Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-02

barometer, with increasing southerly winds, anc
warmer, clear or partly cloudy weather.
FIRE REpoRT.-We arc inhibited TO 4. S
L:adbcater, elq., the very efficient Chief Eog
uter Of the Fra Department & this city, and
urder whose careful anu ygliaot supervision
IL has grown to be second TO none 10 auy ely
10 the country 10 department. and Efficiency, lei
the following report of the number Ct fires and
s'arms duting the year erdDg June Both last
lS7S.-July 10. l2:50 p. H.. Mr.. Shaw
ou,bul!di0g, c;racl Of l'tl AID Wo T.. street,
accidental.
July II, $50 y. H., Hstlow & Br,s. store,
accidental; turuicg lie.
July 90. lilo .. H., il. Grnlzberget's stable
between Pitt aud Royal streets. legendary; 10
suraUcc $500; amount paid, $50 43; 10 service
llydrau 100, CoIunLia sud Relief; time, &C
minutes.
Angus: 10, p. H., false alarm.
September II, 7:l5 p. H., SALISBURY l. Bro,
corctr OF kirg and Columbus streels LAMP ex
l}Slon.
September 81, ll45 y. Co.. Henry Barbour,
co!o!cl, dwelling north ST. ASiph street, lamp
txpiosiVu; 90 lDsuraCct; loss, $50,
October | |. S:1j a. H., small dwelling near
tho canal, Columbus street, cause unknown.
December II. 2:i5 p. III, stable near Tea
body Building, smoka from burning tar inside.
Dsc@mb"r %. 12:5 T.. ~, Mrs; Simpson ct
as corner O: King aud Columbus streets, rool;
colI>o lrtctatk*r; Insurance $3.50; loss $50.
December 81, 1923 i. n, Mrs. M. Mtrsa {
dwelling. GibbOu STREET. iCcendlaly; not losur
Cd; loss $jG; 10 service Columbia, llydrarl0n
hose aud it.iici; linc 10 minulcs
lS7g.-Jauuiry 5, a. H., Rev. DE-. Bul'
lock = DWELLING. ciusc burning SCOT IN chimney.
Jauuory Is. 100 p. H., Il. Applch' stable,
cause uCkn0Wr; itSuraucc 500 amount paid
$l0i; 10 selv,; Columbia, Hydrau ion and
R@l,cl; tine hour and Is minutes.
February t. Csc p. III north s.. Asuph
street, turrog scot 10 chimney.
February Is, GAO y. H., south Pitt street,
blrniug scot in chimney.
Mach |, 2i0 a. H., r. Ii. Narrower 5
grocery. cOrGcr OF Fayettc and Cameron streets,
clrsc usk0wu; insurance 5000; amount paid
$jt 40: III slvlco Columbia, Hydraulion AID
Rebel; time 81 minutes.
Mach I. $50 q. ID, G. W. WatileS' out
house, cause buruiug ciudels.
March -, $50 y. m.. falaa alarm.
March Is. l2:lj. Charles Watkins dwelling,
saulh Hetr7 street, cluse defective tlle.
.Ap,iI g. 1880 p. III Marx L. Press dwell.
lur, pnka street, cau'o SCOT burning in chin
my. 1888 p. H., w. Ii. Whitins's Dwelling
C ,7uer Of King and Columbus streets, cause
chimney aud roof; insurance 81 1850; amount
l2:15 y. III. Nl;ss NJ. FIetchcl's dwcl!iog,
!n:s $lGO; 10 seivcl llydriuiioo, Columbia and
Relief; tine IS minutes. r. H., heirs '. +.
Ru sells dwelling, Priuoa street, cluso caught
f.. z
$lj; ~ service llyhranIioo. Columbia and b.
Ilif
April Is. l2:45 a. m, John a. Sca'on's u
occupied dHciIiog, south Washington street,
cause ucandiary; insurance $500; less estimated
at $500; in serVo, Columbia, Hydraulion ADD
Relief; time 40 minutes. n. H., Mrs. Batk5,
c,lorcd, dwelling south Washington street,
ciusc caught from above; not insured; less
5000.
April 20. 9:l5 p. w., alarm, cause SCOT burn
lug in market house chimney.
April &C, ll:j5 a. M, Mrs. L;nd3sy's dwell
lug, south L9c street, fire 10 closet, Cause un-
known.
May :, 80 !. H., south Columbus street,
cause SCOT burning 10 chimney.
Nay %, So :. NJ, boLtird.
May 22. $50 y. ~, bnntlrr.
Nay IS, lU:4O q. H., f. T.. A;wcll'S vacant
store, c)rncr OF kiug and Columbus, cause irl
C ndiari; Insurance - 200; loss estimated at
$500; in s2rvic, Columbia, Hyirauliou aud Re.
,iei; lime 50 Wipu!eS.
May 20. l0:lj alsrm, CAUSE steam tsclpiog
irJm Capt. Il. Bryaut's mill.
Juoa 10. ola. ". S. llou2h's dwelling.
cause lamp explosion.
Juoc 80, ll:lj, l. GeDtzbsr2cI'5 stable,
cause iac2D dlaly; lusrrauCg $500; loss estimated
at $500; ia s:r:icc Columbia, lydraulion and
kc!icI imc hou, aud Is minutes. II LAS
j.: H.. PAX ASnew'5 kitcheu, &c., cause
caught I.Gn: abarc; loss estimated at So.
ElOG thc rb)ve il will &c noticed that the
department tes been 10 service during the past
year urou LiDo occasions, q total OF ab0u. GA
hours.
TIC I;S:i property was about s Goo. the
same hclo2 Insured aGd valued at about $ll,
900
Daring The ycsr ending July lst, 1878, the
department. had been 10 s:rVice about SIX and
oun hall hours, and tho loss was abont So, 800,
the samc h.iug insured aud valncd at So 900.
Tho ,otaI COST Of the Fire Department for
tic past year Tas S2.41q2S, or smaller
acI0un; than il has bcca Tor many years.
NEW CHAPEL. Il he Alum OF the Episcopal
ThCcicgclI Seminary, near this city, h.ve
taken stcrs looking TO the immediate erection
# new chapel 3; that instiu!ioD, 10 replace
the present one, which las been declared uu-
safe.
Ata rfcrut mettns, tho R:v. Il. II. Mckim,
u. d., OF New Iolk. said he was enabled to
report 5000 he Rev. Professor pscSard about
same. TIE Rev. a. NJ. Randolph. ID. d., of
Enarucl chuch, BaI!iDnre, put down his
coperc CATION ior $500, and R.v +. a. Wssb
turp, d. D., ofCavcry church, New York, loot
an alumcu.) named $3.50 FIR hls. This msic
up the So GOO which. under tho uc,ion Of the
Board OF Trustees was necessary before the
work could be commenced.
Other pledges bavo been make Including
lhose from Rev. DR.. Elliott, Of Ascension church
Washington, 800; from Rev. DR.. Mining rode,
FIST. Pulls church, Kictm md, 800; from
Rev. W. II. Mead, Of Xcn church, Charles
town, w. Va. $50; from Rev. Frank Page, Of
X;,r cbrrph E1iti: nourih ousn SjD