Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-13
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
Small Panic on Crowded Street
Car.
The Sad Drowning of John Kane I'm
the Canal Observation-Disclosures
eous News of the Day.

street and Dumbarton avenue by Conductor
| Posey. in charge Of one OF the ele.tric
cars on the Metropolitan railroad. At the
| crossing at this point with the cars Of the
| Georgetown and Tenleytown railroad pro-
| longation in the frog makes IT risky for the
Metropolitan cars to turn the curve at
| fast rate of speed: otherwise the car will
run on the tracks of the Tenleytown road.
The car of Conductor Posey in making
| the curve became stuck, striking the frog
and running on the other tracks The car
was filled with people, visiting Endeavor-
ers and others. with large number OF
children board. The second car, with
Motorman Arthur Berry, came around the
curve and helped the first car out of the
predicament Just the left the frog
there was brilliant electrical display,
lasting for several minutes. For a distance
OF hfteen or twenty feet In front of the first
car an electric blaze fully fifteen inches
came out Of the conduit, with a Kissing
sound and a heavy smoke.
without stopping to look into the cause,
Conductor Posey jumped from the car to
| the sidewalk, and frantically yelled for the
| people to jump of the car, as 1t was on fire
The people, not knowing the trouble ana
seeing the electrical display, jumped and
leH out OF the car with astonishing rapid
| lily. Women fell down with children under
meath them, and, though no one was hurt
there was considerable excitement. Police
men Pearce and Giles, attracted 10 The
scene by the crowd. taking in the situation
at glance, treasured the passengers that
there was no danger. one child was
bruised. but every one was more scared
than hurt. The unfortunate conductor
| was 10 blame for the whole thing and he
was loudly condemned. The motorman OF
the car retained his place.
Drowning Of John Kane.
John Kane. a white man. aged forty
! three and a resident of Cumberland, was
drowned Saturday afternoon about 8
O'clock In the canal, just at the outlet
| lock, about a mile from the Aqueduct
| bridge. From all stories that the police
have heard the drowning was OF suicidal
intent. Kane was employed on the canal
boat j. w. Walker, of which Captain
William E. Lucas was in charge. No
one knows how the man fell overheard.
| but when struggling in the water a cry
| or man overheard was heard. Captain
Lucas saw the man struggling. and threw
him rope, but the drowning man would
| next held out. close to the man, who was
going down for the last time, but Kane
did not take hold, and sank out OF sight.
,h me s, cries OF the drowning man extracted
hood, mostly boatmen. Shortly after the
accident John Mulligan and Joshua Lewis
OF the canal boat Henry Boyd searched
| for the body and found IL short distance
from where the man went down the last
time. The police were notified. and the
patrol wagon carried the corpse to the
| count Of the hot weather and the made
| quate facilities the body was removed to
the sixth precinct morgue.
kane's parents live at Winchester, Va,
and Ii Is understood that he has a wife
and family living at that place. A tele-
gram was received from the father of the
| drowned man last evening. asking that the
remains be sent to Winchester After
the coroner views the body the remains
will be turned over to Undertaken Lee,
| who will prepare the body for shipment
Death of F. e. Alexander.
Mr.. Fendall E. Alexander, well-known
resident of Georgetown, died Friday morn
ing at his residence. l6i7 Both street. after
an illness of some time. Brghts disease
| was the immediate cause of his death. and
for some time past all hopes OF saving
his life was despaired of. Mr. Alexander
was the son of Mr.. Columbus Alexander.
about the wealthiest resident of this sec
ton Of the city, and was favorite Of
his father, living at his magnificent home
on Georgetown Heights, just opposite the
entrance to Oak Hill cemetery. The de-
ceased was a practicing lawyer and en-
Josed Il large patronage
He was one of the Leading members of
Trinity Catholic Church. and identified
with many OF the societies connected with
the church. He was president of the
local conference of the Society of St Vim
cent de Paul, and was also at one time the
head of the mems sodaity. His funeral
was held this morning at 10 o'clock from
requiem. A large number of people at
tended the funeral, paying the last mark
of respect 10 the memory of the deceased.
Death of Martin Keefe.
Mr.. Martin Keefe died quite suddenly
at his residence. 1922 Potomac avenue.
Friday morning. The deceased had been
| sick but a short time, and his death was
surprise to large number of friends.
For many years the deceased was en-
pla Inv ha
| town railroad. and in that capacity was
known to a large number Of people He
| leaves a widow and family, a little child
| being killed some time ago by falling down
| the stone steps leading to the Sunday
| school of Trinity Church The funeral
was held this morning at o'clock from
| Trinity Church, a solemn mass of requiem
| being chanted for the repose of his soul.
Death of Mrs. McGirr.
| The funeral of Mrs. Annie Theresa Nc
| Girr was held Saturday morning az
o'clock from Trinity Church. with a SOL
emn mass of requiem, and was largely
! attended. At the close of the mass Mrs.
| Armand Gumprecht, the wife of the
| garist, sang the beautiful hymn. Nearer,
| My God. TO Thee" with such touching eff
feet that there was scarcely a dry eye IN
the church. Mrs McGirr was for many
years on the relief committee of the Lee
gion of Loyal Women for the northwest,
and being of charitable nature did q vast
L
| Mr.. Peter McGirr of the bureau of en-
| craving and printing. and several grown
up children, among them being Mr.. Joseph
| b. McGirr, a patent lawyer and superin-
| tendent Of the Sunday school of Trinity
Church.
To Repair the Glen Echo Organ
| Preparations are being made to put in
repair the large and handsome organ at the
| Glen Echo amphitheater. The costly in
| strument has suffered from the exposure
| of the open amphitheater and 1t will be
remodled and put in thorough repair The
| contract for the work has been let to a
Wilmington organist. The place is now
easily accessible since the completion OF
| tie Great Falls electric road, and 1t is pro-
| posed to give a series of musicales at the
amphitheater in a short while.
| Funeral Saturday Morning.
| The funeral of Mrs. Annie Theresa Nc
Girr, the wife of Mr.. Peter McGirr was
held Saturday morning from Trinity
| Church, with solemn mass Of requiem
Rev. Father Zimmerman. who attended her
during her last illness, officiating The
| deceased had been unwell for nearly year,
| and since the recent death of her daughter
toe a