The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-13
QUICK WORK BY FLAMES
The Washington Wood Working
Company's Plant Destroyed.
Loss On the Building ut Twelfth
nna streets Northwest and Its
contents Estimated ut Ahout So
OOO-In>urance of $500 Carried
Origin of the Blaze Unknown.

Origin 0f the Blaze Unknown.
Fire last night broke out in the plant
Of the Washington Woodworking Com
pany. corner Of Twelfth and Streets
northwest. The building, a two-story
brick structure. was completely Quilted,
resulting in a loss estimated at $1,000.
Stock and materials of the woodworking
company were destroyed and the DANA -
en- this properly will be about $4,000.
The American Security and Trust Com
pany owns the building.
The American Security and Trust Com
pany leased the structure 10 the Wash
ington Woodworking Company. The lat
ter company has occupied the building
about three years. 1t was partially gut
ted by fire in october OF last year The
fire last night, the origin Of which is yet
to be determined, broke out shortly be-
fore IL O'Clock. Two members of the
firm of the woodworking company, o. 7.
Bailey and J. It. Murrell. were at work
in the Office. on the first floor. in the
southeast corner of the building.
They were going over the books Of the
firm and were warned of coulagration
overhead by cry from the street. Several
citizens hasteneG toward the First pre-
Cinct station, 4 block away but Mr. Bailey
telephoned an alarm 10 headquarters. An
alarm was also turned in from box 1853,
corner of Thirteenth and Streets north
west. by Policemen Purks and Kimartin.
This WAS carly followed by a second. third
fourth and tifffi plprm In rand
cession as the first engines arrived at the
scene of the FIRE. Chief Paris left a sick
bed 10 direct the firemen. and District
Commissioner II. B. F. Macfarland also
went 10 the scene.
When The first engines reached the
building the ii-e had made its way through
the flooring and was blazing out through
windows on the B Street side. The flames
had also attacked the roof. and were maxi
ing rapid Roadway, owing to the infan-
mable nature of the material within the
structure. Engine Company No. II was
quickly followed by Engines 2. 6. and l,
all Of which responded on the first alarm.
Chief Paris. arriving shortly afterward
sent in other alarms, and set his men to
work - check the spread of the fire.
Mean '"rce crowd hastened to the
coma. CT. :" force of police
from --ncincts were
rang -nnce
with a. --a ar-u..-
Sc we're ious
roir .sf-tf it.. and
line -- t uas the
w0 sfrT 20 the SIS
of aI aanr tif hit
wa eA I've 7.-ae, SIDE Of
thu .ulr-H- .4 ire
licked :. so.t "a the -cne6 t., -5m-
plete desuuct.oa # tbo hsalIHs =r5 ad-
joining structures. .ie1e 1u- trr ON
panies, under The supervisor .hief
Paris. directed their efforts and here was
the crush of the crowd. Flames shot high
into the air, making the sky brilliant with
lurid glare, but subsidized as The force
OF the water from dozen lines of hose
was poured steadily into ~ ~ = e
As the flames began rlr 5=l-- a
ladder was run up tot Ffr
ers stable. adioiningf ming 3D. r pc
and half a dozen frer g.auua- II III
top of the structure '1rre rH'e
were cut through the b
OF the woodworking ] no
lines of hose were carr
ed the fircmen enfeTir r.s.. u
the 3 Street side. eve o.
died out. but Chief par ac-i nta a.
ladders erected on the IEe .Ssv-ef sfle-
OF the structure and l----E-- u. LIST the |
fire was soon noticeable The building oc- /
cupied by the woodworking company
fronts On Twelfth Street. has length OF !
ABOUT seNenty-fve feet on 3 Street and a |
similar front extending along Ohio Avenue. |
The fire, breaking cut in the southeast cor |
ner. burned fercely along the whole lire of |
the u street side, consuming the entire |
roof and ever. thing infiammable within |
the structure. but was held in check on the |
north by determined efforts of the firemen. !
number Of insurance men were eariy |
al the scene of the fire. policy for |
SS,5oo IN the Manchester Insurance Com |
panr OF England is carried on the build |
ing DIV The American Security and Trust
company On the stock and materials |
OF the Woodworking company, consisting
of sash. doors. blinds. holdings. screens
and scrollwork, there is n policy of in
surance for $1,000. O. T. Bailey J. r
Murrell. j. Brazerol, and J. H. Higgins
form the Woodworking company by which
about thirty-fve hands were employed.
No watcitnan, i; is said was kept in the
building at night.
The IRE Of last year, occurring on the
night of October 10. caused a loss of s.. 500
on the building and about IS coo on the
Stock OF the woodworking company. Il
was OF unknown origin. There were on the
first floor Of the burned structure five
rooms-the Office, dressing room. moldirg
room. boiler room. and drv-kiln. whiIe
above machinery Of various designs was
located. Last night, also. 4 large quantity
OF dressed mill work, ready for the market
was stored On the second floor, and this is
thought to have been a total lozs. o. T
Bailey said: Il cannot estimate our loss
as yet. Neither do know the origin of the
fire Mr.. Murreil and myself were working
IN the office when the flames broke out.
believe there was no one else in the build
ing. We carry policy Of 81. LOCO on our
stock, bit our loss will likely exceed that
sum-
Adjoining the burned structure. in the
rear. is the livery stable of n. II. Sullivan.
number of horses were quartered there
last night Fear of spread of the fire led
TO the removal of several of the animals
from the stable into the street, but they
We're early returned after the arrival OF
the hremen- George p. Keller. an employe
OF the stable, assisted IN giving the first
alarm OF FIRE
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