Evening star., 1898-12-09
AF FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Two Year-0ld Child Meets Horrible Death
This Morning
Inspection of Fire Plugs by City Of
acials-.Jatl Property Transferred.-
General and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 72I King st.
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BELL Telpphona No 10f


ALEXANDRIA. Va. December 9, 1S9s
A horrible accident occurred about Q
O'Clock this morning in house occupied
by colored family named Dudley, No 61S
South Fairfax street, during the absence
of the older members of the family lit
tie child. Minnie Dudley, being burned to
death The child was only two years old
and was dead when found her clothes be-
ing almost completely consumed and por-
tions of the body being burned TO a crisp
The child'a grandmother, wife of James
Dudley, had no one to leave in the house
while attending to her duties where she Is
employed, and upon returning home was
the first to discover what had happened.
The police were informed and Coroner Pur-
Wis notified, who decided that an inquest
was not necessary
When seen this morning by Star re-
porter the Dudley woman told all she knew
OF the unfortunate affair She supposed
that the little girl had wandered into the
Kitchen, and coming in contact with the
hot cooking stove her clothes had become
ignited.
She further said her daughter Mamie
Dudley had left the child upon the grand
mothers hands for support, and had been
absent i'll Washington for about a year On
one occasion, tho Dudley woman stated she
had gone to that city and was assisted by
the police depa rtment there in bringing her
daughter home. She had been. she said
unable to keep the young woman at home
She blamed certain local policeman for
her daughters misconduct.
Fire Plog Inspection.
Mr.. Harry Burke, secretary of the board
OF fre wardens, and Engineer w. H. Wood
of the Columbia fire engine company made
complete inspection of the city's fire plugs
yesterday. 1t is reported that several plugs
20 in had
to be leaking and in need of packing. and
some were discovered to he detective some
distance below the surface. The eXamiua-
ton Is in line with Engineer Woods report
recently published in The Star, in which
the condition of plugs was described as be-
ing bad.
transfer of Jaii PROPERTY
In the clerks office of the corporation
court yesterday the deed conveying the iail
property on North St. Asaph street to the
city was recorded. The county authorities
nave the privilege Of sending prisoners to
this Jail until January /. 1893. raving the
expense thereby incurred. The court house
as before stated, Will be sold at auction
J. any excess of $500 the Jail valuation to
be equally divided between the city and
county.
Brief Mention.
st. Paui's Chapter of the Brotherhood of
night at the church hall Mr.. ]. J. Green.
who had been elected director at a recent
meeting presided. Mr.. George H Evans,
the secretary. was also made treasurer.
Mrs. Jane e. Bladeu, aged eighty -four
years died last night at the infirmarv. The
remains were embalmed and will be for
Warded to Philadelphia tomorrow morning
for interment. The deceased was q nativo
of this city.
The A o. II. Society Of st. Mary's Church
VIII hold meeting in the church next Sun
DAY at 80 o'clock. at which officers will
be elected.
The Young Mems Lyceum committee on
arrangements contemplates holding enter
talnments in the near future for the benefit
OF the iyceum. Rev. Father ". CASTOR
Payne of Warrenton, Va, is to be among
the speakers.
MI Thomas Chauncey and Miss Edith
Hutchins were married in this city at s
O'Clock last night. Rev. T. E. Reyelle Off
held.
There were no cases before Mayor Simp-
son in the police court this morning