Captain Townsend of Engine No. 3 Dies

CAPTAIN TOWNSEND OF ENGINE NO. 3 DIES Services for Veteran Firefighter Will Be Held Thursday Capt. George M. Townsend, 45, of Fire-Engine Company No. 3, Broadway and Emerald street, died Saturday. He had been ill from a heart condition seven months. Battalion Chief Rollo R. Jones, whose headquarters were at the same station, died last Wednesday and was buried Saturday. Captain Townsend died at his home, 2779 Stevens street, after spending some time in West Jersey Hospital. In two years he would have been eligible for pension. He was a member of the Twelfth Ward Republican Club, the Holy Name Society and St. Joseph's Men's Club. Captain Townsend is survived by his widow, Mrs. Helen Burns Townsend, a daughter, who is a nurse at the county institutions at Lakeland, a son, and a sister, Mrs. Walter Haines. Services in the home at 8.30 a. m. Thursday will be followed by High Mass at 10 o'clock in St. Joseph's Church, Twenty-ninth street and Westfield avenue. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.