Evening star., 1895-08-23
AFFAIRS IN, GEORGETOWN
A Ghastly Find Of HHman Bones by Work.
men This Morning.
The Ground Was the Site of the Old
Corporation Bnrying Ground
Other Items.

Waters & Poore,t plumbers while exca-
waiting this morning on r street, prepara-
tory to running new pipes into house SSl1,
unearthed numerous human bones, tnclud-
ing skulls, whole ard In part, arm and leg
bones, ribs shoulder blades, etc. In one
or two cases hair was found on the skulls
in good state of preservation.
The section for square about the place
torn up this morning was at one time the
corporation burying ground, and the de-
pository during the cholera epidemic of
1892 Of many bodies. Many canal victims,
eailors and paupers were buried there. So
many died during this epidemic that
trenches were dug and bodies piled in Upon
each other. When the property was open
ed and sold, the dead were never exhumed.
and 1t is said the houses on that square
are built almost Upon foundation of
bones. Every excavation brings quantity
to light.
Mr.. Charles H. TrunneIl tells this Incl
dent of the cholera epidemic. One day Fa-
ther Van Loman, then stationed at Trinity
Church. was returning from visit to the
sick, when he encountered dead cart car
rying the bodies of five dead sailors to
the corporation trench. Waving the cere-
mony usual to such occasions he followed
the cart to its destination and there per-
formed the church rites in accordance with
the Catholic custom 1t was unusual, par
ticularly during that dreadful period, and
ELECTED the highest commendation. Father
Van Loman ministered much to the chol-
era Victims and was looked upon with al
most as much veneration as saint COM
mandS.
Miss GOszIer Buried.
Miss Elizabeth Goszler. sister Of the late
James GosZler, for long time chief clerk
of the War Department was buried on
Monday lest at Rock Creek cemetery.
Miss Goszler had spent most of her life
in Georgetown and was widely known here.
She died at the Epiphany Home. Miss
Goszler had reached the age of ninety.
Transfers for Railroad Tracks.
The following transfers. carrying prop
erty on which the tracks Of the Washing
ton and Great Falls company are being
laid, was conveyed Wednesday to the cor
poration: Lot 1S, block 1, White Haven,
from Catherine Chambers; lot 49, block l,
metes and bounds from VIM. I. Fowler; a
tract from James N. Hodge; lots !, 6. I, 10
and %, block 1. from Geo. H. La Fetra;
tract from John H. Kicks. and lot II, block
represent about $1,000.
Abandoned Her Child.
Ada Fletcher. the colored woman who
abandoned her child on Water street nearly
two months ago, was arrested last night.
She had acted suspiciously about the mat
ter and the police thought her case should
be Investigated. There seems. though, to
be no penalty for abandonment. The
child, VINO was only few months old,
was placed in the asylum by the woman
on whom it had been left by the unnatural
mother.
Notes.
Mrs. Lulu Finnacon died yesterday at
142S 32d street of throat trouble She
will be buried on Saturday at pm. In
ternent at Rock Creek cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. King have re-
turned from an extensive trip through the
New England states and Canadian prov
inces includ.ng a dslightful stay at Halifax
and st. Johns. They were accompanied
Part of the way by the Misses Jackson of
3lst street, and durirg the entire trip by
Mr.. and Mrs. T: d., Lewis of Kingston,
N. Y.
colored man named Col. Branson fell
in fit yesterday at both and III streets
Cuts and bruises were sustained.
At the Georgetown College, in the old
building, new room IS being planned as Il
store place for bicycles, athletic appliances,
&c
Mrs. 3. Dreyfuss of 1927 Both street has
returned from Asbury Park