The evening times., 1897-09-30

be supplied by watchmen Mt the building.
aud is approximately complete: Southern
Railway cosapany. Lanston Monotype Com
ps.ny, Hamilton K. Kothrock, printer: Alex
andcr j. weIderburn, printer ard publisher;
HAHN Brothers, photographers; j. Z. I,rom-
veil 6 Sops, eIeetfoplaters; the Baldwin
Electric Motor Company; T. G. Schcfieiti,
electrician; Dunham Billiard Table Co.;
FrExees Steam Laundry, the Cahiii Writ
log Machine Company, the Washington
Venetian Bind Company, William F. Smith.
tuslsler. the Sunday Herald, the National
Farm ana Firesisi., the National Inteili-
gencer, George Z. Howard 4 Company,
publishers and book binders; Burliner Tcle-
phpue Company, Gett'nger's printing Of
flee. Eichey Advertising Agency. and Rap
ieys' Nas.onei Publishing Company.
LOSSES are difficult To determine. The
Southern Railroad Company sustained
the destruction Of property valued at
$30. 600, fully covered by insurance The
offices of the claim agent, purchasing
ageat. sunenntendent of road bed and
bridges. testing department, and archi-
tect's Office were OH the third flour front.
Valuable drawings and records were lost.
pany were occupants of a large space on
the fifth floor, where they had considerable
valuable machinery, and employed about
thirty-cight men,. Their financial loss
Is Confined 10 between fifteen and twenty
new machines, as all their shop tools,
including valuable parch-cutting machines,
was largely covered by insurance.
The officers of the company long since
discounted the results OF conflagration.
sucir as last nights. by storing all OF
their original dra wings, ETC., in the vaults
OF a safe deposit Company. The shops here
were devoted principally to experimental
work, the manufacturing of the monotype
rnat hines having been carried on in Phila-
deIphia, SO that the business OF the COM
pany VIII be but slightly interrupted. A
new location will be at once selected, and
the i'm portant part 0f the work that
WAS being done here will be Immediately
~esumed.
The loss amounts to a bout $40 900, with
only $4,000 insurance.
The Cahill Writing Machine Company
lest valuable dra wings and documents
Fifteen men are cut OF employment, but
this cesnpany VIII establi itself in other
quarters within few days.
Hr Gettinger' 8 loss is about $4,000, pro
tected ty $4,000 Insurance.
The loss on Frazee's laundry is heavy,
with bat 81 200 insurance.
The loss To Mr.. Sc5ofieldis about $500,
J.C. Bromwell Il Sons los, 81 500.
Hahn Bros. lose 81 500.
II. E. Iathreck loses 81 600.
Loss on surrounding property is heavy.
TIE building at the corner of Tbirteen-a and
a-half and L streets, owned by Ellen J..
Tourney, aud occupied by the Washington.
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric
Railway, was damaged To the extent of
$500. The roof was burned off, and the
Interior charred; partially insured. The
loss to the railroad company In office fur
niture is about $500. insured.
The ne-story brick, No. 400 Thirteen-and-
aIalf street. owned by Ellen j. Tourney.
and occupied by A. W Ward. timer. is
wrecked. damage on bailding and stock.
800; with TO insur ance-
Two-story trick building, No. 40T
Thirteen-anIa-half street, occupied as q
foundry, sustained about $500 damage.
Two-story frame dwelling. No. 40b
Thirteen and a half street, owned by a
5000. with no insurance.
Frame No. 403 Thirteen and a-haif
street, owned by F. p. Burke, and occu-
pied by b MiIleta. was slightly damaged.
Two story frame, No 401 Thirteen-aud-
a-half street, owned by F. p. Burke, and
occupied by barry ]. Tippett as a grocery.
was uuscorched by the flames, but a loss
CT $500 oI, stock by water was sustained
Tie front OF the Union Transfer Stables
on ID street was scorched and twohandsoR.e
cabs were injured, entailing q sloss u
about $500. Forty horses, with wagons
and harness Were removed TO places OF
safety, soon after the outbreak OF the
ire
William Waters Son, carriage factory.
ccrner OF Fourteenth and ID streets, was
damaged. and the loss to building and
stock VIII amount 10 So 900. fully insured.
Nailor's stable, ON Fourteenth
street, Was scorched, and damage es timated
by BIT. Major at $40, 600, was done to
the sock of carriages. Che property was
insured.
The Hotel Lawrence was dana ged to the
extent of $500, which loss is covered by
insurance.