{"id":4310,"date":"2019-03-12T08:08:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T12:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=4310"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:41:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T17:41:33","slug":"biltmore-fire-chief-dies-during-asheville-flooding-1916","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/biltmore-fire-chief-dies-during-asheville-flooding-1916\/","title":{"rendered":"Biltmore Fire Chief Dies During Asheville Flooding, 1916"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an unusual bit of history from Western North Carolina. The great flood of July 16, 1916, killed the Fire Chief of Biltmore Village, J. C. Lipe. He drowned, along with three other members of his family, trying to escape from their home.<\/p>\n<p>His death was reported in this Raleigh <em>News and Observer<\/em> article about the state firemen&#8217;s convention, which was held two days after the disaster. The newspaper is quoting a statement from the Asheville Fire Department, which was read at the conference.<\/p>\n<p>Biltmore Village Fire Department was organized in 1903 and operated until 1929. More history at <a href=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/history\/biltmore\">https:\/\/legeros.com\/history\/biltmore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-03-12-bfd1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4311\" src=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-03-12-bfd1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"981\" height=\"1274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-03-12-bfd1.jpg 981w, https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-03-12-bfd1-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-03-12-bfd1-788x1024.jpg 788w, https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-03-12-bfd1-730x948.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 981px) 100vw, 981px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Wilmington Morning Star also published these details about &#8220;Captain Lipe&#8217;s&#8221; drowning:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-03-12-bfd2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4312\" src=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-03-12-bfd2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"847\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-03-12-bfd2.jpg 847w, https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-03-12-bfd2-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019-03-12-bfd2-730x827.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-animation=\"no-animation\" data-icons-animation=\"no-animation\" data-overlay=\"on\" data-change-size=\"\" data-button-size=\"0.7\" style=\"font-size:0.7em!important;display:none;\" class=\"supsystic-social-sharing supsystic-social-sharing-package-flat supsystic-social-sharing-content supsystic-social-sharing-content-align-left\" data-text=\"\"><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-8 counter-standard without-counter facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Flegeros.com%2Fblog%2Fbiltmore-fire-chief-dies-during-asheville-flooding-1916%2F\" data-main-href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u={url}\" data-nid=\"1\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"4310\" data-url=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-description=\"Biltmore Fire Chief Dies During Asheville Flooding, 1916\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-facebook\"><span>Share<\/span><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap standard\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-8 counter-standard without-counter twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Flegeros.com%2Fblog%2Fbiltmore-fire-chief-dies-during-asheville-flooding-1916%2F&text=Biltmore+Fire+Chief+Dies+During+Asheville+Flooding%2C+1916\" data-main-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url={url}&text={title}\" data-nid=\"2\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"4310\" data-url=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-description=\"Biltmore Fire Chief Dies During Asheville Flooding, 1916\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-twitter\"><span>Share<\/span><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap standard\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-8 counter-standard without-counter pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/link\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flegeros.com%2Fblog%2Fbiltmore-fire-chief-dies-during-asheville-flooding-1916%2F&description=Biltmore+Fire+Chief+Dies+During+Asheville+Flooding%2C+1916\" data-main-href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/link\/?url={url}&description={title}\" data-nid=\"7\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"4310\" data-url=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-description=\"Biltmore Fire Chief Dies During Asheville Flooding, 1916\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-pinterest\"><span>Share<\/span><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap standard\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an unusual bit of history from Western North Carolina. The great flood of July 16, 1916, killed the Fire Chief of Biltmore Village, J. C. Lipe. He drowned, along with three other members of his family, trying to escape from their home. His death was reported in this Raleigh News and Observer article about &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/biltmore-fire-chief-dies-during-asheville-flooding-1916\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &lsquo;Biltmore Fire Chief Dies During Asheville Flooding, 1916&rsquo; &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<div data-animation=\"no-animation\" data-icons-animation=\"no-animation\" data-overlay=\"on\" data-change-size=\"\" data-button-size=\"0.7\" style=\"font-size:0.7em!important;display:none;\" class=\"supsystic-social-sharing supsystic-social-sharing-package-flat supsystic-social-sharing-content supsystic-social-sharing-content-align-left\" data-text=\"\"><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-8 counter-standard without-counter facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Flegeros.com%2Fblog%2Fbiltmore-fire-chief-dies-during-asheville-flooding-1916%2F\" data-main-href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u={url}\" data-nid=\"1\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"4310\" data-url=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-description=\"Biltmore Fire Chief Dies During Asheville Flooding, 1916\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-facebook\"><span>Share<\/span><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap standard\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-8 counter-standard without-counter twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Flegeros.com%2Fblog%2Fbiltmore-fire-chief-dies-during-asheville-flooding-1916%2F&text=Biltmore+Fire+Chief+Dies+During+Asheville+Flooding%2C+1916\" data-main-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url={url}&text={title}\" data-nid=\"2\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"4310\" data-url=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-description=\"Biltmore Fire Chief Dies During Asheville Flooding, 1916\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-twitter\"><span>Share<\/span><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap standard\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-8 counter-standard without-counter pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/link\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flegeros.com%2Fblog%2Fbiltmore-fire-chief-dies-during-asheville-flooding-1916%2F&description=Biltmore+Fire+Chief+Dies+During+Asheville+Flooding%2C+1916\" data-main-href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/link\/?url={url}&description={title}\" data-nid=\"7\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"4310\" data-url=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-description=\"Biltmore Fire Chief Dies During Asheville Flooding, 1916\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-pinterest\"><span>Share<\/span><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap standard\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4310"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4310"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10126,"href":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4310\/revisions\/10126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}