Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-09

r,ov ATTRR PoRTNER BREWERY -5noIs
:. hsfore eleven O'Clock this morning ,hs
lsarn and prolonged blast from steam
s.histle, followed by shs rapid ringlng OF I'll.
vii in ne City Hall steepie and the simu :
.ooaona shooting hsavenVsrd of hugs
tIand Of ; noke, startled slmoss the entire
~, and 10 d few seconds the two steam en-
- and the hook and ladder truck were
ksairo ghjrled toward the north western sec-
,ian of the citv, where she smoke continued
~ hunk no. The announcement that 8 fire
:. Us In prcgress at the Robert Porener Brew
W soresd from mouth 80 mouth, and In
I~Ss lime than 1t takes to tell is people were
nsn,rylpp from ell directions TO the scene Of
shs conf igration. Upon arriving at the
vi l. WIS, discovered that the fire vas not
'p 10 the brewery proper. bu, in the an
Nv m the east side OF 81. Asaph sSfeet,
hh o bs Wyshe. PendIeton aud Pitt
Os'aa,s end shat che Ere bad originated Ia
Ssoot.hesssern end OF the balding The
g.. deosttment lost no time In getting to
.ro,k and though the members, aided by
,,s employees of the brewery and numbers
oIotbsrs, worked hsroieslly, che flames con-
Timed 10 roar for nearly an hour before they
ware gotten under complete control, but NOS
until The pitch shed. the cooper chop
and the botslng room had been destroyed,
tnvolyiug . loss 10 the neigh borhood
ofs 600, which lie covered by insurance.
The s,e took s. sort OF serpsntine oourss,
STARTING 10 the northeast corner of the build
Inc moving due soush Iatil near the south
Gas. Gomez and shen turning 10 the
w.st cutting almost everything In its
courra and seriously damaging muca OF che
vslnabIe and Improved machinery wiah
which the building had been fitted. The
cn,,a.ions OF tho bre very, however, will not
h. seriously impaired by The disaster. Sew
eral Of the Hremen resolved siight scratches
and buins from falling rsfsers, &o.. while
Inc nse Gas Ia progreaR, bus no one sustain.
ed spy serous Injury. After the flame had
hsen gotten uo6er control dispute arose
hasvsen several persons belonging TO The
tgo steam fire oomasuies concerning the
osOsrsnip OF some hose, aud while they
we're waxing warm shs FIRE broke out anew,
which brought sho wrangie TO sudden ter.
minaFion, aed caused the contestants 10
ssaIu vie in saoduirg che flames The FIRE
vas caused by the boiling over Of pitch ket-
re and the contents catching fire. To-day's
FIRE, 20 believe, is the second that has ssri-
oosiY damaged a brewery 10 this city for
nearly forty yesrs, about four decades hav-
leg usssed away eince the old Irwin brewe-
~. A, the corner of Wolfe md Union streets,
was DESTROYED. That FIRE. it will be remsm-
haired. started In the southern end OF the
bulldog, about she same hour that to-day's
alarm was sounded, and despite the efforts
OF nearly all she male portion OF Alexandria,
burned 30 the ground:
GENT A THRILL THOUGH THEIR SOULS -
A night or two ago during performance In
Atlanta the oschestrs, after playing snatohes
of several tunes. struck up that oineelc air,
Garry na back TO old Virginia." when
applause was heard from many OF the su
dtnoe, almost as uptoarsous as is notice
able at operatlo performances when the
prima donna, after discoursing foreign airs,
switches off on mo place like home" The
management for slime was at loss to &C
count Tor the effect abe old-time air had pro-
ducsd, but later lesrnsd that the sssenbis2s
contained q number Of CONS Of che Old Dr.
minIon who had been expatriaeed from the
mother ofSsates aRd statesmen by the hat
OF the Richmond and Danvllle Railroad
Company, and who, IL seems, pRrtake ofthe
impuhe CT the Dutohman who, when COM
PEELED TO live In England, always became
enthusiastic when ne saw German sausage.
PERSONAL J. Green Shaokelford,
ct one time rector Of Trinity church, OF
Fredericksburg, bat now rector OF 81. PauPs
church, Fremont, Ohio, has been called to
the Episcopal church al Florence, Alabama.
He has the call under consideration.
Miss bort Brimmer, OF Fsuquier county,
is visiting Miss Emma Loving on Fayette
street.
Col. J. A. DeLagnel he's returned from
Wsrrenton Springs.
Mr.. G. Powell Hill, who has bsen living
In & 1anoke for some months past. is Ia the
city to-day, and will probably make Alex
andria bis home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar 3. Pierpoint, who
have been spending the summer In Fairfax,
have returned to their hcne 10 this city,
Mrs James Hartley, of Richmond, and he'
niece, Miss Ellen Clancy, are visiting relatives IN
this city.
COUNTY CoURT.-Judge D. III. Chichester
presiding. grand jury brought 10 iadict
meO,s against Robert Jackson, for arsoD
CHARLES SCOTT, for barn burning, and John
Ksllum, William Humbles and Thomas Ad-
Olson. for gambling; Obss. Heath, jail. Poii-
lips, Ed. Shock. Jno Usher aud Thos. Luoae
for permitting gambling on their premises;
Chas. Heath, Jno. U,6ur snd Thos. Lucas
for selling liquor; Bernard Cumberland for
selling cigars and tobacco without license;
Robt Miles for asssnltiDs en- ofhcsr.
A rule wss Issued sgaios. Jno. & Bowen,
constable Ia Jafsrson district, to show csnao
why be should not bs removed for malfea'
Bsnce.
Mutton Jones, who had been fined by a
magistrate. entered an appeal.
Court adj ouraed until tomorrow.
PoJJCE REPOET. Last night was cleas
and cool with enc lodger bat no prisoners s'
at the station house.
The Mayor this morning disposed OF the
following cases:
Washington Rich. colored, for dlsorderly
copdac:, was fined $3.50.
Carrie Massey, coiored, charged with ar
Hsrtor otao uyoi