Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-29
FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE.
An OLD Man Burned TO Death In HID
Lonely Home.

Lonely Home.
HIS DISSIPATION rxonAsly rxx ,xn,pxc, avn
HIS PIPE TIE DIRECT CAUSE OF THE prsAsrra-
THr ApsorSNa PROPERTY paNAokp-. a.t-
LIANT FIRs HORSE
A hre which for awhile threatened the A.
struction OF number Of frame bouses near
9Th and K streets southwest occurred shou,
half-psst o'clock this morning. Tbe ar,
originated in house No. l0li 9Th street which
WAS burned to the ground Richard Hoyp,.
the owner and sole occupant OF the
dwelling, was burned TO death. The
house was q frame shanty that was
erected many years ago. A little over
year ago Hoyne's wife died, and since that
time the old man has been spending most OF
his leisure drinking rum. Not long after his
wife died there was . slight fire in the house.
and since then Mr.. Patrick Hurley's family
who live next door, have been in constant fear
OF being burned TO death on account of Hoy mes
dissipation. The policemen on that beat have
had TO go in the house many times and put the
old man to bed to prevent his being burned 10
death, As he often went about the house carry
ing coal oil lamp upside down or sidewise-
THK VICTIMS LAST DRINK.
Last night Hoyne had been drinking az usual,
and it was five minutes before the hour Of Md
night when he took his last drink before going
home. An hour and a half later Policemen
heiiy and Cook discovered that Hoyne's house
was on IRE aud turned In an alarm from box
No. 4lo. The ire had evidently been burning
some minutes when discovered. for the old
shell was then enyeloped in flames.
"Ihe old mans gone this time" remarked
one OF the officers, who had been at the house
several times TO protect Its occupants from
death by fire. The fire department re-
sponded promptly 20 the alarm and did good
WORK IN saving the adjoining houses from de-
srnclon The flames had obtained possession
OF hoynes house, however, and 1t took but .
lev minutes to consume it
IN THU HURLEr HOUSE
The fire spread to the house OF Mr.. Patrick
Hurley, No. 1909. Cries Of Are" aroused
Mrs. Hurley, who FASTENED through the house
and awoke the sleeping members OF the family.
Come, John, get mp" she said to her son.
1T too early, mother" WA Johns reply
"tlre! she shouted Then John opened
ms eyes and was surprised at the
sight of the blaze. All the members OF the
Hurley family managed to get out of their house
safely. The two-story frame house on the
other side OF Hoyne's property Was occupied
by Daniel jackson, colored. The side of this
house was badly scorched and several holes
burned through the frame work, which let in
the cold northwest wind
TIE cHARRED BODY OF THE OLD MAN.
After the smouldering timbers Of Hoyne's
made for the missing man and his charred
body was found. Near il q pipe, a key aud
silver dollar were picked up, and IL was thong BIT
that Hoyne fell asleep while smoking has pipe,
which, ignIted his clothing. Deceased was Q
pensloner.
A REMARKABLE INCIDENT
In connection with the fire was an accident 10
one OF No. engine horses. When the engine
was passing over one OF the dangerous steam
railroad crossings one Of the animals hoofs
was torn on. The noble animal gave no eyi-
dence OF pain, but continued all the way 20
the nre, distance OF nearly a half mile on
the cobblestone pavement on the bare bone
that was exposed by the loss Of the hoof The
animal had TO be killed.
The dead body Of Hoyne was removed to the
morgue.
MIR. Hurley's house, winch was badly dam
aged, was insured for $500
Chief PARIS, In conversation with SrAR re-
porter today, said:
Never since have been in the fire depsrt-
ment, and have seen twenty-five Year, sery-
Ice, were my sympathies SO appealed 10 az last
night when / ordered that horse killed Truly
he had more grit and sagaclty than any borye
ever saw. 1he accident Was a most peculiar
one"