Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-07
Work on the Chevy Chase Macad-
amized Road Being Curtailed.
SINKING OF ASCHOOEER.
Affairs Prosperous Along the Line
of the Canal.
NEEDS FOR A HOSPITAL.

SloPPe1 entirely, as WAS reported In town
yesterday Saturday night about thirty
men were laid on. but the bulk OF the
force was retained. The truth OF the Tn-
NOR that these men were not paid their
wages IN ful. was denied by Gen A ].
warner, the chief contractor, who said. IN
conversation with a Star renorter thar
such report had probably arisen from tb-
failure OF one of the sub-contractors 70
fully pay some men, but the denciencv hsd
been immediately made up by him Tn.
general said that the curtaIlment OF fi,s
force was due entirely to the strin-eucy IN
the money market he being unable 10 read
hy negotiate the certificates that ver,
given him by the District government In
stead OF cash. and he was unwilling al
further involve himself more than u,as A.
solutely necessary. The contract does u,t
can Tor the completion OF the work until
december and already two-thirds of Il hsd
been completed.
A Schooner Sinks.
Near the same spot where the iron s,e.r--
snip hercules went down I'm 1857, with 90
tons or coal on board the Ellen Pottn a Ca
eoh schooner. that was being loaded with
crushed stone to be sent TO Fortress Aroa-
roe, there TO be used in the construction a.
ioruncations. yesterday by the falling -
the ude settled on rock, had her bottom
severely smashed In and finally sunk win
% q
craft could last night been seen abov.
water. Captain Haskins. the master. esq.,
mates the damage at about 81. 900 ana thinls
the responsibility lies with the Potousc
stone Company. His schooner drew r.,
IA, weise isst OF water, and even at the lowest
tide could not have been Injured unless -
the presence on the bottom of unusualls-
large ana dangerous rocks, whose e,sistenes.
ne says, must have been known Tbs
City. -
An Extra Fare.
Yesterday new feature was fntroduces
on the Chevy Chase electric road, that ~
collecting an additional fare of five cents a.
soon as the District line had been passed.
The passengers were not taken copnpleteiv-
oy surprise, though, as they were indfy1f-
uauy told OF the new rule soon as they
stepped on the cars.
Canal Matters.
Boats to arrive at Georgetown via ths
canal on Saturday were as follows:
No iSl. Capt Wright: E. r. Ladow. Capt
Heoo; No. III. Capt. johnson; Dakota. CAPT.
johnson: Sallie. Capt. werdebaugh: No. Ii2,
Capt Burke: No lss. Capt AtweIl: Judge
Douglass. Capt Bowers: Judge Hagnor.
Capt: Hine; No. 100. Capt Castle: b. R.
Capt. e Fierce aps beI m,isr ); R McLe@l'.
II Cooker, Capt Baker and w y s.
Waloridge. Capt Brown.
Boats to clear Georgetown on Saturday
J. J: Alexander. Capt. Renner: No. Iss.
SSaPt McArdle' No. lSs. Capt. KeesuciNer; IL
:. Bond, Capt. Ingram; +. FLANAGAN, Cart.
Moore; Consolidation No. Is. Capt. spone;
= W. Adams. Capt. Carcer: Judge Awe,
lSs. Capt. Benner; j. Spencer. Capt knight:
A. Greenlees. Capt. Knight: ID. w Sloan.
capt smith. and A q. johnson, Capt Ea-
Boats TO clear Cumberland on August q
with coal for Georgetown were as follows.
Consolidation No. q. Capt. Bartlett l1s
tons; w. b. Orme. Capt. Eaton. lOa tons:
John Leetch, Capt. Eaton. JOG tons: JUDGE
Stake Capt. Mccoy. lOs tons: Maskinguul.
Capt festos, III tons; Morning Star, Gait
Smebery. ll2 tons: Benz. Vaughn. Capt WI
son, l0e tons; No. l2s. Capt. Nose III tonsf
&C. 80; az'; capt: swain. ile tons; Lihbie; CAPT
los tons; Sarah Kroon, Capt. Peters lOS tonsf,
CONSOLIDATION No. IS Capt. Snyder, lbs tons,
ana here Am. Capt Mccoy. 100 tons.
Hospital Cases.
Georgetown's need of an emergency bos-
pital has again become a topic CT CONVEX.
sation among physicians. policemen ana
those brought most directly in contact
with victims OF accidents. and it Is under-
stood that the physician to the police de-
partment has promised TO do all in his
power toward securing what legislation IL
necessary to turn the old unoccupied sta
ton on the canal into one. 500 Il is sail
Would make al the repairs REQUIRED AID
tribute that amount IL the building weTs
given up for hospital purposes.
each other on the Canal road near College
pond and one OF the occupants, & wornan.
was thrown out and rendered uncon-
scious She was removed to a neighborlng
house and attended until 1880. when she
revived and was taken home. None q
the parties would make known their
names.
An emrloye Of the Washington ana
Georgetown Railroad Company on SATURDAY
street. left the hole unguarded and M.
jacob Birch's horse went in with bOth
front feet and injured himself,
Miss Maggie. the eldest daughter OF Mr..
Eugene Lyddane OF street. was takea
suddenly III yesterday afternoon about :
would die. The combined effo s-is1 81 tWS
physicians finally caused her 20 rally ana
she is now on the roara to recovery.
canal yesterday in the rear OF the market
house and owing TO his intoxicated condis
he was finally brought out his body hed
swollen twice its natural size and not Until
he had been rolled for half an hour was
consciousness regained-
short Paragraphs.
About 9 o'clock last night Reverey Fear
son was put under arrest by Officer Sullivan
and charged with aiding and abetting the
unlawful sale of liquor. Pearson. Il is al
legged. was the bartender for Hilton. tho
principal I'm the case. who was before the
court a few days ago. The house in which
the LIQUOR was dispensed is known as iole
Mrs. Campbell. the mother Of Mrs. F. L.
Moore. died yesterday at her horne. l0sg
Congress street, in the ninety-third year of
her age Her kind heart and plentiful
means enabled her during life TO administer
to the wants Of many less fortunate. The
interment will take place at Congressional
cemetery on "Wednesday.
Mr. Angelo Hall son of Prof. Asaph Hsll.
formerly Of the United States naval observ-
atory. left on Saturday for Rodman. JEFF
ferson county, New York. where he win rest
a week two and then enter a Unitarian
theological seminary. Mr.. Hall is a gradu-
ate of Harvard
Joseph H Bradley has transferred 20
Charles G. Shoemaker house and premises
30Os = street.
Or. BENJAMIN Parker returned last night
from Ocean City. and DIR. William Parker
and Mr.. Lloyd Tucker leave today for that
place.
ropolitan police force and well known In
Georgetown. whore he was for some time
engaged in business is now one OF the dep
uty sherifs OF Montgomery county, with
headquarters at Chevy Chase.
A communication has been received by
Covenant Lodge OF Odd Fellows from Falls
Church Lodge. In which II was stated that
IL was the desire OF the latter ia pay George
town a fraternal visit. Covenant iiflfnedi-
ately replied that its members wo'ili be de-
lighted to entertain their Fails Chorch
brothers on September
Mr. James a. Archer ana VIE i-aNe 70
day for a two weeks trip 10 Atanuc CIV.
Mrs Louis u. Lowe. accompanied Dy hcr