Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-25

disappearing 1T lHe icll lUuCH vi Iiic lnoonuioiy
torch. The Market House and the old Theatre
have been swept away within the last two
Years, AMI to-day it is the Gazette melancholy
| province to chronicle the destruction Vi the
| Marshall House that house made ever memor-
able, by the death Of Ellsworth, shot by Jack
son at the commencement of the war for tear
ing down the Confederate flag that was flying
over i, and by the blood of Jackson, shed while
defending his own property Ii WAS one OF the
| most arc;cit buildings in the city, and when
the present. City Hotel was Known as Gadsby 5
Tavern, the Marshall House was u famous
| hostel.y, called the Washington Tavern. FOR
the last few years it has been uuoccuplcd, bus
ever since the events that occurred there at
the begiupiug Of the war, 1t has been the prln-
cipal object OF attention to all the strangers
who visited the city; The names were discoV.
erred about Twelve o clock last night by officers
Jones and Christopher Lycs of the CITY police
free. who were walking down King street at
;hat TING. AMI who instantly sounded the
ALARM. The Fire Department was speedily on
,hc aroun.t-the steamer Columbia being 4
| little behind tune in consequence OF having
| been mislrd by one OF the alarm bells, Which
had struck the Sd Ward The steamer Hy
,lrauIion took position at the plug at thc inter
section Of King aud Pitt streets, AMI the Co
lumtia at that al the intersection OF Pltt and
Prince. aud soon such an avalanche OF water
was thrown upon The flames that they were
confined 70 the building in W Iich they origlna'
| ted anu the one adjoining II, aud WITH when
COMMUNICATION va, effected by Eumcrou, doors
The Relief II, ok aud Lad,!cr Company rem
| dered efficient service In pulling down inc oack
| building, which was OF framed work: ana as
sisilng ehc p;!rlucn OF both steamers. The
whole of tie back building and the entire lI-
terror OF! the third story Of the main building,
wit the rac!, were destroyed and the first and
second stories were badly dain;gcl. Tie back
building of the house adjoining, occupied by
II. f. Du!any, as i barber shop, and y. }.
| Wcldcrhuru, a., Il printing establishment. was
! hurnt. and the interior Of the mau building
was flooded. The wind was blowing gale trotn
the northwest ut the time ard spark, cDders
and burning slngtcS we"e borne to the dis-
ta,.cc CT several blocks, covering the roofs OF
! nc buildings that lay Ia their c"urac, and SCI
| tlu" ire to some Of them. The excitement
caused lv tie lear of Il general c0nttgratlnn
was great, and the tops OF the houses IL The
inc oi the wind were filled ~ people sweeping
.,if the !al!ius. sparks aud throwing water upon
| such spots as had caught fire. The cold WIS
Intense, and the water tr0Ze as fat as It ran
| Of from the immaculate heat of the lire. The
| roofs OF rs many as seven neutrality-suspicious.
occupied by Charles Shirley, Mrs. Junius, \.
! q. ke and Rudolph Massey, Oh Royal street.,
te:wccn King aud Prince, Mrs. Groeu aud
| Ollundo W God, % Fairfax street, near Prince,
aud Charles VI hitlcsay, on Prince street. be-
| tween Fairfax aud Water Oh fire al ole
| time, out details from the fc!lcl HOOK anu
| Ladder Company cxtlrguiShcd the f.tncS &C.
| fore any damage had been occasioncd. loo
much ,,rai.e eau not be bestowed upon the fire
| ala I,.0v ,iI
| their efficiency TO the entire Satisfaction, not
| alone of all who saw them at Wok; but II
| those who have siuce Witnessed the scene OF
the fire; ana here is an appropriate place to
n.eutcn the effective service rendered by Lieut..
| Miller and the five members OF the Cnrcoran
| Zouayes of Washington, who We're here as at
tcndauts at the ball OF the Hydraullon Fire
| Company, which was IN progress at oareptI
| Hall wncu the alarm was sounded. From the
time they reached the fire, which was almost
~ soon As the first alarm was struck, ulitIl
the engines had iciI the scene, they were ac-
lively at woik at the places where most need
ed and su0n made it apparent that they lln-
dcrstool what thuy were about and had work,
ed at fires before Owing to the lateucss OF
the hour and extreme ccltlncSS OF the Wea her,
the crowd of spectators was not 50 numerous
as usually appear ut contlagratIonS Of IKE mag
nitude. Plentiful supplies OF hot coffee Sweet
cnvd this time for which the lrcmcn are
thankfully were distributed by citizens living
near, aud when the Relief Hook aud Ladder
Company returned to their truck house they
wcre invited to the residence Mrs. Dempsey.
on the opposite side Of the street, and treated
to aa excellent and substantial lunch. The
ownership of the Marshall House is disputed:
and the property was to have teen sold next
| msnth under decd Of the court in the suit OF
Joshua Iippenco;t VS.. Kelly ct al. 1t was I'M
insured, aid what was burned is a total luss.
The building adjoining, which was partially
burncd is owned by Dr. klipstein and james
Morrison. [, was insured for 81 200 in con-
pany ;or which Mr.. Geo. Wise is the Aexan,
dria agent Duiany was also insured with Mr..
! Wise for $1,000, and Mr. Weddcrburn with
Mr. X. Kemper for $500. The fire was IN
doubtedly the work of an lncerdary, and man
named Robert Marley was arrested, soon after
it commenced, on suspicion. He was brought be-
fore Justice May this morning and committed to
nil until Saturday. when ne will be re-cHamined.
at the invcsigaiun this morning officers Jones
and Lvlos testified that as they reached Pitt st.
N their way down King, before an alarm had
been sounded. Mauley approached them from
the direction of the Marshall House and asked
them if that place was not on fre,and that when
they raised az alarm he ran off down the street.
Orlando Harris testified that Maulcy had been
with him and had left him in front Of Sarepta
Hall but minute or two before the cry Of Ere,
and Henry EIerGner testified that Marley had
been in his house short time before the tire.
The alarm at Il quarter past three this after
noon wa: caused hy the breaking out OF the
flames Of the prcviouS y suhdu2d fire, hut they
were soon cXlngulshcd.