Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-17
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
The Key Mansion to Be Made Into a
Hotel.
Grand Stand Has a Narrow Escape
From BurnfnE-Other Local Notes
of Interest to All Classes.

Plans have just been prepared for the
reconstruction and enlargement of the
Francis Scott Key mansion, with the view
of turning it into first-class hotel, some
thing that Georgetown will welcome as
a long-felt want The plans provide for an
addition on the west four stories high and
the addition on the main building of two
stories, the whole surnounted by an at
tractive roof of the mansard style. The
new hotel will have thirty-two bed rooms,
a ladies parior, q gentlemen's room tsmok-
Ing), a billiard parlor, and all the incidental
conVcn,ences of a. first-class place. The APP
pearance of the present Key home will not
tie altered any more than is found absolute
~ necessary, it being the wish of DIR. l..
w. Ritchie, the owner, and promoter Of
the project, TO preserve the historical house
as FAR as is consistent with the improve
ment The hotel will be known the the
Key Mansion" Though Georgetown IS Il
pace with a population of over .cS,,aJ, it is
not provided at present with one hotel Of
comfort ana convenience. The new place
is located opposite the big Union depot,
and at a point where ii is contemplated
that an important railroad center will soon
natcriallZc Already four roads are ter
nlinating here, and ii is recognized
the liveliest point in the West End.
The cid chimney on the west is the only
part of the original structure that Will have
to come down in the general Improvement
to De made This, il is thought, will be
the most welcome step toward George
towns onward march that has been taken
III years. Heretofore the place has not
even had accommodations for drummers.
Struck by Lightning.
The grand stand at the International Attn
letic Park, on the Conduit road just near
the District line, came near being destroy
ed Wednesday eveniI g, the night when
jackson City was struck by lightning and
partly burned up. During the heavy storm
III the early part of the evening a heavy
bolt Of lightning struck the stand just
near the office of the manager, and i'm
mediately afterward flames began TO shoot
up at lively rate. Fortunately, there
electric waiting on the switch
for the passage of west-bound car. Soon
after the lightning struck, the motorman,
Mr.. Tiding, saw the flames in the stand,
and, without loss of tune, he jumped from
the car, broke through window, and, al
ter some difficulty, eNtingufshed the blaze.
Very little damage had been wrought,
though d few minutes more would have
been sufficient to give the fire start enough
to destroy the whole stand and defy any
attempts to eXtingulsh it.
Boat Club Dance.
The semi monthly dance of the Potomac
Boat Club WAS held last evening, and was
extremely we'll attended. The boat house
was prettily decorated for the occasion, and
the walls of the bail room We're literally
covered with bunting and other decorations.
The music was excellent, ana the evening
enjoyed 10y all who were IN attendance.
Among those present were Mrs. and Miss
Ford, Miss Alice Miller, Miss Agnes Oar
ken Of Baltimore the Misses Updegraf of
Nilliamsport, Pa: Miss BERTHE Hodge Miss
Marble, Miss Shannon, Hiss Carmody, Miss
Marie Roberts, Mss Carrie Hammersley,
Miss Dougherty, Miss Westervelt, Miss
Harvey, Miss ThorLt ton, Mss Hagerty,
Miss Dodge, Miss Andrew, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frost, Mr.. and Mrs. Ryan, Messrs. Adam
johnson, }. VI. Cameron, &. y. Frost, Or.
". {. Cannon, Grove, RienEan, Doyle,
Washington, Tolson, Miller, Cross, Fellows
and Il Hart.
Died of Consumption.
Mr.. \. B. Malone, the night station keep
Ell of the seventh precinct, died last even
ing shortly before Is O'Clock of consumption
at his parents residence, 80 I'd street
northeast. He had been appointed station
keeper about year ago, to succeed \. V.
Conway, who resigned. For the past three
months he was unable to be on duty ac-
count of sickness. His condition of late
was reported to be improving, and it was
with sincere regret that the police of the
precinct learned of his death. BY his many
good qualities he soon became the friend of
u, a
delegation Of officers will be sent to attend
his funeral which will be held tomorrow
morning at 8 o'clock. with solemn mass
OF requiem at st. Aloysius Church.
He Resisted.
John Duncan, a resident of Holy HILL
was on a rampage last evening and this
morning in the Police Court went down for
thirty days, in default of SO fine This
morning about l o'clock Policemen Sullivan
and Lehman Were attracted by the pro-
family coming from Duncan's home. The
police We're permitted to enter and found
duncan on the floor, with his father and
brother holding him, cursing and swearing
at the top of his voice. He was permitted
to dress, but resisted the officers all the way
TO the patrol box.
Mr.. Walter T. Weaver and family have
returned from two weeks sojourn at Co
lonial Beach.
The Korai Social Club will give its first
dance of the season this evening at the Po-
tomac Boat Club headquarters, at the foot
of 31St street.
Miss Elizabeth Plowden died "Wednesday
at her residence, 212i Z street, after an
illness of some days. The deceased was
hfty-nine years of age
The rector and directors of Georgetown
University have sold to joseph n Saunders
on cunt claim, part of lot l., of square IA.
Joseph Cousins, contractor was arrest
ed yesterday by Policeman Bradley for
cruelty to animals in overlooking and
working some horses. He was fined 81 in
the Police Court this morning, and warned
against a repetition Of the offense
Mr. Thomas Divine of ] street. while
standing in a store near sd and Q streets
yesterday afternoon about o'clock was
stricken with paralysis. He was carried TO
his home acros the street and medical at
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