The Washington times., 1914-06-09
'DYER'S WAREHOUSE
PREY TO FLAMES
Georgetown Firm Also Loses
Stable and Five Horses and
Two Mules.
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declared. is reliable man and has
been in his employ for years.
The fire had tremendous headway
when No. engine company. the first
ont reached the scene. Employees OF
tho Georgetown Gas Light Company.
told chief Wagner the fire had been
burning long before an alarm was turn
cd in. They said they could see lire
up the canal: but could not place tne
Iuilding and took il for granted IL
had been reported. The gas company
piant is at Twenty-ninth street, five
blocks away.
The first alarm was a local IA tcle-
phone calD from an unknown source TO
No 3 engine company. in NJ street
This was at e:3s "A m. This company
RESPONDED, and as soon as Captain
kramer saw the blaze he Immediately
had an alarm struck from box ~. This
brought out, in addition, No. and
No . engine companies. truck COM
many No. 3. and Battalion Chief Henry.
Chief Henry reached the scene at. 2:4s.
and Immediately turned in a second
alarm bringing out Chief wagner,
Deputy Chief Sullivan, engine com.
and 12 Chief Wagner. reaching the
scene at 3:10. turned in a third alarm,
bringing engine companies 2, Z, and le
and No. truck.
Big Crowd There.
Rv that time the entire stable and
warehouse building was a mass of
flames The noise brought out tre-
mendous crowd of spectators, and
necessitated a call for police reserves.
Mr.. Dyer estimates his loss at So.co'
only partly covered by insurance The
police estimate is 10000 to building
and contents. Acting Fire Marshal
seib has not yet completed detailed
examination. His first estimate is
Sc 700 or 5000 to the building, $1,000 to
horses, mules. and harness, and sp-
proximately $1,000 to stock.
The burned warehouse was filled with
foodstuffs of every sort. and the con-
tents, even canned and bottled goods
probably will be a total loss.
There was also good stock o, hay
and straw in the stable.
The first engine companies gave at.
tention to saving the store and sales
room building, and for nearly an hCui
it seemed they had losing fight. The
flames drove them back from the COW
cred runway, and from the edge OF
the roof of the store building. but the
blaze was finally checked at this cause
way" after all the extra companies got
into play.
Had the fire gotten hold in the
front building. the entire NJ street
block would have been threatened
Because of the location Of the build
ing in mid-block. between Thirty.
third and Thirty-fourth streets, and
on the steep slope that goes down
to the canal, il was difficult 20 get
to the fire.
After the collapse of the rear wall
Chief Wagner commandeered canal
| boat. and dropping il down stream
opposite the Dyer plant threw
| several hose lines across II. where
| the men could get TO the heart oi
| the blaze.
Potatoes. bottled and canned good.
are scattered all about the fire scene
ard much o: the falling debris floater
CT on the canal. Thrifty citizens EN-
pioyed themselves in dip netting.
Though the fire was gotten under con
| troll about IN hour after daylight, th'
| firemen say it probably will be night
faH before it is entirely extinsuished.