Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-19
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
An Electric Car Gets Away and Causes a
Fright,
Man Killed by Rock Slide Mt n
Quarry-Other Local Notes
of Interest.

This morning al about o'clock an cleo
trio car with freight trailer. on the Ten
ieytown line, began to slide as soon as the
top of reservoir hill'' was reached. The
brake was soon forced down, but the car
increased its speed The tracks seemed to
be polished with grease and the convey
ances stirred the wind more and more.
By the time the High street school
house was reached the passengers began
to realize that there was a probability of
danger ahead and fright appeared on every
face.
The motorman was working like Spar
tan at his brake and kept it down, but
the sliding car went on and on, gaining in
momentum.
I On the trailer were two linemen of the
company, Tom Inter and Pat. Caffrey.
They, realizing the possibility of the car
becoming wild or crashing into Metropol-
itan conveyance at 32d and streets, pre-
pared to jump. Inter struck the ground
safely. Caffrey, however, was not SO for
tunate and struck on his face. cash
was received on the FOREHEAD and mean
cut in the upper lip.
The man was dazed for moment. Then
he recovered and went to the police sta
ton.
The passengers seeing the men jump be-
came much excited. Arms were seen by
sidewalk spectators waving frantically on
the inside.
1t seemed to be the one great desire to
keep off track Instructions
At no time was the brake out of order
On the main part of the hill dust flew out
and the air whirled, testifying to the fact
that there was considerable speed on. The
rise on the road between and N streets
brought the car up to safe speed, and the
passengers breathed freely again.
Pleasant Affair.
A very pleasing literary and mus%li en-
tertainment was given at the Baptist
Church at Tenleytown last evening to a
packed house. The affair was under the
direction of Prof. L. T. Handy. Recita-
tons and readings were given by Mrs.
Leatch, DR.. Allen, Mrs. Alexander Beall
and Mrs. James Cattell. Vocal music was
finely rendered by Miss Lizzie Grummond
and Miss Maud Grummond, Miss R. Ges-
ford, Miss NJ. LAWS, Miss Fannie Carter
Mr.. Ross Gesford, Mr.. Handy and Mr.. W.
$. Olive. Prof. J. w. Garland presided at
Mandolin Club, an organization of five
young gentlemen, was unusually fine The
congregation by a rising vote requested the
visiting talent to again visit them.
Secret Work.
A corps OF railroad engineers is at work
at the Virginia end of the aqueduct running
lines and driving pegs. Not man, though
in the party will say word relative to the
work, and the people of the vicinity have
been unable to discover whether they are
Pennsylvania or Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road men. Their operations are being con-
Quoted as privately as possible, and mum"
seems the password Of the crowd.
Those who have watched them closely say
that evidently the crossing of the Potomac
is a project in mind, and Analostan Island
is also a strong objective point. The rail-
road enthusiasts think there is an important
move on foot
Killed i'm q Crush.
Harrison King, colored, fifty years Of age,
was caught in slide of rock which followed
a blast at Smiths quarry this morning about
$50 o'clock and crushed SO badly that he
died while being conveyed to Georgetown on
a tug for surgical treatment.
The unfortunate man lived at Halls Hill,
Virginia. The body was taken there