The Washington herald., 1908-05-08
Loss in Wednesday Nights
Fire Placed at $4,000.
LIGHT INFANTRY DISBANDED
Company C, seventieth Virginia
Regiment, Because OF Inefficiency,
Ordered to Turn over Property 10
Proper AuthOrities-WOrk of Rails
ing Trenton Progressing Slowly.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU,
ben Telephone 81

tlIe Oh slnOloeTinS enDerS was all
that remained at o'clock this morn
ing of the large grist mill. feed plant. ana
grocery store of Thomas F. Burroughs
Son & Co., and the four frame tenements
in the rear of his establishment, Frank
lin and Patrick streets, when the fire
department quit work. The loss is com
plete.
AS told in to-days Washington Herald
the fire started at II O'Clock last night
1t quickly caught the frame tenements,
being famed by a northwest wind, and
the occupants of the houses lost most of
their effects. Pew. if any. had any in
surance. The houses were known as 7OS,
no 10. and 7l3 South Patrick street They
were valued at $1,000 each. partially COW
cred by insurance George T. Burroughs
| owned two, NJ. Downey enc, and J. D.
Brown one. Mr.. Brown occupied his
house. and the others were occupied by
Sebastian Mechler. J. T. Rison. and Will
lam Roat. The last named lost all OF his
furniture
The loss sustained by the Borroughs
firm will be about $4,000 and is only par
| TALLY covered by insurance George 7.
Burroughs announced this morning that
the firm would rebuild on larger scale
than before as soon as the insurance is
adjusted. The origin OF the fire is still
a mystery The total loss on all OF the
! property destroyed viii aggregate 10 S40,-
COO
Chief Petty stated to-day that the fire
/ is the worst the department had handled
/ in recent years. During the progress OF
/ the cOnfiagration four sections OF hose
/ burst. hampering the f1remen in their
/ efforts, BY hard work the hremen saved
/ the Burroughs residence east OF the store,
/ also a frame structure. Several adjoin-
/ ing houses were more or less scorched
/ by the flames, among them being that OF
+ T. H Grillbortzer. 119 South Patrick
street, and I, W. Weizner, 92S Franklin
/ street
Company G. Seventeen Virginia Regi-
ment. known as the Alexandria Light In
I fantry. has been disbanded, the order be-
coming effective May last The disband-
ment of the company was made by Adt
( Gen. Charles J. Anderson, upon the rec
ommendation Of the assistant inspector
I EttttAdlt ANA 1AANSFQ AAtt44ANANAAAs-
! News Of the disbandment or the COM
pany was received here with the greatest
surprise, and caused considerable gossip.
The company was one of the oldest in
the State, and has always held a high
place among the Virginia military.
The order for the disarmament OF the
company is known as General order No.
s." and is from the adjutant generals Of
fee. Richmond, Va. under date of May
. 1t reads as follows:
by reason of continued ineffciency.
and upon the recommendation Of the as
sistant inspector general Virginia Volun-
teers, and the colonel commanding the
Seventh Regiment Infantry, the governor
directs, in accordance with the law. that
Company G. Seventeen Regiment, infan-
try. Virginia Volunteers, be, and hereby
is. disbanded.
The commanding officer viii turn over
all property TO Maj. James E. King, Sec
ond Battalion, Seventeen Regiment, who
will Immediately collect all missing prop
eTty, make an inventory Of the quarter
master and ordnance stores for which the
company is responsible. and return the
same to the adjutant general
BY order Of Claude A Swanson, COVER
nor and cou1mandeT.in-Chief'
Maj. James E. King who was at one
time captain of the local company, has
/ received orders 10 proceed at once with
the organization of another company. It
is understood that the work will be COM
menced Immediately
The eolored Republicans Of this city
will send a contesting delegation to the
Chicago national convention and also TO
the state convention at Richmond. Reso-
lutions were adopted indorsing Joseph B.
Foraker for President.
The sunken steamer Trenton was raised
few feet to-day, One of the massive
chains which is being used in raising the
vessel broke and Diver Wanner went
down and readjusted It. The progress is
slow. The diver was to-day engaged in
removing a part of the cargo from the
sunken vessel. These in charge of the
work expect to raise the vessel soon.
It is reported that the Washington,
Alexandra and Mount Vernon Electric
Railway Company has leased from D. H.
Appich the store building 525 King street
for a period of FIVE years. and will on
June move the Office, now at King and
Columbus streets. It is also said that
the company is considering the feasibility
of moving its general Office from Phila-
delphia
A deed Of trust for the sum Of 100000
was this afternoon placed on record in
vFo cfT3 90 .T- al Al Al
Court of this city from the Emerson
Pump Company to secure the, United
Trust Company. Of Washington The
trust is given on the company's property
in this city. It is understood that the
money viii be used in enlarging and i'm
proving the eompany's plant here.
Owing to lEcE of evidence. Lewis Brown.
colored. Of Alexandria County, was to-day
acquitted on charge of selling liquor In
the county without a government license.
The hearing took place before United
States Commissioner r. F. w. Ganett
Alva Aerie, No. Sl7, Fraternal Order of
Eagles, has completed plans for its an
nual memorial services. which will be
held Sunday night at the opera house
Representative c. c. Carlin, OF this city.
will deliver and oration. and Representa-
tive Julius Kann. of San Francisco. will
speak on "Fraternalism." At meeting
of the organization held last night five
new members were initiated.
Rev. w. NJ. Poisal pastor of Bethany
Methodist Protestant Church, was to-
night rendered a reception by his consre-
cation In the parlors of R. E. Lee Camp
Hail. A feature Of the exercises was a
musical and literary programme.
To Build Electric Road.
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