Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-04
GEORGETOWN.

FIRE. CliId Bzrned TO DeaA.-Atl2 o'clock
to- day fire broke out in a frame house, No. 10
ID street, in this city, owned by Mr.. j. I. Sulli-
van and occupied by three families. The fire
commenced In the front room of the second
story, occupied by the family of John Wallace.
How ii originated Is not certainly known. Two
children had been locked up in the room by the
mother, who was absent, and the fire might have
occurred from the heat of the stove, which was
red hot, igniting the bed clothing. or from the
children playing with the fire or with matches.
One OF the children, a boy, named William G.
Wallace, four years old, was burned 70
death before the fire was discovered; the
and its father was injured in rescuiug it.
Some brute, who lived opposite the burning
house, refused to receive the burned child into
his dwelling. The house where the fire broke
out and the adjoining one (owned by Jerry Sul-
livan) were both considerably damaged. The
aggregate loss is about $780, Jerry Sullivan is
insured to cover his loss, bnt j. T. Sullivan is
not. Had there been q fre-alarm box in
the neighborhood the child's life might have
been saved. The Henry Addison did not get
the alarm for some time 1t was brought by a
youth named John Gross who ran all the way to
the engine house and tainted on his arrival. only
saying "Second street" The company arrived
a. the burning building in a few minutes, and
-, their wayanto the room where the fire
was, with axes. Not until then was the
father of the children able to enter and
rescue his little child, which was on the bed and
protected from the fire by the ceiling. which fell
in on him. The little four year-Old boy had
crowded into a corner, where he was burned to
a crisp before the firemen arrived. The Henry
Addison company did good service in protecting
the property from being destroyed altogether
and were assisted by the Union and Hook and
Ladder companies of Washington, which ar
rived in good time, considering the long run
they had through the mud. Wallace, the father
OF the children, is a bOatman. Chief Engineer
Cronin and Assistant Drew were both early on
the ground directing the operations, and il is
only owing to the exertiODs OF the fire force
that both houses were saved from destruction.
MEETING of the Piedmont and Potomac
Railroad Company, for the purpose of organ
iZing, was held at IL O'Clock to-day at Robert
T: Arrows house, at Rosslyn, Va, opposite this
city. On motion of Col. Sheriff., MIR Richard
s. Cox was called to the chair and Mr. Hugh
Caperton was appointed secretary. The follow
ing directors were elected :-Chas ii. Sheriff.
Washington, ID. c.; Aaron l.. Reid, New York:
Ellington b. Sutton, New York; Rich'd s. Cox
Va; James A. Magruder. Georgetown d. C.,
aid Eugene Kelly. New York. The board of
directors organized by electing Chas. II. Sher-
rilI, OF Washington, ID. c., as their president.
December number, 1871, of the "AmeI lean
journal of Science and Art" there appears an
article on "a new mcrOmeter and sOniometer
for the microscope, by DIR. r. j. Southworth."
The micrOmeter and goniometer there described
were made by Photographic processes by Drs
II. L. Porter and X. j. Southworth, Of this
town.
OUR POST OFFICE is undergoing a thorough
painting, granting, &c, and will, when finished
present a more attractive appearance.
The FUNERAL OF MR.. OTIS HOUGHTOy
took place from his residence on Grace street
Yesterday afternoon. Potomac Lodge of Masons
OF which the deceased was member, attended
in body. The body was deposited in, the
Presbyterian burial ground.