Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06

and 1t is supposed that the child knocked
over a lamp lighted by her sister. set fire to
her dress, ran up stairs and got under a
he'd.
Mr.. Peabody said this was the first fire at
which he was present. being then about ten
years of age.
The notice of an alarm of fire on April
"a near the penitentfary building, caused
by the burning of shavings. was read. and
Mr.. John G. Dudley, native of that sec
ton of the city. was asked what he knew
of it. He responded briefly.
The paper of May 81 reports an alarm of
fire for the burning of a large old barn in
the northern suburbs on the preceding
| Tuesday. the 18th. The burning of a mod
ern tenement house occupied by colored peo-
pie. situated eight or ten squares north of
the PRESIDENTS, on May % wasenoticed in
the paper the following day, was the
alarm caused by the burning of tar barrels
on the wharf of the canal near 9th street
(present site Of the Pennsylvania depot.
rms was charged to youngsters as an an
noyfng prank, and the paper cautions the
boys.
Fire Near Long Bridge.
August 25 the Intellisencer notices fire
near the Long bridge by which tene-
ment occupied by Mr.. Brown was de-
stroyed with every article therein, the fam
lily being absent. 1t was thought to have
been the act of an incendiary.
The explosion at the laboratory in the
JACOB Bright was killed, was no.
ticed, and Mr.. Peabody said that there was
alarm of fire at the time.
The Intelligencer of Monday. September
70, says: about o'clock last Friday
morning the citizens of Washington were
aroused from their beds by the alarm of
fire which was raised and heard on Penn
sylvania avenue, near the Center market,
soon after a blaze had been seen or
near 14th street on the line of the Wash
fngton canal The Perseverance bell sound
ed the alarm and the fire companies were
quickly on the spot. 1t was discovered
that it was in a wood boat between 14th and
18th streets. The blaze was extinguished,
but some of the wood was destroyed. 1t
was believed to have been fired by an
employee for spite"
October Is the Intellgencer gave an ac-
count of fire the preceding morning,
that of the stable of Michael Shanks in the
alley in the rear of Sth street, not great
distance from the Presbyterian Church on
9th street between G and II streets. 1t
says: The several fire companies We're
soon on the spot and rendered prompt as
sistance, but, owing to the want of water
(what in the Northern Liberties is a great
desideratum), their efforts to extinguish
the fire were greatly retarded. We are
sorry to learn that good deal of fuel
belonging to private citizens in that nelgh-
borhood was consumed.
The fire considered by most clt-
Zens to be the work Of an incendiary.
The church spoken of is the Fourth Pres
byterian, now located in Mt. Pleasant, ana
It was its first building, which is yet stand
ing on the east side of 9th street and
utilized for dwelling purposes.
The Northern Liberties at that period
was the name of indefinite area whose
southern bounds were about the patent
office (now Interior Department. building
Stage Proprietor's Loss.
What was then regarded as a very de-
structive fire was that of Sunday, October
90 in the large frame stables of John
Brown, stage proprietor, on the corner of
9th street and Missouri avenue.
The Intelligencer says: ut was about
sunrise and, the alarm bell being rung, the
fire companies and numbers of citizens has
tened to render assistance, but owing to the
combustible nature of the building and its
contents the stable was rapidly destroyed.
Fortunately all the horses were rescued
without injury, one only being slightly
scorched. Through the praiseworthy exer-
lions of the fire companies. all of whom
promptly attended, the surrounding build
ings, mostly wooden ones, were saved from
destruction. At one time we observed the
roofs of three frame buildings on fire, but
the flames were quickly eXtinguished by the
firemen, who poured copious streams upon
the devourng element from the Washing
ton canal. Insurance, $1,000: loss 81, 500
The limited supply of water was 50 ap-
parent at the fire near Sth and G. streets
(Shank' s stable) on October IA, that meet
Its was SdiiCu a. tiic Tics Gil
CINE house on October IL to urge an in
crease in the number of reservoirs.
November II a fire, the preceding evening"
in stable near 18th and E streets is no.
ticed. 1t was soon consumed. but the fire
did not spread to the surrounding buildings.
December - the Island Fire Company To-
Gated on Maryland avenue near 10th street
southwest, elected for the following wear:
William Lloyd, president: William Bird
vice president; ". r. Doniphan, secretary:
James I. CasseH, treasurer; John W. Mar
TIN, Edward Doniphan and Peter Hepburn,
captains of engine hose and property man,
respectively.