Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-07
LOCAL NEWS.
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AMusENzsrs tn Me- -.
Foap's ArHENEuN night commences the
--r-.rsa ~1vE win the represenanon OF
Hamlet, Prince Of penn;arkI Mr.. Forres. Id HI:
great role OF Prince Hamlet This Announcement
viii All the house; no d5uht. !:
tvr2ARb:' Hall -"Arteinus Ward" other
wise Charles r. Browne, ESQ whose inimitaole
sketches have made his name familiar az house.
hold word throughout our country VII deii ,,
Of "The Children in the Woods ~ IL Is highly
spoken Of by the papers Of the northern cities.
Opp FELtows' HALL.-kunkels celebrated
Nightingale Opera Troupe to- Night, In new bill
o. songs dances and burlesdues, Displaying To
sivantage The best points IN the performances of
iunkel, Floyd, Lehr, (Bones.) Seymour, &c.
CANTERBURY HALL-Return Of the old favor
lite, Miss Emma Miles, also Of Talbot. Tonight,
and comIcal farce, called "Oh Hush, or the Wiz.
ginia Cupid" Miss Mortimer, Miss Fowler, and
sll the other Misses. Look out for fun this eve
ming.
The ladies of the Fourth Presbyterian Church
continue their Fair this week, and all who have
not heretofore attended should do % now. Good
music every evening, and great variety OF fancy
articles and refreshments.
CLAREsDoN CoscERr HALL.-Music gratis every
evening, and capital refreshments.
Destructive FIRE THIS MoRNINe-SUPPos I'D
INcBNDIARlsM-Loss ESTIMATED AT $3.50 600
SCENES AND INcIDENTs.-This morning between
and O'Clock, the store Of VIM. Tucker, which
was situated In one of the large new four story
iron front buildings on Pennsylvania avenue,
south side, eastward Of Seventh street, was dis
covered to be on FIRE. The time at which the
mated In the lower part Of the building, leaves
doubt that IL was the result Of an act Of incen-
diarism.
The Are made rapid progress, and Mr.. Tucker
was unable 10 remove any Of his stock, ahd Ii
was entirely DESTROYED. The building was
owned by Mr. Fitzhugh Coyle.
The adjoining iron front building on the west,
owned and occupied by Mr.. Egan az a dry goods
store, was uext destroyed, as the wind blew
strongly from the northeast, but the most Of
Mr.. Egan's stock was removed before the fire
These buildings are worth $40 900 each, prob
ably, and are totally destroyed none Of the walls
being left standing.
The east wall and heavy iron cornice fell upon
the thTee-story building belonging to Mrs. Hughes,
and occupied by Mr.. Jesse Il. " ilson as a grocery
store, crushing Il to the ground and destroying
the whole stock. The building was probably
worth $4,000 and the stock from SIS 900 to
$40 OCO.
The south and west walls Of the iron-front
buildings fell with tremendous crash, bearing
down the roof OF the three-story building on the
east owned by Mrs. Greves and occupied by E.
II. & ii l. Gregory as a stove mandatory and
store-house, and damaging more or less the
following buildings on Seventh street, viz: the
Planters Hotel, owned by Mrs. Greves and occu.
pied by MI. Robey; the adjoining two story build
Ing, known 1s Huhn's restaurant; the three-stery
brick house, known as the Norwood House which
belongs to Mr.. Woolford stone; and the two
story brick building, No. $50, which belongs to
the estate Of Joshua Gibson, deceased.
In consequence Of the breaking down Of the
walls OF the above named houses, they were all
more or less Injured by fire.
The stove and tin warehouse Of the Messrs.
Gregory will require almost an entire reconstruc-
ton
The l,,ro ,ho,.. ~, tho .orno. - S,..-,S
street and the avenue, owned and occupied by
Nr. Samuel Bacon, was In great danger for sew
eral hours, but escaped with but little damage
Mr.. Bacon's stock was nearly all removed. IL
was insured for SIS, OO0-s4 600 Of which is In
the Mutual com PAW Of this city.
The hTemen exerted themselves nobly and
were greatly assisted In their labors by the soldiers
Of various regiments, who were on the ground
The stock Of the various stores as II re-
moved to the street was guarded by the Metropol-
itan Police and the Provost Guard.
kThe agricultural warehouse Of J. Bartholow
escaped with but Sigh damage
Water was abundant, but the fremen could not
use the full supply for want Of hose. AT the
one Of the powerful four-way plugs; at the corner
Of and Sixth streets another, and for lack of
hose but one connection could be made at each
OF these Hose connections were made with the
small plugs at Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth SITS :,
one connection being made by tying the hose to
the plug. With a sufficient quantity Of good
hose, and the cooperation extended by the Metro
lag, the flames might have been checked ere they
extended beyond the building In which they
originated.
The nremen were considerably abused by
number Of strangers In the city, who contented
themselves with looking on and grumbling at
the management without lending helping
hand They worked well, and the only misman-
Agement we noticed was the wasting of water
from some Of the hose on the dead walls, when Il
might have been better employed In extinguish-
Ing the flames.
rough estimate Of the loss 10 about az follows
Mr.. Coyle's building, &c, 600; Mr. fuckers stock
in the same, said 10 be worth about SGT 600; Mr..
Egan's bHilding, eco 600, with bat a small loss
Of the stock; Mrs. Hughes building, probably
$1,000; Mr.. j. b. Wilson's stock, from SIS 900 to
$40, 600; Mrs Greves' property on Seventh street
and the Avenue, damaged TO the extent Of SO 600
probably; the Messrs. Gregory's loss not ascer-
tained;) the Norwood House, Huhn's restaurant
and the house No. 556, SO 600 to SO OOO. The
loss and destruction Of stock not included in the
above, win probably swell the aggregate to
sI50OOO.
Mr.. Bscon's stock was insured for SIS, 600,
four thousand Of which was IN the Mutual Com
pany Of this city, and the house No $50 owned
by the widow Of Joshua Gibson, Is insured In the
same company for an amount sufficient to cover
the loss. SIR. CoYle Is said to be insured for
% ZOO, nve thousand Of which il In the Franklin
Company Of this city and Mr. Egan for $40 900
one hall Of which 10 In the same company.
Mr.. Tucker IL insured for s25 600. Mr. HUM
has an insurance Of $3.50 In the Fireman's Con-
PanV Of this city.
uS)TAMous WAsHINsToNIANs IN RICHMOND