Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-09
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Electric Car Crushes the Feet of an Old
Soldier.
Small RObberies Plentiful West of
Rock Creek Brfdse-Dead Body
FOund-Other Notes.

pened in this section of the city occurred
Saturday evening about Z o'clock on the
Georgetown and Tenleytown electric rail-
read. In which Levin Ward, an old soldier.
aged about sixty-six years, was the victim,
both legs being crushed just above the
ankle. The accident occurred on the Ten
leytown road. just below the Grant road,
and car No. 8. popularity regarded a
Jonah" car was the cause. The car was
in charge Of Conductor Loughborough,
with Motorman Clark in front.
From TIE story of the accident il seems
as though Ward was sitting against one of
the trolley poles, with both feet resting on
the track. There is quantity of high
weeds between the tracks at the point. The
illumination being faint the motorman did
not see the obstruction on the track until
too late to stop tire car. With a crunching
| sound the wheels passed over the unfortu-
nate mans extremities, and the car was
quickly stopped, III less than nine feet dis
lance from the place The man was tender
ly lifted from the of the car, and il
was seen that both legs had been crushed
to jelly. DIR. Slaymaker, whose office is
In IenleytoWn, was quickly summoned, and
hut Tor his prompt response the man would
have bled to death. The wounds Were
quickly bandaged, and the victim placed
on the car, and carried into Georgetown.
In the meantime telephone message had
| been sent to the police station to have the
patrol wagon ready. Fearing that the man
Lad not received medical treatment, DIR. a.
| b. Shekell was summoned and everything
was in readiness to relieve the mans ST
ferlngs, and convey him 10 the hospital
without delay.
A large crowd witnessed the transfer
| from the car to the wagon, which was
made with difficulty. At the Emergency
Hospital 1t was seen that the limbs could
rot be saved and amputa ton of both
| above the ankle WIS deemed necessary
| This was done, and at the time il was hard
ly thought the man would survive, but his
| condition he'd improved wonderfully this
Will recover.
| The victim was formerly an inmate of
| the Soldiers Home, but for the past year
| had been living with his son-in-law George
Wise, dairyman of Tenleytown. He was
an excellent gardener and had been en-
| ployed at the White House until his age
| rendered him unfit for duty.
| Small Robberfes.
| The number of petty robberies in this sec
| tion Of the city has increased at an alarm
| irg rate of late, and the police are kept
| busy looking after suspicious characters
| sneak thief entered the residence Of
| Policeman Matt Edwards, on Bath street
re ar q street, and m lde away with a coat
| evidently being frightened away before gee
| ting anything else.
Early Saturday morning an unknown
thief entered the place of Mr.. Cicero Bec,S-
| n
| buggy harness, with nickel trimmings. There
| Is no clue left.
thief also broke Into the residence of
! Mr.. j. Kenyon Miller, on the Tenleytown
| read, and stole quantity of preserves and
| other eatables. Access to the house was
| secured by cutting Stat in the rear win
| dow shutter.
Mr. John Stevens, corner of 32d and +
| streets, reports that for some mornings
| past papers have beer stolen from his door
| by unknown persons, who sell them on the
| street and thereby make a few cents A
| number of other petty robberies have also
| been reported, regarding the thefts of milk
| lett at front doors in the early morning
Two Marriages.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
OF Miss Mamie Brown of this place to Mr.
William Breckenridge Hester of Washing
| ten.
The marriage of Miss Claudia Stewart,
the daughter of Rev Dr. and Mrs. Albert
r. Stewart, to Mr.. Villa m j. Barden. Us
A, formerly of Washington, but now sta
| toned at Willetts Point, N Y will ne
celebrated Wednesday evening at Christ
Church, OF which the father of the bride is
rector. Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee will
| ohctate, Rev. DIR. Stewart assisting The
wedding promises to he one of the social
events of the West End.
Notes.
| Mr.. NJ r. Goddard has taken out a per-
NIT u reconstruct tie brick building at
31o6 street, the cost of the improvements
being placed at S1,JG0. This is the building
| which was damaged considerably by the
| explosion some weeks ago at Mitchell :
| hardware store at 31US NJ street. resulting
| in the death of Frederick Lenz. The bull j.
| ing which will be improved was occupied
as bakery by John Bender, who recently
| took out permit 10 erect a building for
| himself on q street.
Mr.. William V. Lewis, of the firm of
| Brown Lewis, which was dissolved
through the acceptance Of Mr.. Brown of
| the presidency of the Farmers and Me-
| chanics' Natiol-al Bank has associa ed him
self With Mr.. John T. Wood.
| Geor2e Carter, an aged colorei man
while at work Saturday afternoon shortly
after {" o'clock breaking stones on the east
SIDE OF ROCK creek near n street. dropped
| dead. His body was discovered shorty
| aiterward by some boys, who notified IN
| ponce. Inc corpse brought to the
morSue at the seventh precinct, after which
| Ii was removed to the home of the dea;i
man. the coroner deening an inquest I'M
| necessary.