The Washington herald., 1913-05-07
GARAGE and STABLE
DAMAGED BY fire
Alexandra Has Early Morning Blaze.
Loss Is Estimated at
$4,000.
GOODS In STORAGE BURNED

Alexandria. Va. May 6.-Damage es-
timated at $4,000 was done by fire at
Z o'clock this morning, which Quilted the
Mount Vernon livery boarding, storage,
and garage stables, at lis North st.
Asaph Street. The entire contents
of the storage department, consisting
of the furniture of fifteen people, was
completely destroyed. The loss on the
stables and equipments is fully covered
by insurance, there being a total in
surance of $23,5O0 on the stables with
5000 on equipments including rigs and
other vehicles.
The greatest damage done the sta
bles was the destruction of its roof.
Also, there was considerable damage to
the fourth and third floors. The fact
that the first and second floors were
concrete and that the building, four
story brick structure, has unusually
thick walls, prevented it's total destruc-
ton.
]. A. Kelly, night foreman at the sta
bles, discovered the fire while on the
third floor. He turned in an alarm.
The fire started on the fourth floor,
used for storage purposes, which only
runs half the length of the building.
With the discovery of the fire the
sixty horses on the second floor were
turned into the streets and there was
a stampede among the animals They
ran frantically in all directions, but
were soon corralled, none being injured.
Storage Good. Are Lost.
The heaviest losers by the fire will be
those who had goods in the storage de-
partment, as several did not carry any
insurance at all, while others were only
partially insured
Richard Gibson and Mrs. b. Fleet
Board, the latter of Wake Forest. n. G.,
are reported to be the heaviest losers in
the storage department. Mr.. Gibson
valued his furniture at 5000 with but
81 900 insurance. Mrs. Boards loss is also
only partially insured. A partial list OF
others who had furniture in the place
included Mrs. Aezama. Walter Beattie.
Mr.. Warricke, Clarence X. Keith, Mrs.
Lanum, Mrs. A. X. Powell.
The company which owns the stables Is
Incorporated with r. NJ. Petit. president;
r. G. Smith. vice president; w. II. Hey
MEL secretary and treasurer.
Lamar Monroe, rural free delivery
mail carrier, while standing at the south
side of the building was struck by some
thing falling from one of the top floors.
The cut was dressed by Dr. Walter A.
Wartield.
r. L. Merchant, member of the Co.
lumbia Fire Company. was also padIy
burned on the right shoulder. Several
other firemen received sllgnt burns and
cuts which they dressed themselves.
Getting Ready for Camp.
Members of the Alexandria Light In
fantry are making active preparations to
attend the annual summer camp at Vir-
ginia Beach. July STA next Those desir-
70 oil xx-ifh he will
have to enlist between now and June 6
next. 1t is expected that the majority
of the members will go.
Capt. F. l.. Slaymaker, of this company,
yesterday received official orders to re-
port at the officers camp at Staunton,
Va. May 25-3l The officers who will at
tend are Capt. F. l.. Slaymaker. First
Lieut.. III. Noel Garner, and Second Lieut..
G. c. Trenary.
After being out two and one-half hours.
a jury in the Circuit Court for this city
this afternoon announced it's inability to
reach an agreement in the case of Il. Z.
Richardson, William Power. and William
Desmond against Joseph Heyman, and
was discharged by Judge Thornton. The
case will again be tried May Is and an
other jury summoned.
The object of the suit is to recover dam
ages III the SUM OF Sf,UO, DIS tne TtSuit VI
a automobile accident November II last.
at the south end OF the new highway
Bridge.
The funeral of John a. Marshall was
held today at 10 o'clock at his late home.
sos Wolfe Street. Services were con-
Quoted by Rev. DIR. w. F. Watson, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church, and
Rev. ]. w. Duffey, pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South Burial was
with the Elks' services in the Presby-
terrain Cemetery. The funeral was at
tended by a large gathering of relatives
and friends and the floral offerings were
numerous and beautiful.
The honorary pallbearers were s. b.
Rice. Ashland, Va; l.. A. Clarke, Wash
ington; Col F. l.. Smith, Julian T.
Burke, John NJ Johnson, Judge c. E.
Nicol. DR.. Arthur Snowden. and Samuel
G. Brent.
The active pallbearers were j. A. Egg
born, 7. G. Smith. c. r. Davis, Mayor
T. A. Fisher, Milton S. Fairfax, and
Frank c. Spinks.
Other News Notes.
The Chamber of Commerce has ap-
nointed the river and navigation COM