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WIPP? THE BRiDE
(('.?ii Inue.l from Sevemh Page.)
his majority in his honv city lie was
. .iir-fJ, i t.<i and altogether entertained
a-. most eligibl. pirtl. H. piid assiduous
court at many shnncs, but kept free of w
gag.-ment . while tin- fair subjects of his
devotion invariably married happily, lie
< anv in W ashington nearly three years
ago In.art an.I fancy fr?<\ Very natur
nlly lie w as welcomed Into the set
.if whi Ii th. Preslih tit's daughter iiail
tl power to approve or disapprove. He
has had I is own way from the start. The
knowing 01 - predicted today's event nearly
year ago, Kven to the least Informed it
med certain since last spring, when the ,
President's .laughter was a gtiest at Rook- ,
wood the l.oiigworth place in Cincinnati,
when Mr and Mrs. WtHlnffoid were her
tost and hostess In the absence abroad of
Mrs. NIchulls l.ongwnrth, sr. Representa
tlve l.ougworth was the guide, the. escort,
and very naturally was Included In most, if
not all. of th. snapshot pictures made of
Miss Koosevelt, whenever she appeared in
public. There was plenty opportunity, for
the weather favored outdoor hospitalities,
and trips to the races, etc., were every-day
features of 1 ? r stay. The personnel of the
TaTt party to the Philippines formed an
other strong argument to those who saw a
wedding hs an Inevitable result of further
i ompantonslilp during long, lazy days on
the Pacific and the subsequent almost royal
t Hiring of the party. O11I5 a suitable inter
val lapsed after the return of the second
section of the tourists, which was Miss
Roosevelt's party, until the President and
Mrs Roosevelt took all the world into their
coi fide11. by announcing the engagement,
following (his up a few days laUr by the
date of 'lie wedding and the place of the
ceremony.
The Longworth Millions.
"Pe foundation of the I,ongworlh fortune
was as humble as that of nearlv all the
??.tier lurge accumulations of wealth In this
>untv> It was made by Nicholas lamg
wortli who, lorn In Newark. N J., In
17WJ. of strong Tory stock, which had
'? aked and lost a fortune on the success of
King George III. a -rived In Cincinnati In
t tin early part of lHVt. His boyhood hid
U-en spent In North Carolina and Its hard
?<;?tps had not made It attractive. He went
hack to Jersey and then faced west, his
most valuable asset being a letter of Intro
duction to Judge Jacob Hurnet. the most
important persi . nuge in Cincinnati, which
was then a small cluster of settlers' cabins,
huddled about i boat landing. wi ll acre-s
of wretched sw im- s and ponds in the back
ground Nicholas I.ongworth came to study
law. which l.i'er he practiced successfully.
He went back e.i?: to Ms old home for a
wife and the fut ?n of the couple was that I
of thousands of others, made up of hard
work and self-deusal. but steadily successful
In the acc umulation or wealth and the gain
ing of an Important place and influence in
Hie community Nicholas Laongworth al
ways beUevei ('!;?. Innatl would become a
great city, but his optimism was ra:her
laughed at by his fellow-townsmen, as was
Ids announced il?:t? r:nln?tion to aocept for
his legal services land in payment of fees.
The litigation til. u on hind Involved nearly
everything I sight nd It* one traus ictlon
ii which Ms fee was :wo copper stills and
a dozen s ot ?? jugs, he exchanged these
possession* for thirty-three acres of
gtound whi ar. now near the site
of the c ty hail. He retired from
active tus ? In 1VJS when his home
In the !h? ir???.? . ? section was in the
midst of a '???lutiful garden, to wh'ch lie
gave much pe: so ? .11 uttention, and where
I ? h id gren -n. ?-- In raising Citiwbi
grapes for wir... Ha hid many eccen
tricities witli all lii.- business shrewdness,
but foi yen s . verj Monday moiling his
house was .istred 1?; the |?>or and alms
distributed l i ilietn He died in 18ft!. Th?
taxes he pi d hree y?jrs previous lo thit
u? re only Wi.iKxi l 's tlian those |Miid by
William \\ Astor. :iien the 1 irgest tax
id} er in the 1'nlte.i Siites. His sort, Jo-<ph
l.on.xwor- \ took u;> his father's business
ifi'airs, but wltli a substantial fortune,
which reunited little persoi <1 direction, he
gave lUn's. If n > to travel. Hs taste was
tor art and af..r he hid built ' Rookwood,"
1 ?" adorn 1 I' v ita 'he treisure- he had col
lected. tl. > ?;? .eel the Cincinnati art
xt hool wit. S' ii.oxi, tx'-i,ies fine collection
of pi -lures. II - .ree sisters we <? Mary,
who mattivd Jo :n I . Stettlnus. and Cather
ine. who mitrlel i.irz Anderson, brother J
of Ma J. Anderson, hero of Fort Sumter. of
their .'hlldten K. L, P. P., J. I... Charles
at.<f DavH C. Anderson survive as the old
est living generation of a family as noted
in Ohio as the iaingworUui. The thltd
'INTE and e>R1DGEt
daughter. Eliza, married F. J. Flagg, but
they left no heirs.
More Family History.
Joseph Longworth's wife was Miss Annie
Reeves, arid they had three children, a son.
I.,andon, who died In early manhood; a
daughter, Maria, the wlte ot Bellamy
Storer, United States ambassador to Aus
tria, and Nicholas Longworth, father of the
happy bridegroom of today.
Mrs. Storer's first husband was George
Ward Nichols, a great patron of music, or
ganizer of the May festivals, and one of
the founders of the Cincinnati College or
Music. By her first marriage Mrs. Storer
has two children- Minnie, wife of Marquis
Pierre de Chambrun, the head of his fam
ily, and Joseph Nichols. Nicholas I.ong
worth succeeded to the headship of ttio
family by the death of his father In 18&5.
lie studied law. and although he died in
middle life, he had attained a place on the
bench. His pleasures he took out of doors.
In a combination of houseboat and river
steamer he took large parties of friends
with him. and explored ail the tributaries
of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. He was
an amateur photographer of great ability.
When he died in 1S90 he was a member of
Gov. Koraker's slalf, and it was while at
tending the inauguration of the latter's
successor that he cont!acted pneumonia, to
which he rapidly succumbed. Ills widow
maintains her Cincinnati home, Kookwood,
another on the Masachusetts north shore,
where Miss Roosevelt has been entertained,
and since her son came to Congress has
presided over his home here each winter.
Mayflower Stock.
Mr. I.ongworth's maternal grandfather
was Judge Timothy Walker, who was in
the seventh generation of descent from
Elder William Brewster, who came to this
country in lti^O in the ship Mayflower; who
was the spiritual leader, chief civil ad
viser and trusted guide of the Pilgrims and
the early colonists, and who was foremost
among the founders of the history of this
country.
Mr. Longworth is an exceptionally well
dressed man. He Is five feet eight inches
high, with a round, good-natured face. His
head is half ba!d. His investments fron
his income are said to have been extremely
successful, so that he has already a com
fortable fortune, with a large one in pros
pect some day. He n a member of tlie
Metropolitan. Alibi and Chevy Chase clubs
of this city, and also of the (Ju?en City
and Blaine clubs of Cincinnati, the Colum
bus Club of Columbus and the Somerset
of Boston, besides one or two shooting
clubs.
Kstirtiates of the value of the I,ongworth
fortune vary. A conservative one places
the realty alone as worth two millions. Its
bulk remains in Mrs. Longworth's name,
lut each year sh* has transferred different
parcels to her children. East year the trans
fers recorded exceeded thirty. The entire
holding represents one of the largest Cin
cinnati fortunes.
Home of the Future.
Rookwood, which is likely to be ths home
of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas I.ongworth after
th-' death of the mother of the former, Is
an old mansion of colonial style, located on
gtounds 100 acres In extent. The residence
faces Grandln road. East Walnut Hills, j
Cincinnati.
The grounds consist of rolling meadow
land and groves of native forest trees brok
en by tanbark walks and hard gravel drives.
Rustic bridges span the ravines of the open
fields. Greenhouses, stables and kennels
ale built on generous lines.
The pfcice is a part of the cow pasture
the tirst Nicholas bought from Judge Bur
net more than three-quarters of a century
ngo. and was considered worth a million
and a half dollars before the former died.
On it is a small one and a half story frame
house that the founder built for himself
b< fore he had acquired great wealth. It is
preserved as it was then. The rustic fenee
in front Incloses beds <?f marigolds and as
tera, nd in the garden in the
rear flourish veteran stalks of thyme, hoar
hound and other medicinal herbs.
THE TENTH WEDDING
TO TAKE PLACE IN THE HISTORIC
WHITE HOUSE.
The coupie today was the t-n'.h married
ut.act the Wiiite House roof, but only one
ether marriage ceremony his ever before
iken place in the east room, that of Nellie
Grant, daughter of President Grant, and
Algernon Charles Frederick Sartoris, which
occurred in May of 1874. The Secretary of
State. Mr. Hamilton Fish, and Sir Edward
Thornton, then British minister, who dhxl
only a short time ago. were the official wit
nesses of this Internaticnai ceremony, zitp
of the bridesmaid. Miss Allna Porter, now
Mrs. Charles Campbell, resides here. Some
of the others whose names revive recol
lections of the then best known families
were Miss Fish, daughter of the Secretary
of State; Miss Minnie Sherman and Miss
Barnes, a cousin of the bride. The cere
mony took place at 11 o'clock, and only
several hundred persons were witnesses.
The flrst marriage recorded In fhe White
House was that of Miss- Todd of Philadel
phia. a cousin of Mrs. Madison, who mar
ried a young member of Congress. John G.
Jackson of Virginia. The ceremony was
in the red room. The second bride was
Maria, second daughter of President Mon
roe. who- married In 1820 Samuel L. Gou
veneur of New York In the blue room.
John Adams, son of President Adams, was
also married there, his bride being Miss
Helen Jackson. After that there was an
International event In the union of Miss
Lewis of Tennessee, a daughter of an old
friend of President Jackson, and Mr.
Pageot, a secretary of the French legation,
' who was afterward made a minister. The
fifth White House bride was Miss Eaton, a
niece, of President Jackson, w.ho married
Mr. Polk of Tennessee.
The marriage of President Tyler's daugh
ter to Mr. William Waller of Virginia oc
curred in the -blue room January 31, 1842.
It was a brilliant evening event. Seven
administrations passed t>y, from Polk to
Grant, before the old mansion was a^aln
graced by a bride.
Mr. and Mis. Sartorls drove off from the
White House, to begin their honeymoon.
In a landau drawn by four horses. Presi
dent and Mrs. Grant usually drove behind
four horses, so this equipage was not an un
usual compliment to pay their daughter.
President and Mrs. Hayes celebrated their
silver wedding In the White House, and the
niece of the former. Miss Emily Piatt, was
married there In 1878 to Gen. Russell Hast
ings.
The marriage of President Cleveland and
Miss Frances Folsom took place In the blue
room on th? evening of June 2, 1H80. Only
a few relatives of the couple, the members
of the cabinet and wives and Private Sec
cr<>tary and Mrs. I^amont were present. The
bride and her mother had been the guests
of the President and his sister. Miss Rose
Elisabeth Cleveland, for the day previous.
Th- couple descended the west stairway to
gether, the Marine Band playing the wed
ding march. Rev. Byron Sunderland p?r
formed the marriage ceremony. Very elab
orate decorations of flowers were In eacti
room.
A collation followed before the de
parture of the President and his bride
for Deer Park, where they spent a
few quiet days undisturbed by visitors.
An outline of what was to occur and
later what did happen was given to the
press by Mr. Lamont, and the newspapers
printed columns. The feminine chroniclers
of news, at least the best known of them,
made better descriptions from Interviews,
very freely given by the cabinet women
after they left the White House that night,
when they also displayed the-large white
satin boxes containing the wedding cake
and other souvenirs of the supper table.
There was no list of wedding presents then
available, any more tlmn now, the opinion
of the good taste Involved being similar.
Tlie members of the cabinet each present
ed the bride a gift, nearly all being jeweled
articles. The night of the wedding every
church hell chime rang for nearly an hour,
steam whistles were heard above the din
and the streets were thronged.
Notes.
Between Speaker Cannon and Represen
tative l.ong-worth there exists a special
friendship?quite that of chums. Several
days before the announcement of the en
gagement. the two men met. The younger
Lad come to tell the news, but the older
had heard of It In advance. The Speaker
threw up one hand as he said "Guilty!"
and the other responted with both hands
up in the air?"guilty."
When Miss Roosevelt was on the Philip
pine trip a stop was made, at an army post
in the Interior, where only the faintest
> touches of civilisation had reached In the
AN AMPLE INTERIOR.
way of providing creature comforts. Tlie
officers gave uip the use of the best they
had. but that best was Just about the
crudest possible. There was a roof over j
their heads and the shack had sides, but j
the description does not need any further
detail. Miss Roosevelt concealed her
amazement, if she had any, over the hum
ble quarters assigned her and was the
happiest of the party while they stayed,
never indulging In the faintest criticism
or suggestion that she was not as luxuri
ously housed as she ever was in her life.
She seemed to leave the place with great
regret.
For once at *a great occasion at the
White House the glory of the diplomats
so far as apparel was concerned did
not enter into the function. No court,
military or naval uniforms were worn,
an the ambassadors and ministers were
invited In their personal capacity. If a
contrary view was possible it would have
changed the event from the seml-prlvate
distinction It will have In history to the
full blaze of a public function.
There was complete demoralization of
work among the Treasury department
clerks for an hour or more before and
after the wedding. Every window on the
west side of the building was occupied by
a half dozen or more female clerks, and
there was intense excitement, far mora
than in the wedding party. It was impossi
ble to get a view of the wedding scene
from the Treasury windows, though. Al
though the White House window near
which the wedding took place Is in full view
of most of the Treasury windows and It
would have been possible to have seen the
whole ceremony with glasses, the White
House window was covered on the outside
with a heavy green cloth.
There was hardly a female clerk in the
Treasury Department who was able to do
a line of work while the preparations for
the. wedding were in progress.
PLACE OF HONEYMOON
WILL FIRST GO TO FRIENDSHIP
ON TENLEYTOWN ROAD.
This afternoon Representative and Mrs.
Longworth will go. if they have not already
started, to the country place of Mr. John
R. McLean on the Tenleytown road Just
above Georgetown. The house la onlg one
of a number of country houses that were
offered for their use, but It was the one
selected for a number of reasons. It Is In
the summer one of the show places of
Washington. There are eighty acres of
land, most of It still wild, but cleared and
brought under partial subjection to the
landscape gardener. Only a comparatively
small space about the house Itself has been
converted Into anything like a convention*]
garden. This is the area of the- old-fash
ioned garden, with box walks over a hun
dred years old that were planted when the
place was fir#t built. This Is a beautifully
quiet and secluded spot. Looking out from
another of the exits from the house, there
is a small stretch of grass and gravel
walks and a beautiful marble-rimmed arti
ficial pond surrounded by statuary and the
whole Inclosed by a tall cedar hedge.
The house itself is over a hundred years
old?that Is, the original portion of It?but
It has been added to and built around till
it* is now from the outside an irregular
aggregation of cream-colored brick and
frame buildings back a considerable dis
tance from the road, but still with one cor
ner in plain sight. Aside from the culti
vated gardens mentioned, the house is sur
rounded by tall forest trees and on the
north is cleared for a fe>? acres, park fash
ion. To the south there Is a big sweep of
lawn or field, big as several polo fields,
where the horses are exercised and jumpers
are trained. There are a number of pretty
drives and walks about the pfece, and the
whole la shut In from the road by a high
stone and Iron wall and with two big gates
that can be closed at neea and that will be
kept shut while the place Is occupied by the
young bridal couple.
Inside the rambling old house everything
Is as dainty and cozy as It possibly could
be. The Interior has been modernized In
striking contrast to the exterior, ard open
Ores, radiators, electric lights and masses
of flowers have made it as charming a re
treat as possibly could be found. It Is
largely because of the material comfort of
the home, as well aa Its convenient location,
that It was selected from among a number
of places offered.
This will not be the first bridal couple
that the old house has entertained In com
paratively recent years. It was placed at
the disposal of Mary loiter when she be
came Lady Curzon, and was afterward the
honeymoon retreat of Oompte de Sevres
when he married Miss O'Donnell, the niece
of John Carroll.
The Flight to "Friendship."
The flight of the I,ongworth's to "Friend
ship." as Mr. McLean's place is known, was
accompanied with a good deal of secrecy,
made necessary by the persistent Inquiries
from all sorts and conditions of people as
to what was to become of the couple after
the marriage.
There Is a certain section of the public,
and It Includes some newspaper correspond
ents of the yellow type, who always want to
push their Inquiries concerning notable peo
ple to the point where legitimate interest
becomes Impertinence. This, of course, held
true about Mr. and Mrs. Longworth. The
most tentative arrangements for the wed
ding had not been made before It was set
tled offhand by a good many pipers and
people that they were going south to spend
their honeymoon In Florida. Kven the train
on which they were to leave Washington was
selected, and there were several stopping
places mapped out for them en route. The
private car In which they were to travel was
selected, but unfortunately there were, ac
cording to rumor, half a dozen different cars
In which they were going. One report had
It that 8enator Elkins' private car had been
placed at their disposal, and another that a
new car, the "Republic," which was making
its first trip out. had been set apart for
them.
To add to the interest of the situation
there are several private cars waiting on
the vfdlngs around Washington lust at this
time, any one of which might l>e utilized,
and all of these were watched by a small
force of amateur detectives.
The wedding ceremony was hardly over
before there were a lot of scouts posted at ?
all the entrances to the White House
grounds, no one being allowed Inside. All
were waiting for the coupli- to come out.
and ready sleuths were to track them to
the particular car they were to board. Un
fortunately. toward the last, conflicting ru
mors had arisen as to the destination of the
private car. There were stories that It
was going straight through to Florida, oth- |
ers that It was not going south at all, hut j
that It 'would take them north to Quebec
and Montreal. Now, considering that Mr.
Longworth's pairs In the House have only
been arranged till March 4, It was not like- j
ly that the couple would go very far or stay J
very long. But that did not figure In the i
calculations of the sleuths.
Every carriage that left the White House ;
grounds from the time the ceremony was
over was closely scrutinized, if not for the j
faces of the fleeing couple, then for white
ribbons, rice or old shoes that might give a 1
clue to the inmates. Unfortunately for the
alert watchers, there were half a dozen
broughams in the carriage park and as they
all looked alike and it was almost impossi
ble to tell who was Inside them, tiie run
aways had their own choice of time and
placc to slip away unnoticed. It is likely
by the time this gets Into the hands of The
Star's readers that the escape will have
been safely made, and Mr. and Mrs. Long
worth will be taking their wedding supper
In one of ' the prettiest country place*
around Washington,
It la quite possible that later Mr. and
Mrs. Longworth may take a trip couth. It
Is understood that Mr. Henry M. F! igler
has placed his house near St. Augustine
at their disposal and wher. they are ready
to leave Washington they probably will go
to Florida for a short stay. After that
they may or may not make a tour of the
world, as it has been suggested they will
do. The plans of the young pair are not
that far advanced.
GROWTH OF GOVERNMENT.
Address by Senator Clapp Before
Men's Club.
"The Growth of the Government" was the
subject of an address by Senator Moses E.
Clapp of Minnesota before the Men's Club
of the Klrst Congregational Church at the
monthly meeting held last evening In the
parlors of the church. Mr. Leonard Garver.
president of the club, presided over the
meeting and Introduced Senator Clapp, who.
he said, was one of the brainy men of the
greatest deliberative body on earth. Sen
ator Clapp said in part:
"A short time ago I had the pleasure of
listening to Mr. Justice Brewer of the Su
preme Court, who made an address In this
room, and at that time the learned justice
spoke with emphasis of the relation of the
citizen to the government.
"Some governments are made to fit. There
are two great events in ihe history ot the
world?the advent of Christianity and the
Declaration of Independence. History
weaves Its events together."
Senator Clapp then said It took a long
time for Christianity to take root. It had
languished after the time of Christ, but
later, when the barbarian came face to face
with It. it became the power that It is In
the present day. The speaker then talked
at length upon the free government. He
said that democracy must be held In check,
and explained that when he spoke of democ
racy ?he used the general term, and not the
party one.
The great thing, said Senator Clapp. is to
hold the power subject to the will of the
people. lie said that in the beginning of
this country the leaders of the country
were the ablest. Their efforts, he said, to
keep the word "nation" from the Consti
tution were vigorous. The work of the fa
thers was to have the state and general
government separate.
"When the Louisiana purchase was made
Napoleon declared that the country would
be the upbuilding ground of one of the
greatest nations of the earth. The cjuestlon
of state rights was settled after even Wis
consin In IKS!) had voted for It.
"The word nation was written." declared
Senator Clapp, "when the troops of Lee
faded away from Appomattox to begin the
quiet life they had left."
Continuing, the speaker called attention
to the great work of Chief Justice Marshall,
who, after Jay had refused to take up the
mantle of the office, declaring the power
was so limited, had carried things so suc
cessfully.
The growth of the*executive power was
the last subject discussed. Senator Clapp
said the power of the President was but tne
logical outcome of government and the pop
ular tendency. He declared that ttie Resi
dent Is known as the leader of legislation,
and that many believe the formation of the
laws was begun at the executive offlue.
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont
gomery County.
SpecUl Correnpomlenci' of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md.. February 17, 1SJ08.
Miss Linda Griffith of Goshen, this coun
ty, and Mr. Charles Julian Reich of Tryon.
N. C.. were married Thursday at the home
of Mr. Edwin Waters, a relative of the
bride, at Goshen. The officiating minister
; was Rev. J. H. Balthls of the M. E. Churcli
' South at Frederick. Miss Venda Griffith
' of I>aytonsville was maid of honor, and
Mr. Philemon H. Griffith of Baltimore best
man. Misa Klla Plummer of Washington
Grove rendered the wedding marches. Fol
lowing a wedding breakfast, Mr. and Mrs.
Reich left for their future home at Tryon.
Among those pfesent were Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Griffith. .Mr. and Mi*. MeCCbbin
Waters, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Waters. Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Cubbin Waters. Jr. Mrs. William B. Mob
ley, Mrs. Joseph M. -Wood. Mrs. Corbett,
Misses Martha Jones, Ellen Plummer.
Louise Woods, Virginia Rlggs, Louise
Kiggu, Mamie Waters, Messrs. Ottjr H.
Griffith. William Griffith. Uriah II. W. Grif
fith. William Hoffman and Philemon H.
Griffith.
Delegate Walter C. Carroll has introduced
in the legislature a bill incorporating the
Montgomery Title and Trust Company of
Montgomery county. Th>- Incorporators
named are Messrs. Walter A. Johnston,
Robert G. Hilton, Enos C. Keys, H. Clinton
Allnutt, Homer Guerry, T. Conrad Dodge
and Eugene Jones. The capital stock Is
1100,000, divided Into shares of $.? each.
The principal office of the company must
be at Hockville.
The Ixiyal Temperance Legion of Rock
vllle yesterday presented the Rockvllle
High School with a picture of Miss Frances
E. Willard. Mrs. Mary Haslup, president
of the state W. C. T. U., made the presen
tation address and the Klft was accepted
by Prof. Cooke D. Euckett, principal of the
Institution. The exercises were attended
by the pupils and a number of the citizens
of Rockvllle.
M rs. William T. Brown of Chestertown.
Md.. is \ lsltlng her father. Mr. John G.
England, at this place.
A license to marry has been Issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here to Mr. Ar
thur Benjamin Franklin Hill and Miss
Myrtle Amelia Redden, both of the vicinity
of Cropley. this county.
Mr. Bralnard H. Warner on February 22
will present a flag to the Rockvllle High
School. It is expei-ted that Gov. Warfleld
will attend.
Rev. Morgan Morgan-Jones, rector of the
Episcopal Church at Brookland, Tuesday
evening lectured in the Sunday school
room of Christ Episcopal Church here on
"The History of the Church "
ALARMS SOUNDED.
Girl Whose Dress Caught Fire Pain
fully Burned.
Theola Howard, colored, three years of
age, while alone at her home. 1111 6th
street, yesterday afternoon accidentally fell
against a stove. Her dress IgnMed and
the child's screams were heard by Mrs.
Annie Earkins, who occupies a room in the
house Mrs Earkins broke open the door
and extinguished the flames, but not before
the little girl had been severely burned.
She was taken to the Children's Hospital
for treatment.
The clothing of one of the members of
the De Wolf Hopper company was de
stroy#d about 3 o'clock this morning in a
slight blaze in dressing room No. 7 of the
Belasco Theater. While making his rounds
Walter Glbbs. the night watchman, discov
ered a fire in the dressing room mentioned
An alarm was turned In from box 1M? and
the engines responded. The prompt work
of the watchman, however, resulted in the
flames being soon extinguished, with only
about $10 loss. The cause of the fire Is not
known.
Two false alarms of fire were turned In
j from the same locality and within a short
| time of each other last evening. The boxes
pulled were No. at 4th and 'I streets,
and No. 1:1 at 3th and P streets. The po
I lice are looking for the offenders.
DIED AT ADVANCED AGE.
Fatal Injuries Received in Fire Near
Fort Washington.
Thomas Chapman, an aged colored man.
reputed to be al>out 110 years of age, died
in the post hospital at Fort Washington
yesterday from injurh s received in the
burning of his cabin alHiut a week ago
The old inan lived in a little one-story
shack, on the edge of the Hart Farm
1 School in the rear of the fort, and was
employed in doing what odd Job* he could
about the school farm.
The cabin wa-? discovered on fire one
night last week, and an alarm was sounded
at the fort. The soldiers were sent to ex
tinguish the flames, and they found the
old man In the burning building unable to
help himself, and badly burned. He was
taken to the post hospital, and the army
surgeons did a.I they could for him. but
old age and the shock combined was too
great to be overcome, and. as slated, he
died yesterday mom lag
Exactly how old Thomas Chapman was
no one knows, but from his conversation,
and the recollection of the oldest people In
that section of Maryland. It Is believed that
the claim that he was 113 years of age is
not far from being correct. Chapman was
afctlve and was at work. It Is stated, the
day of the Incident that resulted In his
death.

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