The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-11
SERIOUS DAMAGE BY FIRE.
The lawyers Club, a Saloon, and d
Bowling Alley Injured


A fire which did serious damage to thu
building $50 Louisiana Avenue, and which
for a time threatened to destroy the Gun,
ton Building. a large Office structure OF
Louisiana Avenue, near Sixth Street
northwest, broke out shortly after u:d
o'clock this morning The flames begar
in the former house, which is occupied By
the Lawyers Club and by Mrs Isabelle
Rudd as saloon. This building was had
" damaged in the rear, while the bowling
alley back Of the saloon was completely
destroyed The total loss viii not bt
much less than s10.O0e. In trying to exs
tinguish the flames q colored man ems
ployed about the place was burned about
the face and hands
The fire is said TO have originated frors
an overheated stove IN a summer kitehaz
adjoining the bowling alley The DANES
quickly spread 10 a barrel OF whisky,
which exploded. scattering fire III every
direction IN few moments large red
tongues of fame were eating their way
into the woodwork and leaping high into
the air, igniting the awnings on the wins
dows Of the Gunton Building.
Chief Paris, OF the Fire Department,
and Assistant Chief Belt ran from theiE
Offices in the District Building. across tha
alIeyway. and seeing the seriousness OF
t1AS %SA1Atel > eANACEA 4VA4OHN 81 kElE
alarm from box IA with a second and
then third call, bringing out nine engine
companies and three trucks which quick
y had the flames under control.
When the fire first started Charles Wall
ker, colored who is employed about the
place as a utility man. endeavored 70 ex-
tinguish II and was burned about the face
and hands in the attempt. He was sent
TO the Emergency Hospital in a patrol
wagon.
When the fremen got to work the bowl
ing alley was yeritable furnace. As
sistant Chief Belt carried his men 10 the
rear OF the alley and attacked the fire
where the flames were fercest. Chief
Parrish sent men into the GunJon Build-
ing anS played several streams on the
flames, which BIZ this time were eating
their way into the old building and de-
stroying the valuable papers in the Office
rooms occupied by numerous law firms.
The food OF water that was poured upon
the burning structures soon put oHt-th
flames.
1Jrs- Rudd loss will exceed s., 900. The
bowling alley. which she put II at her
own expense. was completely destroyed
and q quantity OF valuable furniture was
badly damaged. Her loss is only partly
covered by insurance.
The building. which is owned by George
!, Johnson, was damaged to the extent of
81 eco, While an equal amount viii be re-
quired 10 repair the damage to the Gun
ton Building which is owned by the Gun
ton estate.
The first floor of the latter structure was
occupied, on the side next the fire, by
Milton Barnard. Hufty & Hufty and Pey-
ton Gordon, all of whom had their law
libraries and quantities OF valuable pa
pers destroyed or badly damag Their
loss will probably reach 81 see, aside from
$500 worth Of notes, which Mr. Gordon
says were completely DESTROYED The
damage on the second floor was even
greater than on the first and the loss to
Blackburn ( Blackburn, Edwin @. Niles
and o. D. Barrett viii exceed s. dG0 it is
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