Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-07
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Young Lady Falls Through a Bridge and
Receives Severe Injuries.
Accident Caused by a Loose Board In
Silewalk-Two Well-KnOwn
Citizens Dead.

Miss Mollie Joachim, aged nineteen, while
with some friends yesterday afternoon at
Glen Echo, met with a serious accident.
The party left the place and had started to
walk up to the terminal of the car line to
take a train home. In crossing the first
trestle west of Glen Echo, the young lady
was in the lead. One of the boards on the
side path is not securely nailed on, and
projects over from the supporting beam be-
meath. The young lady stepped on the
plank. and her weight caused 1t to rise and
precipftate her to the rocks, fully thirty
feet below. The accident happened about
o'clock in the afternoon. Her friends
quickly ran down after her, thinking she
was instantly killed, but fortunately this
proved to be erroneous. She was tenderly
lifted up and taken to nearby point,
where DR.. kiser, who happened to be in
the vicinity, rendered medical aid. Later
the young lady was taken to Glen Echo,
where she remained until after o'clock in
the evening, when, through the courtesy of
the Glen Echo railroad a special box car
was brought out and she was conveyed
over the tracks of the Tenleytown railroad
to Georgetown. where the patrol wagon
was met. Miss Joachim was taken to the
Emergency Hospital, where it was found
that she vas painfully though not seriously
to the home of her father. Mr.. Frederick
Joachim, blacksmith, residing at LAT LIST
street northwest.
Death of Edward Bangs.
Mr.. Edward Bangs, an old and we'll
kroWn resident of this section, died yester-
day afternoon shortly after o'clock, at
his residence, 314S Dumbarton avenue, af-
ter an illness of several days. Only few
months ago the deceased recovered from a
prolonged attack of stomach trouble He
was able to be out again, when he was a
second time seized with the same COM
PLANT, with fatal results.
The deceased was born November q
1876 and was, therefore, over seventy
years of age. He was a native of Balti-
more, but his early life was spent in the
District. In 1852 he returned to Baltimore
and entered into the wholesale shoe BUSH
ness. remaining in the trade until 1871
when he again located in Washington
since which time he had continuously re-
sized mere The deceased was married Au-
gust g. 1858, to Miss Ellen E. Thomas. The
WIDOW and grown-up son, Mr.. Howard
Bangs, survive him.
The funeral will be held tomorrow after
noon at o'clock from the chapel in Oak
Hill cemetery, Rev. DIR. ]. B. Stitt, pastor
of the Dumbarton Avenue NJ E. Church.
and Rev DR.. Hammond, pastor of the Con-
gress street NJ P. Church, conducting the
services.
Mrs. Douglass Dead.
Mrs. Mary A. Douglass the wife Of Mr.
'ehh w. bCuSldSS, Qled suddenly yesterday
morning at 1 o'clock at her residence, 1905
35th street. Brain trouble was the fatal
disease, and though the deceased had been
SICK for several weeks. she was not
tho ught to be seriously i'll. Mrs Douglass
was native Of Ohio. but early in life
moved to Visor sin. For fifteen years she
mad been a resident of the District. The
greater part of this time she was employed
as a teacher in the Industrial Home School,
where she net Mr.. DOUGLASS Eleven yea rs
ago August 10 last the couple were mar
ried.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. DR.. j. B. Stitt,
pastor OF the Dumbarton avenue NJ. E.
Church, conducting the services. The In
terment will be al Oak Hill cemetery
Personal Mention.
DIR. and Mrs. A. B. Shekell of 32d street
have returned from delightful northern
trip extending over a month, the greater
portion Of the time being spent at Detroit
Misses Mary snd Emma Bailey of 1889
Prospect avenue are on an extended visit
to their aunt, Mrs. William c. Veirs of
Hunting HILL Va.