Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-25
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Accident on the Great Falls Electric
;. Railroad. s.,..
Serious Results Were Narrowly
Aycrted-Seryices at the Churches
Tomorrow - General News.

A serious accident was narrowly averted
yesterday afternoon, shortly before 2
O'Clock, On THE GBeat Falls electric road.
at 3Sth strickland Prospect avenue. Motor
car %. withd4Eau car a. Winfield Onutt.
conductor. and Burke Carter. motorman. In
charge, was going out to the International
Athletic Pagk. carrying a large load OF
people to th9s rann meet. 1t was the first
car out for fully three quarters Of an hour,
and people filled sall the seats, the front,
and the rurming,ekoards on the side. the
cars being epen. rThe train started from
thes.terminakat ai,good rAte-of speed, and
no slow upswas made at. the point where
the accidenti oIenrred. "A switch being 10
GATED near thensD0t- The moter ear Went
on the track. apd staEtad, down IAN, en-
bSab4pent, plllliF g 5ha itFail car tph The rails
fortunately the cars held together. tthe
COUPLINGS being strang. and after a few
moments the iwe:ghtsof the vehicles caused
them to sink. In the ground and hold their
places. % IA - So
Those who were, on the dasfboards and
running boards jumped off as quickly as
possible and made an Investigation. For
tunately nobody was injured, though the
train barely missed telegraph pole. Had
the cars upset it would have resulted. in
the injury and probably death of large
number Of people. Traffic on the road was
not Interrupted by the occurrence, as the
passengers boarded other cars which were
sent out for their use. - .'1 il
Dorsey FOulta Once More.
Another Dorsey Foultz story was brought
to the attention of the police this morning.
Three boys, one a son of Sergeant Hess,
reached the station about IL o'clock and re-
ported that while they were out on the
place Of Mr.. Kengia, on the -Tunlaw road,
gathering mushrooms, a negro with a large
knife and spots OF blood on his clothes
ma mt nj IA el,<ao nt1d Ak,p
They claimed that he resembied the des-
criptIon of Fou4tz, though the police place
no credit in the alleged resemblance.
policeman was sent to the scene to investi-
gate the matter. 81
The Churches.
Rev. Eugene May. D. D.. will deliver a
sermon tomorrow morning at II O'Clock
before the congregation Of the Dumbarton
Avenue M. E Church, at Lipthieum Hall,
on o street between 31st and sd streets
The Christian Endeavor Society Of the
West Street Presbyterian Church will hold
a rallying day service tomorrow evening
at o'clock. at the church.
Rev. w. s. 0. Thomas, the pastor, viii
occupy the pulpit at both the morning and
evening services tomorrow at the Gay
Street BAPTIST Church.
The Lords supper will be celebrated at
II O'clock tomorrow morning at the West
Washington Lutheran Church, Rev. Stan
icy sfluuellneF, pdStOf. SERVICES Will also
be held at s o'clock in the evening,
''.''17sG,y Brief Mention.
The canal office Is in receipt OF informa-
ton concerning . collision OF canal boats
which occurred yesterday near Hagers-
town. Md. The boat Judge David w.
Sloan, loaded With coal for Georgetown,
was run into by the boat John Wilson.
and sustained serious damage. A large
hole was stove In one side, which, It Is
thought. Will neaeesitate O. removal of the
cargo. .fss-
Henry NJ. Newman has sold to Christian
Heurich part Of the suburban subdivision
Ct Friendship. The Consideration is placed
Two sss lainpssssiAave now been placed In
position. on Tho Atone stairway on sssh
street -feadl1e 1r}h Prospect avenue to N
ftreeI. Die adj