The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-14

on a Columbia car. the only line running.
lie took him TO Fifteenth street, and.
with the assistance Of Policeman En-
inert. helped Oshea 10 the Emergency
Hospital. where HIS frost-bitten ears and
fingers were treated and he was brought
out Of the s,upor Of cold into which be
had fallen. The nurses at the Emergency
found the new NuTzes' Home building
too cold, and have moved over to the
main building
George ". Conn. who lives at Mount
Pleasant. was found lying exhausted in a
snow drift yesterday morning. and was
sent 10 hts home in carriage by Police
man r. p. Lewis.
John Armstrong employed by keenan,
& Fagan. was found unconscious in
snow-drift at Four-and- a half street and
Maryland avenue last night about S
O'Clock. He was removed 20 a drug store
and an attempt made 10 get him 10 the
police station. The patrol wagon could
not be used and MAJ. Sylvester ordered
that a physician be SUMMONED and the
man given medical attention where he
was. This was done. and when Arm
strong had been revived he was taken TO
the Fourth Precinct station by the police
Re-rucd fi'm >BoW-drIfts.
Jesse Bunce was found In an intoxI-
Gated condition and nearly frozen, lying
In a drift al Seventh and G. streets south
west. When taken TO the police station
he was 80 far gone that it was at first
feared the man would die. but after long
labor by the policemen and DR.. Richard
son, Bunce was resuscitated.
Augustus c. Mccoy. editor Of the
Trades Unlonlst, was found lying in a
snow drift at Sixth street and Louisiana
avenue by some young men. Mccoy was
almost Invisible. the STOW having blown
over his prOstrate form. In ten minutes
he would have been buried beyond sight.
His rescuers took him to Police Head
quarters. where Inspector Boardman.
Sergt. Carter, and Operator Evans as
sisted Detective Proctor in reviying Nc
Coy.
Policeman Mulvaney. Of the Third Pre-
cinct. had his left foot badly frost-b.tten
last night He was assisted to the sta
ton by his comrades and the haIf-frozen
member given attention.
A man named Fay, plate printer. was
found in an exhausted and half-froZen
condition in the snow on Pennsylvania
avenue near Eighteenth street. He was
taken to his home 1910 Twentieth street,
by Policeman Johnson.
A young woman, whose name is said to
be Mcdonald, was found in a snow drift
at Third and East Capitol streets last
evening by a citizen Only the feathers in
the woman's hat could be seen sticking
out of the snow. She was unconscious
when drawn from her dangerous resting
place. Her rescuer helped her TO a neigh
boring drug store, where she was revived
and assisted 10 her home, which was near
Al hand.
Frank Carroll, an old colored man, was
found nearly frozen to death on Sixth, F.!
between l. and NJ streets northwest. He
was assisted TO the Second Precinct sta
lion, and made comfortable after his |
'rost-bitten hands and ears had been at |
ended 10.
George Addison, a colored man, who |
ives in the Camp. was prostrated by cold |
md exhaustion while trying TO reach his |
nome last night, and was given attention |
md lodging at the Second Precinct.
John Carpenter. employed at Downeys |
livery stable started out yesterday aft |
rnOOn with horse and sleigh to drive |
citizen to his home on Washington |
Heights. The charge was delivered in /
,ood order, but upon his return Car |
,enter got into a snOwdrift in front of |
he home Of Mr.. s. W. Woodward The |
leigh was overturned and the horse and |
nanwere buried beneath the drifting white |
iembers of Mr. Woodward's household |
vent to- the rescue of the unfortunate /
nan and carried him into the house,
where he was resuscitated and put TO bed |
or the night.
Many Lost Their Way.
A dozen people who had lost their way
n were too exhausted 10 push on TO their !
.Omes were assisted by the police of the |
eighth Precinct. One old man had a
in his eye, and he was found |
otally at sea in the middle of a drift |
Without the least knowledge of what |
QUITE he should take to reach home PO-
ceman Mcdonald had his ears badly
UOstbitten and Sergt. Slattery, of the
mounted squad, was overcome by ex-
austion yesterday. Slattery was so COM
letely worn out by his long hours of
Uty in the country that he had TO be
ssisted 10 his home.
Owing TO the illness Of Operator Kiln
er and the inability Of Operator Morse
o get 10 headquarters in the storm,
operator Moss has been on duty c0ntin-
ousiy since Sunday, with only d few
moments for meals and no time 10 sleep.
The police were requested last night |
0 look out for Webster Kelley and |
'homas Flanagan. Kelley is a nephew Of
he late Congressman from Pennsylvania,
nd left his home, at 1919 y street north
rest, yesterday morning to go to the
pencerian Business College, at whiG h he
a student. He did not return and tas
OF been heard from Flanagan is Il mp
ghter, and left his home, at 1903 North
'apitol street, to light lamps In the
of the Government Printing
DftlCe. He did not return, and his rela-
ives have not heard from him.