Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-17
A Mothers Thoughtlessness Endan-
gers Her Child's Life.
TRIED TO FILL A LIGHTED LAMP
Washingtonian's Heel Cut Off
After Jumping From Train.
GENERAL NOTES OF INTEREST
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 127 King Street,
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Bell Telephone No 106,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July IL, 1889
| Mrs George II. Hayden tried to I'LL o
lighted lamp at her home, GS3 South Fair
| fax street, about O'Clock last night when
| an explosion followed and her two-year-old
| infant, George Henry, who was standing
| beside his mother when the explosion oc-
Cured, became enveloped in the flames, as
| did also the room. The cries of the mother
attracted Officer Banner Young to the scene
and with much difficulty he succeeded in
! eXtinguishing the flames DR. Jones was
summoned and dressed the chiid's wounds.
The doctor expressed hope of saving the
| little one.
| John w. Brown Injured.
John w. Brown, a government employe at
| the St Asaph corral, met with a pain
full accident this morning. While riding on
| a freight train from Washington to st.
Asaph he jumped off and had his heel
cut off and toe mashed. He was carried
| back to the caboose and taken to Elmer
gency Hospital, where his wounds were
dressed Later he was taken to his home,
| 9IS H street southwest.
| Base Ball Championship.
| In a game of base ball played on the fair
grounds Saturday Afternoon between the
| Aiexandrians and Potomacs. better known
as the Tunnel Towns, fer the champion
| ship of Alexandria. the former defeated the
| latter by score of - to g. The features OF
| the game were the first base play of Poss.
| the batting of Wheatley, the catching of
! Bremen and the pitching of Reynolds all
| of the AleXandriars, which would nave
been a credit to some professionals.
| Ran Up Reynolds Bill.
| Susan Parker. small cclored girl about
ten years old, was arraigned before the
| mayor this morning, charged with getting
| s5.45 worth of groceries from p Pullman az
| Co. and having them charged to her neigh
| Dor, a colored man named Thos. Reynolds.
| When Reynolds saw his account book he
was dumfounded. and didn't know his
"eatingS" came so high. Upon inQuiring of
! the grocer he found that il was his neigh
| Dor who had been getting his larder The
mayor fined the Parker girl s. or thirty
| Gays in The workhouse.
Death of Amos Woodward.
Amos Woodward, aged seventy-seven,
| died at his home on South Fairfax street
at early hour yesterday morning De-
ceased leaves several children. He was at
one time locomotive engineer on the
Alexandria ard Orange road. but for quite
| a number of years had been employed at the
| Southern railway building at Pennsylvania
| avenue and 18Th street, where he had
charge OF the engine and steam, heating of
|
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Funerals.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Henzel
took place at 10 o'clock this morning from
| St. Mary's Catholic Church. The funeral
| services were conducted by Rev. Father
| Guitar, ana the interment was in ST. Mary's
cemetery.
! The funeral of the late Julian T. Arnold,
who died at Providence Hospital in Wash
| ington, took place yesterday afternoon from
ST. Mary's Church. The palibearers were
| Messrs. John Force. Caleb Roberts, George
| Roberts, Edward TUFTS, Harry Poss and
Herman Haynes. The interment was in
the Methodist Protestant cemetery.
Stolen Bicycle Recovered.
John Palmer, colored, was arrested here
yesterday afternoon by Policemen Knight
and Hall, charged with the larceny of a
bicycle from w. H. Boyd of Washington.
Mr.. Boyd, accompanied by Detective Baur.
came here yesterday afternoon and iden-
titled the prisoner as the to whom he
had hired a wheel July 3. The prisoner
was taken back to Washington.
Police Court.
Mayor Geo. l. Simpson this morning dis
posed of the following cases: Ida Freeman
| and Chas. Shirley. charged with being dis
orderly and fighting; Freeman woman dis
missed and Shirley fined So. John Jordan
Arthur Mason, Noble Saunders and Joshua
Williams, charged with Sunday crap
shooting; fined 50 each William Smith
arrested on complaint of his wife for al
legged assault; dismissed Susan Par
ker, a small colored girl, charged with get
ting S5.45 worth of groceries from P. Pull
man & Co. under false pretenses; fined So
General and Personal.
The heavy rain storm Saturday night did
considerable damage to the streets, and
several trees throughout the city were
blown down.
Miss Bertha Schwarzmann, daughter of
Mr.. Andrew Schwarzmann, and Mr.. VIM.
H. Cook will be married tonight at the
| home of the brides parents, No. 1406 Duke
street.
The police are making a vgilant crusade
against the owners of unlicensed dogs
John Logan, colCred, died at his home
on South Columbus street yesterday morn
ing.
The Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran
Church was rededicated yesterday as a re-
suit of general remodeling and overhaul
ing that church has lately received which
practically makes il equivalent to a new
house of worship. The program as fully
published in Saturdays Star was carried
out.