Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-12
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Investigation of the Fatal Quarry
accident.
Virginia Authorities Think No One
Was to Dlame-TwO Weddings
Last Evening-NOtes.

At about 100 o'clock yesterday Robert
Brown, elias Henry" Brown. was crushed
to death at E. G. Gummelrs quarry, oppo-
site the Three Sisters" through the fall
of a mrss of loose stone. The hill had
been shot" the night before, and no one
had realized that the overhanging mass
above the workmen, as they yesterday
hauled cut the stone from the fall" was
hanging by the weakest attachment 1t
crashed down above the heads of Brown
and Laurence Woody. The latter, through
miraculous backward jump. escaped
DEATH receiving Only crushed foot and in
jrred leg. Brown caught a great rock on
his head. 1t struck the crown, mashed
and broke the skull and exposed the brain.
Death came instantly. The remains were
brought to Georgetown by Capt. David
RoDlIs son on the tug Mohler; and thence
carried to the seventh precinct morgue.
Various Workmen at the quarry came along
to register themselves as witnesses to the
accident. Browns brother arrived later,
and requested that the remains be turned
over to him after official action had been
taken in the case. Laurence Woody was
sent to the Eme rgency Hospital for treat
mcnt. After the fatal accident the man.
ayers began to carefully examine the
quarry to dislodge any further loose rock
A man was hauled up the face of the
great wall of jagged rock by rope worked
from the top Of the great stone hill. He
strength to work out other masses that had
been loosened by the blast of the night be-
fore. After conference with the District
coroner, the police authorities here were adj
Vised to notify the Virginia officials of the
affair, that they might conduct an investi-
cation to find out whether the fatality was
due to accident or negligence.
The result of the investigation was let
ter from Squire Birch sent to the seventh
precinct this morning, in which it was stated
that evidence showed plainly that it was the
outcome of pure accident. No charge of
negligence could be sustained The District
coroner being notified to this effect the rel
atives of the dead man were allowed tc take
the remains in charge.
Deceased lived with his family in Mont
Eomery county, near Cabin John bridge.
He was forty-five years of age. Woody.
who had his leg injured by the same fall Of
rock, is twenty-eight years of age.
Weddings.
A quiet, pretty wedding took place last
night at 1904 35th street. the contracting
parties being Mr.. Edgar C. Blackman and
Miss Dora Ballenger, both Of Georgetown.
Rev. Dr. Lewis of Mt. Tabor NJ. P. Church
officiated. Many handsome presents were
given the couple Later there was a recep-
ton, at which the following were present:
Mrs. Bale; ger, Miss Cora Balenger, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Blacknan, Mrs. Samuel
Blackman, Mrs. Dale, Mr. and Mrs Cruit,
Mr. and MIS-. Starlirgs, Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Blackman, Miss Ada Smith. the
Misses Folster and Messrs. VIM. c. Fis-
cher, Jas. H. Hunter, T. Poole, Robert Still
lions VIM. Blackman and Campbell.
At the Congress Street Methodist Prot
estant parsonage last night Mr.. Richard
Young of Georgetown was married to Miss
Mollie E. Young of Montgomery county,
Nd. Rev. DR.. Graham performed the cere-
mony in tie presence of the members of
his family and but two or three outsiders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Young left later for Atlanta,
from which place they will go to Florida,
rGf1 niptp Ia al, Ion
Notes.
The Chesapeake and Ohio canal is frozen
over from lock to Cumberland. a dis
lance of fifty miles. The companys ice
breaker is a work
The trial of Geo. W. Leopold, the boat
man charged with the murder of David
Marley, came up today at Hagerstown.