Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-20
SGp1sf Of Fires and Alarms for the
Wear, Ending June 80, 1850.

july 70. 90 a. n Beverly Digs dwelling
Wolfe, bet. Fsirisx and Lee SITS Cause, sec den.
Ia; Prcsly Digs dwelling. Wolfe. bet. Fairfax
AID Lee s.; caught frt Ii sb,v1; Mrs. Julia A.
Wade's dwelIlog, Wolfe, between Fairfax and
Lee tts.; caught from ab2v,; MIS-. w. A. Ham
ilton'S cwel!log, Wclf,, between Fairfax and
lee SITS; caught fnm abovs; Mrs. Mary V.
Nails hel!cc, 10 rear of above, clught from
above: insured for So 000 amount paid $l.7lS;
10 scrv:c, Columbia and Relief Hook and Lad
der hours.
A1srs9 %. NJ saau:l Pu'm,n's dwell.
irg, Fairfax Go. Il
August 20 s y. d., s. ". IIeoshaw's dwell
irg, Garner Duk, and Lee SIS; cause, lamp
explosion.
September II. I 20 a. M, steam tug Belle
lla1cO. foot of King st ; Cause. unknown; To-
sured Tor So coo; amount paid $50; 10 service
Hylrsuilon ard Relief Is minutts
October IS, 7.40 p. H., Marx PENIS s.or,,
ulecn S.; cause, uDsetlrg OPAL oil lamp.
Onlober % L 50 a. "a. small frame dwell
leg, f., near Alfred g.; cause. foul chimney
and r;o'.
O,'cbcr &c - 50 p NJ . a small fame dwell
lre. Drk1, near Fayett,; CAUSE, foul Chimney
ana! ro,t.
November 3. ! 50 .. M. G. Il. Ro5insoo's
U"tHiCS, C)tucF t-amtrCn anu CT. hSa[h SIS !,
cause, foul ctimlty and roof
November 6. S. dRelliog, south St.
A'sph 81; cause, foul chimney and root.
November 6, E IS. VIM. C,veIanu's barn,
&c FairfFy Co.
November 20. 10 80 a. ~, John Davis
d~elilCg, Conmtr.o, reur Yves; SIS causc, foul
chimney.
November "a. 10 p. NJ, George Clarke
N uailInr t,nf ri ~, lfo A.. ,t.l
and root; 10 service Relief Hook aid Ladder Is
minutes.
November %. |. % a. a., W. A. Smith &
c. S Esh hcus, and Nj pettcy's restaurant,
tishicwo, c,naiong fish, puano, e., belong.
Jog to I. Perry AID z. d. Iloot; caus,, item.
diary; Insured t,r $4,000 amount paid
Sl,53l'L%; 10 strVlc, Columbia, Hydraulion aad
HolIet Hook and Ladder hour and 5 minutes.
January s. l 10 a. NJ. Mansion House stable,
shed and onnibuses; cause. iuceudiary; iosur.
cd Tor 81 ,OC0; amcuat paid 500; in servics
Columbia. llydrau,iou and Relief ll,ok and
Ladder 20 minutes.
January II. s. 50 n. m false alarm.
February &c, 40 a. m, six small frame
dwellings,, owaed by Thos. Downey; oIe small
frame d~ciliOr, owned by Nlrs Harry. and one
SIDa trauo dwelling, osncd by Mrs. II. j.
EjcIcn. sll 90 OrouokO St; c,usc. ire ndiary;
Insured lr So $50; amount paid 1858. sc; 10
service lyGraIllcn, Columbia hose and IL ,Iief
hours
March |, Q a H.. ling. south Washing
toa S.. cause. foul chimney.
Mach i. 20 r. N fsl.o s!nrm.
March !. ! 20 p. r., Nj. MoCr4uken's
lw' ling, Wilkes st inccudiar5; iosured for
$1,000; amount maid $l22,;; Colun bia, llyIrau
lion snd Relief Is mipucs.
Mach II. S.225 o. NJ, roof OF dwelling on
south Columbus st ; cause, foul chimney.
April I, Gas p. IN lamp explosion.
April 10. . 10 .. m., Jas. Green's TWO frame
iScoCs. foot Of Wolfe ST.; cause. accidental;
iosrred Tor $500; amount paid $lG2l0; l.. Is.
ApneH's tulltpg; cluso, accidental; Insured for
$500; amount paid $40; in s,rvc, Columbia.
hytraulcn and Relief 4O minutes.
Aplil IS, 1850 a. m, roof of Agoes's
boone RI; cause, accidental.
April 26, 25 p. ~. shed 90 north Column.
bus a..
April 2S. II 80 a. A.. Mrs. Price 5 dwelling,
north Union st.; cause. unkuowu; insured for
$500; amount paid $500 Al; 10 servic, Il9drau'
iiou, Columbia and Reliet IS minutes.
April 80, 9O5 y. nl., dwelling on south Col.
umtus st; cause, tcuI chimney.
hl4g ,. IT, ~ p. ~, hsy 10 the friond, bu-
rial around. cause, lnoendisry.
May lG, Is q. IN, Duko street, noar F.y-
etc strtct; CAUSE toul 81 inn,y and roof; = q.
m, corner Royal and Wo Ie street; cAuss, foul
CHIMNEY
M-y 90 . p. m, false asrr.
May 81, a. H., Charles Hsrf.sou's dwell.
log, clrner pendIe.on and Columbus streets
cause, accidental; Insured for s4OO; amount
paid, 1902 50; iu service, Pydrauliou, Colun.
ria and keliet hour; us p. M. Charles
Harrison dwellings,; Hydraulion and Uolum-
bia hcso hour.
May o. 7 40 p. No., frame dwelling, DIX,
street, near Patrick; causc, pouring kerosene
Cd fire.
June | |, S 20 n. n, la's, alarm.
From he above it will BE- noticed the depart-
ment has been 10 service duriog the past year
upon twelve ccoasions-a total Of about twelve |
and one bali hours-tbo less Of properly amount. |
ius 10 about $500; the Same being insured for
Sl5,4J3. The loss has been greater and tho |
department 10 sctvic, longer than usual, owing
to the tcaIci OF water at three of the principal
fires.
The steamer Columbia WIS at work fur
hours on Tho 18Th of Msy pumoiog water cut
OF tho steamship Guloare.
The total amount paid ty The CITY for all *
p;nsna OF the tro department FIR tho past year |
was ST. l2S %.
Tho August lumbar Of Scribnet's Magszno |
has been rec lived from it, publishers, Se.ibner
s Co., New York. lis frontspiece is q hand |
scmc engraving Of Sa7oaarola the famous Flor.
entIne, history tf whose life is also among the |
contort' Of this number. Among ita other con.
tents is Richard Horny Dana's Sketch cf Amer.
loan Diplomacy, Will the French Republic
Last? Mr.. Seymour Hsdens Etchings A dc.
scrption of tho Hudson river. The Western
Man. American girls who marry foreign titles.
Tho Cusiosties Of Advertising, Present Position
aad Outlook Of Canada combinations of Peter
the Great and Tho Gran1is:imo,, and a full obi
toral department.
Tho July number Of The American reprint Of
BIZ cswood's Edinburgh M,g,zine has been re-
ceiVed from its pubi,hers, The Leonard se,tt
Publishing Co., New York. Its contents are
Or. VOTES School. Beattia, A Lsy Confes.