Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-28
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LOCAL NEWS
STREET CAR ACCIDENT The first, but by
no means unexpected, street Car accident in
this city. is reported to day. Indeed, consider
;nr that the centres of the railroad tracks arc
nsod as play grounds by children who are
hardly old enough to walk, and that those
same children find their chief sport iu jump
mo on and off the cars as they pass up and
dawn the street, the wonder is that three
or four accidents of the same sort as the
melancholy one of to-day have not been report
81 daily since the street railroad went into
oneratiou. About eleven o'clock this morn
ips, as car No. was passing the new
mildipg on King street, near Alfred, 10
i;t;le girl three and half years OF age,
JanrhIer of police officer George w. Lyles,
rbo with her two sisters, was playing on the
street, suddenly jumped from behind hogs
head that was standing near the track on to
,he track. The horse, being in advance, saw
the child before the driver, and SHE'D, and
though the latter, w. H. Hullins, put down the
break Immediately and attempted to check the
horse, the latter alarmed at having the child
beneath his feet could not be stopped
until the car, but not the wheels had
nassed over the little unfortunate. Its
mother who had dressed it and was going to
walk with it down the street, but had returned
10 the house for a moment for something she
had left behind, heard her child's screams and
rushed out Of her door just 10 time to see the
car pass over it, She picked it up and bore it
10 the house. but the injuries it had received
were of so serious character that 1t died 10
about ten minutes after the accident occurred,
,,l nft he hra,r
as the skin was unbroken aud there was but
slight confusion on its hip. The secretary of
the street car company called upon the parents
of the child, after its death and advised that
corouer's inquest be held, but they refused any
such proceeding, stating that they We're con-
WINGED the accident was unavoidable.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES YEsrERDAY.-The
weather in the morning yesterday. though
cloudy and rainy, was exceedingly warm, aud
the attendance at the churches was rather
smaller than usual even at this season OF the
wear. At Christ and st. Pauls churches Rev.
Messrs. McKim aud Norton took temporary
leave of their congregations. Their places will
be supplied during their absence by Rev u.
\. Smith and Rev. DIR. Walker. AT ST. Mary 8,
Rev. Edward }. Sourin, of Baltimore, preach,
ed beautiful sermon on 1.-The Devotion to the
Sacreu heart vi Jesus, dt II q. H. IL va"
Intended TO omit the evening services on ac-
count Of the Storm but congregation aSsemb-
ling, Beuediction was given at !! p N. Rev.
} Fl. O'Brien preached III the lst Presbyterian
Church, Rev. Mr.. Spangler in the NJ. Il.
Church South, in place of Rev. MIR. Baird,
who was sick, aud Rev. Mr. Bischotf in the
German Lutheran Church. There were 20
services in the NJ P Church, nor 10 the Bap-
list Church. The other pulpits were filled by
the resident clergy. The following is report
OF the work done during the day by the Young
Mems Christian Association The 1ouug
Mems Christina Association work, yesterday,
vas Interrupted almost wholly by the glorious
rain of the evenin &. At the Jail iull com.
mittee was at work, and report meeting iulI
OF interest. The St. Asaph street Sunday
interesting session At the Baptist Church at
t p H. a few gathered and spent the season IN
prayer, praise aud exhortatiou, realizing the
tull value of the promise, That where two or
three are gathered together, &c. - The Sum
day afternoon meeting next Sunday will be
held in the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Excursions. The picnic at Purcellvile on
Friday last is described by those who were pre-
sent as one of the most agreeable affairs OF the
season 1t was numerously attended, aud the
ladies', it is said, from the neighborhood and
from abroad we're particularly attractive.
The steamer Georgeanna while on her regu-
lar excursion trip to st. Georges Island yes
teriay got aground 10 Britton's Bay and her
arrival here this morning Was delayed about
live hours 10 consequence.
A large colored excursion composed OF the
colored choirs of this city, one from Washing.
ton and one from Richmond the whole called
musical jubilee, with numerous friends, went
on an excursion to Carlns Springs to-day via
the w. T. O. R. R. When the down train
passed there this afternoon they were fighting
vigorously.
The Presbyterian and Wharf Mission Sun
day Schools are going to Marshall Hall on We'd
nesday The committee in charge have so ar
ranged the starting OF the boats that all who do
not want to spend the day can leave Alexandria
at o'clock D. m and have one hour at the
grounds Every arrangement for the comfort
and safety Of the party has been made.
Upon the return of the coored excurslonists
to Leesburg on Saturday night last distur-
bance arose among them on the train during
which one was cut with razor and badly hurt.
DANGEROUS DILEMMA y esterday after
noon a trio of juvenile Adventures Of this
city obtained sail-boat for the purpose Of
making Sabbath excursion to the classic
precincts Of Marshall Hall. They had trav
ersed the Potomac until Fort Washington was
nearly reached, when seeing premonltions of
gale they ran the boat ashore and found shelter
until the first edition of the storm had subsid-
ed, when they again launched the boat but
giving up the idea of visiting the Hall, the
PROV Of the boat was turned homeward, but
had proceeded but very short distance when
the storm came on anew. The wind blew great
guns, the copious rain descended 10 drenching
showers, and to add to the frightfulness of the
predicamcut the rudder became disjointed, the
sail unmanageable, and as natural sequence,
me boat nearly swamped. During this dilemma
Two of the party, by exercising united strength,
managed to hold the rudder against the boat
aud steer the craft toward the Virginia shore.