Evening star., 1896-10-07
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Electric Car Cuts a Little Girls Leg
OFF,
Local Notes of Interest to All Classes
of People From AcrOss Rock
Creek Bridge.

The little girl child of Mr. William ii.
Kline of 1926 2d street, while crossing the
thoroHghfare in front of her home yester-
day afternoon about 4 o'clock, was run
over by car No. 32 of the Georgetown and
Tenleytown electric road. and one Of its
legs SO crushed that amputation was neces-
sary. The little GIRL whose name is Ruth.
is only few months over two years Of age.
and one Of twins. The car was in charge
of Motorman J. W. Paxon and Conduct tor
l.. H. Loughborough, and they were not ar
rested. as the police do not attach any
blame to them.
The little child had just left its mother
and twin sister and started to cross the
street, when the accident occurred The
motorman shouted a warning TO her, and
attempted to stop the car in time but to
no avail The fender struck the little tot,
and threw her down. while the wheel
guard, designed to prevent persons from
going beneath the wheels, was too high to
catch her tiny form. Her left leg was ly-
ing across the track, and the wheels passed
over 1t just above the ankle, mashing the
bones completely. Without much delay the
car was stopped and the unfortunate te child
/ tenderly lifted up by Mr.. Clements and Dr.
slaymaker of Tenleytown. who happened
TO be passenger on the car. The child
was unconscious. and the patrol wagon
was brought into use and carried the child
to the Emergency Hospital without loss of
time. Here the doctors examined the in
Jury. and declared that amputation alone
could save the life, and this measure was
resorted to. After the operation the child
was placed in a cot and from subsequent
indications the doctors are sure that she
VIII survive the shock and the surgical
operation.
The father Of the child claims that the
car was running at an excessive rate of
speed, and that all the cars coming down
the steep incline on 32d street violate the
law in this respect. He claims that the car
was not under control, or else 1t could have
been stopped in time to prevent the acci-
dent The railroad people. on the other
mana, deny that the speed was excessive.
They claim that while the grade is dan
Berous. the children in the vicinity make
matters much worse by playing in the
street and that an accident of the sort has
been looked for for some time. Some of the
motormen have been forced to bring their
cars to a stop because children would de-
hberately stand on the track and refuse to
move. One conductor. some time ago, got
OF the car and caught a child who was
doing this, and gave 1t a spanking, and the
mother threatened to have him arrested for
assault. This, however does not apply to
the case of little Ruth Kline.
Electric Lighting.
Mr.. i. A. Cornett, formerly electrical
| engineer Of the Metropolitan railroad will
upon his return to the city from Europe
| be connected with the Potomac Ligh. and
| Power Company. The work of placing the
| Wires in the underground conduits of the
company has been commenced. A permit
was yesterday issued to the Potomac Light
| ana Power Company for the erection of
| poles and strtnging of wires from the cor
Her Of street and Observatory Place
| lane, thence on Observatory lane to Linthi-
cum place, and thence by way of Lnthi-
cum place to Lovers lane. This line is to
! be located on the east side of Observa-
| tory place and south side of Linthicum
place, the permit being issued in lieu of Il
| former one for a pole line on Lovers lane,
7 from U street to Observatory place.
Columbia Club.
| The Columbia Athletic Cub last evening
| gave delightful barge party, followed by
| a dance at the club house at the foot
| OF 32d street to number of their friends
| The barge party marked the close of the
| boating season, while the dance practi-
| cally opened the series Of dances for the
| winter. On account of the chillinesS OF
the weather the barge party did not go
| beyond the Three Sisters. Among those
| present were Misses Della Miller, Martin
Nightingale, Lewis, Bowie. Bradley and
Andrews, and Messrs Ed. Callahan. Geo.
Brown, J. R. Cox: Irving Brown, Charles
| Baker, Jerome Magee McGuiggan, Ell.
| Anderson and H. Z. Stiles.
Arlington Stock Yard.
| At the Arlington stock yards yesterday
| there was considerable live stock sold. For.
| ty head of cattle were put up and dispose
CT at the following quotations: Best, and
is cents per pound: good, 3is and cents;
| medium, and 3l2 cents; common, 2 and
| cents; lambs, 3l2 and AZ cents; calves,
| and 5 3-4 cents. There We're .l2 sheep and
| lambs sold as follows: Sheep, and 3 cents
per pound. There were eighteen cows, with
| calves, that sold from so to $40 per head
| The state of the market brisk for ali
| kinds of stock.
| Notes.
| Henry F. Woodward has bought OF
Louis w. Richie undivided half in.
terest in lots 26 to 3S, of square 10, the con.
| siderat atiOn being unnamed.
| Mrs. Daisy l.. Fox will contribute several
solos at the entertainment to be given a,
| the National Hotel this evening by the
! Ladies' Auxiliary Republican Club of Wash
1 ngton. Mrs. Fox Will also assist the ladies
! of the Presbyterian Church of Rockville il
| a musicale and literary entertainment
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