Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-17

a long period of years. The Scott press which
aged: 1t is thought that good deal of the ma
terial In the composing room escaped serious
injury; and this is especially the case with the
turtle forms. The loss will probably not exceed
$4,000. The amount of the insurance was
$4,000. as follows: Corcoran, 81 900; Riggs,
$1,000; Newark American Insurance. So 800:
Wiliiamsburgh City, 81 500; Queen of Liver
pool, $4,000; Home Insurance, 50 900; Phoe-
nix, $1,000; National Metropolitan, $1,000:
Mutual d PROJECTION, $1,000; sun of London,
ME- Morrow, the proprietor of the Sunday Ga
zee, estimates his loss OF type, damage to press,
&C., at $1,000. He is insured for $4,000 in the
The Y. S. gas inspector, whose laboratory was
IN this building, valued the equipments of his
office, which is owned by the Washington Gas
light company, at about $4,000, and there
was an insurance upon it OF $1,000 with the
Corcorin. 1t is not thought that the loss will
Mr.. Tim. Lee had an insurance of So 500 upon
his restaurant, and he estimates his loss over
and above his insurance, at 81 500. The bar
ber shop of Mr.. Joseph Shorter was damaged to
the extent of $500.
The loss to Messrs. Allen & Co., the publish.
ers OF the National Cupitai, is estimated to be
Mr.. Sid. H. Nealy, the artist, lost all his draw.
ings. including thbse for the new book on Wash
1ngton just published, which cost $50, 900. He
was uninsured.
AS soon as the threatening character of the
f1re was known the EVENING STAR company
offered the use of its building to its morning
contemporaries. The forces of the morning
papers were at once transferred to THE STAR
once. Ine rooms occupied by the STARS re-
porters were divided between the two morning
papers, and the rival editors occupied adjoining
rooms The ample facilities of THE STAR's com.
posing and press-rOOms enabled them To issue,
AT the regular hour. papers which, under the
circumstances, were highly creditable to their
enterprise.
When the fire first broke out in the Electric
lighting Companys engine room, Charles r.
humphrey, the engineer. and Chas. Pope and
Edward Doyle, the firemen, were present.
After vain effort to eXtingush the fire, they
took to flight. leaving some of their clothing
ana other private effects TO the flames. With
wise forethought before leaving Mr.. Humphrey
exhausted the steam in the large boiler used by
the company, and probably this prevented a
disastrous explosion. During the fire the big
dynamo machine OF the company exploded
but does not appear to have damaged the build.
ing.
The fire at first seemed to be making its way
TO the press rooms, where the valuable ma.
chinery OF the morning papers was located. Mr..
Richard jones' the pres>man of the Republican,
pressroom, and with small hose defended the
two presses until the danger threatening that
part of the building had been avcrted.
AS one consequence of the fire the electric
lights throughout the city were eXtinguished
early in the evening.
The burned building was erected in 1882 for
the Post and subsequently, enlarged. 1t was first
occupied in October, 1882.
The report of the fire. made by the police says
the fire originated from the dynamo machine
in the workshop of the United States Electric
Light Co. The end bearing OF the main shaft
became heated for want of oil.
The proprietor of the Sunday Gazette has ar
ranged TO publish his paper for the present from
Polkinhorns printing office on u street
During the progress of the fire last evening
MI. SAMUEL Norment, president OF the L. =.
Electric Light company, immediately set to
work the necessary plans to supply the patrons
OF the company with light and to place the
organizat on in effective working operation
without delay. AT a meeting of the directors
this morning committee composed of Messrs.
). No.ment Jas. l.. Barbour, \. NJ. Renshaw
and VIM: Dickson, were appointed To visit
New York to arrange for the purchase of ma
chlnery aud 20 investigate improved systems of
here during the coming week. No exact esti-
mate of the loss sustained by the company can
vet be made