The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-08-09
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON D. c., August 5th, 1884.
Messrs. Editors The absence of the President
the single exception of Secretary Lincoln; Opcns
the week very quietly. visit among the various
Departments reminds one of those horrible days
known to the migratory benedict as "moving day."
And so it is, for while the chiefs are knowing" on
boat and rail, the stay-at-homes are doing the
cleaning preparatory for the coming winter.
Life in Washington at this season of the year is
of the tamest sort. The Departments, which con-
stitute the principal activity of the city, SIM
ply keeping up routine business, and the mercan-
tile trade is just positively "down."
While lethargy surrounds business of every sort
just now and the city sleeps in midsummer drowsi-
ness, an occasional accident wakes her up to do
with "might and MAN,, as she is always known
to do when humanity requires her aid. On Sun
day night last, about AS o'clock, the portion
of the old United States HOTEL known perhaps to
many of your readers as a familiar resort during
the late war of the Rebellion for the boys of the
"Maryland line," came tumbling down with crash
and smash, dwelling five stories of brick and NOR
tar to the very foundation stones and burying
among the PROSTATE walls and debris seven human
beings. Providence and some strong iron pillars
located in the cellar and under the first floor of
joists, prevented their instant death. 1t was not
until 1880 o'clock, however, (nearly three hours
after the occurrence that your correspondent knew
anything of the accidents but, as is usual with
newspaper men. he sought to penetrate the facts
at that late hour, hoping to be able to give your
readers the truth. The guests had happily sought
outdoor preferences after supper some to visit the
parks, some to promenade the streets, and some
more devouty inclined to visit the church of their
choice; while the good housewife, chamber maids,
cooks and walters fingered to complete their
evening tasks and find themselves a few moments
later entombed in tons of brick and mortar, there
to remain until the stalwart hearts and hands of
our noble fire department should extricate them
from their peril. Your correspondent visited the
scene again this morning to find the fire boys
superseded by the health department, still dig
ging away to rescue two who still remained under
the rubbish and whose voices could be distinctly
heard by their would-be rescuers. Toiling until
after sunrise the faithful workers found the OBJ
ects of their search cold in the embrace of death.
The injured, numbering five, were removed to the
various hospitals in and about the city. Total
found, two dead and five wounded.
Gen. Logan, our Vice-Presidential candidate,
left Washington last Saturday to pay friendly
visit to Mr.. Blaine. 1t is understood here that he
is DESTROYS Of stumping some of the Southern
States. Not bad idea.
/ see your paper has taken some notice of the
movement of the Irish Americans in New York.
1 am glad you have done SO and trust if you can
not see the feasibility of having the Irish World
distributed among men of that nationality in Bal
timore county, you will continue to publish in
The UNION extracts from the paper named which
will bear more directly on them.
1 was informed by warm personal friend of
the Hon. Hart B. Holton, on Saturday evening
last while at the Sligo meeting, that he had con-
sented again to make the canvass in the 9Th Con-
gressional district. As Mr.. Barnes Compton will
undoubtedly be the candidate of the opposition,
sincerely hope my information is true, for Mr..
Holton is the only man now in position to defeat
this Democratic Wellington.
Speaking of the Sligo meeting, wish to say it
was just grand affair. The organization there
is compact and confident, having already over $50
members enrolled in their club, presided over by
an Irishman of great ability, Hon. S. D. Priest,
who closed this splendid meeting with one of the
most vigorous tariff speeches ever delivered in
Maryland, showing how we'll the men of his
nationality understand our doctrines and how
they intend to act in the coming election. Let
the other counties and districts of the State emu
late the example of the fearless Montgomerians
ANON.