Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-08-16

-lNNInl. Ire hEfORl.-lI. II. "
esq, Chief Eng inecr of the Fire Department,
makes the following report of fires, alarms,
assurances and losses during the year ended
July 81, 1882:
september |, 1881, 1:30 a. H., false alarm.
september %, 7:3O p. H., false alarm.
October D, a. M, four houses on corner
OfSt. Asaph and Gibbon streets; three be-
longing to John A. Seaton damaged about
800; no insurance one belonging to A.
Dixon, loss Sl07 insurance $500; caught
from chimney.
October II, 6 p. m, false alarm
October 10, 80 a. III, spontaneous COM
bustion, +. :. Leaabeater & Bro store :;
damage small.
December !, p. IN, explosion Of coal oil
lamp in II. Herbncr's restaurant, King
street; loss Sl5; insurance 81 800.
Decemher;i, drying room Steiner 4 Yohe's
cigar factory, corner of King and Fairfax
streets; accidental; loss SO; insurance
$1,000
January t, 1882 10 a. m, roof Of frame
house in court in square bounded by Prince,
Duke. Columbus and Alfred streets, belong
lng't" !. t. q Neal sparks from chimney :;
loss $50; insurance SEQ Columbia in
service L.. liydlauian 10 minutes, Relief
30 INMATES.
january -, ll:ij p. In, John Crilley's
grocery ana liquor store and dwelling,
Fairfax street. OPP Jalc w. 4 w. depot
caused y rails setting fire to matches in
insurance : 800; loss $3.50.
February l., false alarm
February IS, false alarm
March -, false alarm.
April t, 800 =. ~, chimney of frame house
on Columbus, between Wolfe and Wilke,
streets.
April s, $50 p. H., false alarm
April Is, 2:l5 Il. M, three frame houses on
Kiln, between Washington and st.
Asaph streets, belonging to John A. Scaton;
loss S2l"oS; Insurance $3.50; Hydraulan
steamer and hose carriage in service II
hours. Columbia hose carriage II, Relief
present but not used inccndiary
April IS, 4:l5 p. m, roof of house on
Cameron, between Pitt and st. Asaph streets.
belonging TO Mrs. \. Boush spark from
chimney; loss -; insurance 500; Hy-
drHuli"n and Relief in service ) minutes.
April 20. $50 p. m smoke from stove in
store OF :. Waterman & Son, on kim
street.
April IS. false ALARM
May" 3, ll}O, chimney of house on Duke
between Columbus and Alfred streets.
May IL, 1910 p. m frame house OH PAYNE,
between Queen and Princess streets, occu-
pied by two colored women; loss SIS: no
insurance; Columbia in service so minutes :;
Hydraillon on the ground promptly, pre-
vented by want OF sufficient hose to reach
the fire from throwing water
In addition TO the above, there were fires
at Portmcrs Brewery in November, 1881,
causing 4 loss of $249.75, insurance SS6, 900
at Vim. Murray's dwelling and store, on
King street, in December 1881, loss $21 SO,
insurance 500. and on January IS at Mrs.
*. |. Taylor, dwelling, on South Feirl;,x
street, loss -, insurance $l115, for which no
alarms were sounded.
Total amount of Insurance sos, go: total
amount Of losses paid 81 ,0l99G
Total ,flydraulion's service hours and
As minutes: total Columbia's service
hours and 20 minutes total Relief's service
hours and ) minutes
The Columbia was employed 81 hours at
the ship yard pumping water into the
schooner T.. Harlow.
Police NEws.-The Mayor had before
INN last night motley group, as follows:
George and Margaret Williams, man and
wife, white 1ramps from Warren, Ohio, for
being drunk and dsordcry on the streets :;
Frank johnson and Robert Hicks, both col
orcd, for fighting near the Alexandria and
Washington Railroad depot; John Johnson
and Allie Lear, for playing ball in the
streets; Grab Chichester, for drunkenness,
and John Truslow, charged with an assault
on James II. Wilkerson
The old man Williams stated that he and
his wife had walked all the way from Ohio
and had been to Washington to look after
pension matter which was in the hands Of
Mrs. Belra a. Lockwood; that his wife "a
onc-cyed woman) had been drunk ever
since she left home, and that he knocked
her down yesterday on King street to keep
her out of Il saloon. The Mayor ordered
the couple TO be locked up, with instructions
to the officer on duty at the station house to
escort them to the first boat for Washington
this morning.
Frank johnson and Robert Hicks were
fined 81 each.
Allie Lear was fined 81. John Johnson
was discharged, as there was no evidence
against him. Warrants were issued for the
arrest of three other little boys for ball play
ing on the streets.
Crab Chichester was ordered to be
locked up until this morning
John Trusow was discharged, and the
costs assessed against Mrs. Wilkerson for
failing to appear against Truslow, after
swearing out 4 warrant charging him with
beating her husband.
This morning the only prisoner in the
station house was Grab" Chichester and
he was released upon the promise to keep
sober.
Police Officer James Smith recovered in
Washington last night a valuable watch
stolen from b. G. Carter, in this city, in July
last. Mr.. Carter is now in Loudoun, and
the watch was expressed to him this
morning.
The trial of Richard Murphy, charged
H.. II.
place at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon before
Justice Arnel. Mr. Edmund Burke has
been engaged to defend the accused.
Nine geese, captured on the streets, were
turned over 10 the owner yesterday evening
upon his paying S2.25-25 cents apiece.
a MARYLAND FIGHT.-Benamin Mosher
and son, the latter road supervisor, and
Robert W. Brooke, justice Of the peace,