are IN course OIL
constructions new building at Con-
necticut avenue and Macomb street for
the accommodation of No. IS engine
company. while a similar structure on
New Jersey avenue. adjoining the sixth
precinct police station. viii be occr-
pied as the quarters of No. l truck
and No 3 engine companies.
Lieut.. G. w. A. Dixon of NO. lS en-
gine company last week took an emer-
gency leave, because of the death of
his father. George Dixon. who resided
Private J. W. Holmes of No. ! truck
company. who has been on the sick
list for some time, hopes he soon VIII
be able 10 return to duty.
Clarence de BethiZy. telephone op-
orator at headquarters. took hoilday
the last week of the old year.
Chief Wagner and DIR. Charies barh-
we'll Robinson Tuesday morning Went
of horses. Nine horses were needed, but
, the chief was unable to get that num-
ber of animals suited for the depart
ment work.
w A. Smith. secretary of the Fire
mems Association. has mailed about
:, 900 copies of the service and pension
bill to supporters of the associatlon's s
efforts to get stable law enacted by
Congress. Many members of Congress
have discussed the measure and made
favorable comments, and officers of the
association think the bill will be enact
ed into law.
from an attack of stomach trouble. He
still is on a light diet. and was unable
to do justice to a turkey dinner Christ
mas day.
Driver ]. B. Sullivan of No. truck
company thinks he had more reason for
an unusually merry Christmas the past
year than formerly. He fell through
pole hole at the company's quarters
early in November, remained uncon
scious five days and then recovered. He
was able to return to duty last week.
Capt. Jacob StulZ of the Firefghter
thinks many owners of small craft
anchored near the departments boat
are fortunate that their boats were not
sma shed and sent to the bottom during
the severe .storm early Sunday morn
ing.
"A two-masted schooner was blown
from the 18th street wharf" said the
captain, "and landed against the
steamer st. Johns. Had it turned in the
other direction he added. .many small
boats would have been destroyed and
sent to the bottom"
Private E. E. Simms of the .harbor