Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-01

was organized, beirg first placed in service
July I. At each engine or truck house is a
wheeling fireman. who precedes the other
apparatus to the scene of fire, carrying
upon his back fire extinguisher. The new
fire alarm system was placed satisfactorily
in operation. The Commissioners issued
regulation March % concerning fire es-
capes on buildings of a certain height and
construction.
ACCIDENTS.
OF serious and fatal accidents there was
! the usual large number during the past
year. The list of violent deaths dates back
| to January TO- when Lizzie Snyder, a white
woman. died at the Emergency Hospital
from morphine poisoning. She had taken
the drug after night In police cell. The
body of an unknown white woman was
found in the river January p. In wreck
on the Pennsylvania railroad at I'd and K
streets southeast, January "a. Thomas n.
Bowen lost his life. Bledsoe Spicer, a mo-
torman on the Metropolitan railroad, was
killed January 2s by falling from his car
John Southey was killed and six others
Georgetown during the snow of February
10. Joseph Hill and Clarence Gross were
killed by the collapse of the roof of the
Ebbitt House stables February II. The
weight of the snow caused the roof to give
way.
Mrs. Jessie F. Holderman, a white wo-
man. thirty-two years of age. was killed by
a Metropolitan railway car February "a
while riding her wheel. Mack Kase COL
ored. twenty-five years of age, was killed
by Baltimore and Ohio train near Brook
land February %. Thomas Broderick was
accidentally killed at the navy yard March
16. Eva Sears. a little white girl five years
OF age, was run over and killed by a wagon
on March p. Dennis Kelly and Edward
Kelly were killed by escaping gas at the
Hotel Leon March 81. Wayne Parker, a
six-year-old lad. fell from window April
and was killed An unknown colored
man was killed by an Anacostia car on the
Navy Yard bridge April 13. Considerable
excitement was created by the finding of
the skeleton of a man in Riders Castle
April Ii. The supposition was it had been
left there by medical students. James A.
Marceron was suffocated by gas May l.
Edward Goodfellow suffered a like fate
May 8.
John H. Busch was killed by Baltimore
ana ohio train at 4th and 1 streets June l.
Henry Ihornberry. a white man. aged
twenty-five. was drowned in the Eastern
branch of the Potomac river June Z Geo.
Bowers was killed by coming in contact
with live electric wire June 10 Walter
Clark was killed by a Baltimore and Ohio
engine in lexington June 20 John Pollard
was killed and John Thompson and William
Dyson seriously injured by the collapse of a
derrick used in the sewer excavations near
the capitol grounds June n A party of
excurslonists in a rowboat off River View
the night OF June p were run into by the
| oeShiici SidileS MdcdleSter and thrown
into the water. Michael McGrath was
drowned the others saved. Emmett Hutch
lnson was seriously wounded July % by
being accidentally shot with a rifle in the
hands of William Palmer George Henry
colored. was drowned June "a while swim
ming in the little basin. Maurice s. Nor
gal, five years Of age, was killed June Is
by falling from a wagon.
Mrs. Catherine Doyle died July from an
overdose of belladonna. George Starr.
eighteen years old, was drowned in the
river July & Mrs. F. w. Dickins wife of
Commander Dickins of the navy was killed
by an explosion of gasoline at her home
on 18th street July Z. Thomas Powell, col
ored. was drowned in the river july Ia
Several persons were injured July % in a
collision of roller coaster cars at River
View.
James and Arthur Birney, sons of Mr. A.
A. Birney. the attorney, were drowned near
Ocean City. Nd, July "a Louis Herzog
white. aged eleven, was drowned at the
bathing beach July 2S. Lenluel Fisher, COL
ored, was killed by Brightwood trolley
car July 81. Preston Jones and Victor
Commins were drowned in the river August
1. Japsa Curley fell from a Pennsylvania
railroad engine August and killed.
Charles Brown, colored. was killed in
runaway August 4. John Johnson, colored,
was caught in an elevator August Z and
killed. An unknown colored man was killed
by a train in Anacostia August s. II. W.
Taylor was killed by Pennsylvania rail-