The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1882-12-08
EAST WASHINGTON.

- Yesterday forenoon cOlorod woman, named
harriet Robinson, 30 years Of age, and whose
residence Is In Howard Row, l. street, between
houth capitol and First streets southwest,
knocked q the front door OF Mrs. Bakers resi-.
dence, Az Canal street southeast, and asked,
lmplorlngly, MADAME, please give me some
Mre. Baker hastened to tho Kitchen to
comply With tho woman's request, and upon
returning With tho salt found her lying down
with blood flowing copiously from her mouth
and nose, sho having been taken with hem.
orrhaec OF the lungs The poor creature OK.
PRED Immediately aftcrward, and tho Coroner
nom natural causes. Tho body was removed
by friends. Her condition was tho result OF
exposure and insufficient clothing.
An explosion, which camo near resulting
fatally, occurred mt an early hour thismorn.
ing In tho residence of Mr.. George w. Young,
foreman OF the galley shop In tho Navy.Yard,
who lives at the corner Of Thirteenth and o
streets southeast. Tho winter In the boiler OF
his cook stove had frozen hard, and whom Mr..
Young started nro In the stovo this morning
the immense amount Of steam generated re-
suited In sudden explosion, which broke tho
stove Into small pieces knocked him sense.
less, and set fire 10 the clothing OF tho servant
girl and the house I'm several places. Tho girl
with rare presence OF mind cxtinguishod the
fire on nor clothing and then, with tho assist
ance OF tho family, who had beon aroused by
me loud report, succeeded In .cxtingulshing
the IRE In the room, thus averting n serious
coniiagratlon. Mr.. Young was painfully,
though not seriously, injured and Will DO con-
nned 10 the houee for several days.
An unusually large number OF strangers
have visited tho Insane Asylum OF late. All Of
them express admiration at tho onlclent man.
agoment OF tho institution.
About o'clock yesterday evening onlcor
bryan brought to the Eighth Precinct Station.
House n dead iufant no had picked up I'm
browns alley, between Sixth and Seventh aud
and ID streets southeast. Whom found the
Dody was wrapped In newspaper, and was
perfectly blue, therefore It could not be de-
termined whether IL was OF white or col1red
parentage. The Coroner was notified.
Professors Birmingham and Golway's chill
drcn dancing classes arc taught on Tuesdays
and fridays from until o'clock p. IN. The
scene presented on these occasions is n pretty
and interesting one, with the falry.llke misses
and wee laddlos mingllng joyously alike in
the Intricate figures OF the polacca aud tlmo.
honored movements OF tho quadrlllo and
lanciors. IL IL indeed u pretty sight, ana Is
well worth a visit from fanclcrs OF tho grace
full art
Several Inmates OF tho workhousc escaped
yesterday afternoon from that establishment.
Their names arc Robert Honley, white, agod
is years; Hannah Johnson, colored, aged 30
years, ana William Patterson and Ralph
Thomas, both eGlored men,. All Of them were
clothed In the" regulations striped uniform.
Later In the day Honley was captured by ON.
Ger Alder, of the Eighth Precinct, and returned
to the proper authorities.
East Washington Business Notes.
Fine French and American mixtures, excel.
slor caramels In all navors, cakes, fruit and
all the known dolicacies, besides the old timo
luxury OF taify, Mt Wedman'S 3O3 pennsyl.
vania avenue Capitol Hill.
All the popular mineral waters, reliable
patent medicines and assorted fancy articles
at DR.. Il. y. Dooley's pharmacy, corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and Third street east.
Prescriptions carefully and accurately COM
pounded from fresh materials.