The morning times., 1896-05-27
Sras SHOES
ENGINE Was DEMOLISHED
Accident to the Hydraulion on tie
Way to Z re.
Engineer and Fireman Were Thrown
Off and Injured-Cfty Council
Meeting-OtiIer News.

A short session of the city council was
held last night.
The most important business transs cted
was the appropriation. on the recommen-
dation of the committee of public property,
OF 81 $50 for the purchase OF a lot Of
ground on which TO erect a new engine
house for the Hydraulion Engine Company.
The lot proposed by the committee, ana
which is desired By the company is 35x107
feet, on the east side of Patrick street,
between Cameron and King. The COM
mittee will at once have plans prepared
and as soon as possible begin the erection
OF the proposed building.
The recommendation OF the committee
on streets for the extension of Prince street
from Peyton TO the corporation line was
referred back to ascertain the probable cost
of the WORK. Certain recommendations of
the same committee to pave alleys and
cutters in certain sections of the city to
abate nuisances We're adopted. Az ordi-
nance for the prevention of the spread
of scarlet fever and diphtheria. which is
similar TO the law of Washington On the
subject. was reported favorable by the
committee on general laws and passed.
An ordinance appropriating $4,000 for
ending May 81, 1897, was passed.
An alarm of fire caused by burning
chimney, on King street, brought out the
entire de par tment vest erday evening.
AS the Hydrauion engine was on the
way to the fire. at the corner OF Royal
and King streets. one OF the wheels got
caught in the electric railway track and
was almost demolished, disabling the
engine and throwing Engineer Boutz and
Fireman Price Mr.. Price was quite pain
| fully injured. and IL is feared that several
OF his ribs are broken.
Nevelle X Rodgers, the eight year-old
! son of Mr.. Joseph F Rodgers, fell through
| the first floor To the cellar of the new
! Lennon building On King street, yesterday
afternoon and was badly cut about the
| head. The little fellow was carried 10
| Lemons drug store, where he was at
| tended by DR.. Jones.
! A majority of the delegates elected from
the Third and Fourth wards on Monday Y
night TO the Staunton convention are in
| favor OF sound money. As stated in The
| Times, the First ward delegation was in
structed for silver, IS to l, and in the
! Second ward for sound money.
The remains of Mrs. Carrie Harper Ow-
| ings, who died in Washington on Sunday,
were brought to this city yesterday and
inferred at Ivy Hill.
In the circuit court for the county yes
terday, Judge NicoI entered C-cree for
| divorce in favor OF Esther Times, from her
husband, Elijah j. Times. Frederick L.
Cox was admitted To practice in this court
Oh motion OF Edmund Burke Tie cause
| OF Veriinda A Bull VS.. William H Brown
was referred TO Commissioner TIA yior, and
| leave granted defendant to file answer
| In the case OF Willis A Law ct al. VS..
Mary L. Law. the report of ComrnissiGneI
| f. B. Taylor was filed, and the commits
sioner was directed TO ascertain dover
interests of Mary E. Law. The cause
case of Mccartney VS.. Fletcher was argued
and submitted
The largest license tax received by thi:
city for long time was paid yesterday by
the Washington National Building and LOAF
Association, amounting to $500. on d
capital of S601,T16.71.
The bond furnished by Mr.. ID. J. Howell
the contractor, for the Pitt and King street
sewers. has been approved by the committed
on streets and the work will be begun in 1
few days.
Yesterday afternoon Eugene McAHchae
of Washington was sitting in the pavilion
at the ST. Asaph Driving Park when he wa:
stricken with apopiexy and died IN few
minutes.
Thomas A Davis Post, Grand Army oi
the Republic, has completed arrangement
for the celebration OF Decoration Day
Saturday, May so. The following program
has been arranged for the occasion: Pos
\ ot naIr i,:ll1
National cemetery, headed by Friendship
Drum Corps: sounding assembly bugle
calling to order. Past Commander Travis
To-day This HaIlowed Place We Seek,
chorus; invocation, Rev. F. T. Benson
Nearer My God TO Thee Leonard;
Quartet; reading Lincoln's Gettysburg aG
dress, W P. Graves; "America," chorus
Grafton, Capt Thomas II Mckee of Indiana
| ''Sieep, Sacred Dust of Noble Dead chorus
| Cover Them Over chorus; strewing c
I flowers: benediction. Rev. F. T. Bensof
taps. bugIe: firing salute by Alexandri
: | Light Infantry.
Somewhat OF a sensation was cause
, | yesterday by the statement that certai
fyoung printer, who has been employed /
I this city for few months, has a wife an
child living in Hampton, Va. The state
ment was made to Lieut.. Smith, who ha
been speaking of the young man referre
to paying attentions to young lady Q
Alexandria. The officer Immediately calie
= on the young man, who, whe he discovere
. that the facts were known, tainted. Late
| he was brought into the presence of til
| young lady and confessed that he had
wife and child living, but that he had il
tended to get divorce. and protested tina
: his intentions were honorable. The Who'll
: affair has been Kept very quiet on accour
: of the Young lady, who was an inEocer
victim.