Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-20
LOCAL NEWS,
Condensed LoeaIs,


white House are intensified this hot day by the
stencil from the corpse of a full grown tOmcat
floating around on the bosom Of its waters The
question is not "who put her imp but "who'll
Capt. Thomas Msrston, who has been for a
number OF pears past dOorkeeper Of the report
ers' gallery Of the House Of Representatives,
died AT noon to-day, at his residence, corner of
18th street and New York avenue. He served
with credit in a New Hampshire regiment in
the union Amy during the late war.
Three Ineendiary Fires To-Day.
BURNING OF DR. WASsTALL's LIVERY STABLES
AND RRsIDENCE-A LOSS OF 500
At ten minutes past o'clock this morning
the ire department. responded 10 an alarm
turned in from box IS, at the Signal bureau on
u street, near nth. BY some mistake this box
was turned IN, instead Of No. IS, which should
have been the proper alarm signal. The fire
was discovered some twenty minutes before the
ALARM was sounded in the livery and sale stable
of DR.. John WanstalI, situated on 10Th street
between Pennsylvania avenue and st. north
west, and by the time of the arrival of the en-
gines lad made such Roadway as to render IN
awaiting the strenuous efforts Of the fremen to
check It,. When the fire was first noticed a
dense smoke was seen issuing from the rear part
OF the building. The stable-a two-stOry brick
was entirely consumed, and in IL nine carriages
OF various patterns and value, but the members
OF the TIRE department, the policemen and the
stable hands, aided By number of citizens,
sueeeedeS a. getting out the horses and some
other property. The flames spread so rapidly
carriages. OF those burned i've were new,
having been used but a day or two.
No. engine was the fret on the ground, quickly
followed by the other CONFERENCE.-The whole
department having been brought out by a gem
eral alarm sounded by Chief Engineer Cronn-
and they worked with a will, but could not save
the building, which was entirely consumed
together with the ad joining house. occupied by
Nr.Wanstall as q residence, only the front room
Of which was left intact. The fremen soon
found that il was impossible to save MIR. Wan
pIOIertV-lIs WA az thra sfn
An ABOLITION having just been completed-and
as the hTe was making its way southwark 70 the
stable occupied by Mr. Charles Earl and owned
by Mrs. Smith, they turned their whole atten-
ton 10 that, and soon had the flames subdued.
This building WAS not much damaged, EXCEPT
rom the bIeskage Of cash. Mr.. Earl, by the
basty removal Of his horses and Carriages
suners TO some extent, and the walls being badly
cracked will probably entail several hundred
dollars loss on Mrs Smith. Mr.. Wsnstslls loss
ls over $1,000, and on the stable he has an
insurance for So 500. but none on the stock
During the fire George Spillman and Dan
williams, OF No. engine company, mad a very
narrow escape while playing on the flames.
One of the walls as seen TO totter and an
alarm was raised, W hen they dropped the pipe
and ran just in time to escape the falling mass
urably broke the fall and probably saved their
nves. AS IL was few bricks struck them, but
did not injure them.
The entire loss is estimated (includiny the
carriages at nearly $40 600 upon which there is
small insurance. Only the most vigorous eff
forts OF our efficient fire department saved the
adjoining stable, occupied by Mr.. Earl, from
obstruction. The FIRE is supposed to have been
the result of an act of incendiarIsm, as no fire
or lights haG been used in the rear of the build
ing where the flames commenced their ravages
ANOTHER INCENDGARY FIRE.
The alarm sounded from box 20, corner of
10th and p streets northwest, between 1 ard
O'Clock this morning, WAS for the burning of a
frame stable on 18th street, near the Boundary
rented by John Casey and owned by Messrs
Fitch q Fox, real estate agents. The building
was entirely consumed. Loss about $50. This
IRE also was undoubtedly the work of an incen-
diary.
STILL ANOTHER THIS AFTERNOON.
About one O'Clock this afternoon an alarm
was turned IN from box i3 for fire discovered in
the residence OF Mrs. Scott, on 18th street be-
tween l. and NJ streets northwest-a three-storv
brick house. The fire department promptly re-
sponced, but the steamers were not called into
service, as the flames were e1tlnguished By the
buckets OF the truck company with but small
damage 10 the premises. The FIRE was in the
basement, originating in a pile Of old rags
which II Il supposed were set on fire.