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Show I BLAZE IN THE NATIONAL Guests of Old Washington Hostelry Given a Scare. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6The National hotel, one of the oldest hoStelries In the Ity, was threatened with destruction hy lire at an early hour this morning The 'lames started from a defective flue under I he roof on the fourth floor, and SOOn worker their way to the kitchen, on tho Urst floor, which was pretty well gutted Monetary loss, $7iVO R Guests Are Aroused. The It?, guests In the house wore, roused from their sleep a,,d scantily Clad, made their way to the ground floor 1 he fire, however, did not reach any prt f tho hotel n which the guests were ' omlclled. Three women were rescued bv tho fire "scape, one of them being partly oveN 1 "me by smoke. |