Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-17
ANACOSTIA HAPPENINGS.
Alarm for Safety of Norman NORTH
Other News Items

FRIENDS IN Anacostia of young Norman
North and his parents. Rev. Joseph b. and
MRS. Mary NJ North, the former the late
pastor or the Garden Memorial Presbyter-
ian Church, Minnesota avenue. Anacostfa.
are sreatiy concerned over the press dis
patches of the severe hurricane in Porto
Rico, in which it was stated young North
had been killed or was seriously Injured
The young man enlisted about a wear ago
in the 9Th Cavalry, which is now in Porto
Rico. Last April, it is said. he was mus
tered out of the servi, ., but his captain
Induced him to remain in the capacity of a
clerk until September /. 1t appears h.. was
at Humacao. in the eastern part of the
isIand, where. according to reports, the
hurricane did awful damage
Captain Eben Swift of the 5th Cavalry
Is quoted in the dispatches as reporting
mat North, discharged private is miss
ing. and another dispatch states he was
Mdieu IN the storm. Still another report
was that he was seriously hurt by the
blowing down of the barracks in which he
had taken refuge. No information has been
received by the War Department concern
ing any mishap to North, and it is I'M
derstood his parents, who now reside at
Snow Hill. Md, have no intelligence of the
case other than the foregoing.
Norman North resigned his position as a
medical student at St. Eiizabeth's Asylum
to enter the army. His age is about TWEEN
ty-tWo years. he being the eldest SON.
Charies Wise, a siX-year-old white boy.
whose parents live at No % Adams street,
AnacoStla, was set upon by dog in va
cant lot at the corner of Washington and
Adams streets last evening and, it is al
legged, was severely bitten about the nose.
The animal is a large ore and is owned IT
is said, by w. {. Miller of AnaCostia. Some
dispute has arisen to whether the boy
was bitten by the dog merely scratched
by his paws. The boy claims to have been
bitten, and, on the other hand it is said the
"a nod 1Jr,,y
the child in play and scratched him. The
lads nose shows several ugiy-looking
wounds, which We're cauterized by DIR.
Thomas Mudd.
1t has been generally understood that the
work of equipping the line of the Anacos-
tia street railroad with the underground
system of electricity would be commenced
about this time, but the latest information
is that the work will hardly be started for
weeks yet. One of the officials of the street
railway syndicate was asked about the
matter last evening, and he considered it
best not to attempt to name the date of
the starting of the work, though he said
1t would be as soon possible. A break
down at the mill where the rails for the
Anacostla line are being manufactured has
been cause of delay recently. he said,
but a telegram was received yesterday
stating that the break had been repaired
and that the manufacturing of the rails
was in progress again. Residents of the
section about Anacostia are discouraged
over the news, and it is said if there is
danger that the work of equipping the road
will be prolonged beyond winter that the
managers of the syndicate will be asked
to resume transfers with the Capital Trac-
ton Company at the navy yard gate All
the iron yokes for the road have arrived
and the lowering of the water pipes on
18th street southeast along the route of the
line is going on.
DR.. George W. Fisher of Jackson street
left recently for Camden, a suburb of Pitts
burg, Pa, to attend the funeral of his sis
ayT yx-l,, a. -,
Cured Monday. The funeral was held yes
terday.
Rev. NJ. Porter Smell of Avalon Terrace
has some to his old home at North Brook
field Mass to spend part of his vacation.
Later he Will go to the vicinity of Bar Har-
Dor. Me.
The Misses Olive and Jennie Simpson of
capitol View are visiting friends in Vim
cehneS, IND.
Miss Olive Isaac of Jackson street has
returned home after visit of two months
to friends in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Pyles and daugh-
ter Bessie have gone to Asbury Park to re-
main several weeks
communication was received this morn
ing at the Anacostia police station from
Maj Sylvester, chief of police, stating that
the provisions Of the game law must be
enforced, and instructing the men along
the river front to pay attention to the mat