Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-30
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT
THREATENED BY FIRE.
Another Big Crowd Watches in Vain
for the Airship-Captain Is
Robbed While Sleeping.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 80. 1909.
! The plant of the Alexandria Electric
Light Company, on the river front. at
the foot of Wolfe street was threatened
with serious fire at 1890 o'clock this
morning, when the roof over the boiler
room took fire. An alarm was turned in
and both fire engines responded. and
after half an hours hard work the fire
was subdued The damage was COM
paratively Slight. and the loss is covered
| by insurance. The roof around the
smokestack became overheated from the
boiler and started the blaze.
! Shortly after o'clock Yesterday after
noon fire badly damaged the interior of
the store and dwelling at the southwest
corner of Alfred and Gibbon streets, oc-
/ cuplea by Henry Miller. Before the blaze
was eXtlnguiShed damage to the extent
of $500 was done. The fire originated
/ in the store. and is charged to mice
/ insurance.
| More than 800 AleXandrans yesterday
afternoon waited in vain on Shooters
Hill for the purpose of witnessing the
/ flight OF the Wright aeroplane. Chief
Goods of the police department was on
hand to assist the government authorities
| in keeping the crowd back. At ITO
| O'Clock a slight shower came up. and the
crowd quickly repaired to the golf club
! house. where it sought shelter. The
rain, however. like the aeroplane's com
| ing, proved to be a canard A few min
| utes afterward one of the balloons used
! for a marker. located north of the hill.
! got away and gave rise to the report that
the NATURALIZATION flight had been be-
gun. The crowd Immediately repaired to
the west brow of the hill. only to find
| that the whole trouble and excitement
was caused by chase of the troopers
4 T.,v. I, I4r 1N,1f hi -n6 n
be the only excitement of the evening.
| At 1:15 o'clock announcement was made
that the flight had again been declared
| off.
Many After Policeman's Job.
The question of electing a policeman
to take the place of Policeman Joshua
Sherwood who will resign tomorrow to
accept position as keeper of the city
almshouse. will not be made either this
evening or tomorrow. in view Of the fact
that three out of the five commissioners
are at the present time out of the city
on their annual vacation. The numerous
applicants for tie position will. there
fore, be held in suspense for several days
to- come 1t is probable that his sue
cessor may be chosen the latter part of
next week.
Capt. George w. Skinner of the pungy
William Henry. Charles county Md.
this morning reported 10 the ponce that
he was robbed at an early hour while
he slept on the boat anchored at the
Cameron street wharf. Capt Skinner
claims that the thieves took from him
about $3.50 in cash and a check made
payable to him for $33. He ordered pay
ment on the check stopped. Policeman
Beach was detailed to investigate the
case.
According to Capt. Skinner he had the
money at , o'clock this morning. and an
hour afterward upon being aroused by
an incoming boat, he discovered his loss.
Thieves at an early hour this morning
robbed bread box of its contents in the
northwestern section of the city. F. c.
Tesh afterward found the box with the
lock broken, minus it's contents, on the
field near Colross.
Mrs. Hugh Murphy of 91S King street
reports to the police that child's tri-
cycle was stolen from her home last even
ing.
A deed of conveyance was placed on
record today in the Office of the clerk of
the corporation court conveying from
Frank C. Creighton to Lewis NJ. Adams a
house and lot on the south side of King
street between West and Peyton streets.
Two civil cases are slated to be heard
in the corporation court tomorrow, Judge
l.. c. Barley presiding. A petit jury has
been summoned for both cases.