The Washington times., 1901-10-29
KILLED BY A FAST TRAIN.
Miletus j. Wine Meets Instant
Death at North TakOwa Park.
struck by the Locomotive on a
Curve of the u. SS o Trncks-Body
brought to This Cit,-A Real Es-
tate Broker With Large Holdings.


A train of the Baltimore Gud Ohio Rail-
road last night struck nd instantly
killed Miletus J. Wine, land attorney and
real estate dealer, at the Chestnut Avenue
crossing. North Takoma Park The body
of MIR. Wine. badly crushed and mangied'
was brought to this city about midnight
and lies at the morgue. Coroner NeVltt
has been notified of the accident and ne
will view the remains this morning anu
determine upon an inquest.
AS member of the Takoma Park Clti-
zens' Association. Mr.. Wine, who spent
yesterday at his Office in this city, LETT ms
home at North Takoma Park early IN the
evening. going to the Town Hail at Ia
koma. He attended the regular meeting
of the Citizens Association. and made
brief address on matters pertaining to the
Improvement of the town. This was IN
line with his public-spirited efforts to al
vance the interests of Takoma, for many
years his home The meeting was well
attended, and Mr.. Wine seems to have
Joined Col r. S. Browne and w. c. Platt,
also residents of Takoma. who accom-
panied him on his way from the han.
without the building the men stopped for
a few minutes to chat, then walking slow
>
Colonel Browne, at one point, and Mr..
Platt. at another. bade Mr.. Wine good
night. and entered their respective
houses.
Thus, left alone. Mr.. Wine started for
his own residence in North Takoma,
quarter of a mile away. Most of hi way
lay along the tracks of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Some distance
after leaving -Takoma Park there Is
curve in the track which swerves sharply
to the left before the little station at
North Takoma is reached. II was on
this curve, apparently, that Mr.. Wine
met instant death. Train No. II, an ex-
press from the West drawn by engine
S25. with Thomas II. Anderson at the
throttle, was rushing along toward TINS
city as Mr.. Wine made his way along
the tracks homeward. A view of the on
coming express was prevented by the
curve in the tracks, while the rumble of
the train was not easily distinguishable
for a like reason. 1t is said. in addition,
that Mr. Wine was slightly deaf, and to
such reasons are assigned his untimely
death
The express was due in this city at 1905
o'clock and it was little behind time, 1t
is said, as it neared TakOma. 1t was go
ing fast and as it struck the curve above
Takoma only an instant elapsed before
MIR Wine, already walking around the
curve was hurled into eternity. Engineer
Anderson seemingly saw h.r. Wine an in
stant before his engine struck him, but
too late to bring the train to a standsuh
The brakes We're applied, however. ant
the express was stopped as soon as pos
sible. little north Of the station at
Takoma Park.
Engineer Anderson, Conductor W. I.
Frederick, and other trainmeu went to
the spot where the accident occurred, and
the remains of Mir. Wine were picked
up from the track. Sergeant Slattery and
Policeman Barry, of the Eighth precinct
station, the latter stationed at the
Takoma crossing of the railroad. had
meanwhile been notified of the accident.
They took charge of the body of Mr..
Wine ana made an Investigation. Sub
sequently Sergeant SIattery accompanied
the body of Mr.. Wine to this city aboard
the train.
No time was lost in notifying Mrs. Wine
and relatives of the accident, and a de-
spatch was sent ahead of the train TO
this city so that preparations for the care
of the body might be made. MCrguemas-
ter Schoneberger was at the depot
when the train arrived. and he removed
the remains to the morgue for the time
being. 1t IS probable that an inquest VIII
be held today and the police were busy
last night securing the nam< Of wit
nesses of the sad affair.
At the home Of Mr.. Wine 1t was stated
after midnight that Mrs. Wine was pros
trated by the news of the death of her
husband Mr.. Woodbridge Clapp, warm
personal friend of Mr.. Wine, is a guest at
the residence and he answered all en-
ouiries of friends Mr.. Clapp stated that
hah Iaff Nr
the afternoon, wlen the latter was ABOUT
to start for home. Mr.. Clapp himself was
compelled to remain in the city until a
later hour and did not reach North Ia
korna until shortly before news of the ac-
cident He said he was not aware Of the
circumstances of the sad event. nor had
any thought at all been given as yet to
funeral arrangements. Mr. Clapp stated,
however. that ii was probable an under
taker would be directed to take charge of
the body of Mr.. Wine as early today as
practica BILE. Such arrangements, how
ever, it was understood. would have to be
in accordance with the wishes of the
Coroner, and probably subsequent to an
inquest.
MIR. Wine was fifty-seven years of age
For quarter OF century he had been
a resident of Washington and its imme-
diate vicinity. Thoroughly a business
man, alert, Sslf-possessed, and versed
likewise in the law which he formerly
practiced he readily gained a wide ac-
quaintance. His office was 617 Seventh
Street northwest. OF recent years, Nr.
Wine has given particular attention to
realty. and he leaves an estate of large
holdings. especially in several subdivi-
sions about the city. Thus he was largely
interested in Marshall d. c.. a sub
division lying north of the city. beyond
Mount Pleasant.
As a promoter. Mr.. Wine. once a direc-
tor of the Lanston Monotype Company,
was at the time OF his death one of its
principal stockholders. His estate. also.
comprises certain stock in the Beechwood
Cemetery Company whose tract of land
lies out toward Cabin John Bridge, Mary
land. In the West, 1t is said Mr.. Wine
was interested to Il considerable extent in
mining interests. Such interests or hold
iugs Of stock in particular brought Mr..
Wine into some prominence nearly a year
ago when the failure OF the firm of Flow
cr & Co., stock brokers and general pro-
mnters. with offices near Fourteenth and
+ Streets northwest, was announced. AT
the time il WAS understood, and II. has
been rather affirmed than denied. that Mr..
Wine was one Of the principal losers
through the collapse of the firm. In this
connection Mr.. Woodbridge Clapp stated
at the home of Mr.. Wine last night that
the estate of the latter, in all probability,
would finally recover large part of
funds invested In the Flower concern.
1t is recalled that DR.. Flower. after
rather a meteoric' rise in business circles
in this city, and also IN New York City.
failed, supposedly leaving behind him
long train Of Indebtedness. DR. Flower
left the city and has not since returned.
A number of other local people, including
business men, are said to have invested
certain sums of money with this firm, and
are consequently losers by its failure.
In the fall of 1897 Mr.. Wine married
Miss Mary Powell, of Franklin, Va. Mr..
Wine was born in Culpeper. Va. ana
while quite young he graduated from
college at Roanoke. Va. Subsequently he
studied law He was member of Tako-
ma Park Lodge of Masons. ana that or
Eanization will probably take charge OF
funeral arrangements. Mr.. Wine also
widow and t"o young children, boy and