Evening star., 1877-09-25
The Chief Cronin thinks the fire was the
result Of incendiarism.
The Loss by the Fire.


The Loss by the Fire.
The loss does not seem TO be so great as was
apprehepded. Out of the one hundred and
eighty two thousand models contained In
the model room about 10 600 were destroyed.
All OF these were valuable; those not OF in
trinsic worth as entering into patent 1t ga
ton were valuable as curiOsities. TIE re-
Jected models, numbering 20,o00, We're en-
tirely destroyed. They possessed value
simply as curiositieS. OF the models de
stIoyed The classes were of hsrvesters, agri-
cultural implements OF all descriptions, aui
all relating 10 railroads, hydraulics aud
Pneumatlcs OF every kind and scrption.
ana several other minor classes. including
many models OF considerable Importance.
AL the models in the fine arts, and lines Of
building, hardware, printing, aud sewing
machines, including the original Howe sew
ing machine, were saved.
The original model Of the cotton gin which
hfst made cotton a product Of profitable ag-
rlcultulal industry was Destroyed Ii was
the conception of the genius OF ELI Whitney
ue ankee choolmaSter who weat TO Geor-
gia 10 teach school,
The value of the property destroyed ia the
abstract viii
AGGREGATE ABOUT 81 500, ,nnO.
but as large class Of The models cannot or
will not be replaced, the actual loss twill
probably not reach over SS0O,OoO or Sgll.0 900
The Patent Office has 20 its credit with the
treasury Of the United States over and above
lts earnings sum sufficient TO meet this ex-
pendiiure, but II cannot be used without an
Appropriation by Congress.
About, say ten Per cent. of the models de-
stioytd We're valuable, as evidence in patent
cases, rat glng from so to ~lU0. according 10
the significance OF TIE case ia which they
would form an essential feature OF evidence.
Some few OF these may and VIII be repro
duc6C by the department where the draw
iDgS sre sufficiently complete 10 admit of t..
TIE very fact OF the loss Il these models
Will give rise 10 endless litig3tio.s and where
they would become valuable is in determfn-
ing claims TO impruV 5mentS In important
inventions, which will be made and litigatef
simply because the models are lost. and thus
very vital piece OF evidence DESTROYED. l.
shCdld be borne In mind, however, that the
loss of model does not in any way affect
The rights OF q patentee, and is really no eVi-
dence OF the validity OF patent, but
thelr destruction Is damaging for The reasons
above stated.
Col. Dyer thinks about
70,0CO MODELS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED,
and mat it will take about SIS piece in cost
TO replace them, and that the only way TO re-
place them is by the government from the
drawings and specifications, which have
been saved. Otherwise the government, il it
left the matter TO the inventors, would be
imposed upon by having the improvements
added to an old model, which would be
grossly unjust to future inventors Not
book or paper of any real value has been
Iost, ard such as have been can easily be
duplicated.
The Other Fire on & Street.
about the wreck of the building occupied by
Gheen & Osborne, 627 and 629 u street. The
front walls, from which the heavy metal cor
nice fell yesterday, still stands, but therea are
several cracks in il which are regarded as
dangerous, and Lieut.. Kelly placed ropes
across the pavement 10 keep the people out
OF danger. About One-half OF each of the
side walls and the larger portion of the rear
wall fell yesterday and Mr.. Mallock's bui ID
lngs-No. col OF two stories, occupied as
stable by r.. Nj. chaplin, and the other, No.
629, occupied by Df. Chaplin as a carriage
house-were somewhat injured by the falling
walls, the rear of bOtn buildings being bad dly
wrecked. These buildings are damaged pro-
badly froiS $3.50 TO $1,000 worth. There u
on y o. G3l an insurance OF (, 600 in the Ma
tusl company of this city, but nOle on 615'
the one story structure. Mr.. Chaplin esti-
mates his loss az from - coo To ~ 800, which
is partially insured. The three story build
ing 6-3, owned by L. W. Murphy, and the
lower portion occupied by him as a black
smith shop, and tue upper portion by J. O
Weaver, upholsterer and cabinet maker,
came rear going, the roof being slightly
damaged. The safety of this building is at
uibuLed 10 Lieut.. Kelly aud the Baltimore
men. Mr. Murphy had hand valise taken
from his Office on the lower door containing
patent horseshoe, which he values at $40.
Mr.. Weaver loses slightly by the removal of
some of his stock. The work in this build
Ing. however is progressing as usual To day.
Messrs. Gheen Il o. borne lose bout SD OC1,
OF which $1,000 is the cost of the building
chiy doOuI a ago anu OH IuAS
there is an Insurance OF $3.50 each in the
following companies: Manhattan, Republic,
People's, and Niagara, of New York. Tney
have also about 80 600 on the stable, on which
theirs is only 81, 500 IN the Shawmut, of Bos-
ton. Owing to the want OF room the usual
custom at these stables was to move the car
rlsges, by means OF an elevator. to The sec
Ond story, and at the time the fire broke out
there were thirty vehicles known to be In the
second story. Owing to too many persons be-
ing engaged in lowering the elevator il soon
became of but little use and only one OF
these carriages was saved. Among those who
lose their carriages and their harness are
Reissner jerks, two business wagons; eX-
Marshal Phillips, fine family carriage; II.
Goldschmid, carriage; i. l.. Johnson, two
bugeies; i. w; Murphy, buggy; Raft Bros,
carriage; j. &. Parker, business wagon; Jas.
+. Kelly, carriage. 1t is estimated that the
losses in private carriages will be from - 900
TO $4,000 more. u. +. Stockstin & Co. gall
vaniZed fron-workers, in the Gheen build
Ing, lose about -, 500 in stock and 500 in
finished work, on which there Il no inSur-
ance. In round figures, the loss on q street
is about SIS 900, on which there is an iusur-
ance OF perhaps $1,000.
ALMOST ANOTHER FIRE.
About 3 o'clock the roof OF dwelling house
No. Gle street northwest caught ire from
sparks blown from the fire al the Patent o.
flee. Officers Fifield aud Morgan extin-
q ished the flames on the roof with few
buckets of water.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-BAY.-lnter-
nal revenue, s252, 81; customs, 1853 1885.
THE PRESIDENT AND PARTY will arrive