Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-04
AFFAIRs IN GEoRGETowN.
Electric Car Runs Away-Tammany's
VictOry Celebratcd-Other News.

Electric Car Runs Away-Tammany's
Victory Celebratcd-Other News.
The motorman on car No. Z Of the George
town and Tenleytown electric railroad.
while coming down sd street this morning
lest control OF the car He remained at
his post. however, threw plenty of sand on
the track and reversed the switch. yet the
momentum Of the car was SO great that its
progress was not stopped until the foot CT
the hill at SOD and o street was reached.
Another car came very near getting away
from the control of the motorman a few
evenings since. The passengers on the car
this morning were considerably frightened
at the occurrence. This only emphasizes,
1t is claimed the necessity of the company
placing safety brakes on the cars of the
line, to prevent serious accidents il the fu-
ture.
Mr.. Carl Heinrich. the proprietor of the
Willows. at Tenleytown. gave an oyster
roast yesterday afternoon to his friends.
In honor of the victory of Tammany in New
York. The roast was attended by consid-
erabiy over 100 persons. mostly well-known
Germans. and very pleasant time was
spent by ALL Oysters were served in a va
riety Of styles, and though the affair was
scheduled to close at o'clock, it continued
until much later.
The funeral of Mr.. Charles Henry Fischer,
who committed suicide Monday evening,
was held this afternoon at o'clock at
the West Washington English Lutheran
Church. The funeral cortege left the resi-
dence Of the deceased, at 1865 32d street,
some time before the hour set for the SER
vices in the church. The funeral services
at the house were conducted by Rev. STAN
ly Bfllheimer, the pastor. The pallbearers
were selected as follows: Two from Poto-
mac Lodge, F. A. A. NJ, two from Poto-
mac Commandery. K. T.. two from the
Grand Army and two from the Odd Fell
lows. The funeral was well attended the
exercises being under the auspices of the
Masonic fraternity. The floral tributes
were numerous. The remains rested in
handsome casket, which was draped with
the American flag. The interment was at
Arlington national cemetery.
The property located at the northeast
corner of 32d and Dumbarton avenue was
cold at public auction yesterday afternoon
by Duncanson Brothers The property en-
braced the brick store at the corner, the
Chinese laundry, stable and lot and
one-story brick store, fronting on Dunbar
ton avenue, which went for $3.50. Two
frame dwellings on SD street were sold for
S,1OO. The property was bought in by the
trustees, Messrs. Adds B. Brown and John
Ridout.
month of October from observations taken
at Both and NJ streets, by Prof NJ. F. Bar
rows, shows the rainfall to be the most
conspicuous event of the month. The mean
temperature was $50 degrees. The maxi
mum temperature was 50 degrees. which
occurred the 10th, while the minimum tenn
perature was 80 degrees, which occurred
the 3lst. This gives monthly range OF
50 degrees. The greatest daily range of the
temperature occurred the 5th and amount
ed to 43 degrees, while the least daily range
was degrees, occurring the 24th instant
The total rainfall was 3.43 inches, which
would make a daily average rainfall of
eieven-one hundredths of an inch. There
were thirteen days upon which one-one
hundredthS or more of an inch of rain fell
There were twelve clear days. seven fair
ones, ard twelve cloudy days. The prevail
ing direction of the wind was from the
northeast. Frost occurred six days.