Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-17
AFFAIRS III GEORGETOWN
Electric RailroadS Suffer From Accident and
the Storm.
Delayed Several Hours Saturday by q
Break in the Mac
Items of interest,

The electric railroads, west of Rock creek
and. in fact, those im Washington getting
their power from the Potomac Electric
Light and Power Company, suffered Satur-
day and yesterday, and traffic was delayed
LOT several hours on each occasion. In the
hrst instance the delay was caused by an
accldent at the power house, and yesterday
the trouble was caused by the electric
storm which swept over the city.
About 10 O'Clock Saturday evening short
circuit was created in the machinery in the
power mouse of the company, at 33d and K
streets, caused by the insulation of one of
the generators wearing off. The accident
crippled the entire plant temporarily, and
not only aHected the railroads, but also the
electric light system. The lights in the
stores of Georgetown merchants went out
out Wlthln very short space of time they
were burning again. The repair so as to
permit the electric cars to run took much
longer time and for over two hours the
traffic was blocked. 1t was considerably
after midnight when the belated suburban
RESIDENTS were carried out to their homes.
Inc storm OF yesterday afternoon played
some damage with the GEORGETOWN and
1enieytoWn road Four trolley poles, To-
Gated about mile north Of the car barns
on go street, We're blown down, and they
crippled the whole system, the poles carry
ing the main current for several roads, No
damage was done on the Glen Echo road
but on the Great Falls road three cars
burned out. The damage was repaired as
quickly as possible, after several hours. de-.
lay.
yesterday marked the Introduction of the
Tree transfer system, and many people took
advantage of the Innovation When the
storm proke there We're perhaps a thousand
people at Cabin John bridge and Glen Echo
many others having returned to the civ
When the first indications of rain appeared.
Owing to the delay on the railroads the
people We're forced to remain out for
much longer time than thew anticinatad
and some who could not secure carrfapes
went SO far as to walk into town in the
Death of Samuel A. Wigsfn.
Mr.. Samuel A. Wiggin who was recently
injured in falling down a flight of stairs at
his home at "Fernwood," on the Pierce
Mill road. and who was carried to George
town University Hospital for treatment. as
published in The Star died at the hospital
Saturday afternoon at o'clock Death was
due to a fracture at the base of the skull
ana the unfortunate man was unconscious
almost the entire time he was in the hos
p1tal- The remains were taken to the I'M
dertaking establishment of J. +. Clements
on sd street. and prepared for interment.
Mr. W1ggln was sixty-seven years of age
and was formerly employed as a clerk in
the pension office. He had considerable lit
erary talent, and was the author of some
writings and a number of poems. The
funeral will take place tomorrow from his
late residence, the interment being at Glen
wood cemetery.
No Playing Ground for Children.
The residents on Both street, just north
of NJ street, are considerably chagrined over
a complaint which has been fled at the
police station by some one In the locality.
The complaint is about children playing on
the pavement and sidewaIk-little tots,
whose ages range from three to eight
and nine years-and ds, so it is stated
directed against the two children of n
a hospital, suffering with cancer. The ia
Their keeps house, cooks all the food and
does the family washing, and while en-
p!oyed at this work permits the children to
play in the street, and the residents say
this forms the basis of the complaint. Their
sympathies are with the practically mother
less children