Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-10
Destructive Fire.
1HB UPPER STOKES OF THE POLKINHORN BUILDING IN


RUINS.
destructive fire broke out about half-past one
O'Clock this morning In the large brick building on
ID street, between 9Th and 7th streets, known as
Polkinhorns building. tn rec private watchmen.
who discovered the fire, turned In an alarm from
box IL, which, being supplemented by general
ahrm, soon brought the entire fire department to
The ground. The fire was confined entirely to the
upper part OF the builing In which it originated,
and probably could have been brought under con,
been for deplOrable lack of water
line hre appears to have originated in the south
west corner OF the third or fourth floor OF the
puldlng, and rapidly consumed everything in the
Gpper parts OF the structure. Chief Engineer
SfOhln dlrected much OF the energies OF the fire
department. TO prevent spread OF the flames. as
the building is closely environed with stores and
ThaIshe9ses' With are not even provided with
Ere from the outside. Engines Nos and s
worked on the adjoining property fronting on
the roofs of Messrs- Lansburgh's and Williams.
ssstaoillslinents, fronting on 7th street, No
,ogS care o. the third story Of Mr. Williams
Hnhorn building on the west, and No. 4 fought on
t f,9und 10 prevent the escape of the fire from
the OUTGOING All that was contained I'm the tnirI
fourth and fifth stories OF the Unborn bufdino,
was completely destroyed, while the building itself
was so badly wrecked that 1t will have to he
almost entirely rebuilt Some of the neiohbor.
ihs mcrchant' suffered losses through d3mage
uone py Water and the great heat The entire loss
II Is thoaght today, win not exceed $40 COO MI
wash b.. Williams suffers probably the greatest
loss on stock, He occupied the fourth and fifth
no0ro oI the PoE1nhOrn building as a workshop
anu store room All his tools and stock incI1Iinp
Zoto yaris OF carpet, stored there were ruIned
o,e I,ousand yards Of carpet belonging to the
nocn the printer. oses, it is estimated e GEO or
$i,9o on stoek. In Mr. Williams store, next to the
stock by heat and water. Mr. julius Ianshnro IN
and Mr.. w K Narrower each suffered a small loss
building. which is owned by Mr.. Henry PoEinl
horn, Is estimated at 5000 or 5000 All these
losses are Iuiiy covered by insurance.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
Ezra Bowen and Geo. s. Fox. to Mary j. Pairo, lots
J; 2and 2. ST 49, - 2l1 Patri:S Friwley to Pat
nck welsh, pit lot 4. So ST. $500. Emma 1. Myers
o. Mary e Gould, title in the estate OF Sarah d.
lots liz and g. 81. 10; - 900 Rebecca Callinsworth
70 tra nciS C9lli1swoTth, pit lot :, So. 10aO; s.
~ ar EIaon5 10 VIM 0,kstadt ct al lot IS,
Ruth G. Dent5on, pit IL, So. 3f, $3.50 d. l. Nor
n'on 10 jennie W. Holiynan, pit. IA, So sic 81 100
The TENNESSEE REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION met
last night at Judge Freemans residenceNa NJ
Caring acting as secretary Messrs O p = ennia
Guy W Wines and +. 5. Maliney were appOinfeI
Ss c9.anittte u Investigate the number OF per-
Sons from each stite holding federal o1Iices-
MessrS A NJ Hughes, 1r, T. i. Cant, j. r. Knabe.
Z Z Collins AMI NJ :. Crowley were appointed q
eOnntee 10 0bt In lists OF persons hoiiinp oftce
In The departments and charged TO ,Sennpssee TO
gether WITH the names OF all democrats from That
State holJing Office. ~
1HE GRAND LODGE F.AAM-At the ANNA,
communication OF the Most worship!ul Grand
LoIge. FAM, OF the District OF Columbia.
iast nj its Officers reelected as follows
" ID larner MW.G.M.; E. H. ChaInbpr.In
nv DGN.; NJ. H. Parker. R.WSr G. Warden
Il. y: CI1Hele, R.W.Jr.G G. Warden; W. r. Singleton
1n-N-O.Stsret Try; &. c. Duncanson, RWG'
1essur.r; John Locke, WIG. Lecturer: C. R
Shlth, Rev. and VIC. Chaplain
n LODGE OF SORROW FOR THE LATE PREsrpEyr
- announced In The STAR some days AGO the
fsaS , OF the District viii unite at Foundry M
,nurcn this evening with Mithras Lodge of Per.
Tor th., 90 !, scottish Rite, In lodge OF sorrow
eIahc 800 iate brother, James A. Garfield The
War5 "a az prOpran includes prayers by Revs w f.
~ anu r. u ROVER, an address by Hon Geo r.
FL, anis, an.i Deneulctipn by Rev. Vim A Harris
Inc committee In Charge of the ceremonies win he
MeSSrS samuel II. SchOfieli, VIM N Ireiand W.
X Singleton, ID. Z. Lloyd, JAS Patterson W, q
koose, Edwin Ii. MacGrotty, Matthew Tri.nhls
TEoS. Soineryille, Ch2s. W. Hancoca John Wisnn
John h. Oicott III. IL. Geries, Geo. L. SLerin and
Ernst Schmid. W
The FIRE TO-DAY-The alarm from box Ia5. a,
1913 O'clock, today, for fire over the hard
ware store OF Bernard Bailey $40 7th stree
northwest, occupied by Mrs Clark and owned b,
MS j. ii. Shreeye. The loss Is about $50, whf i
= covered by insurance. The cause was a ioist IL
The ~ story running into the chinney.