Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-11
The Late Railroad Accident.

Express company was at the scene of the
late accident At Benning'S station, gathering
UP what valuableS could b. found in the de-
bTiS. and quite q number of articles were
recovered, all Of which were more or less
damaged. There were gold and silver
watches. some melted SOFAS to he scarcely dis
tingUishable; silveTplate melted into masses,
&c. &c
JOHN NOLAN, THE SWITCH TENDER,
70 whose caTele>SneSS the accident was
charged 10y The cOTOner's jury, and for whom
the coroner. Dr. Pa tyrSOn, issued his warrant
OF arrest on the rendition OF the verdict ON
Friday. as heretofore stated in THE STAR,
SURRENDERED himself Yesterday afternoon at
the th-pTecinct station Lieut.. kelley'S) and
was locked up. He states that he first went
ON duly at the station in the employ of the
company on New Years day. At that time
he says ne received positive instructions 10
obey only the orders of the telegraph opera
tor and station keeper, superintendent of that
division of the road. and the conductors of
the different trains haltng at the point and
desiring To use the side track. He Obeyel the
orders explicitly. and never more faithfully
Than on thr night OF 'he accident, that on
that night Conductor hcCOmb. James No
IAN the supervisor of the section, and The
telegraph operator were in the Office. and
when The freight train came down on
the BaltimCr" and Ohio R1ilrOal and
had waited fOT some time IN" went 70 the
office and asked il ne should open the switch.
ami received an Affirmative answer and dill
80. as ne supposed. for the freight To come
our ami proceed To- Washington. III was an
aware that IN" Nv York night express, was
ming of the Trains. a ne got his orders direct
in all cases. and did not charge his mind with
matters that properly belonged To the other
employees of the road. After changing tho
switch ne was walking away. and had gOlea
short distance when he heard the express 3p-
preaching. and fastened back To- rod litI~f ne
switch. but could not reach il in time TO
avert ihe collision. He remained about five
minutes after the collision. and becoming cN-
cited over the result Of his opening the switch
and fearing from remarks male by paSScG-
hot ct. a
bodily harm. he thought his safety would be
best secured by flight. He Immediately went
back to this city, and on reaching home re-
lated the ClTcumS tance 10 his wife. COnClud-
ing that he would he hunted for at his hOus.
that night. me went to the residence OF a
friend residing in Philadelphia row, on nth
street southeast. and there remained. After
reflection lac decided TO give himself up.
Nolan further states that the conductor Of
the Midland train sang out to him to let him
get out, and that after he had asked in the
telegraph Office he had opened the switch. IL
is asserted, however. that the conductor Of
the Midland train was quietly waiting in tha
r. & q. telegraph office at the time. and also
that neither Nolan nor any one else inquired
at The Office about opening the switch. When
asked why ne left his post he said that threats
were made 10 th~ov him into the Are 9ud
lac was afraid that they would attempt H.
NOLAN BAILED.
This morning the friends of Nolan the
accused, retained Dir. ID. T.. Cahill as counsel.
and on application for bail having been
made Judge Macarthur with the assent Of
the District Attorney fixel the amount at
$1,000. and lcSSTS. John F.. Rearton. John
EreSnahan. and Edward BTesnahan entered
ON The bond. fOI his appearance. for that
amount.
THE FUNERAL
OF the LATE &. Thomas II. Fayman the vie
tim of the accident. took place from the resi-
dCHce of his parents, Il3 Rhode Island ave
nue., yesterday afternoon, and was attended
by large number OF relatives and friends.
The remains were cDcaSed ian an elegant rose
wood caSkct. with silver handles and plate
and were removed from the undprtakeF's
Dir. HacIett's) in the morning. and proftl-
sion of flowers. natural and wax were Iail
upon IL, completely covering il. The funeral
services Were conducted by RevS. j. u. But
Ter, Of Memorial, and Mr.. DOmer. of 81
PaulS both l.utheranl churches, each OF
whom spoke very impreSSively, paying feel
ing tributes 10 the memory of the deceased
The remains We're removed 10 the hear>c by
eight of the postal clerks. and taken TO Glen
wood, where they were Inferred.
SINCE the reasSembling of Congress the
city is again crowded with strangers. and the
transient population has been ma tnrfaIIy r.
iHtOrced with pleaSure-Soekc and faShiOna-
be people. who desire to enjoy the delights of
social life at the capital. The ladies' vie with
each other I'm the beauty of their costumes at
receptions. balls, and parties, and those
among them who desire to appropriately
complete their costumes with ornaments i'm
jcwclTy avail themselves of the fneIy-SaIcct-
ell stock To be found at all times al the old
established iewClry store OF Mr.. John f.
PTigg. at A.. Pennsylvania avenue. where
they can rely upon receiving French GILT
iewelTy in exact imitation of real gold Jew
elTy al all the latest and most approved
styles. Mexican pebble. Lake George ana
Alaska diamonds set in 1S-karat gold. and So
excellent an imitation of the real gems that
they defy detection by experts. The class of
goods referred TO are not kept exposed to the
view of all persons who frequent Mr. PrigoS
establishment, and are only shown by MIR
PTigg To customers who desire TO make Sc
leCtiOnS of such goods.
FIEFS.-On Saturday night an alarm was
turned ia from box - by officer Farquhar
caused bv fire being discovered in the mouse
Of John Lyons, No. AIS l. street northwest,
damage slight.
The alarm from the same box last night
was for fire III the house OF Rudolph Peter
son. on X street. between 4th and 5th, near
the new Northern market. The hook and
ladder company eXtiDguiShed il with buck
cts of water. owing To the defective wires the
alarm was struck for No. 2 box. on the west
ern circuit, causing a delay in the arrival Of
some of the engine companies The fire in
this house il believed 10 have been the work
OF an ineendiary; as trains of paper were
found leading 10 different rooms where there
were boxes and other cOmbustible matter
piled mp.
This morning an alarm ornre was sounded
from box u. Baltimore depot. for fire dis
covered i'm the thTee-StOTy and FTeneh-rOOfci
residence No. 220 street northeast. occupied
by Nr- Asa Philips and owned by BT Haw-
kinS Taylor. The fire was caused by a hot
stove pipe too near wood work in the sitting
room. and notwithstanding prompt re-
SpOnSe OF the fire department. the loss was
about 5000. the house il a very fine one,
and the loss ! fully covered by insurance.
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\ PATENT PAYMENT CONTRACT.-TO-
day bir. James j. tOOmbS entered suit for
Henry Vi. Stowe and Henry +. Williams agt
X. b. MGLm and Lewis Clephane. on a con
tract The bill charges that on the 18th of
June. 1870, the Plaintiffs were joint owners Of
a patent for improvement in wood pave
mcutS, thar they entered into a contract with
defendants. 10y which defendants were given
the right To lay the said improved pavement
in the District, they ldefendantSl to pay the
plaintiffs ROYALTY Of Is cents per ward. AMI
they were TO make returns Semi-annually of
the number OF yards so laid. They charge
that neither said defendants nor their success
SOTS have made such returns, and have laid
1900 wards Of said pavement. and they claim
that ~ 900 * due 10 said Williams, and - 900
10 Stowe.
THE FUNERAL Of the late William f Tu!-
ton. VINO was killed on Thursday night by
fall from porch at the residence of his
bTOihCr-in-law. Clement /. Brooke, High
street, Georgetown, as stated i'm THE STAR Of
Friday ttOOk place Yesterday afternoon from
Christ church, Navy Yard. Rev. Mr.. Chew,
OBLIGATED. assisted by Rev. MeSSrs. Chew. An
drews and Harold The remains were taken
TO the Congressional Cemetery. the following
gentlemen acting as pall-beareTS: MeSSrs.
George Mundell, George Nelson, George Ar
mold, Thomas Brooke, Samuel Evsrett and