The Washington times., 1901-11-20
CURRENT EVENTS
IN ALEXANDRIA.
OVERALL FACTORY BURNED OUT.
Loss Estimated mt Six Thousand Dol
Iars-CharEes to Be Preferred
Against Policeman
Bettis.

| Zimmerman at the foot of Queen stree
on the river front. was tonight gutted b!
fire. The brick building, which is two
and one-half stories nigh. still remains
intact, but the stock and machinery are
completely ruined. The origin of the fire
is mystery. The loss, covered by in
surance. as far as can pc estimated, viii
reach the sum of 5000.
AT 7:25 o'clock tonight an alarm of fire
was sounded by Peter Lawrence. miller
at the Globe Mills, opposite the thinner
man factory. Mr. Lawrence stated that
he noticed blaze in the building, and
moving that there was no night force
working he became suspicious, and after
watching p Few minutes he left the Globe
Factory and ran across &c where he saw
the blaze hasty investigation proved
that the building was afire. He blew the
whistle of the Globe Mill and afterward
| turned in an alarm. The fire department
| imm ediately responded to the alarm, and
| in ten minutes two powerful plug streams
were playing on the burning building. In
the meantime. the bells were ringing in
cessantly, and in less than half an hour
| ty of the burning building.
The fire was confined to the interior OF
the building. and was not an easy one to
fight. The smoke from the burning goods
made it very difficult for the fremen.
At frequent intervals they were compelled
to withdraw from the building, being over
come by the binding smoke.
A stream was thrown from the north
side and one from the south side Of the
building. Ladders were quickly rrn up
against the walls of the burning building.
and the firemen gained entrance by means
of the windows Everything that could be
saved was taken out, including all the
books OF the factory.
The third floor was very little damaged.
In the rear of the building is the stable,
where are quartered the horses of Mr..
zimmerman's coal yard This is one
story frame affair, with a loft. AS soon
as it was learned that the building was
aire one of the employees of the factory
turned the horses, eight in number. out.
The stable was very little damaged.
The origin of the fire is in doubt.
Stories told by people in the vicinity at
the time vary considerably. Some say
that the fire started simultaneously at the
east end of the building, and in the fac
tory, at that end. Others say that the
fire started from the outside of the build
ing. at the east end, where there were
a number of boxes. On the first floor
there is a gas engine, but this, of course.
was turned of. sHdeit would be impossible
for the fire to nave originated from this
There was fire in the stove on the second
floor
While the fire was in progress Mr..
owner of the factory ap-
peared on The scene. He stated that he
had no idea as to what his loss would be. |
He at once set to work, and seemed par |
ticularly glad when informed that all the |
books had been saved He said that the |
building was insured. Only yesterday he ,
a large quantity of raw ma
terial for making oyeraIls, which arrived |
this morning.
During the progress OF the fire a num- |
Der of people seemed bent on pillaging, |
md Policemen Griffin, Arthur Davis. Ira
'ers and Young were kept busy watching
hose who scented to want to steal. One
nan was arrested by Policeman Traycrs
Is he was leaving the buffdfug with he
,osom Of his shirt stuffed with oveTalls
The man was fireman.
The Zimmerman factory began opera
ious in the early spring under auspicious
circumstances, and at the time of the
fe had more orders on hand than could |
'e filled. Sixty-five hands were employed.
)nly last night Mr.. Zimmerman stated
hat he had been compelled to give out
ONE of his orders to outside factories. |
s his force was not able to do all the
york now on hand. He further stated
hat 1t seemed impossible to get enough
iris to do the work
An amateur theatrical organization,
nown as "The Sharps and Flats" has
lected the following officers, to serve for
he ensuing year; George II. Evans pres
lent; Sherman B. Fowler, vice president:
ohm w. Herndon. secretary; H. b. Ra-
ley, treasurer; Mrs. NJ. W. OBrien mu-
ical director; W. R. Whittlesey, man
ger of the orche@tra, and Mrs. Harrison !
arker, pianist. This organization is Low
olding rehearsals of the Bohemian |
irl,' and it expects to produce Ills orera
he first week in February.
a game of basketball was this evening
layed in Armory Hall, on South Ruval
treet. between the Alexandria Light In
intry team and the team repre- scnting !
le Gibraltars. of Washington. The Alex !
ndrians won by score OF Z to 8. The S
lembers of the Alexandria team claim ,
nat they were outweighed by an average
thirty pounds.
w. 7. Hubbard, Grand High Priest OF e
le Grand Chapter. Royal Arch Masons, u
Virginia, tonight paid a fraternal visit
} the Mount Vernon Chapter of this city.
Viii Stomach Mahjcina