Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-19
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
The Dead Dishonored in the Old Presbyte.
rian Burying Ground.
Further Talk on the Use Of the Aoue-
duet Piers for Railroad
Purposes-Notes.

Vandals. now that they have succeeded
In carrying away all the movable head
stones and tearing down for petty building
purposes all the vaults in sight have closed
their depredations within the old Presby-
terrain graveyard, and begun to tear away
the fence that surrounded the place. No
one has been left in charge Of the dead
and their silent city and no one seems to
care about the destruction that is going
on.
Not removal has taken place for a year
and those VINO lie there either have no
living friends or none who care enough to
remove them to a burying ground of re-
spectability. 1t is time now, high time the
people say, that the authorities had looked
into this matter and taken steps to prevent
the dead from sinking into oblivion. Ashes
are being dumped upon the sunken mounds
OF those who were once leaders here, the
grave of Alexander Bodisco. son of the
one time Russian diplomat, is a wallow-
ing place for dogs. garbage is strewn around
the resting places of those who were only
ordinary people and devastation reigns I'M
disturbed over the silent but offensive
Kingdom Of the dead. Strangers attracted
to the place through newspaper notices of
II are seized with a feeling Of repulsion
1t looks, said a recent visitor, like a
distorted potter's field. and fills the sensi-
tive mind with disgust for the living. in
stead of veneration for the dead"
Georgetowners are Of the opinion that
or all the places within the District that
need the attention of the authorities the
presbyterian graveyard stands first.
Aqueduct Piers.
Most Georgetown people are decidedly op-
posed to the proposition that any company
should be compelled to pay S51 600 before
being allowed to use the Aqueduct bridge
piers under the idea that they need repairs
to that amount They hold that the piers
are perfectly safe and strong and that the
necessity Of paying such a sum for back
repairs would probably deter railroads from
taking advantage Of the permission to use
the bridge.
Badly Injured.
Little William Metz. a boy twelve years
Of age, while attempting to ride home on
one of the low wagons engaged in hauling
pipe to 32d street extended. fell on yester-
day afternoon and had his leg terribly LAGER
ated by the wheel. While II is not thought
the bone was broken, the flesh and muscles
were torn from 1t, causing the most intense
pain. The little fellow was carried into the
home Of Mrs. Hess Of 1911 35th street. where
his wounds were dressed and bandaged.
Then the patrol wagon conveyed him to his
home on p street near Bath. Drs. Sheckell
child, state that the bone OF the left leg
was entirely denuded by the accident.
Notes.
There is no fire alarm box on Georgetown
Heights in the vicinity Of 31st. and as the
only outside key to the patrol box nearby
is in the possession of Mr.. F. L. Moore. who
is at present in Florida, where he expects
to spend several months, the section would
experience a severe loss in case Of fire be-
fore the department could be notified.
Mr.. Robert ]. Middleton. who received a
stroke of paralysis last Tuesday. is lying
in a precarious condition and little hope is
entertained for his recovery. His entire
right side has been rendered absolutely
helpless, and his tongue so affected that he
is unable to speak. Three physicians are
exerting themselves to bring the patient
out of his affection. but none Of them CON
scientiously feel as IL success is going tc
crown their efforts. Mr.. Middleton is of the
firm of Beckham and Middleton, the iror
founders.