Evening star., 1901-12-31
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
TRAIN WRECK NEAR REMINGTON on
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Fireman Killed and Number of Cars
DemOlished-COunty Court Pro-
ceedings-GeneraIN News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King street,
Bell teleDhOne No 108


| ALEXANDRIA. Va, December 81 1901
A wreck occurred last night about s
o'clock on the Southern railroad near Rem
ington. about fifty miles south of this city,
| in which John Masstield, colored fireman
| was killed and a number of freight cars
| were demolished. The train followed No
| 10, the south-bound local passenger train
| which leaves here about ) O clock in the
afternoon. Engineer Ballot was in the cab,
| while the left seat occupied by Fire.
man Mansfield whose home is al Monroe,
| Va. The train was in charge of Conductor
! Sherman.
| The details of the accident obtaina BILE
| here are very meager 1t is believed, how
| ever, that the unfortunate fireman was
| killed outright, and it is also probable that
| others of the crew were severely injured.
| The train, it is stated, was running at a
moderate rate of speed this side of REM
| ington. which is small town on the Rap
| pahannock river when the car next to the
| tender jumped the track. This threw the
| engine and eleven freight cars were piled
up in a mass. A washout, due to the heavy
| rains, is supposed to have been the cause
| OF the accident.
A wreckihg train was sent out from
| Washington Immediately after the acct
| dent. but 1t was several hours before the
| track was cleared. In the meantime the
| south-bound trains were sent over the
| Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
| line.
County Court in Session.
Judge ]. NJ. Loves court for Alexandria
! county resumed it's December term session
| yesterday and was opened again this morn
| ing at 10 o'clock In the county court house,
| on Fort Myer Heights. The morning ses-
| sion was taken up largely with the hear
| Ing Of testimony in the application for a
new county road leading from near Mt.
Olivet Church to the town Of Clarendon.
| The petitioners were represented by Messrs.
William w. Douglas and James E. Glenn
ents and the opponents by Messrs. Frank
| Lyon and Judge Wright. The petitioners
| urged that the establishment of the new
road would be great convenience and Of
| much financial interest to the county. The
| application has been bitterly contested by
| the opponents.
large part of the session yesterday was
| taken up with the case of Isaac Tancil,
| called up on a writ of habeas corpus
| Through his attorneys, Machen & Moncure,
| Tancil claimed that he had been Illegally
| imprisoned after his term of Incarceration
| had expired. From the evidence it appear
| ed that he had escaped from Jail, where he
| was serving a term of nine months in de-
fault Of security to keep the peace and had
| stayed away from the county until the date
| for his release had been passed Then, re-
| turning, he was placed under arrest by the
| sheriff and recorhmitted. The case was ar
| gued at length, and the court decided that
| Tanci would have to serve his full term
and he was remanded to jail
Milstead-TaIbot NuptiaIs.
Miss Grace NJ. Milstead, daughter Of Mr..
John NJ. Mistead. and Mr.. James William
| Talbot were married at noon today at the
| residence of the brides father, No. 100
| King street. The ceremony was performed
| by Rev. P. p Phillips of St. PauFs Episco-
pal Church in the presence Of several
| friends Of the two families. A reception
| to the bridal party followed. Later the
| bride and groom left for a northern trip.
| They will be at home at the residence of
| the brides parents after January 10.
| Coroner's Inquest.
| The circumstances connected with the
| death of Annie Morrison, colored, who was
killed Sunday evening by being struck by
| a Southern railroad train near Waterloo in
| Alexandria county, were investigated yes
terday by coroner's jury at Demaine's un-
dertaking establishment on King street The
engineer and fireman of the train which
struck the woman testified that they did
| not see her until after she had been hit.
| The verdict was In accordance with the
statements Of the trainmen, one being
| held responsible.
General Matters.
| A meeting Of the Cooperative Charities
Association will be held this afternoon in
the rooms Of the Business Mems League 1t
is expected that plans for relieving suffer-
ing among the INDECENT during the severe
| winter weather will be discussed.
Owing to the death of Captain George A.
| Mushbach the banquet which was to have
| been given tomorrow by the Bachelors
| Club, has been declared off.
Watch night services will be held this
| evening in the M. e. Church South the
| First Baptist Church and several other
| houses of worship Of the city.
| Crowded Out.
| cousin and two nieces of the President
when they arrived in Washington today
found standing room only at the White
/ Hopse and are now quartered at the Hotel
Richmond. They were Mrs II. L. Roose-
velt and daughters of New York, here to
| attend the dance to be given January s at
the White House to mark the social debut
of Miss Alice Roosevelt. Many members of
the Roosevelt family are expected here for
the coming OUT festivities. but as the
White House is already overcrowded they
win all live at the Richmond. Ever since
Mr.. Roosevelt came to Washington indeed,
the hotel mentioned has been used as a
kind Of White House annex or living quar-
ters for the Presidents relatives and inti-
mate friends