Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-30
Farai Accident 10 a Car Conductor

Fatal Accident TO q Car Conductor.
~ Falls IRON THF PLATFORM or HIS
CAR AND BREAKS his NECR-yFRDICr OF
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
Mr.. Alexander Poland. n conductor on
street car No. Is, Washington and George
town line, was instantly killed Saturday
night about eleven O'clock, by falling rom
the platform OF his car and breaking his
neeE- The unfortunate occurrence took place
OnPennS ylvania avenue east between Ist and
~ streets Several gentlemen who saw him
fall ran 20 his assistance and found him living
across The track insenSible, with a wound in
MS forehead. Dr. \. Z. Johnson was sent for
and promptly responded, but before he could
set there the unfortunate man was dead
The body was laid in one of the cars ana
taEen 10 ON st1eei, and from thence con-
vey ed 10 Tue IN precinct station-hOUsc. and
the family OF the deceased, residing in
Georgetown, Notified by telegraph. The cor
0neT was also sent ior. Mrs. Poland arrived
at TIE ste ton ahOCt one O'Clock. The scene
mat followed Wllen she saw the dead body OF
her nus bard lard on plank resting on Two
chairs was nesTt-renGing.
Or. Mckim had previOus-y rJade an ex-
ANIMATION of the BODY and stated that the
TecS was broken by the far. Mrs. Poland
remained Uuti about three o'clock when she
returned home ia a carriage furnished by
Mr. sailor, superintendent OF the road.
There were n nOTs circulated Yesterday
morning hat there hal been foul play, but
nothing reliable coJld be aSCeTtalned.
Coroner Patterson held an inquest about II
O'Clock vest er1fy morning, with Charles E
Joyce Is foreman Of the Jury.
Dr. Johnson -eStiied that the neck OF de-
ceased Vas trCi en-, and that the bruise on
me lOTehf AL was, Ia his opinion, caused by
ne feii rom the car
MIR j. ". Mitchell testified that ne rode
nom . n street and Pei cIsylveuia aveune 10
\ street, when he Jeff the car aud went 20
SteiI. eT's ice cream saloon here be remain
4 few moments, ana when returning through
. street noticed q crowd and on going U the
place saw me man dead Here some one
fon1 ceccet telling him about having 4 difn-
cGity with car conductor. This man was
baker employed BY MIR. J. g. MOnehein. li9
n street. nearly opposite wtere IRE accident
occurred The man said he had been badly
!reatec, aIc would TX trC cCCiUctO~ when he
EOt sOteT.
Tire man. Anthony Hntz. was sent for.
and on examination II turned our that MS
trouble was with the conductor on ear No. s.
al 4 &c was r. leased
James + Porter testified 10 riding IN car
No J.; alter the conductor collected the fare
oi r." witness. ne sat down beside him
while The car was ascending Capitol Hin
ana made Up his book Two gentlemen
-ot o. at Isl anC = street east. saw or heard
ECti4sL- % = Ci4Ecuity between the conductor
10. any one. nC- did ne rot. ce any sud,Ier
motion o. the car Lhat mi-t.. have thrown
IIc conductor Of
Several other witnesses were examined,
but nothing new was elected
The my returned a verdict that Poland
came - liz death 10y reason o. injuries re
tetvGC II GC~itr0 - tH. Ing from cET No
- O. fhe N4saiIgtO and GeOrgstorgE rail-
GA. c.ii. ti-- o. " al1A re was employed a.
'largc II fI7 5Ciy a. removes, 20 70 the late
Ie--t 81 70 u The tcce1Set ca High between
ISL and - streets, Geo-Cetovu. The deceased
Was naive OF Lee~burs. IJ1laurI county
Va, auc VS. g. TIE " ~. t,-r,--fb ,ysar ~
rs age. Arout teu months 400 r. ,,arried
u iss Clara Tidlcy. % q eOrzet1yvu He was
young man. lis remains were raken 20
Lee-50-s to-cay 70 interrnent-
EviLD-SG PERErTS-E " Bn,eier. a
T Et.fa of fax-
between ,th AUD stu and @ ana I Streets
S'c'acSsf- ~l-tor- y TOdhuutsr, n Two story
tricE CPcS 0ul,diUg north sI,!e l. Tel cen
I.ti sut l4ih streets northwest = 80. L. a.
" ali CT, q thTee-stOrv brIck Dwelling .. bv
- iee;. vest side ir.a, between y aud .
streets northwest Si.l0L Dr. X Finley
Hunt Z tWO-stCry ami basement Erlck dwell
ing -9Gth side 4, between 18th and 10Th
streets northwest, SJ0c. y. 4. Shtnu two
twO-ytCry end basement brtck dwellings
EAST side o. Green street. between Bridge and
t4y streets, GeO-ge-owr. - nDO. Maurice
Soyce a tvC-story brtckfwelliug, north side
- between IN and 5th streets northeast;
halidingS, west side 5tb. between p and @
%tIStlS LortLwests Si,2C1 John b. Lord, a
sSSoIe 6n wharf loot Of 18Th street southwest:
SSoD. Il. Z. Goods, three tvgo-sto-y IrIck
.-Htll ~, wei SIDE Vermont avenue, be-
tween ' and w streets northwest; a, 500.
SUDDEN DEATH oF VIZ. ]. wHrArIrv
Yesterday morning MT. VIM J. WheatieZ
The well-snown boot and shoe dealer, died
Pernsy wanna avenue Mr.. Wheaflov vs.
ere Of tie oldest residents of Capitol Vim
I'd was a mar OF sterling integrity and gen
CTal!y esteemed. He iesves "A large family
THOSE WHO WISH 70 spend pleasant eve
ulEg should remember that the picnic OF the
". {. NiberIiaI benevolent Society, No 1,
heretofore poSirOneu on account OF bad
wettEers VIII take place at the ScnUc-zel
Park to-uoTrOw evening.
-
TE0sE WHO WISH 10 BIZ HAPPY and save
n dollar, would do well by going 81 once To
HeilbFun's shoe store, S12 TN street north
west, where they sell the best made CATERS,
toots and school shoes a. astOoishlnSiy low
prices.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued 20
+. ScEerer and Kate Angel. Of GeDrgetGgc,
ana Robert Z, Mckinney and Harriet liar