Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-30
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Man Severely Injured at Consumers Brew
ing Company Plant
Unexpected Delay in High school I'M
provsments-Ne~s of General
and Personal Character.

Brooke Moberly, young white man en-
ployed at the Consumers Brewing Com
pany buildings in Rosslyn, Va. was the
victim of a horrible accident this morning
about 100 o'clock. The young man was
in the engine room of the brewery and in
some manner his head was caught in the
betting of one of the large wheels. He
was carried along on the belt for a few
moments before he could be rescued. 1t be-
ing necessary to shut down the machinery.
When picked up the young man was COW
cred with blood and it looked as though
his head had almost been torn from his
body.
The Georgetown patrol wagon responded
to call and conveyed the injured man to
the Georgetown University Hospital Here
DR.. Mccarthy made an examination and
found that the throat was cut almost from
ear to ear and that there was a big cut on
the forehead. In addition to this the back
of the head was gashed severely in a num-
Der of places. The extent of the wounds
and bruises can be imagined when it was
necessary to place sixty-one stitches to
bring the severed portions of skin together.
When asked about the occurrence Mob
erly could not remember how il happened.
He was placed in one of the wards after
receiving treatment and while he seemed
to be doing all right his condition IS regard
ed critical. He had lost a large quantity
of blood before reaching the hospital.
Death of Miss Oracle POore.:
Miss Oracle E. Poore. the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs John Poore of 2SS2 Both street,
died yesterday morning at her parents
residence. after an Illness of two weeks.
Death was due to diphtheria. The deceased
was about fifteen years Of age, and was a
pupil at the Fillmore school Her funeral
will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
from the late residence. Both the inter-
ment and the funeral will be private.
Delay in High School improvements.
The coping for the grounds surrounding
the Western High School is just being de-
livered. The premises have not as yet
been improved. The board of school trus-
tees expected the work to be completed by
now but with only a few weeks intervening
before the opening of the fall term the
finishing touches are not yet in view.
WOrkmen Injured.
A landslide occurred at Smiths quarry
on the Virginia side of the river between
the Aqueduct and Chain bridges, about 9:ic
o clock this morning. which resulted in the
serious injury of two of the colored quarry
hands. Edward Beham. aged twenty -four
of Cherrysdale. Va, was driving hand
drill, which was held by Moses Hopkins
aged twenty-nine, living at Glen Echo
when the slide occurred. and they Were
unable to get out of the way of the falling
rock struck Hopkins and buried him com
pletely. The moving mass caught Belham
about the knees and snapped the bones in
both legs. Hopkins when dug out was
found to have suffered severe injuries in
the back His clothing was torn from his
body ard a large quantity of flesh was
taken off and he was also injured about
the head
The victims We're placed on a boat and
brought to Georgetown about 1870 o'clock,
and the patrol conveyed them to George
town University Hospital
Personal and General.
DR.. Frank ]. Webb who has been So
journing for two weeks in Virginia, has re-
turned.
Mary Z. Collins has bought of John Sher-
man, trustee, lots II and 13 of block :; in
the Cleveland Park subdivision. The con-
sideration is placed at 5000 subject to a
trust of $500. sa ---
Miss Nellie Herbert, teacher in the pub
lie schools, who has been in attendance
for the summer at the Hampton Institute,
Va. has returned to the city.
The Commissioners have ordered that 2G0
feet of 6-inch water main be laid in p
street between :}6th and 37th streets, at an
estimated cost of S.34