Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-17

adj / n. BY Rev Pr Norton
Grnre CtHrch.-7 Is. IN, prayer; 10 a. IN .,
ai..l,nsry service; II "a. N, prayer
~ ~. .srmon $50 p m, Sunday school !;
"a n. evening PRAY er sod sermon.
g Mrrp's Church.-Mass at z and II a.
srd sermon, by Rev. Father DeWolfe,
Je,qers al p. IN.
FIN PresbytaiUn Church-Service at II
y, ny Ry J ii. Nonrse.
lgro4i Presbyterian Church Services
ala m and 7:30 p. u. by Rev. J. l. Vance.
Rqptist Church.-Services at IL q. m and
-@)p m. bs Rev l M. Mercer.
Iriqtg Meth. Epis. Chwch-Ssrvices
a, II q. N. ard 7:S0 p. IN. by Rev. R. +.
Bishop
Vs,i Epis. Church iSouth.-No services.
Vstl Prot. hurch-Services at II a. m.
and 780 p. m. by Rev. S. ]. Smith.
German Lutheran Murch.-Service at II
N by Rev J A. Schwoy.
Young Mems Christian Observation-Disclosures
House at $50 p. IN. and Jail at 2 p. m.
B,ptisl Church at 4:30 p. m.
FIRE AT THE SHIPYARD.-About quarter
n..r three o'clock this morning FIRE was dis
covered in he boiler room at the Marine
Railway and Shipbuilding Compsny's yard,
in the southeastern section Of the city, and
he;ore it could he go ten under control the
miller room. engine room and saw mill ad-
ioinipg wtte completely destroyed. The
ar.t ypuera! alarm sounded was by the
Iocomotive on be Virginia Midland Rail.
way which Was crgnged in running cars on
tine transfer large, the engine sending forth
ong and coalinusd blasts from its steam
t,t =. limo far tho q 1orn1
to srread over the city, and the 6remen,
engines aud uuck were late in arriving on
the scene. By this time the fire, owing TO
the iraamabls nature of the buildings, had
made such Roadway that it became necessa.
sary to exert every means to conhne it to
the burning bulldogs and prevent it's spread
and the exertons Of the department were
successful IG less than half an hour the
boiler room. engine room and saw mill were
in ruins. while all the adjoining property,in-
watchuan lives, sheds etc the shipping at
the wharyes, and banks of coal and wood,
remained intact There were lying in
the dock at the time the ire broke
out the ferry steamer City of Alex.
andria, the ship Sy:en, the Q. S.
tug Woodwork, the tug Spray and the
sCuOUuST lOuh, WutlC luO oShOOhOl ~. ~
Seelmau was on the small wsys-the latter
but snort stance from the burning build
iDgs The origin Of the CoDflagration 10
mystery, the tires having been distinguished
and the furnaces cleaned out at six o'clock
Yesterday evening. The Waterman, MIR.
Wm. Clark, on discovering the fire immedi.
ately began battling with it. IL gathered
hesdway go rapidly, however, that he soon
unnlA
futile, and running out Of the yard proceeded
up the railroad track on Union street crying
fire The hands on the train on Wilkes
street heard his cries aud, as above stated,
made the alarm general. About the time
the crowd around the burning buildings
had become large IL was nosed around that
there was water in the boilers, and that an
explosion would soon follow. This report
had the effect Of thinning out the concourse
perceptiby for time, or until 1t was learned
tbat the boilers we're empty. The saw mill
contained quantity Of patterns, &c., which
were destroyed, and the engine and boilers
were considerably damaged, as was also the
head or western end of the railway. For.
tnnately there was little wind blowing dur
ing the progress of the cophagration, and
that little from the northwestern which
waited the sparks into the river. Inc loss
is estimated to BE- in the neighboshocd oil
$4,000 on which there was an insurance OF
s. COO divided as follows: North British
Mercantile, 81 500; National, OF Baltimore,
81, 600, and Alexandria Fire Insurance Com
pany, 81 600 for all of which Messrs Wise 4
Co are the agents 10 this city. Most OF the
property destroyed was built in 1874 by the
Alexandria Marine Railway and Shipbuid
a. rfty
purchased by Messrs. J. P. Agnew q 20.
and enlarged, when the Marine Railway
Shipbuilding and Coal Company was organ
lied and became the owners. For time
last year the business of the yard was con-
Quoted by the Arrow Steamship Company,
who held an option on the property, which
they subsequently reliDqulshed, however
Had the fire broken out night or two ago
during the high winds then prevailing the
destruction OF ell the buildings in the ward
would have been inevitable, while the loss
10 shipping would have been considerable
The Messrs. Agnew say that it is their
intention to rebuild the destroyed property
10 Order that work may be resumed at the
yaId as soon as possible.
The lamp post at tho corner of Lee and
Gibbon streets was smashed and several
trees on Lee street we're barked this morn
Ing by the hose carriages which were run
Oh the side walk on the way to the ire.
The plug catcher of the Columbia company
was left in the street at the corner of Prince
aud Royal this morning and was run into
and smashed by the Hydraulion engine on
lis way to the fire.
The fremen complain Of the street lamps
being extinguished last night while the tire
was burning at the ship yard, necessitating
their return in total darkness. !,
This morning the fire broke out again ano
line of hose was sent from the Hydraullon
engine house through which stream OF wa
ierwas thrown upon the flames which were
soon extinguished.
WARD MEETINGS. Pursuant to call by
Inc chairman of the City Democratic Com.
m'ttee ward meetings were held last
night to elect delegates to the State Demo.
ciatlc Convention to be held at Norfolk on
we l1 h nf Mac, rphinh IN choose