Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-25
The Collision on the s'Y."'

UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT.
A STAR reporter this morning asked Mr..
Chesley, the general agent in this city of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co.. if there had
been any inquiry made into the causes of the
recent accident on the Y. He said that ne knew
of none beyond what he had made himself and
his inquiries had resulted in the conclusion
that the accident was no. due to carelesSness,
but was unavoidable. The air brakes had refused
To work when the western bound train reached
Boundary street, on the Washington branch,
and the heavy train ON the down grade could
not be controlled by the engineer. When the
speed attained was much greater than Ordin-
airy, and In consequence, after passing over the
y, IL ran down on the main track farther than
was usual. The HageIstown train bound tor
this city, which was waiting for the western
train To come of the Y, WAS standing greater
distance from the junction of the with the
main track than was customary. and under
ordinary circumstances this precautlon alone
would have prevented an accident. Mr.. Ches-
ley said that the entire affair was purely acct
dental, and that there was no one 10 blame. III
The circumstance had been different a thorough
Investigation would have been made and the
blaine placed where it belonged.
..Mer Hair Will Curl Up.-
LETTER TO A CoLoRED SCHOOL TEACHER
FROM THE MOTHER OF ONE OF HER PUPILS
one of the colored school teachers recently
Received the following communication from
the mother of one OF her pupils whom she had
sent home for an untidy appearance:
Deur Mss:
cOnDeQ AnnleS hair out and braided il up
yester, day and did the same thing this morn
Ing Annie haven't got strait whit hair that she
may take a brush and a little bit of water and
sinothe IL back Annie nave got colard people
hair ike myself and her hair will curl up and
more then that did not send Annie to school
Tor You To very (worry) yOuseif abou. her head
j sent her there Tor YOU To put knoiege in her
head A. you II paid 10 do II and / Will fixt the
outside repentance 10 suit myself if you think
Armies iiair Is not strait and smOOthe
enough To get Tearing in her head just say that
You cant tetcn napy head children just send
her to MIR - and give her. Her sespend paper
and send her home To me Aud L viii send her
To sOIC.. other school. 1 sure / would not
like ;,r my child to look shady any more than
you do but at the same time when know |
have aai when have not. Every body haven't
got nice Aair alike. pleas don't send her home
home FOR good No mere from MKs-
Improving an Entire Square.
Mr.. John X. Mclean, who some time ago pur-
chased square oI6, which is between Sd, An, y
and U streets southwest, has resumed the cree
tiOn OF houses which was suspended after the
y street front had been built up. Under tine
snperNlsioI. oI Mr. Geo l. Enmons, OF Ii. III.
Warner ~ Co., "a row of houses has been begun
Oh Sd street. Mclean street, which has been
opened up through the square. is being paved
and curped ana houses Will be erected on that
street. All the houses 80 tar erected have been
two-story bricks, and 1t is the intention to Inn
prove the entire square with this class OF
houses.
SAID He STRUCK HE WIFE IN sELF.DE-
FEN,E.-Edward j. Buddinston, a cripple who
lives at 1892 street northeast was in tue dock
before Judge Harper To-day charged with az
her arms. and said that although he had been
abusive since their marriage she has lived with
nm twenty-one years. she charged him with
drunkenness and cruelty. The husband
when given chance 10 speak said his wife was
out five nights "a week until nine or ten o'clock
with an Italian who had caused trouble in their
family. he said she came home under the in
nuence OF liquor and whipped him. He adj
united striking bis wife III self-defense. The
judge took his personal bonds in the sum OF
$500 To Keep the peace
STATE TRooPs DEFEAT THE REGULAR TROOPS.
"A rlne match tor a prize o. $50, between teams
nom the regular army and the Maryland Ma
uon..i Guard, Was held yesterday at the West
ern Schuetzen park, Baltimore. There was one
team from Fort Acfenry and the following
W. rom the barracks in this city: Team No. 1.
Sergeant NJ Brown, Corporals Curry Boyce
Hoppel, Sliney and Mccoy; Sergeant Michael
Hays, captain. Team No. 2 ser,eants Ford.
1heiISr, Uiasser, Corporais Murphy Eskite and
Soodnian; Sergeant Daniel Gilsham captain
The Haymakers and the Easter Flowers repre-
scented the State Guard TIE scores made xrare
follows: Easter Flower Team. Igz. Fol
NcHenry team, 1S7; Washington team No I
Iva; Washington team. No. 2, 100; Haymaker
team, 2O2.
BASE BALL YEsrsRDAY.-The Nationals fe,,
victims 10 the 81. Louis Naroous Yesterday i'm a
well played and interesting contest, by u score
"a; silver Spring, 4. AT Observation-Disclosures
10; Detroit, = At Kansas City-Kansss civ :,
H>eN iofh, L Al thlc.tgO-Chleago, Is: Hos.
Ton. o. AT delphial-Athetic &: 8alti.
more. U. AT Staten Isiand-MetropoIitan q.
Brooklyn, 3; seven innings. At Louisville
PittsburS, .. Louisville, 3. AT Cincinna,I-
ST. Louis, 4; Cincinnati, o.
CHEAP TRIP TO ATLANTIC CIrY-Rv 70
quest of many citizens of W Washington the man.
aSeInent OF Pennsylvania railroad announce
speciiI-tratn excursion 10 Atlantic Civ and
Cape May next saturday, the 2sth Fare for
the round trip only 81 This is "a favorable on.
poTtanity TO visit Atlantic City to see the camp-
ins round OF the Washington Light Infantry.
THE Pennsylvania railroad announces three
pcrsonaily-conducted trips To Cresson Pa ON
September I'd, oh and 10th. The fare Tor the
Iound iriQ, including one days board at the
N0~''i1ii house, Is placed at only IS.