Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-24
DAMAGED BY BLAZE REBELS TAKE TOWN
Heavy Loss Sustained by r. Negroes Capture Ell Caney del
Andrews Paper Company. Sito in Cuba
COVERED BY INSURANCE COMMIT MANY OUTRACES
Fire Breaks Out Building Used Stores Of American
Storehoue Marcos Are Pillaged
STOCK PRACTICALLY RUINED BRITISH CRUISER AT HAVANA
Investigation by the Firm Neces War Department
sary Before Estimate Of Loss Early Improvement
Can Be Made.
COVERED BY INSURANCE
Fire Breaks Out in Building Used
as Storehouse.
STOCK PRACTICALLY RUINED
Investigation by the Firm Neces-
sary Before Estimate Of Loss
Can Be Made.

Fire. discovered about 10 o'clock this
morning. resulted in the loss Of practical
ly the entire stock of the r. p Andrews
Paper Company. and badly damaged the
buildings. go Louisiana avenue, running
through to d street northwest
The blaze was first noticed by Edward
T1pton and William Walsh, stock clerks.
who were working on the third floor of
the D street building, and it was eating
into the framework about the elevator
shaft BY the use Of chemical extinguish-
ers they endeavored for a few minutes
to put out the blaze, other workmen
meanwhile closing all the fire doors on
that floor. The flames had gained too
much headway, however, for the ex-
tinguishers to be of any use, and an
alarm was turned in.
Engine companies Nos. IA. 16, 4 and 6.
With truck companies and and the
water tower. responded. When the COM
panies reached the scene heavy volumes
OF smoke were pouring from the second
and third story windows Of the u street
building. and smoke was oozing from be-
meath the roof and through the cracks of
the west wall.
Chief Acts Promptly.
Chief Wagner. who arrived almost SIM
ultaneously with the first company, or
dered lines Of hose to the third floor OF
the building. The firemen were almost
overcome by the sitting smoke that rolled
into their faces from the windows, but
within few minutes half a dozen
streams We're playing on the contents Of
the upper floors, the smoke making it
almost Impossible for the firemen to see
whether the water was doing any good
or not.
Two lines of hose were run into the
building from the Louisiana avenue side
ana within ten minutes after the alarm
was sounded, ten lines of hose were play
ing on the blaze, which, at times, smol-
oered but broke out again and again, eat
ing through the floors of the second and
third stories in several places and sending
Diazing paper stock from the upper floors
down In masses to spread the flre below.
Stock Destroyed.
The stock included all kinds of writing
and print papers. cardboard stock, sta
tionery and paper novelties OF all kinds
the expensive stock being stored in the
same rooms with the papers of cheaper
grades. All OF this stock was ruined
either by the fire itself or the smoke and
water.
The offices of the company, located in a
new building between the one in which
| the fire, occurred and the packing and
| shipping rooms, were not damaged, a
! heavy fire wall preventing the spread OF
| the flames or the ingress of smoke ol
water. The statement was made by ar
Office employe of the Andrews company
| that the stock and building were fully
protected by insurance. A representa-.
| tive of the firm stated today that an in
vestigation will be necessary before the
amount of the damage can properly be
estimated.
| c. T. DAILY, vice president Of the r. p
Andrews Company. said today that the
| company carried a stock In the three
sections of its building, amounting to ovel
$3.50, ,OOO The greater part of this stocl
| was in the building to which the fire was
confined.
Blaze on Connecticut Avenue.
Fire was discovered in a room on the
second floor Of ITO Connecticut avenue
northwest this morning shortly before Z
o'clock An alarm sounded summoned
several companies of the fire depart
ment.
No trouble was experienced in eXtin-
gushing the blaze. The flremen and po-
ncemen made an examination of the
premises and concluded that the fire had
started from a gas stove that was used
| for heating water. The damage is esti-
mated at about $15.