Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-02
GEORGETOWN.

FIRE AND SERIOUS AccIpENr.-Yesterday
about O'Clock, an alarm OF ire was turned in
from box 92 caused by fire in the brick house
on Montgomery street, between Beali and West
streets. owned by Geo. Briscoe, colored man.
The fire originated from defective chimney in
the bodybuilding. The bodybuilding was
completely destroyed but the timely arrival of
the firemen saved the main building. The loss
is estimated at $1,000, with an insurance of
$50. A serious accident occurred while the
hose-carriage of Henry Addison Company, No,
5, was turning the corner OF Green and Bridge
streets, on the way to the ire. Too short
turn was made, which upset the hose-carriage.
and the men on it-John Walker and James
kuhn-were thrown violently to the ground.
Walker had his left leg broken and badly
mashed at the knee. The hosc-carriage, which
was badly broken, was taken TO the fire by hand,
and was replaced to-day by q new one Drs
Mackall and Peters dressed the wounds of
Walker, ana with Chief Engineer Cronin and
Assistant Engineer Drew accompanied him to
his home, 100 Bridge street. On examining his
wounds this morning they found IL necessary TO
amputate his leg above the knee, which opera
ton was performed about IL O'Clock by Drs.
Eliot and Thompson. The leg was taken OFF
above the knee, and the patient at last accounts
was doing as well as could be expected. Kuhn
was bruised badly, but no limbs were broken.
PROCESSION OF SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
The closing exercises of the Nav devotions at
Trinity Church, took place yesterday afternoon,
when the Sunday school children, TO the num-
Der of $50, formed procession and under the
marshaship Of Mr.. l.. l.. Clements, marched
through some of the principal streets, and then
ictuTHcu W the CHuTC0, where tue coronation oil
the statue of the Blessed Virgin took place, the
presentation addresses on offering the crown
being made by the queen, Miss Mary Gibbons,
and her attendants. The beautiful .'golden
heart was presented with appropriate adj
dress by Miss Antoine THAN. The children
then advanced to the altar two by two, and
presented their boquets at the shrine OF the
Blessed Virgin, the choir meanwhile singing
"Hail, heavenly Queen" At the close OF this
ceremony Rev. Father Strong delivered a con-
gratulatOry address to the children, and the i'm
teresting services closed with the benediction
of the Blessed Sacrament. The floral display
in the procession was finer and more elaborate
then that of any previous year.
GAY STREET.-THE street-plowers are at
work to-day in Cav street, between High and
Congress streets. The grade will be considera-
bly, reduced.
RIVER NEws.-The schr. Emily arrived to-
day from Norfolk with 50 900 feet OF lumber for
Wheatly Bros, and the steamers Columbia and
Vanderbilt arrived from Baltimore, with mis-
cellaneOus caTgoes, the Vanderbilt's including
1000 bushels corn for Beall 81 Shoemaker; also,
the steamer Geo. II. Stout, from PHILADELPHIA
with a cargo of general merch andise.
GRAIN TRADE-The receipts of grain to-day
were GOO bushels corn by schooner from Alex
andria, and by the canal boat j. NJ. Thomas
1,S0O bushels corn and 800 bushels wheat, all
for j. G. Waters. The canal boat Medley also
arrived with 800 bushels corn for Hartley X
Bro, and canal boat Nettle Graham with 20O0
bushels wheat and 100 bbls. four for Geo. Wa
tiers. The sales on Change to-day were g. son
bushels prime red wheat at : L SOasi So and ZOO
bushels good red at Si15.
FISH WHARF.-The receipts today were
10000 herring, which sold at 81 to Si.jo per
thousand