Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-01
Fire ffeDOrf.

the fcl!oSlos Interesting report of the uumbe
Ct f:c5 Ib, cause Of their isio, lts,es, &c
for The pas, ye=y:
lSSJ-Jul; = p. IN. Charlotte n sis. |
oiId Houst cause, lgr'iug lie wit oIs o.
died 10 few hours
Ju'g IL. 5:jr. n aoJd shed .! NJ LioGsby
s6uih Lac stree; Clusc, uEk COW; los small;
Columbia 10 selves 3 ln'Lu e5
JOY 20 p. II is!s! alarm.
August 81, 3:4D D. Ill. Heury real, De.w.eu
Mig aid Prtc CAUSE, foul chimney
August %. u. ID irams dH,iog belong-
log tu J0hn Lilly, norlh Fairfax Stree; csuse,
lucendarj; iosurenc, SEQ; smauu: paid,
S46S; ss) root Of frame dwrliGg beIonsius to
Patrick Crazy; c.uie, caught from above; ia
suranca, SSJJ; amnuot paid, $3.50; Hydrsu.
loo. Columbia std Il .lici in service hour and
80 minutts
October p LEO p. m., roo! Of llan, corner
Doke aid Falr;sx street.; clusa. spa.ks from
chimney.
October 4. ll:lO a. NJ, stable On P..rick
near klCg street; cause, accidental.
O,sobor /. S:55 p. No., frame selling On
Qleen street. near Patrick; cluie. lcc:udlaiy.
Oc'ebar I. ll:25 q. N Trans dScIilug coz
ner Alfred and Gibbon street,; ciu;e, iac :ud-
ary.
October IS. D. NJ, tao small frame dwell.
irg5 Dear Catholic Cemetery; cause, i4csndi r.
outside city and 20 water.
November 6, G p. IN false alarm.
November 9. I. y. M, burning Of ftpcj at
Mr. Chapnan's dwel1g % Patrick r.e;;
cause, iGceL diary.
November 10. a. M. four small iranr
dwellings st "FIsh'owa;;" ouuse, iroetdary;
estimated value. $780, less $50; ii, d:aulon,
Columbia sod Il lief 10 service hour and 80
minutes
Novcmbtr25, j:45 D. NJ, Sou h X ,5tl S rcat;
close, foul chimney.
November 20 40 r. H.. Thos Hoy frame
warehouse on St Asaph street; CAUSE. ae7!-
dental; Columbia 10 s.iv!co minu!es.
November 20. $50 p. No., talss aIsrn.
December l. 1856 q. H., irlme back bulldog
belonging to John Seaton. on St. A5,ph street;
cause, unk DOVE; value $500; o:ssll Colum
bla 10 scrvic, 10 minutes.
December 3. $50 p. m.. S.. Mays Acad
envy; cause, very foul chimney.
December S. $50 .. NJ, dwelling Of w, W,
W hllcomb, On Leo street; CAUSE, oVcrlurnirg
stove.
December 10. $40 p. H., sellirg Of M.s. Il.
II. Stable. on Washington street; c,use. very
|oul chimney; Relief in service ~ minutes
lSSl-JaDuary %, l:5O p. III dwelling On
Unon ct. between KiGg snd Piipcs s!ice,,;
'anse. very foul ohimnty
re.o'uiTy =, $40 o. H., thrco small frame
l~elI'oRs Dclorgiug to Mr. Harlow and Miss
James on north ROYAL street; cause. sapnosed
aceGdIar!; value $1,000; loss SGSG Is. Hu-
irsuIioo, Columbia aod R:liei 10 s.ry,oe nou,
Md 80 mirutes.
February :, $50 .. No.. !rlme kitchen 10 !
csr oil owsllrg corner Henry and Wolf SIS ;
+, ecc;dents.
90 wary / g. a., Joh7 Lannon's DIV .llirg
ranre; c.pgton street, l!,or under c;vkiag |
February 'c:id .ntai.
10 Mr.. Cliffol p. m tu,tain 01d BED clothes
cause. accidental, dwelling on Eofth Royal st.;
February TO- So
cause. lcu' chimney. n, south r yil street:
March =, 1918 3. a.,
ing to Mrs.-S. Davaughauo dTelliag belong,
s.; cause. sparks 90 roof. E. north Fairfax
vice minutes. >ulio1 10 str
March =, 1880 8. ~, rsmo dRe..
log to Mrs, u. DeVaugbGn north FA6eiol9.
CAUSE, eparEs on rool; value $3.50: loss.E g.,
Hydraulon Coumbls ard Rerf in se1vicG-'
mitues.
Merch 81, So p. N frame dweliic 9 b ,Iocg.
ipg to Mrs. Hite, 90 Wolf S.; cause. residential.
April 7, 7lj q. IN. roof OF blacksmith shop
upper Duke street; cause accidental.
April ii, G:20 p. NJ, iaso alsrG.
April 80, go 8. m, root OF small frame
dwelling, Queen street; cause, accidental.
May 5. ! .. IN, root of small brick build
i! & and dIlt wood thereon, s>uh Uoion street;
cause, unknown; estimated value 500. eslima
ted lose 800; Hydrsu'ion in service 25 minules.
May II, y. D.. dwelling, upper DCke
street; CAUSE leu! chimney.
May IS. S q. H., frame dgeios; cu2itd
by Thos. DoWney; Gibbou street, csuSe, Ut
knowt; two trsmo Dwellings, west o! SHOW
caught from abov.i TWO frame dwellings, cast Of
above; c,ught from first named; oue brick store,
corner GIbbon and Columbus streets tolel
value, SIS 500; insurance. $l,S93; Columbia,
Hsdrau;ion AID Relief 10 .rvio1 > hCui5 and
Is minutes.
JUICE l6. las p. N, roof OF blacksmith shop;
upper Duke s'roeI; cause acclien.si; Co'umtla
10 pcrr!c, minutes.
June 81, 4:45 p. H., roof Of blacks Nth shop;
| upper Dixie street; cause. accidental.
Jone "a. $40 p. H.. Frank D0gsu. coCred
boy; Cause, p,ayipg With c!al Of; cled 10 abCul
| 40 hours
| warehouse; kog street; cause. unknown; value
so OcVi CStIHhlCu 1883, SiOU, CuluuUl7, ~
drauIlon and R,hcf 10 service hour
II will bs observed from tho above that The
department fai been ii rvios duliog the pas
! year upon thirteen occaslOos-a total OF abou
| Moo hours-tho loss of property amounting t
| about 81 2C0; the same being valued and insu.
| ed for ABOUT Sll 600
Tho steamer llydraulion was at work fol-
| about two hours On the 2l5t Of n jvember 1880
| 10 forcing s!eaD into tar pipea at tho Ci'y ia!
| Works.
The total amount paid by the city for sill *
pe1ses Of the fire department for the year end
ing Juao Ooh 1881, Wss So. 1862.
| 1t will b. seen that The total oost CT the do.
per IN ,nt for the year was only So 7CG.9 %
which is certainly a vsry snsil amount and *
| hioits sresttconomy aud exccl'ent N management
| The voluntary retirement OF Mr.. LssdbCate
from tho sarvice he has 81 long and faithful
Performed is matter Ct general regret, for b.
hes made oue OF the best aud most efficient Of
hcsrs the city has ever had. and, uudeE hi
| care, the Fro Department has been made Whs