The Washington times., 1909-05-13
FIRE CAN'T DAUNT
ALEXANDRIA FIRMS
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA, VA, MAY 1s

Eighty thousand dollars, it is esti-
mated today, will cover the loss from
the fire which visited Alexandria yes
terday morning, and which ragged for
five hours in the lumber yards of w. A.
Smoct & Co. and Henry X Fields &
Co. near the water front
Officer Sfnoot, of the company, say
their losses viii be approximately $780,
COO, partly covered by insurance. The
5000 loss of the Fields Company is COW
cred.
Undaunted by the confagration that
wiped out their entire plant, Smoot &
Co. had secured sufficient machinery
early this morning to begin operations
In smaller way, and the entire plant
is to be rebuilt Immediately. A Nor
folk planning mill and two Washington
planning mills, according to this COM
pany, volunteered their aid In filing or
ders today. and the Smoot company s
business will be little interrupted
Fields & Co also resumed operations
as fully as possible this morning. Burn
Ell portions viii be rebuilt at once.
Smouldering remnants of the large
lumber piles of yesterday attest this
morning to the ferceness of the fire
ness section of Alexandria The fire.
fighting apparatus, however. was all re-
moved from the scene during the night,
although a hose stream from nearby
plug was kept playing up the ruins until
this morning
The two engines sent over by the
Washington department on an emers-
ency call returned to washington about
under control. The three Alexandria
engines left the burned area at o'clock
last night, and the fireboat from tie
Washington harbor remained in the
vicinity until about O oelock. The sin
gle stream was then brought into play
from the nearby plug.
Hundreds Of people visited the scene
of the biggest fire Alexandria has had
IN years during the afternoon yesterday.
and this morning. The entire city today
is congratulating itself on the magnif-
cent work of the combined fighters from
Alexandria and Washington, which, un-
doubtedly, prevented the spread Of the
flames 10 the business portion of the
city where their check would have been
almost impossible.
Chief Wagner Of the Washington Fire
department announced today that, with
the approval OF the Commissioners, he
Will issue a general order commencing
the officers and members of the depart
ment who rendered assistance at the
missioner Macfariand. the chief says:
4 have 10 invite your attention to the
fact that the officers and members Of
this department who were sent to Alex
andria. and also several others who were
on their day off or on furlough but who
responded voluntarily, rendered splendid
service, and so conducted themselves in
the discharge of their duty as to merit
the highest commendation.'
A detail from Old Dominion Com
mandery. Knights Templar. will to-
MORO Wmorning board the train
bearing the remains of the late
Thomas Fl. Netherland from Wash
ington to Richmond, and will accom-
pany the body to its last resting
place. Mr.. Netherland was past emf
nent commander of Old Dominion
COmmandery-
Nathan wonberg. a salesman for
Guy Curran & Co, Of Washington
dropped dead while selling a bin OF
goods to W. NJ. Priest, in Priests
store at the corner of Patrick and
Queen streets, about 8 o'clock last
evening.
Wollberg's death is supposed to have
been due 20 heart disease. He was
born in Germany, but had resided In
this city for many years Mr. WOll-
berg was seventy years Of<age. and is
survived by widow and several chill
dria-W Washington Lodge Of Masops,
and Alexandria Council, Royal Area
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