The morning times., 1895-10-21
FRAME ROW FLAME-SWEPT
Alexandria Visited by Another Dis
astrous Fire in the Suburbs.
Seen Houses Badly Burned and n
Number of Families Made HOme-
Iess-One Fireman Injured.

A row OF seven two-story frame dwell
ings on the north side of Queen street, be-
tween Columbus and Alfred streets, was
partially destroyed by fire Sunday morn
ing causing a loss of about $1,000, on
which there is full insurance.
The fire occurred shortly after 10 O'Clock,
and as the telephone exchange was not
open, Alexandria primitive fire alarm
could not be used, and notice of the fire
had to he brought to the engine houses by
boys running down the street. The fire
had started from defective flue in the
kitchen of No. sls. occupied by John J.
Grady. The houses were so built that
there was continuous tin roof over all
of them, without fire walls between, and
under the roof the fire Travelled quickly
The firemen, however, after an hour and
a half of hard work, succeeded in prevent
ing the destruction Of The houses, although
all of them had the roofs burned, and were
badly damaged by water.
The burned houses Were Nos, S15 to So.
Queen street. The loss on furniture will
DC very small, as nearly all of it was
gotten out OF the burning buildings without
damage.
ireluan George city, of the Hydraulinn
Company, was quite badly burned about the
hands and arms. He ewas working under the
roof of No. s15 when the ceiling gave way
and he fell through into the room below on
a feather bed. which was burning.
Mr. Louis We'll was i'll in bed of malarial
fever and the firemen had to take him out
of his house On a stretcher and carry him
into the house of neighbor.
The decision of Chairman EllysuD sus-
tanning the city Democratic committee in
calling new convention has again brought
together all the descendent elements of the
Democratic party in Alexandria.
Mr.. Louis C. Barley has announced that
he will go into the hecunventionand whilether
is believed TO be but little chance OF his
winning, he holds the master hand of the
can nominate whomhe plcases.
While there is a growing sentiment that
one of the three city candidates should be
nominated the impression stiil is that Mr..
\ 4. Lipscomb viii getthe nomination.
George G. Cupid and Edward Julius, both
colored, became engaged in an altercationin
Pullman's grocery store ON Cameron street,
opposite the Washington Railway station,
on Saturday night and fight followed dur
ing which both were quite severely handed.
Officers Davis and Howison arrested them.
DatesN olan dand Melzina swallo wareheld
at the police station 20 answer charge of
having interf erred with Officers Beltic
and Beach, ~hen they arrested Ben Harris,
colored, for disorderly conduct on Friday
night.
Nary Braxton, a colored inmate of the
city wcrkhouse, made her escape from that
institution on Saturday night last and is
supposed to have left for her home in
fredericksburg No effort will be made
TO bring her back.
Messrs. August Dean, P T. German, and
Can't. William Taylor, the owners of the tug
NJ. b. Harlow, of this city, have sold the boat
to Mr.. Cannon, of Norfolk, receiving in
exchange the Norfolk tug James McFadden
and 81 900 in cash.
At q meeting of O'Kane Council of the
Catholic Benevolent Legion, held in St.
Nary's Hall, on South Royal street yes
ierday evening, the degrees OF the Legion