Evening star., 1914-12-20


During the occupation of Washing
ton by the British, and during the con-
fusion following their departure. and
because of the fear of the hostile ships
off Alexandria. there appears to have
been some looting of mild sort by
part of the Washington people by
strangers attracted to the city by the
disaster. Some citizens also took gov
ernment property for safekeepins from
the enemy.
Thomas Muuroe, superintendent of
the city of Washington. advertised in
Septsmber that Information having
been given that sundry persons Ga list
of whose names is lodged with the
proper authority are in possession of
property to a considerable amount.
which was removed from the pubic
buildings on the night of the confia gra
ton, or subsequently, such persons are
hereby requested to make report to
this office of the articles i'll their pos
session respectively. and to continue
their patriotic services by uniting with
the agents of the government appoint
ed and who may be appointed, for the
recovery and preservation thereof y
liberal remuneration for all care, trou-
BILE and expense will be paid. or a GER
tain salvage be given. If requested, ac-
cording to the circumstances attending
the restoration or recovery of the
property ...---
1t was the thirteenth Congress that
was in session at Washington CEN
tury ago The first session of that Con
gress extended from May "a. 1913. to
August 2. 1913: the second session from
December 6, 1913. to April Is. 1914, ana
the third session from September H.
1914 to March ?. 1915. The Vice Pres
ident was Elbridge Gerry Of Massa :
chusetts, who had been elected in place
of James A. Bayard. who had resigned,
The Speakers Of the House in that
Congress were Henry Clay of Ken
Carolina, who was elected January II,
1914. The clerk of the House was
Patrick Magruder of Maryland. but
Thomas Dougherty of Kentucky was
elected to succeed him January 80
1915.
There were some men i'll that Con-
gress whose names are remembered.
but most of them, like those OF the
generality Of congressmen' nave
found only in the records Of Con.
sress. The senators from Maryland
were Robert Henry Goldsborough and
Samuel Smith, and the representatives
were stevenson Archer. Charles Colds
Kent, Alexander McKim, Nicholas X.
Moore, Samuel Ringgold. Philip Stuart
and Robert Wright. The sena tors
from Virginia were James Barbour,
VINO n3O DSen eltCleu III pIdSS VI AstSh-
ard Brent, decea sed, and William b.
Giles. and the representatives were
Philip Barbour. Thomas NJ. Bagley.
James Breckenridge. William A. Bur
well. Hugh Caperton. John Clopton.
John Dawson. John W. Epps. Thoma $
Goolson, Peterson Goodwin. Aylett
Hawes. John P. Hungerford John q.
jackson, John Kerr. Joseph Lewis.
William Mccoy. Hugh Nelson, Thomas
Newton. James Pleasants. John Roane,
Daniel Sheffey. John Smith and Francis
White. Philip Barbour was elected in
place of John Dawson, deceased.
J. II. I4atrobe, son of the architect.
has given the following account of the
fire:
'In the Hall of Representatives the
devastation has been dreadful. There
was no want of materials for tt., con-
f1agration, for when the number of
members of Congress was increased
the old platform was left i'll it's place
and another raised over it, giving an
additional quantity of dry loose timber.
All the stages and seats of the gal.