Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-24
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Arrangements Being Made for an Electric
Funeral Gar.
Construction of an Immense Chimney
Many Other Local Note. OF
General Interest.

The officials of the Beechmont Cemetery
Company are making arrangements with
the management Of the Great Falls electric
road to have funeral car placed on that
ROAD, to facilitate the travelling to the new
burial ground. The introduction of funeral
car Will be novelty to Washington, but
Its use In other cities has been fully demon
strated. Land in close proximity to cities
has become too valuable to be used for
ouriai purposes, and the object Is now to
locate cemetery as far from city as pos
sibie, yet convenient of access. Beechmont
cemetery is located about a mile and half
above Cabin John bridge, contains 211 acres,
and fronts for about half mile on the
CONDUIT road. When the Great Falls road
is complete the cars will pass within a few
hundred feet of the entrance The total dis
lance OF the cemetery from the city is about
nine miles, too long to be visited in a car
rage funeral, and hence the necessity of
the funeral car The car will be rather
long, built especially for the purpose, with a
raised dals in the floor to hold the casket,
While seats will be ARRANGED around the in
SIDE to accommodate at least sixty people.
AS soon as the railroad is constructed as far
as Cabin John bridge a spur will be run
westward to the cemetery entrance.
Beechmont cemetery was not opened I'M
III last october, and since then over thirty
lots have been sold, while twelve inter-
ments have been made, despite its present
remoteness. Mr.. A. B. Mullett, the archi-
tect, has Just completed plans for a fine
vault Tor Mr.. George w. Cissel, and the
work VIII be commenced at once.
Ladies' German Club.
The Ladies German Club gave a very
successful and enjoyable dance last even
ing at Linthicum Hall, being the second of
the winter series. The attendance, while
select was quite large. The german was
10 in
Among those present were Miss Danger
field, Miss English, Mr. and Mrs. ]. M
Dashiell, Miss Beall, Miss Huntington, Miss
Trenholm. the Misses Dunlop, Miss Wheat
ley, Mrs. Page. the Misses Griffith, Miss
Gordon, Miss Champion, the Misses Bar
bour. Miss Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs. WEIGH,
Miss Festitits, Miss Stevens, Miss Libbey
Mrs. Chaplin, Miss Mix, Miss Baker of Win
chester, Va; Miss Compton, Miss Hayden,
MISS MISS Bailey, Miss Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr.: and Mrs. P. T. Berry. Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Holdsworth Gordon, Mi, and Mrs. William
A. Gordon. Messrs. Reeves Lewis, ]. Fulton
Lewis. J; H. Bradley, Reginald B. LOCKER,
Wheatley. Urquhart. cfopley, Hassan. S.
H. Wheatley, H. w. Blunt, Tickling, Hun
ter, Mcmillan. Simnss,G CASTELAR, Norris,
Nicholson, Yellatt and Lieut.. Hodges.
Immense Chimney.
Work has been started on the immense
chimney of the plant of,the Potomac Elec-
trio Light and Power, Company, at the
corner Of 33d and X streets, and when
completed it will be the tallest Of any CHM
ney in the District. s.. 1t will be of steel
and will tower 200 feet above the roof of
the building, this height being calculated
as necessary for the draught. At the base
the chimney will measure eighteen feet
square, sloping gradually until at the top
the measurement will be nine feet SQUARE
The chimney will be completed in about a
month.
Ice Breaking Up.
The rise in temperature and the rains
Of the last few days have done wonderful
amount Of good and will save the District
government about $4,000, expended last
year in breaking up the Ice in the harbor.
The warm rain has retted the Ice through
and has SO broken up the frozen surface
that good deal has disappeared The
Ice Is breaking up gradually and is carried
down the river in the outgoing tide The
work Of the rain is welcomed by those
whose wharf property is liable to be dam
aged by flood or a freshet.
Bad Condition,
The Canal road from the Aqueduct bridge
to the Conduit road is in a miserable con-
ditton and full of bad ruts and holes, many
of the latter being dangerous for horses.
This road is more Travelled than any other
road leading into Georgetown and receives
the least attention.