Evening star., 1898-09-20

| that he has received a telegram from N
! Strong, who was al Lake Geneva, Wi
that he will reach here tomorrow
Until then 1 cannot say" said Mr.. f,
mons what will be done with regard
! rebuilding on the site ~
Mr.. Emmons, in compliance with motto
from the building inspector at once en-,
| pioyed Henry w. King. the contractor.
! remove the standing IRON columns ana gir
! ers on the f street side of the bui1din
| which menace life and limb: also to ta,
| DOWN the front of No. 1910. the little huii
/ ing. and to remove the bricks timbers a
IRON works which cover half of F ana l.
streets to the limit of the fire.
Mt. Emmons also gave out the foliowln.
s,aietnelt s,id OF Insurance on the building
ana nHtures: Lincoln Insurance Cornpar,
Of this city, s2atDO: >GaIedonian Inoi,,1,,-
| COMPANY Scotland, $500; Lincoln Inst,,
dice It company of this city on taxes, 81 5p,
81 elISnrdhce COMPANY of North Aulerira
nh ICh S''oo; Pl tnix ilInsurance Co,nI,aI;,
II1-rGokiyn' fnrnfiure,i $500; Conllnercia5
mon assurance Company London, %5 90.
& 1Vne nm, INSURANCE ren, a,e Company, New York
ii. Cay Stewart X Son pIaco4 +b ;
ance on the stock. valued at s12p onJ l.
-Ir. RoDlnson, but he said he viii he III
arle u say for several days the exao
! aihouht OF 1t. The companies affected az
nc WeNcr, the Georgia Home I,nnd,r an
Liverpool, London and Iancastar Ttn'
Oroh' Royal Continental, United Fireme
- Hihnefcla! Of london, Fircmen's. and |,
Gdily the Riggs, National Metropolitan. G
illnbla and Franklin companies
Il presume We shall re-estab1ish o,,
selves, sad Mr.. Robinson TODAY to n
r star speaking for himself and MIR Cher
mere Is no reason why we should no
we do a general ready-made cIothinp hu
ness out all our manufacturing is n
done here. We also have number of 20
tfhment contracts to fill and had n yer
large stock on hand, although We had n,
completed our fail change as vet We =,
tered ms building seven years ago tomoi
row. TWO of the local companies airaaa
nave offered to pay us in full on the groun
that ours is total loss. and there will |,
70 difficulty in reaching a sDeedv adins
ment of the loss"
Mr.. Robinson admitted that his firm heIT
the contract for making uniforms for thu
firemen of the District. Quite number Of
these were destroyed last night and ais
number of uniforms for officers of thc
army now serving in orto Rico and M
mia. Their book of patterns containino o
the measurements Of thousands of the,
patrons was destroyed, and this loss is al
most an irreparable one to a tailor
q. Warfield Simpson also lost his bool, y
meas urements, numbering 1000 patterns
and today number of orders for clothir~ -
came by mail which he cannot fill mil h.
secures new "details Of size.
The other firms affected will resume tusf
ness at once in permanent locations an
To-Day We're busy making their arrange
ments.
Great crowds surged all day around tn,
ruins, but were kept from danger of fall
ing walls by ropes stretched around tn,
smoking heaps of bricks, iron. beams am
wires, guarded by a large rumbel nf %
licemen. under the direct supervision .,
Lieutenant Amss, Sergeant Moore am
other officers of the first precinct Chic
Paris also was on the scene and had en-
g!ne companies Nos. and and truck {
playing water upon the ruins all day.
The First Discovery.
The fire was first observed by Thos c
Ringgold, chief engineer and electrician o
the Columbia Treater He stated today to
The Star that he was seated with two as
sistants, Chris. Eckert and John Probey
on the steps of the building occupied by Nj
Loose.
1t was just about five minutes to /.
o clock. All had been darkness in the Rob
inson building just opposite, when at the
moment mentioned | saw q burst of fame
shoot from the basement into the first
story. | cried to Eckert to get on his wheel
and ride to the fire engine house on d
street. He did so. Then | sent Probey in
haste to the fire alarm box at llth and G
streets.
Just as he reached that point he mel
James Lee the special watchman for this
vicinity, and who also acts for the Colum-
bia Theater gallery doorkeeper comi g
out of the drug store, They turned in the
alarm which reached, the engine house jus
as Eckert got there on his wheel Then
ran over and tried the basement and the +
street doors