Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-16
rrr1ED by a TRAIN.-Mr. James R,sb,

rr1rD by A TRAIN.-Mr. James Rcsb,
.asn sbou 20 years of sge, WIS struck
.on hound passenger train on tho
U,,.riogson Southern Railroad about eight
ak Yesterday mornir g, inst west OF the
,..reries and killed Mr.. Rush formerly
80 negr Accotink, but on the q OF this
c,ooth came to live with and work Tor Mr.
lacy. TT "Broomalsw." near the Al
a,agdfia Back Company . yards Yesterday
.,r,, ct 1870 O'Clock he lefs Mr.. Lacy g
..,trc he was going down the country TO
7'!' ne friends. Shortly sfte:wa while
laxins eloug the side OF the railroad trace,
,,.moled to cross in front of the train
gre b+ WIS struck by the pilot of tina en-
-, almost Instantly killed, his head
n. AIN eut and his skull fractured The
,a was at ouce stopped, the body put In
,5gosce Ger and brought back TO this
me rcmeius were taken TO The uE-
l-.sger'- ests blishment Of Mr.. B. Wheat
whe,e they we're prepared for inter
On the body YVES found a bottle
Ky. a oocketbook containing one
g.,'sr 6iil. two notes (one drawn by
49,, pave for 900 and the other by I. w.
for S25) and soma other articles. Yes
..,s.r d.. Purvis CRY coroner, held an il
nc. The Jury YVES composed OF Metsrs.
q p.ckhsm, Henry Daingeffie!d, ]. T.
- J. d. H. Lunt. w. I. Herrick, and
-, hieCuen. The witnesses were the
- hands and Mr. Lacy. The evidence
.soc.i ;ha; the unfortunate man was walk
'sT :. 5oq 10 the left e the track waen the
,',asr n!e.g his whistle for Schoier's
C.1ssiog NJ. Rub theD looked back while
s,c.ni.ued va kiag ard just bstore the
81. reached bn be suddenly attempted
across me treak. The engineer tried to
IN. treiu hui could not do 80 in time
80 ,hs man was struck by the pilot and
.,,ct.-5 almost four feet to the right OF the
- IL supposed that when he was
g,,0ee bc he uil0t he was thrown against
,Ss ff,rt oi the engine, where his head was
an. and ,hsn knocked aside. When the
t,sIo g5ica was not RAINING faster than 10
- Is "a lea $50 h3p-, Wss stopped and the
.r.inr,eu went TO he Assistance Of the man
h. qr- sill awe, hu, died few minDtss
't.s-,rs73s Mr.. Lscy tested that Mr..
so-n LEFT bis home 81 $50 O'Clock that
T,orniop sa.iog be was going down the
o.rn.rg toe aecessod would occasionally
o., 40 s5rees, hut 7sas sober wien De left
5si ,sssn b3lle of whisky Tith him
wf;cs, oe - q Re wanted for coma friends
l.ba bottle Va- almost full when taken from
ma r-7s9n c! the lecessed); neither his
,i,,ou nor hearing we're very good. Alter
Nearing he evidence the jury returned
yeldic that James Rush was struck and
killed rear Sahuer's Crossing on the Wash
ifgton Southern Railway by the engine at
;acAed to passenger train bound south, at
sbCat sos .. n on the morning OF the l5.b,
the railroad company from the evidence
0sing : &c way at fault.
DEATH or Mg. DoUGLAs.-M Hugh
Tbomps Douglas died on Saturday at 6 p. m.,
al the residence OF his sister. Mis-. Milton D..
R)dser, near CovesviIle, Nelson county.
vs.. Hugh Thomas Douglas was the son of
Jacob D. aud Mary Ann Douglas. aud was
born 10 bis city, March 10 1919. At the
commencement of the war Mr.. Douglas en-
i;sed il kemper's battery, ana later held
befank OF captain Of engineers IN the req
Ger array Of The contederscy. lie wss In
charge Of the counter mining GA the con-
fdrate eide at the famous crater before
Petersburg lie was in the command OF
Gen Robert E. Lees pontoon trein and
peced tas same on the return OF the army
fronl G sits sturg, at Falling Waters, Cd the
POomaG being thanked IN person by Gen.
Lee for tne 1000 service rendered on that
occasion Mc. Douglas was graduate OF
Beuj min Hal!owei!'s Academy, in this city
galre De iesideC Ia b0yhooI. Here De per-
acteG him eli for the profession OF civil CT.
slneer, which be followed up to 1872 and
oas. ST his death. one Of the oldest civil eu-
giut ere in this country. His frat ssrvioe
1ss On :he preliminary ius for the Ofange
ard Alexandria railroad. Re made the
h.,,nivsv Tor he Manassas Gap railroad
hoa Maaussss to S.rassbufg, aud msd5 the
p5saa,us,y survey for The R7ckish Gap
tuae-l, though he Blue Ridge, for the
Ge..sp saka End OHIO Rsiirosd, under Nj
era aseDisf engineer. Being Of "a very
-.cAals position, he formed "a very extsn-
sue a.qlatntarce during his long life, and
leaves laoy friends to regret hs death.
szSUD0EH DEATa-Mr. John Griffin, aged
aua0 u ssrs wno lives on Wolfe street,
d!5d sud geo Yesterday mornirg at Free
'out 9..o' i,herq, which is being operated
b d---r- P1l:in Il Norris. Mr.. Griffin had
FaleutiJ recovered icon; "a attack OF pneu-
H.. ;zsdag morning about O'clock,
"'ur ttsg n II bos'. he ~ss taken sud-
dsny H. He Tas sken ashore, where be
rtW gee@ woree and died at 1880
ocIs3s dts remsns we're out on board the
80 - % = CN's y Sli W phio
Gig IN Jae evening".
un The arrival of tho remsius here they were
iaSen IN casrge by NJ. B. Whcate This evon-
ins the funeral toJk acc from tho homo of the
deceased IN " ole street, rcar Fairf.x.
JUNIOR REcHAB TEA junior order of
h-eaao' -, composed OF twenty boys. was
ofs5C Saturday night ct the Good Tem-
p'af7' Hall by High Seer etary john +. Ms
oopfy' Naeers BaIsou, Sloane, Proctor and
o.asfs fhe following Officers we're elected:
- hevsnshu, Shepherd; Geo. Crunp, coun-
g,C' = j. Davis Treasurer Lee Ma Is, 2. c. b.;
= eIan=s. G. i Jsmes Rowland d. B.; Lambert
Gui.''Aa' q. 81. SIC John Penn, Fin. Sec; Willie
tlNfey, Lovlc; sydney Whestley, !. q; John
Gus g. = Gee. ". ettavns WAS appointed in
,N ..'g ouitor; Ed Motter, s. to G. R.; Oscar
NoeA, x. : TO D. r; Henry Arnold, L S. 10 D. L.
IBE OLD DOMINION BOAT CLUB.-At a
recent meeting Of the 0 q Dominion Boat