Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-26
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
Narrow Escape Of a Party Of Merry
makers.
FELL over An EMBANKMENr
Soldier Killed by a Great Falls
Car.
over An EMBANKMENr
OTHER LOCAL NOTES

result in any serious injury. The bus, con-
tanning about twenty-five of the party. roll
ed off the road at Cropley's brick yard,
about three miles from Cabin John bridge,
and rolled down a twenty-foot embank-
ment. The accident was caused by a col
lision of the lead horses of the bus, there
being four animals attached to the vehicle,
with a horse attached TO a buggy contain
ing Mr.. Mudd Offutt, who lived short
distance from the place, and was on his
way home. The accident occurred shortly
before 10 o'clock, just at the time the rain
and wind storm commenced. The night
was extremely dark, and a person could
not see much over a few feet in front Of
him. A strong puff of wind raised cloud
of dust, and the driver, dick" barnes, not
being able to see ahead permitted the ami
mails to go on. The horse attached to the
buggy ran into the lead horses just as the
dust was flying, and the lead animals vear-
ed off to the right, falling down the en-
bankment. carrying with them the other
two horses and the whole bus.
Instantly the greatest confusion reigaed.
The shrieks of the young ladies in the
party and the cries of some of the men
filled the air. 1t was so dark that nothing
could be seen, and il was fully a few mo-
ments before the cool-headed ones in the
party realized the extent of he catastrophe
and Immediately began to help out the in
jured. 1t thought at tine time that
some one had been killed and others maim-
ed, but fortunately this proved not to be
the case. There were only two people in
the bus who escaped without any injury,
though they were badly frightened. They
were George Harper ard Miss Maggie
Williams. All of the others received more
or less injuries, cuts, bruises ard sprains,
but none were serious.
The party left the residence of the Misses
Callahan, at 26th and 1 streets, at O'Clock
a
the Maryland side of the Great Falls.
After three hours of riding the place was
reached, and so pleasantly was the time
spent that the return home was not COM
menced until about fifteen minutes after S
O'Clock. Those in the party were Misses
Lizzie and Annie Callahan, Ella Hughes.
Annie DonneliE, Maggie Williams, Annie
and Maggie Fox, Annie Shea, Mamie Lin
kins. Kate and Mary Mccarthy Maggie
Fitzgerald, Mr.. and Mrs. George Black
man, Messrs. George Hodges. Geo Harper
Joseph Tenant, Joseph Bernard, Joseph
Daley William killeen, George Beemer,
George Miller, John Barry, Mr.. Bremmer-
man and Mr.. Freunds. In the coach were
two musicians, one by the name of Max
well. Another vehicle went up with the
bus, which carried the goods of the party,
and on the return trip it contained besides
the colored driver Misses Lizzie Callahan
and Ella Hughes and Messrs. Geo. Beemer
and George Hodges. This vehicle did not
go over the embankment, and none of its
occupants were injured.
The driver of the bus, Dick barnes
of the firm of Fayette barnes & Bro, of
33d and M streets, is an experienced driver,
and the accident can in no way be a..
tributed to him. He was thrown on ms
seat by the running down the embank-
ment, and his arm injured, besides sus-
tanning other bruises. 1t was at first re-
ported that the two lead horses had been
killed. but this is not true All of the ami
mails however. were injured and it may
be that one or two will have to be killed.
The bus was almost wrecked, and will
take several hundred dollars to put in con-
dition again.
Several of the party were rendered UNI
conscious, and without loss of time were
extricated from the wreckage. All of them
were conveyed to the hotel at Cabin John
some attention, and later they all reached
town. though it was early in the morning
before some of the crowd reached the city
limits. 1t was the intention of the entire
party to keep the accident a secret, and
not give out anything concerning the af-
fair but the whole story leaked out and
owing to the secretiveness maintained, the
story of the accident, as published was
very much CARRIED. All of the members OF
the party will be surprised when they fip1
that the full facts and the names of the
entire party have leaked out, and there will
undoubtedly be meeting to find out how
the facts were obtained by The Star re-
porter.
Among those who Jared worse than the
majority of the picnickers were Miss An
ME Callahan, sprained ankle; Mrs. Black
man. sprained arm; Joseph Tenant badly
cut head; Miss Annie Donnelly, cuts on
head; George Blackman, cut and gashed:
Joseph Daley, back injured and hand
sprained; Miss Annie Shea, face disfigured:
William killen, leg bruised. Geo. Beemer
who was in the carriage was so overcome
by the news of the accident that he tainted
several times in succession.
BADLY Injured.
Mrs E. T. Simpson of 3l12 N street, the
wife of Mr.. E. T. Simpson, the weIl-known
feed dealer. near 34th and NJ streets while
out driving with her husband on the Con-
Quit road yesterday afternoon was pain
fully injured. The horse attached to the
vehicle became frighte ned at some passing
cyclists end SHE'D to ore side of the road,
throwing the occupants down the embark
ment. The husband escaped, but Mrs
Simpson received a bad cash over the eye
and other bruises. The horse did not at
ten pit to run away after the accident
otherwise the harm would have been worse
Mrs. Simpson was brought to her home
as soon as possible. where her injuries
were attended to.
Body Found.
Policeman Will Hess brought to the sta
ton house yesterday afternoon, shortly
after o'clock. the body of an infant that
had been found in the canal near Jefferson
street.
What was thought to have been the body
Of an infant was found yesterday after
neon about 1: 80 o'clock in the culvert at
SSth street and New Cut road by Police
man C. c. Pearce of the county mounted
force The box containing the supposed
remains were brought to the station house,
but proved on examination to be something
else.
Killed by a Car.
Private Joseph Saloski, a member of
Troop C, 9Th United States Cavalry, was
struck by one of the electric cars of the
Falls Church electric road last evening
shortly before midnight. and almost in
stantly killed. He was alone at the time of
the accident, and no one knows how the
sad affair occurred. He had been to town,
and was returning to the fort. The acct
dent occurred in the vicinity of the cross
ing with the Falls Church road, and the
victim, who was in his soldier clothes, was
walking on the track. He did not hear the
car coming. and the motorman did not see
him. The car struck him and threw him
beneath the wheels, mangling the body
The news of the death was Immediately
conveyed to the fort. and detail of men
carried the corpse to the hospital. An in
quest was started today. but was adjourn
ed until Wednesday.
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