Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-03
Serious and Probably Fatal

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10 the fact that lac did not 20 far enough from
his train to signal the approaching train.
Serious and Probably Fatal Accident.
Two MEN BURIED UNDER a BANK or FALL
ISG FARTH.
This morning The residents % nth street
east, near the navy yard bridge, were thrown
INTO state Of excitement, in consequence OF
the cayiHg in of a bank Of earth on that
street, between VI and y streets south. snt
iHe covering up OF tWO young men. II ap-
pears that Mr.. George fIe.ul.ue, aged abOllr
- years, and Robert Pad-ett, aged =, We're
engaged in getting out the gravel To NIL in
az ibe rOrjn end o. the new bridge. when the
earth above (the bank being fully - feet ia
beighi) gave way. and in moment they
were buried to the depth OF three feet or over.
The neighbors and persons vtso were in the
vicinity went To work with will, and in =
snort time The men were taken out. Mr.
Heinline was at once removed to his -psi-
Oence in an inSenSIble cor III ton aud Drs. r..
A Adams, y. W. Miller. and s. y ~
MCkim were called in. They found that his
right leg was badly bruised and MS lett ieS
near the hip had sustained a COmVOund com
miDuted fracture. and that he was also badly
hurt about the chest and is supposed to have
been seriously injured internally. The ply
sicians did what they could for his relief and
decided that il was best 10 send
Linn 10 Providence Hospital, which
was done, and he is there under the attend
ance OF Drs. Ford, Beale and others. PROB
ably 10 more serious wound has ever been
admitted into the hospital. as the bones were
prOtruding through the flesh, and there il no
Lope whatever OF saving the limb, and but
lilIle OF the patients recovery.
Young Padgett was taken 10 his residence
on l. street. between oth and 9Th. and attend
Ell by Drs. Roberts and Adams. He sustained
"a fracture Of one leg, above the ankle. and
clslocated the other ankle, and also received
a cut on the head. At noon he was almost
insensible from pain. but the physicians
think that he is In no danger.
There are number of rumOrs as 10 the
cause OF the accident, and Il is claimed by
some that while these parties were at work
beneath the bank Others were at work on the
top, aud their hammeriug caused the earth
10 faiI. This, however, cannot he traced 10 a
reliable source. II is probable that the moist
weather OF the last few days lei To a lOCSirg
Oh The bank with such serious consequence.
The PRISTEPS AND THE EMPLOYERS
= ne Situation JO-ndy-Tbe printers who left
their cases Yesterday in conseuueuce OF tbe
employers giving notice that hereaf ler they
would pay ~ cents per thousand ems and
~ per week of ten hours per day. con-
tlEue without employment today. Judd Il
DtJWeller have a full force at work TO-DAY AT
the employers scale. MesSrs. Gibson Bros
gave their hands until Wednesday morning
10 consider whether they will accept the etn.
pioyers scale. Mr.. Nurtagh, OF the ReS,tbf-
cda, gave his men six days notice, which will
expire on saturday morning. His men con
Time at work Messrs. IcCii x WithC-
rows hands are all OF, and have been no.
uneU that their places will be held oDen
the employers scale. Mt Pearson il Is
understood will not put on any hands until
business jCStifies In. We should have Statlf
yesterday That Mr.. +. had taken 90 a new APP
prentice, instead of which We Inadvertently
stated that such vas his intention, the result
OF which was a rush of applicants upor him
Tor the place. day the employer. had al
accession TO their ranks, az Mr.. VIM, FL
Moore notified uis two HANDS that he would
not pay more than the EMPLOYERS scale
that Is % cents ] eco ems and S2i week for
ten hours day. They quit work. l. z, said
that the entire number Of printers oaL orem-
ployrnent will not exceed forty.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been ISSUED as
follows since our last:-Simon Ashton and
knsaiie Smart, HeHry Lukel and Margaret
Peterson. of Washington: Jona ". Wariuc
ana Gathery V. story, of Georgetown; Pa
MIA Johnson and Willie Annie Grisset, Chas.
W. Lewis and Lizzie Queen, Henry Tones
and Virginia Fletcher. Jerry Graves and
catherine kotts, OF " ashington; Philip Hart,
OF London, AMI Martha Virginia Cassell. of
washington; James Kelly md Elizabeth,
William +. Dennison and Florence Cook,
John TaylOa Lewis and Helen ". Jennings
OF Washington.
THF MARINE BAND AFFAIR.-The CT,~9r,-
tctt THIS morning published a communication
signed d" liJdce.' Nothing better could have
Oeen done in behalf OF Mr. Schneider. The
reasons are ss follows: Every good citizen of
tbs city Will easily understand by reading
ths remarks OF the GUoatteLe AID The con-
excellent leader OF the Marine Band. II re-
quires bat little sense To point out his slam
ders, which the intelligent public of Wash
ington fUlly appreciate. VERITAs,
O
DEATH or AN AGED WOMAN N A Po-
LICE Gillian Old woman named lane
dcGiennau was taken To the SEVENTH rra-
ciHct station house, IN what was supp0Sed
10 be an intoxicated condition by Officer
LAWYER last evening. and laid In cell in az
easy position as possible. During the night
The station keeper, In his rounds looked i'm tn
the cell, where she appeared to be sleeping
About O'Clock Officer German called her
and receiving no answer he opened the door
and discovered That she was dead.
CORAL, Jet, and amethyst, dead gold Lake
George diamonds, and Colorado sapphires IN
plate and gold, recei we'd at Prigg's jeweIry
store, No. I37 Pennsylvania avenue, near IL
street.
young, she sang 10 the people pay special
Improvement taxes through j. c. Lay & Co..
- ~ street.-AdU.
ALLEGED CRUELTY TO A SIsTER-A case
at'ost a parallel to the Eerrigues cruelty
case, which created much Excitement Ia
Philadelphia some years since came to Iie,,t
IN that city Saturday. The poIice from in
formation received, visited a house ON Maian
street, and there, in an apartment reekfog
with hlIh, and no ventilation f,und re-
eSDaclatsd form OF TaviUg maniac, who -
appears, has been kept In close confiuemPrt
without the knowledge OF any of the neish,
bors- The sisters OF the unfortunate won.S1.