Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-23
GEORGETOWN.
Compounded Of The Stas.

S"'scP oHusNCe OF Inc Stdf.
GEORGETOWN, January %, 1850.
A fire occurred about half.past IL o'clock last
night In the large frame house, situated on the
corner Of Washington and Bridge street. About
quarter past H. officers McNeir and Pomroy
passed the premises while on duty, and saw no
signs Of fire; they had only got few squares from
II, however, before they heard an alarm, and i'm
mediately returned back. and reaching the spot
found the flames issuing from the interior lower
portion, or the store-room of the buildings whic h
being very old and of combustible nature, was
soon completely enveloped in flames, barely
giving the occupants, Mr.. Jas. Cruit and family
time to escape with their lives. A portion of the
same b. ing was occupied by Mr.. r. Nixon as a
dwelling and silversmith shop, and Mr. John A.
Donaldson as dwelling house Mr. Nixon saved
a Iorton OF his furniture and other effects. but
MI Donaldson lost the whole Of his, he and his
family barely having time after being aroused
from their slumbers 20 procure their clothing be-
fore being driven from the building by the
flames The fire was communicated to another
frame house fronting on Washington street occu-
pied by Mr.. James Williams. which was also en-
treiy consumed, not however before Mr. w had
time to save his furniture. 1t then caught to the
property fronting on Bridge street, owned and
occupied by Mr.. John Carroll as a private dwell
ing, and barber shop which was occupied by a
very worthy cOlored man by the name of George
Harris. BY the time the devouring elements had
| reached this house, the Vigilant. Union w estern
Hose, and Perseverance fire companies had fairly
got to work and succeeded in saving it from de-
part of it being destroyed.
The large house on the corner where the FIRE oc-
CURED, and the one fronting Oh Washington st d,
occupied as before stated by Messrs Cruit, Nixon
Donaldson and Williams, belonged to the estate
of the late Col Boyer The loss is at least So COO
upon which there is al insurance in the North
American Company Of 81 200. Mr.. Cruits loss is
about S2,5O0. upon which he has an insurance of
81, 600 in the Firemen's Insurance Company of
your city Mr.. Carrolls loss is some $500 to $500;
that OF Mr.. Nixon about 500, and that of Mr.
Donaldson from $50 to 5000. The general i'm
preston is that it was the work of an incendiary
For some time the Presbyterian Church (Dr
Bococ k's) was in imminent danger from the large
makes OF burning shingles which fell upon it, Ii
was saved from any damage, however, by persons
getting upon the roof and thoroughly wetting it
with buckets of water
Yesterday was a most lovely day, resembling a
mild May day much more than mid-Winter Our
people generally took advantage of its mildness
and from early morn until evening our streets
Were frequently throngrd by young and old of
both sexes The congregations at all our church hes
both morning and evening, were more than ordi-
| narily large.
The Boston packet SC hooner HELEN Mari Nick.
erson of Haftley's line, laden with flour corn,
&c, which sailed just at the commencement of
the late freeze, and which grounded in the cut
was I'd ken by the ice at tine time it broke I'D and
carried into about five feet water Oh the Virginia
side of the Chdnnel. where she still remains The
entire cargo Will have to be taken out before sh.
can be got of. The work Of unloading her wa.
commenced on Saturday. She has fcrtunate Y
sustained but little If any damage s