Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-19

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iCeO 9TH street: Dorsey Clsgett's, ga 7,h strest
W. II. Clsgett's, Market Space; Natio lal let
ropolitan Bank, 18th street. and II. g. Ritter's
cigar store, Georgetswn; also at the Off e OF the
Grand Army Journal ii Woodwards building,
NOI d street.
THE SAD LOSS OF LIFE.
While the members Of the Franklin company
were at work on the buildings occupied "a tee d
stores and cook shops on 9Th street, a number OF
men were at work in Jones' feed store "a two
story frame buildingl removing its contents.
Young man well known in the northern part OF
the city, who followed the business OF huckster-
ing, and who slept at Mr.. Buckley's, lust UpIja-
sue; and Mr.: ReubenA. Eoyd, who hss been
and who resided with his brothers and sisters
ON + street south, near tn street, both OF whom
lost their lives. Mr.. Hammond, on being
awakened by the alarm, hastily arose and put
ting on nothing but his shirt and pants, fastened
over to tine sheds, meeting In the street some OF
Mrs. Atherton's family, who were escaping, and
knowing that there was large amount Of feed
IN Jones house went TO the door with others,
among them officer L. j. Duvall and Mr.. jos.
Reed, and burst the door in. Hammond was
seen to bring out two bags of meal, and
turned the third time, and cot behind a
bale Of hay, where Boyd Is supposed to have
been at the time attempting to yet il out.
While the two men were thus engaged Mr.. Reid
and officer Duval, who also were inside the
building, heard a cry from the outside, "Get
ont there, the place is tumbling ill.," and they
ran out through the hanes, being somewhat
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building to get at the two men, still inside. by
the back door; but so quickly did the flames
spread that be and others were unable to get
near the building. Messs. A. Seitz and F.
Eiwood, having at the time the pipe OF
No. steamer, were inform med that the men
were in the building, and played on it until
the names were so tar subdued that an at
tempt could be made ito get the bodies out
One of the bodies was round lying on its face
with the back terribly burned, and the skoll
mashed in, the brains protrudiug. This body
was at once taken to the central guar dhouss
and some time afterwards the other was brought
out, not 80 much disfgured As the first. Yes
the bodies, and the police having found beneath
the last body removed a number OF papers, it
was by this means identified as that of Mr..
BOYD, as also by the teeth. There was nothing
on the other body except piece OF pantaloons
stun OF peculiar pattern, and q small plain
gold ring. Mr.. Hammond not having been seen
since he left the restaurant, the rumor soon was
spread that the other body was his, and during
the day his father, mother and brother visited
il, but could not identify it. During the after
noon, however, 1t was fully identified, and the
residence. After the inquest held by DIR. Todd,
the body OF Mr.. Boyd was given to his family.
THE CoRoNER's INQUKsTs.
At O'Clock Yesterday afternoon, DR.. s. j.
Todd, as Deputy Coroner, held an inquest,
Justice W. G. Harper being foreman Of the jury.
Miss Barbara Rabe, Miss Phoebe Ann Atherton,
John y. +. Atherton, Jr., Richard III. Adam
son, Reuben b. Poole, Joseph Williams, Angus
tus Seitz, foreman of No. 2 engine company,
Frank Eiwood, of No. 2, Offcer f. J. Duvaii.
and Lieut.. G. NJ. Skippon fully identified the
to the facts above stated; also that heavy tim
discovered.
Mr.. Chas. A. BOYD, Mr.. w. Y. Copeland.
Lieut.. Noonan and James W. CORY Identified
the body of Boyd.
The jury found verdict in each case as fol-
lows That the said Hammond (or Boyd)
came to his death between the hours of and
O'Clock q. m. on the 18th Of December, 1870 in
that portion Of the Center Market-hOuse, on 9th
street, occupied by Alfred Jones as a feed store;
they further lind that the cause OF death was
the burning of his body in the confa grafton OF
the said market house buildings, while engaged
in Il moving goods therefrom."
SCENES TO-DAY.
As on yesterday, hundreds of people are a.
work in the ruins gathering up the half burned
bacon, wasted apples, potatoes and old iron &c
Yesterday colored people could be seen in
every part OF the city carrying to their homes
articles from the IRE, and to day the search i'm
the debris is stiil in progress. Mrs, True
worthy who occupied the upper part of the old
guard house lOst some jewelry, and this morning
search was made for il in the ashes and soon
.ome small articleswere found.
ACTION OF THE NEW MARKET HOUSE COMPANY
The directors of the New Market Company
have held meeting, Al which they resolved to
Immediately erect sheds to accommodate the
dealers, and Mr.. Cluss was instructed to con-
tract at once for the erection, and it is likely
that business will not be interrupted more than
week or so. tits contemplstedto continue the
III d.
wing going back to the new fish market on Sth
also
Yesterday, Market Master Hatton had some
OIL the corporation hands at work breaking down
the walls that appeared to be in danger OF fall
ing, and this morning under the direction of MT
JOB W. Angus, as foreman for the Market Com
pany, all the walls are being raced, and the old
half burned timber is being carried of by any
and every body.
The Market Company are claiming the bricks
while the market clerks (Hatton and Carter
claim the gas pipe for the corporation.
HISTORY OF THE BUILDING.
The first building for market purposes on tn
site, and which was erected on the 9Th street
side, was authorized by act of the City Conn
ellis on the 9Th of October, 1902 and on Dec. r.
rus, an act was passed granting the privilege
OF selling on Sunday to the colored people who
brought their poultry, eggs, opposums, fruit
&c, TO town on those days. In 1850, the butch
er market, between Sth and 9th streets WAS
ouiIt, and about the same time the watchouse,
scale-house and fish market were erected In
1873, the market-house was taken pos
session OF by the Snow rioters, they hold
ing it for two or three days. August ii, 1911,
a whiTlwind. or water spout rather, passed up
the canal and scattered destruction in its course
carrying boards and jOists high up in the air
and in enc instance taking up boat and letting
IL Down on another boat some hundred wards
from it. This whirlwind came in contact with
the west end of the Center Market-house, and
iited the roof Of, carrying away portion of
~, ana dlsplaclng the rest, so that il had to be
all reset. The first cook shop was established
in the west side by Mrs. Narden the mother of
MIR. Joseph harden, who has followed the same
bnsiness ever since. This was in 1925, and the
butchers and dealers for many wears used to
breakfast on the dough-nuts and coffee for
which he " as famous.
The manner Of construction of the old butch
ers market was series of brick arches some
eighteen feet in height and about eight
feet wide, twenty-one in number, 'front.'
ing on Louisiana avenue, between Tch and
sth streets, and nineteen in number be-
tween sth and 9Th streets. with brick posts or
pillars some thirty-fye or forty feet distance in
the rear, with connecting walls between, the