Evening star., 1897-03-18
Important Additions to Public School
Facilities of the Western Section.
ACCIDENT At THE. new UNION DEPOT
John F. Rabbit Injured So Badly
That His Leg Was Amputated.
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST


which will be entirely new and accommo-
date a good many more pupils. The West
ern High School, when completed, Will give
tie Curtis School for use a grade school.
the same use it had before II was ever
thought of establishing high school In
this section. The new two-story frame
school Just east of the distributing reser-
voir. between the Conduit road and the
tracks of the Great Falls railroad, Will be
completed by the close of the present
school term, and be ready for occupancy by
the beginning of the next school term. The
small one-stCry structure, about nall
mile farther up the road, which has here
tofore been used for the purpose will be
closed down. Another new school will be
erected at Chevy Chase, and relieve the
congested condition of the 1enleytown pub
lie school. This new school Will be located
on the east side of Connecticut avenue ex-
tended, little south of the Chevy Chase
circle. A site containing 10000 square feet or
land has virtually been bought by the Com
missioners for $1,000. When all of these
buildings are completed the school accom-
mcdatlons of the section of the District
west of Rock creek will be increased hy
between 500 and 100 seats.
Amputation Wns Necessary.
There was 4 bad accident yesterday after
noon about o'clock at the new union
depot, corner OIL 5otn ana NJ streets, WHICH
resulted in two plasterers getting injured.
one seriously. The men were John F. Ra5-
bitt of 446 61a street southwest and the
ether was John Henning of PIG Sth street
southwest. They were working on scat
fold. which broke and precipitated both
men to the ground. The men were taken
to the Emergency Hospital in the ambu
lance and their injuries attended 10. The
left limb of Rabbit was broken and so
badly injured that amputaticn was decided
necessary, and the operation was per-
formed. He was given bed in a ward and
will not be out for some time. Hennin5 es-
capped with slight injury to his nose and
a sprained right wrist.
Meeting of Methodist Stewards.
Tie annual meeting of the district stew
ards of the Washington Methodist Episco-
pal Church convened ct Mt. Zion NJ Z.
Church. on 29th street, yesterday morning
at IL o'clock. The business brought before
the meeting the subject of benevolent
work, and also the arranging Of a suitable
salary for the presiding elder. Rev. NJ. w.
Clair the newly elected presiding elder,
was chairman of the meeting, and w. A.
Shannon acted as secretary. The Ladies
Steward Aid Society of Mt. Zion NJ. L.
Church served dinner TO the delegates after
the session adjourned there being forty
delegates present.
Drowned In the Potomac.
George wyatt. colored Jaborer, living
at 1912 31st street. was drowned yester-
day morning about o'clock. in the Po-
tomac river, near the feeder lock to the
canal, short distance outside of the Dis
trict line. He was in company with his
brother. and the two endeavored to lift
the skif in which they had been rowing
when II filed with wafer and sank. The
brother succeeded in getting ashore. but
George was drowned. The body was later
rprn hy Ia pa1- ,v,3 ~.
Maryland shore. where it was viewed by
the coroner of Montgomery county and
later brought into town. The drowned man
was twenty-siX years of age.
Slight Fire ON Grace Street.
This morning shortly after 5 o'clock Po-
liceman Housed discovered a fire in the
building known as 320l Grace street, for
which an alarm was turned in. The en-
gines promptly responded and extinguish-
ed the blaze. The place was occupied as
store and dwelling by Mrs. NJ. Magruder
and owned by August Burgdorf The dam
age to the house was placed at $50 and
small damage was done to the household
goods. The origin OF the fire is unknown.
General and Personal Notes.
Henry Huntington. aged thirteen. and
William Simmons, aged seventeen. school
boys, were arrested by Policeman Saunders
lations in firing a gun in the street. The
boys had parlor rifle, and in the Police
Court yesterday We're each fined $40.
Frank Waring. white, aged twenty, was
arrested last night shortly before mid
night by Policeman Seymour on a charge
of carrying concealed weapons. The young
man is alleged to have had a revolver
which he fired in the street.
Rev. J. c. McEaddy and Miss Laura
Selden of Anacostia were married Tuesday
evening at the Campbell A. NJ. E. Church
Rev. +. W. S. Peck has been returned
to Mt. Zion NJ. f. Church by the Wash
ington annual conference, which has just
adjourned at Annapolis. Md. Rev. j. B.
Stitt, d. d., pastor of Dumbarton Avenue
NJ. +. Church, will be rendered public
reception tomorrow evening at S o'clock
the church.
There We're two male lodgers at the po-
lice station last night who applied for shell
ter and received it,
This section of the city was represented
at the big fight yesterday by Tom Whelan
and William Nally. the boxer. The former
had placed. a bet of $325 on Corbett.