The times., 1898-12-28
CAPT. cARTBH DEAD.
Another Victim of Reckless Drivers
Of Wcgons.-


Capt John R. Carter, seventy years o,d,
of Leesburg, Va, who was oknocked down
and run over by horses and Dayton
wagon, driven by an unknown man, at
the corner of New Jersey Avenue and H
Streets late in the afternoon OF Monday,
December 10, died at the Emergency Hos
pital yesterday as result Of his injuries.
At no time since his removal to the hos
pital has any hope OF the recovery of Car
ter been entertained by the attending
physicians, consequently his death yes
terday morning was not much OF sur
prise to them and to his friends. About
. O'Clock in the afternoon the wagon OF
Undertaken ]. William Lee, who had been
engaged by friends to take charge Of the
body of Carter, appeared at the hospital
and the remains were later removed to
the undertaking establishment in Penn
sylvania Avenue, near -Four and-a-half
Street northwest. The undertaken was
told to prepare the body for shipment to
Leesburg on the train leaving at o'clock
this morning.
When Inspector Boardman learned of the
death of Capt. Carter he Immediately
communicated with the Sixth precinct po-
lice station, and urged the taking OF in
mediate steps to arrest the man who was
driving the Dayton at the time of the ac-
cident. Detective Hartigan is working on
the case, and having met with considerable
success in such matters in the past, 1t is
expected that the driver will be found by
him at an early date.
When the accident occurred Capt. Car
ter was crossing New Jersey Avenue at
the corner of II Street, lie is slightly
deaf, and did not notice the vehicle which
afterwards bore down upon him. He was
struck and thrown to the street, his head
striking the asphalt paving. Numerous
persons were passing in the vicinity at the
time, and when the old man fell several
of the passersby ran to his assistance,
while others sent in a call for the Sixth
precinct patrol wagon. The man who
drove the wagon did not wait to ascertain
the injuries of his victim, but drove hur
riedly away.
The condition OF Capt. Carter was not
thought TO he very serious at first, and
when the patrol wagon reached the scene
he was conveyed TO the, home of friends,
with whom he was stopping, at No. 115
Third Street northeast. When he arrived
at the house he complained OF a slight pain
in the head. but otherwise appeared to be
all right. Within the space OF an hour
the seriousness of the mans injuries
became manifest, and he lapsed into un-
consciousness. DR.. A. w. Boswell, who re-
sides at No. 609 Ninth Street northeast,
was sent for by friends OF the injured man.
An examination disclosed serious symp
toms and call was sent in for the Emer-
gency Hospital ambulance. At the hos
pital it was found that Capt. Carter had
sustained compound fracture just above
the base OF the skull, and though still
unconscious, he was found to be suffering
greatly.
The hospital physicians decided that the
only possible chance OF saving the mans
life would be by trephining his skull. The
operation was performed with success and
the patient put to rest in ward. Since
then his condition has been alternately
better and worse, and most of the time the
patient has been unconscious.
Capt Carter is connected with one of
the most prominent of thei old Virginia
families and was a veteran OF the War of
the Rebellion. During his active life he
has taken prominent part in the politics
of his State, but OF late years he has been
quite retired The funeral will be held in
Leesburg.