Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-01

FIREs.-Thc old Slyng that ut never rains
but it pours' has been cxempliGed during the
pas; two days to the pcsf"c: satisfaction OF our
tircmcu IA accoul. Of the fire on south
Washington street was published in yesterdays
G>z.,tc. Las, evening" at an early hour the
roof eta uegru shan!y in Petersburg caught
Gre, TIT was cxtingu;sbed by the neighbors.
The alaral Was rot given and tho iremen were
cot GU.
About half past twelve O'Clock, this morning,
fire was discovered 10 the third story Of the
building 90 Uoon street between King and
Priuce, belonging to Captain Ei Petty, and
formerly known as the "Esgle Hotel" The
alarm WAS given at once, and the fire depart
meat was quickly on the spot, and at work.
BY the efforts Of the iremea the flames were
coniaci to the roof and upper story. The
damage to the building will DOT exceed $500, to
meet which there is 40 insuraEc, OF s., 900 IN
tho Home Insurance Company Of Richmond, OF
which Mcssrs. s. Ii. Jsoney & Son are the
Alexandria agents. During the fire, Chief
Engineer L;adbeeter was struck 10 the eye by
d stream o.! water from one of the steamers,
aud suffered So much pain as to be compelled
t. leave the fire ground. after placing Warden
Green 10 command. This morning about ten
o clock the fumes again began to klodle up
from between the partitions OF the building, but
a plug stream was put o. BY the Hydraulloo
Fire Company and their progress stopped With
out raising on alarm. The house was unoccu.
pied aud the fire was evidently tho work OF an
laceudiary. :,
Shortly after the fremeu re;urocd from this
alarm, a fire was seen, apparently 10 the county.
but 10 alarm was given, "a 1t was cVliently
outside OF The city limits.
Tie SToRM.--Tho storm which prevailed ell
day Yesterday, moderated luriog the night, land
this morning the suo shoue brightly. Later 10
tho dsy, however, the sky became overcast
with clouds, which still remain.
From all quarters come reports OF the VIC
lerc, Of Yesterday 5 storp. Along the wharves
here. The damage was not so great as had been
expected, and beyond tearing up some OF the
marking, is not worthy Of mention. The tide
last night rose very high and came up 10 the
streets near the wharf. The storekecpcrs there
were lorewlrncd, however, and 20 damage was
DONE a dispatch from Norf1;k states that The
steamer Lady Of the Lake arrived there at nlne
0 clock last hight about !ourtcen hours oehno
time. The various wioter fisheries were con
siderab'y iutertered with and forced to suspend
operations. The train from Richmond Ga the
4, & f. Railway, which should have gotten
here at one . ciuth ths uIo' o'os' o'u wv ,'''
until about moe o'clock. oWlog to heavy land
side near Frces.ooe Poi6t. The track is, how.
.y.r. now clear, aud trains running regularly.
No damage is reported 90 the Virginia Midland
or W, K %. roads. The Sow this mo'nipg at
Rourd Hi! was twelve irches 10 depth.
DEATHS Mrs. iiuls, widow OF ,hc late
Gayrcs Hulls, who resided at the Zoo: OF Semi.
nav Hill, on tie Little River Turnpike. ab3ut
three miles from this city was found dead this
morpipr, in q branch, near her house.. She
was atou, eighty eight years of age, and had
| hccD ot grak r,ini for sometime past. 1t Is
surpcs, d that she wandered from home, aud,
! ialog in the branch. was drowned. ,o.
NJ. Thcmas Williams. 600 CT tue oldest
esd, ats Of This city. died this morning. at the
| ripe old age CT ninety. three years. lie was q
soldier 10 the war of 1912, and has number OF