Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-07
ABOUT GEORGETOWN,
Coroner's Inquest Into the Death Of
Harry King.
THE MOTORMAN EIONERAFED
The Most Successful Year of Canal
Business.
NJ ANY MINOR MATTERS.

Robert Petit, NJ. Greenbaum, ex-Sergt
William II. Trunneh, James Wolf. DR. z
5. Walmer and Benjamin Thrift composed
the jury yesterday summoned to meet az
the seventh precinct station house 10 hear
testimony and decide upon whom to fix
the responsibility for the death Of young
Harry w. King. who was crushed and
killed by car number OF the Tenleytoen
and Georgetown line near the junction OF
the Loughborough. Pierce Mil and Tenley-
town roads at about $50 o'clock on the pre-
vious afternoon.
The jury beean their consideration OF che
case shortly after O'Clock under the direc-
uon of Coroner Woodward Charles Dean
the motorman. testified that hts car was not
going at an unusual rate. that he rang his
gong when about thirty feet from the scene
OF the collision and that, owing to the ex-
istence of a board fence, he ana not zee
King and his wagon until they Were within
ten feet or each other IL was then too late
TO bring the car 10 a fun stop IN time TO
avoid the fatality. Hardly three feet al
That point separate the railroad company's
tracks from the building line and II was
clearly seen by the jury, who went TO the
place OF the accident, that the crash had
been unavoidable On their return 20 the
station verdict OF accidental death was
given and the motorTnan exonerated. In
directly though, the railroad company IVES
censured for not being particularly careful
when running it's cars past such a Danger
Gus place. The representatives of the com
pany present at the inquest were President
Wilson onutt and Superintendent Mills
Traffic on the Canal.
Boats are daily coming In with heavy
cargoes. Captains. as a rule. are takihg
back to Cumberland and intermediate points
paying loads and everything connected
with the Chesapeake and Ohio canal is In
a fourishing condition. This has been the
most successful season the canal has had
Tor many, many years. Not only has IL
been profitable to the company and those
who follow the canal directly. but George
town, as a whole. has benefited more than
a casual observer would think was possible.
Boats to arrive yesterday via the canal
laden with coal were as follows:
c. F. I. Beale Capt F. Hoffi Consol. No.
i. Capt F, Hon; consol. No. 10. Capt ..
F. Swain: No. ia Capt @. r. Grim; b. r.
Johnson, Capt. F. Moore; A II. Dowdsn,
Capt. Engle: No. 16. Capt E. Bechtoli
:; H MIr,,sM. Capt = Lesry rn London cagt
French; Plow Boy, Capt. w. French; Sallie
Capt. werdebaugh; Libbie. Capt. c. Shaw.
Boats to clear Georgetown yesterday foe
No. III. Capt J. Snyder; E. Pratt. Capt
Magruder; Judge Cox, Capt. c. Shaw; No.
70. Capt. Zellers; ]. K Shaw. Capt. p.
Rumble; Eva, Capt Wolf; Judge Douglass
W. s. jacques, Capt B. Bender; q. u
Nicholson. Capt S. Keesucker.
Marriage Bells.
Peck Memorial Chapel for the first time
since its erection last night opened les
doors to receive a bridal couple Everything
that could be done TO make the pretty buila-
ing especially attractive was done, and the
large gathering that assembled to witness
the ceremony added interest TO the occh-
sion. The high contracting parties were
Mr. Charles Z. Evens OF Fort Myer, Va,
and Miss Hannah Roberts Of Georeetowh n
Rev. W. Alvin Smith officiated. MIR. jos.
Roberts, brother of the bride. acted as best
man, and Miss Anna B. Perkins brides
maid.
Mr.. Michael O'Brien and Miss Della CalA-
well. both Of this place, were married last
night at Trinity Church. Rev. Father scaN
Ian officiating.
Asbury Green, a barefooted, shirtless,
greasy looking colored man. who is known
as a 'growler rusher' for the dentzens ~
Factory HILL was arrested last night fer
having taken too much OF the liquid he was
purchasing for his neighbors.
Miss Maggie Peters died last evening az
her home, 2S8 M street, OF typhoid fever.
She was in her fifteenth year.
Mr. William Harnedy of 32ss NJ street 10
spending a week with Mr. jeremiah Sulh-
van In Rockville. Nd.
Edward. alias Crook. Massey. has been
arrested on suspicion OF having been ina
plicated in a recent larceny.
A company to re-establish the old
Richard Cropley brick yards on the Con-
duit road near Cabin Johns bridge has
been formed by Georgetown gentlemen.
In blasting yesterday at the granite quar-
~ on a portion Of the Glen Echo tract sew
most pure state and Indications point
TO a very heavy deposit