Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-24
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Late Collision Of Railway Cars Might Fave
Peen Aver;ed.
S;.nnle of Road Said to Re Not in
Working Order General
News Items.

Additional information relative totne col
lision Tuesday evening between cars NOS.
4 and SO of the Great Falls railroad. snort
distance west of the FoXhall road switch,
has been given out. according to Which' II
is said no biame for the mishap can De
properly placed upon the employees OF
car No /. Ii is said car No. 4 nau just
started out leaving the car barns at 10
O'Clock. Tie car was three minutes late III
starting from 36th street and Prospect ave-
nue. owing to the large crowd in waiting,
and according to the schedule was to nave
met a car waiting on the FoXhalI road
switch. When passing by the car barn on
the West-bound trip the car WAS met winch
should have remained on the switch. Inc
car following. re. 50, should have remained
on what is known the reservoir switch,
the siding above the Foxhall road switch,
until No. passed, but Motorman Daniel
Cor-well it is claimed, did not do this.
When the Foxhan road switch was
reached and the track found to BE- clear,
Moto,na.n Limerick CT Nc. car kept on
fully believing thai No. SO was on the next
switch. When the cars were fully 9Go feet
apart it is stated, and while the brakes CT
No. car We're put down. Motorman Corn
well became confused and failed to stop his
car in time to avoid a collision. 1t is said
that he did not Apply his brakes until after
the cars came together. According to the
story Of one of the employees of the road,
there have been several close calls OF this
sort, but in each instance the motormaD
was able - apply brakes in time to prevent
the collision.
1t is declared that the block signal sys-
TEN used by the railroad is not in working
order and has not been for fully month,
a recent storm having burned out all of the
electric connections. The signals. it is
stated, are displayed in all chapes and con-
ditions. some indicating a clear track and
others different, and the employees pay no
&.N,,t 80 No, Thn 1~1n thnxy att-sa
are to wait on certain switches until GER
tain cars have passed them, and in the
event of an accident a car might remain on
a switch for several hours. unless the con-
ductor on his own responsibility ordered
the train to proceed.
Last evening there was a crowd of peo-
pie at 32d and M streets, and a larger
crowd at 32d and streets, awaiting the
appearance OLA TenleytOwn car. After
space of fully forty minutes one came in
sight, which was unable to accommodate
the crowds in waiting. The delay was said
to have been occasioned by a car leaving
the track.
Success of st. AIMS Fete.
Last evening there was a good attend
ance at the lawn party at Tenleytown,
given for the benefit of st. AIMS Church.
The attraction for the night was a cake
walk given by the Young Dominion Cake
Walk Club, and it was a success in every
way.
This evening will mark the close of the
party. and the entertainment will be
euchre game, which with be given in the
parish hall. Several hundred tables will
be prepared in anticipation Of large
crowd. while good prizes will be offered for
the winners. The hall will be equipped
with electric lights and fans. The lawn
party will continue during the progress of
the euchre game. and dancing will also be
one of the attractions
Abraham Reiagold Reported Worse.
Abraham Reingofd, the young man lying
at Georgetown University Hospital, who
attempted to commit suicide some weeks
ago in Dead Mans Gulch, at Rosslyn, and
whose identity was not disclosed for sew
eral weeks, IL reported to be in a serious
condition. change for the worse having
occurred during the week. The bullet still