Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-01

lM0nGltOlS Importance Of 1900 To-
Washington City.

| house. May II Harry Woolford had ms
| head caught in an elevator in a 18th street
| store and almost instantly killed. May
| % Isaac E. Todhunter, an aged claim
1 agent, fell down stairs at his home and
was instantly killed. Annie E. Wenger,
| aged three years. was burned to death, and
| Henry Draeger was killed by train in
Jackson City on the same day. June Jas
| Gray was killed by train at Four-mile
! Run, and three days later Michael O'Con-
nor and Mrs. Corrdan We're killed by a
Baltimore and Ohio train at the street
| crossing.
June II Louis V. Hozel was drowned
| while bathing al Chesapeake Beach. Lot
| tie Martin was scalded to death two days
| later. John Owens a lineman, was killed
| by a fall from pole June 49, Matthew
| INLAND, a member of the fire department,
| was killed in a collision between a hose
| carriage upon which he was riding and a
Metropolitan railway car on July g. July
| Q William F. Gaskins and Milton War
! field were drowned at the bathing beach,
and one week afterward the dead body
| of William H. Estep was recovered from
| the James Creek canal. where he had been
drowned July p Mrs. Mahala Adams
| fell downstairs and was fatally injured
| July 2S William r. Watson was accidental
| ly killed while coupling at Shepherds
| August l Erman Howarth was accidental
ly shot and killed by his cousin, Wexford
| Payne On the 18th Joseph Watemeyer
\ and Julian Boiseau were drowned in the
Anacostia river and Washington Fenwick
| was killed at a grade crossing by railroad
train at Benning. The next day John c.
| Page was electrocuted in the pillow pit Of
| the Columbia Railroad Company, near 18th
and H streets northeast. August 16 John
| Fitzgerald was drowned at the bathing
| beach George c. Griffith fell from the
| building 1910 18th street northeast and re-
| ceived injuries from which he died August
| %. Theodore Vogetwyd was burned to
| death August "a, and the 2Sth Otto
Niebel was killed by kick from horse
| The same day Martin Donaldson. line
| man in the employ of the District, was
| killed by fall from a pole.
| August 30 Alexander Mason was drowned
| in the Potomac river. Two days afterward
Joseph Anderson, a motorman, was Killed
| in a collision on the Great Falls electric
| railway. September an unknown man was
| struck by Baltimore and Ohio train near
| Branchville and killed. On the 9Th Mrs.
| Jane Callahan was fatally hurt by falling
| from a car the Columbia line. Septem-
| Der 10 Joseph ChristOph was accidentally
| drowned willis bathing in the Potomac. On
| the following day Joseph Booth was killed
| by a train al the grade crossing at Hyatts-
| Vile. September q Thomas Hall was killed
| by accidentally coming into contact with a
| live wire. On the 26th of the same month
| Miss Eva Melting was killed by an overdose
| of medicine administered by mistake. Oc-
| tober II Mrs. Margaret Kundehl was
| burned to death. Four days later Louisa
Gatewood, cOlored, was burned to death,
| and on the Goth William H. Clarridge was
| killed by Baltimore and Potomac train at
| Seabrook. November ID, Robert Brooks
| was struck by electric car, at North
| Langdon and fatally injured. and less than
| two weeks later William B. Cox met his
| death near the same place by stepping
| from moving car. William King was &C
ciGentally killed in the elevator shaft at
! the government printing office on Novem-
! Der 81 December 90 Mrs. 8. A. Wilson
| died from overdose of paraldehyde. j.
| G. Lilley was killed by fall from Penn
| sylvania railroad train at the intersection
| of AZ street and Virginia avenue southwest
/ ~, hAf nd rhrfcf 1ax
NJ. Galley was drowned in the Chesapeake
| and Ohio canal.
| Inquests Held.
| Many inQuests were held by the coroner
| during the past year in cases of murder,
| accidental deaths and In cases where the
| coroner and police had reason to suspect
| something wrong. A majority Of the cases
are reported elsewhere in The Star. There
| were two inquests in cases where alleged
| malpractice was charged the victims being
| Henrietta Speier and Louise c. Elliott The
| former was employed in the government
| printing Office, and, while the coroner's jury
held Dr. S. s. Bond responsible for the
| woman's death, he was soon afterward ex-
onerated by the grand jury, She died In
| January in her room on 18th street. while
| Louise Elliott died in August in her room
| on 18th street northwest. In August the
| coroner held an inquest over the body of
| j II
| Hospital after he had been picked up on H
| street northeast near 9Th street He had
| been paid off q few hours before he was
| found, and his money was gone. While
| the circumstances indicated that he had
| been assaulted and robbed, the jury found
that his death resulted from his having
| accidentally fallen over a ladder that had
| been left on the sidewalk. A jury sum-
moned by the coroner passed upon the case
| OF William c. Copp, who was killed near
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad shed by
the breaking Of rotten pole. Copp was an
| electric light lineman, in the employ Of the
| railroad company. and was killed while at
| tending to his duty. The railroad COM
pany was censured for the accident. Ernest
| Rodgers, colored, was held by jury sum-
| moned by the coroner for causing the death
| of Frank Hooks. also colored Hooks was
stabbed in the left breast by Rodgers the
evening before Christmas on G street SOUTH
west. The men had been drinking during
| the day, and the trouble occurred after
Hooks had accidentally hurt kid" Lomax,
| who was friend Of the man now in Jail on
a charge Of murder.
District Government.
The principal event during the year ir
the affairs Of the municipal government,
was the appointment Of the new board o.
District Commissioners. The terms of of
flee Of Commissioners John b. Wight ant
John W. Ross expired May 8 last, MIR
Ross being reapponted, while the Presi
dent named as the successor of Mr. Wight
who was appointed three years before a.
the republican member of the board Mr.
! Henry B. F. Mcfarland, one of the best
known newspaper correspondents at the ma
tional capital and man hardly less wei
known in religious and charitable circle
| Of the District. Capt. Lansing H. Beacl
continued as the Engineer Commissioner o
the District. and upon the motion of Com
missioner Ross Mr.. mcfarland was electe,
as president Of the board of Commission
ers. the immediate supervision of the fire
health electrical and other important de
| partments being assigned to the latter
while to Mr.. Ross were assigned the 90
lice. tax. street cleaning and other no les
important departments, Capt. Beach re
tanning those which he hitherto had i'm
| mediate charge Of such as streets build
| ings, railways, etc. A board Of educatio,
succeeded the board Of public school trus
| tees and the superintendent of Charlie
was superseded by a board Of charities
The only other important changes in IN
| personnel Of the executive officers of tn
municipality was the detail in January O
| Capt. II. c. Newcomer of the Enginee
Corps Of the army as the second assistan
to the Engineer Commissioner and the an
, pointment of DR.. ]. r. hewitt as coroner