Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-08

TIE FIRE THIS MORNISs.-A fire occurred
this morning about half-psst 3 O'Clock in house
Nc. 5ls 9TH street, ad joining the st. Cloud HO-
tel, which completely destroyed the inside Of
the building. The house was owned by DIR. j.
q Hall, and was occupied BY Mrs. Mary x. q.
Cabell. The fire was first discovered in tn
rear basement Mrs: Cabell discovered the
Passage-vays TO be filled with fire and smoke.
and seeing no other method Of escape she {
herself down from the secOnd-StOry window to
the pavement below, falling with such forca A.
to fracture her right arm and otherwise bruise
herself, though not seriously. She was taken
to the house of Mr.. Wood opposite, where Drs
Lincoln and Hall attended her. All the furni-
ture in the house was destroyed. including many
hne and highly priced paintings. Mrs. CabeiI
WAS the daughter OF MT. Garland, formerly a
member OF Congress from Virginia She was
grand neice OF Patrick Henry, ard possessed
many valuable EeiT-lOOms OF her family, includ-
ing silver plate and a line painting OF Patrick
Henry addressing the House OF Burgesses, and
nearly ali OF which were destroyed. A trunk of
plate and vaIuables was rescued during the
progress Of the fire. The FIRE department, by
hard work, succeeded in saving the adjoining
buildings.
The alarm was turned in by Officer Long
street, from box -, corner of eth and streets
Omcer Miller WAS on duty on the beat. and at
tempted TO turn in an alarm from the Army
Medical Museum, On 10th street. between and
but could get no response. The fire seems to
have originated in closet under the stairway,
ana IL was supposed to have been caused by an
lDcenCiary, but there was no evidence that any
thing was stolen. Some think that the fire nav
nave been esnsed by rats nib5lng matches.
Inc second and third stories, - also the attic,
we're burnt cut. Mrs Caben WAS asleep at tbs
time, as also the cOiOred servant girl-the latter
In the first story. The servant girl, on being
aroused by the smoke, Immediately ran TO Mrs
Cabellls room, and finding that she had Just
got out OF the window, attempted to return
ana rushing through the flames she was badly
burned. Tie fire department responded "a
soon as the alarm was given, and saved the ad-
joining property. The loss to the building is
about - 90, on which there is an insurance of
Sl,5GO IN the Franklin Company of this CITY
Mrs Cabell IL about 30 years OF age aud quite a
heaVy woman. She is unable to compute her
loss Mr. Eils. patent agent, who occupied the
'front.' basement, also loses some BY water
CHARGES OF WHOLESALE STEALING OF
HORSE FEED.-Mr. j. L. Lee, the we'll known
iced dealer on 18th, between G and streets
mas been missing produce for some time past
discovered that his Pile of grain and ship stuff
mad greatly diminished. and determined TO law
his case before Major Richards and Chief Clar-
voc, which was done, and the case was given to
Detectives Sargent and McElfresh to work up
These ofheeTs soon ascertained that load OF
iced had been removed on Monday night Ii
was also ascertained that the wagon used be-
longed 10 Jones X Bro, feed dealers on the
corner OF lith and r streets, that the driver
was Andrew McPherson, ia the employ of Mr.
Lee, and that he was aided by John Row An
other employee OF Nj. Lee, in removing the
bags from the stOrehOuse, and that the Jones
brothers assisted in carving the sacks into
Their own store on the arrival Of the wagon
Andrew Mcpherson, John Roy, Geo. Wm
Jones and Llewellyn Jones, were accordingly
arrested and taken to police headquarters
when, after reEsainins awhile the Jones were
Judge Smell. The accused were on trial in the
Police Court this afternoon.