Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-23
? VENsING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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SLSE-HousE This morning, at N O'Clock,
,..n Sas seen issuing from the caves lin the
ho,.. VI .ne roof OF the Perseverance engine.
$50 sna on several men, who were engaged
weeping out the m arket- house. breaLins 60
=; oack door, they discovered the premises
~ names. An alarm was instantly givcp
a. soon the apparatus was removed beyond
Ieacn OF danger. A few taps only werp
Ssst. On me bell, the burning and partially
that pulls preventing the ringing Of
. nae monitor. Hurrying to the scene, in com
4 mon with thousands of other spectators we
. .Sacned IL In time 10 see the flames atm gg,;no
through the side windows and doors and va,
lloss engine companies arranging their hose
ena making other preparations to subdue the
Inc metropolitan Hook and Ladder
company were promptly on the ground. and,
together with their brethren connected with
tneenSine organization, entmanfully to work,
rendering essential service But there did not
seem 70 Do plentiful supply of water: at all
events IL was not thrown upon the building in
'ne 10 prevent the spreading Of the flames,
which, extending to the steeple. occasioned
much solicitude for the fate Of the he'll.
Ihat was the point, therefore, to which many
eyes were directed. Amid the dense volumes
VI smoke, the hre was seen completely envel-
oPing ihe eelfry the wind, at the time, adding
70 It's intensity: Hundreds of men and boys
mounted the sheds of the markell house in
} order to obtain a full and unobstructed view:
guy from their snug perch they were driven
cy the police officers, as the weight thus press
ing on the booths threatened to crush the tenn
Porarily constructed and ricketty framework
AT last, the bell was burnt from its fasten-
ing, and 1t fell outside of the engine house.
and nearly to the front gutter; not being ir
Jured, apparently, by its contact with the
eartn. And, soon afterward, the steeple cayed
IN, falling through the blazing roof That
NOBODY was injured appeared to excite pleas
uraoie emotions In the breasts Of all beholders
The result of the damage is, tho destruc-
tion Of all the interior woodwork and the roof.
besides injury to the walls. Some of the
property OF the company, deposited in the Sec
ond story, was rescued from the flames
We could not learn how the coEnagration
originated, but 1T is said that the fire was first
seen breaking cut at the caves in the rear and
at the back door, at the same time; exciting
suspicion that the incendiary had there been
~ work.
We learn that, On repeated occasions, re-
Gently, the police have been obliged to drive
away from the engine houses small parties
who were in the habit of assembling inside
during the day, and who had no bus ness there.
but 1t Is said that when the FIRE was first seen,
there was nobody on the premises
1t Is due to the public that there be a full
investigation into the occurrence as il cannon
be believed that the FIRE originated in sspop-
, taneous combustion, 10
The LATE KILLING AFFAIR.-We briefly an
nounced, yesterday. the death of Mrs Honora
Sullivan, who was killed yesterday morning,
IN consequence Of the reckless driving of a
lad, In the neighborhood of Four and "a half
street and Pennsylvania avenue
She was crossing the Tagging, when che was
struck by the horse, and thrown to the ground
ms produced a conclusion of the brain of
which she died within two hours from the
tine OF the occurrence. The driver rushed ON
his way, without stopping his wagon for a mo-
1nent to inquire into the result of his criminal
conduct. The poor woman insensble to all
around her, had been carried into the drug
store OF Mr.. w. III. Gilman, and the profes
sional services Of Doctors Semmes, Stettinius.
and Boyle summoned in vain
The coroners jury, having held an inquest
over the body, rendered the following verdict:
THAT the deceased was crossing Four-and-
a-half street at its intersection with the north
side Of Pennsylvania avenue, and was within
ten or twelve feet of the west side of said Four
and-a-haH street, when she was struck and
knocked down by a horse, and run over by a
buggy attached to the horse, driven violently
down Four-and-a-half street by boy to the
Jurors unknown, and that, falling she struck
her head against the pave stones of the street,
causing conclusion Of the brain, of which she
died in about an hour and three quarters
and the jury further find that the said boy
was driving IN criminally careless and reck-
less manner, and was fully able to have stop
ped his horse before striking the deceased"
The deceased WAS the mother of five or six
children, and had a worthy husband.
We trust that the driver Of the buggy who
thus occasioned the death Of Mrs. Sullivan will
be arrested, as il is due TO the public that an
example should be msde Of him and of all
those who recklesSly dash along our public
. streets, not seeming to care for the destruction
OF human life.
TnE NATIONAL THEATRE Last night we
visited this establishment, and, in common
with many others, enjoyed q really intelIec-
tual treat; Mr.. james W. Wallack, Jr.'s
Werner was masterpiece of acting "a fin
ished. correct modelof Byron 'screation; in fact,
we do not remember ever witnessing per-
Torrance that gave US so much unalloyed de.
light. Messrs. Howe and Adams were unu.
sually fine, and besides rendering Mr. Wal
lack effective service, made a most decided
impression on the audience, that must even
tually result fayorably for them. Mrs. Me-
linda Jones was at home in her character, and
At the end OF the piece was called before the
curtain 10 receive the appreciation Of her
friends and admirers On Saturday Mr. and
Mrs Barney Williams will appear in three
pieces.
The subjOined paragraph from the Baltimore
Sun shows that Jarrett Is up and doing:
q ERterprtss.-As a specimen Of the facili- |
ties for speedy travel now a-days, Ii. c. Jar
rett, the enterprising manager of the Museum,
and of the National Theatre in Washington,
has arranged for the talented performers Mr. |
and Mrs. Barney Williams, 10 appear at the |
Museum on next w ednesday night, and at the |
National IN W ashington on the same nteht |
What would have been thought some years
rsince of an announcement that the citizens of |
wo cities forty mules apart would have had |
The pleasure Of seeing the same performers on |
the same night They would have been sus- |
pected of calling to their aid some superhu- |
man power; but now it is accomplished easily |
by means Of steam and an extra train"
TIE MATRIMONIAL EPIDEHIc.-Although |