Evening star., 1898-12-28
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Fire Department Kept Busy Responding to
Alarms Yesterday.
Case of Smallpox Discovered in Brad
docks Al1ey-Strict Quarantine of
the Locality Briefs.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 727 King street,
Bell telephOne No. LOG.

Bell telephone No. 106.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December %, 1893.
The fire department was called out three
times within five hours yesterday after
noon. The first alarm was false, the sec
ond Occasioned by the burning of 4 Christ
mas tree il a residerce on Fayette street.
the flames beng extingu1shed before the
engines went into service, and the third
taking place at s o'clock, when an outer
building on the premises of the John Hay
School was almost wholly consumed. A
buggy. a quantity of nay and several tools
used by the students in the industrial de-
partments were destroyed. Shaw Hall, a
frame building near by, was with difficulty
saved from destruction.
The loss is partly covered by insurance
Considering the lnaccessibility of the place,
the departments work in this fire was most
cOmmendable.
Guaranteed for Smallpox.
A case of smallpox was discovered yes
terday evening in a small tenement house
situated in Braddock's alley and inclosed
by Cameron, Queen, Henry and Fayette
streets The house is occupied by a color
ed family named Scott, and the patient is
a young daughter of the Scott woman.
The matter was reported to Health Off
Ger Miller, who Immediately ordered the
house to be quarantined. Mayor Simpson
was somewhat chagrined this morning to
find that the Scott woman was admitted to
the house last night. She returned from
her work, picking rags in a junk house and
appealed to Officer Lyles, who was on duty
there, for permission to enter. The officer
telephoned to the station house and re-
ceived authority from Captain Webster to
admit the woman. Mayor Simpson in
structed .ie officers TO observe every pre-
caution ana 10 procure another house for
the use Of the Scott family.
1t is suspected that the contagion was
brought here from Norfolk
Police Court Docket.
Mayor Simpson disposed of the following
cases in the police court this morning:
Dennis Burns, arrested by Officer Fergu-
son. charged with disorderly conduct was
dismissed
Charles Lair. colored. arrested by Officer
Ferguson on the same charge, was fined
$50.
Mercer Langley and Harry Sunsford,
small boys arrested by a special railroad
officer, charged with jumping on the cleo
tric cars, We're dismissed, the complainant
failing to appear.
Geo. Hamilton. Nettie Alexander Leon
ard White and Ella Warfield all colored
were arrested by officer Lyles. The mayor
fined them 50 each for indecent conduct
Alexandria County Court.
In the Alexandria county court yesterday,
Judge Love presiding, the following busi-
ness was transacted: C. r. Dennison
against F, NJ. Birch; case continued. East
ern Building and Loan Association against
CT. NJ. Locwer; C. a. Douglass appointed
trustee. Mrs. Fannie B. Hunter against
the Washington, Arlington and Falls
Church railroad; case set for today.
y new survey was submitted in the appli-
cation of George n. Saegmuller for a
county road.
Brakeman Injured.
John Beatlay, a brakeman on the South
ern railroad, was run over last night about
o'clock by train of freight cars in the
Southern yard, his left arm being dreadful
ly mangled and his right leg injured. He
was conveyed to the nfirmary, where Drs.
O'Brien, Snowdeu and Gibson amputated
the arm and gave him other necessary at
tention.
General Matters.
The Virginia state board of embalmers
held its annual session this morning, begin
ming at o'clock, in the office of B. Wheat
ley, undertaken, on King street. The presl-
dent, w. 3. Johnson of Portsmouth, was
absent and Mr.. B. Wheatiey was made
president PRO tenn Mr. l.. T. Christian,
the secretary, submitted his report, and
other routine business covering the past
year was transacted
Mr.. Edward Jett and Miss Maud C. Grif-
ffn eldest daughter of Professor c. Griffin
were married Monday evening in Trinity
ing.
Sunday school celebrations were held last
night in the Methodist Protestant Church
and Trinity NJ. E. Church respectively.