Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-14
THE EVENING STAR FIRE
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A small army OF workulenywere busy today
on the scene Of the IRE Of THE SrAR ONCE yes
terday removing the debris and preparing for
the work Of rscoustruction. The work
will b pushed ~ rapidly a. Dos
sibly. Meanwhile temporary quarters
for the composing force Of The srAa driven
out by the flames will be fitted up in the Dor.
ton Of The STAR buildings not injured by the
flames 1t is expected that by Saturday the
force will be at work again In The STAR build
ings and that Saturdays SrAR will be issued
from its own press room. 40
By the fire Yesterday the composing room
and stereotyping room were completely
wrecked and much damage was done to other
portions Of the building There was
portion Of the loss not covered by insurance.
This was the destruction of $1,000 worth Of
paper stored near the press room. This
paper was not insured.
There is insurance on the three presses
amounting altogether to s15, 500, placed in the
Home, Commercial Union, American
Fire, Columbia Fire and Mutual Pro-
lection companies and the Fire As
ISOLATION of Philadelphia. On the Pennsylvania
avenue building there Is an insurance Of
S15, 600, placed in the National Metropolitan,
National Union, Riggs and Arlington
FIRE Insurance companies Of this city,
and the 1lth street building, in which
the composing room is located, was
insured for $40, 0C0 in the Franklin, Columbia
ton the material in the Office was insured for
$4,000 in the Mercantile Fire and Marine In
surance Company.
Mention has been made Of the saving Of .
number of printers by means Of ladder raised
from the roof of Judd d Detyeiler's building.
/ wQa II hatr hiatt -kr alt aI~l Co.
roof of the building and raised the ladder
which did such effective service.
HE STAR was issued yesterday from the Office
Of the National Tribune on Now York avenue,
all the facilities possessed by that paper hay
ing deem rendered to THE stan while the fire
was in progress.
The Stars editorial and typographical force
moved as soon as possible to the fine building
in which the Tribune makes its homo on New
York avenue, and by the use of tho
IribuDes composing room and the Tri-
last night Although there was some delay all
the papers to be mailed from tho city were
all at the city post Office by O'Clock, but few
minutes later than the entire mails reach the
post Office every day.
An accident to the engine room some time
ago resulted in the placing in reserve of a
powerful electric motor. It was not injured by
the nre and will at once be connected with
the presses. None Of these latter (as stated in
The STAR yesterday have suffered any material
injury, neither have the engine or boilers been
damaged.
Nearly all the heavy machinery which was in
the stereotyping room has been removed to the
room in the second story which was used as a
stereotypin9 room for several years. There it
is being cleaned and made ready for USE None
OF it has been seriously hurt.
The composing room is now free Of all de-
bris and but for the heavy rain would be in the
builders hands.
Everything is moving az usual in the bust
ness Office. When the excitement was greatest
yesterday, and when it seemed an easy
possibility that tho entire building
might go, Cashier Heron saw that
all the books and valuable papers not protect
ed in one of the safes were removed across the
street to Brentanos. When the fire was ex-
tinguished the material was brought back.