The times., 1899-04-08
{. T. DOWNHAM RUN
down BY 4 Street CAR
Former Mayor of Alexandria
Narrowly Escapes Death.
Seriously Injured About the Head
and Body.
His Wounds Dressed at the Emerg-
cncy HospitaI-TMl>en to
His Home.

Emanuel E. Downbam, a wellknown
citizen and prominent merchant OF Alex
andra, was the victim of a serious acct
dent at $40 o'clock yesterday evening
while attempting TO cross the tracks of
the Capital Traction Company at Thir-
teenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
northwest. He had alighted from west
bound car of the Navy Yard branch. and
in attempting TO cross the south track
was struck by car No. 223 of the same
branch and thrown violently to the ground.
The fender of the car caught the PROSTATE
man and rolled him for considerable
distance along the track. He was picked
up in a semi-conscious condition and
taken into Ograms drug store, short
distance away, where he was made as
comfortable as possible until the arrival
of the Emergency hospital ambulance.
After receiving treatment at the hospital
he was sent 10 his home, at All North
Washington Street, Alexandria His in
iuries are serious. though he is not
| thought 10 be in q critical condition
Mr. Downham is a prominent inquire IN
| Alexandria business. political, and social
| circles He was formerly mayor oi the
| city. serving in that capacity from 1881
| TO 1891. Previous TO his incumbency OF
the mayoralty office he was president oil
| the board Of aldermen for eight consecu-
tive years. He is at present engaged IN
| the wholesale wine and liquor business IN
| lower King Street between Union and Lee
Streets. He is sixty years old. and has a
| wife and several children living.
| Mr.. Downham had occasion 10 come 10
| Washington Yesterday afternoon ON bust
ness which occupied his attention until
O'Clock. At that time he boarded Cap
| ital Traction car en- route 10 the station
cf the Washington and Alexandria Rall-
| way at the corner of Thirteen -and-a- Half
| Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, where he
| was to take a train for his home. He had
| IittIe time to spare and when the car
| in which he WAS riding reached the corner
| of Thirteenth Street Mr.. Downham al
| lighted and, running around the rear end,
| started to cross the track TO eaten the
| train for Alexandria. He did not notice the
approach of the east bound car untll II was
upon him. The fender OF the car struck
him on the legs and he was hurled dis
! tance of several feet and then rolled furth-
| er on as the car again struck him, de-
| spite the efforts of Motorman Brown HELM
! TO check its momentum.
! As soon as the car had been brought to
! a stop the motorman and Conductor sam
/ uel B. Scott, together with several pas
sengers and pedestrians. went to the as
/
| to be seriously injured, and after being
| carried into the drug store, call was
| Gent in for the hospital ambulance. Mr..
| Downham was in great pain and was
| bleeding profusely from wounds about the
| face and head Al the hospital an exam
! ination was made which developed that
| he had suffered fracture of the left arm
| above the wrist a severe sprain OF the
! right wrist. together with several bruises
lal,r bp
forehead were badly lacerated. and there
we're several ugly lacerations of the scalp.
| He also exhibited symptoms of internal in
| iuries and il was at first thought that his
| condition was critical.
A closer examination disclosed that be-
| yond the fracture and sprain Mr.. Down
| hams injuries were entirely superficial.
| The fracture was set and bandaged and en-
cased in plaster case and the other in
| juries were treated and dressed He was
sent to rest temporarily in n ward until
his condition warranted his removal by
| friends. 1t is thought that the advanced
| age OF the patient will retard the entire
recovery of the more seriously injured arm.
| Mr.. Downham. when questioned regard
! ing the accident, stated that he did not
| hold the motorman of the car which struck
| him responsible for the accident. He was
| in a hurry to get to his train and crossed
coast was clear. He had no idea OF .sas
| impending danger until the car was so
close upon him as to preclude all possibil