Evening star., 1901-09-21
MET WITH MISHAP.
Postal Card, However, Conveys but
Little Information.

Little Information.
The absence of Mr. Wilhelm F. Meyers
from his desk in the executive Office of the
District building this morning caused no
little concern to the coterie of clerks with
whom the jovial German in charge of the
index work is daily thrown Mr.. Meyers
is popular, his keen sense Of humor and
his sparkling wit having kept the clerks
In the best of humor on days which seemed
the gloomiest elsewhere. 1t was known
that Mr.. Meyers was not away on leave,
and it was further felt that nothing short
of serious sickness or dire disaster could
account for the spacious vacancy created
by his absence.
The fears of his friends and the officials
were realized when a postal card arrived
in the 10 o'clock mail, telling a dramatic
tale of woe. The postal missve was ad-
dressed to Mr.. Clifford Howard the acting
secretary of the board of Commissioners,
and read as follows:
MY Dear Mr. Howard: Riding home to-
day met with an accident Was taken
home by Undertaken Perry; not dead-but
weary. Dreadful moment! Saw hundreds
of million stars at once, but now see the
star of hope! Doctor says this fall will
keep me at home week or two Make my
excuses to ALL"
Just how the accident happened or the
extent of Mr.. Meyers injuries has not yet
been ascertaned. His friends are inclined
TO view the appearance the unQertaker
in the case, however, with alarm. Mr..
Meyers is an inveterate bicycle rider, and
has often had many narrowing experiences
awheel.
Symbolic the Reunion of Sections.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:
In your issue of the 10Th your quotations
from the Chicago Record-Herald and the
New York Tribune regarding the proposed
Mckinley arch in this city are of interest
to all loyal Washingtonians and to all ad-
mirers Of our recently murdered President.
AS Sculptor Ruckstuhl well says, such an
arch should be massive and imposing, or
should not be at all, and, the Chica-
goanS agree, with a fine sense of apprO-
prateness and forgetfulness of local in
terests, it should be located here in Wash
ington.
Mr.. McKinley's first administration has
perhaps been more notable for the welding
together of the. diversified state interests
and feelings in this country than for any
other one thing. He will always be re-
membered as the man who, more than any
other, succeeded In obliteratng the line
of demarcation between the north and
south Geographically that line may be
considered to run along our own Potomac
and there, better than elsewhere should
memorial Of this oblteratins period and of
the man who did so much to advance it be
erected.
Now, we are about to span the Potomac
with a memorial bridge, and this bridge
should be memorial Of the reunited north
and south, appropriately signifying that
happy state of affairs in it's varied sculp-
lures. With one end on southern soil and
the other on soil that was maintained con-
tinuously as federal territory, what more
appropriate than that this bridge should
pre-eminently signify this now firmly
welded union, and what more appropriate
than that the main feature of this bridge,
springing from midstream in the most i'm
posing manner, should be the proposed
arch commemorative of the life and SER
vices of this man who was, first of all, a.
friend of all the people?
Let any one stand on the west portico Of
the Capitol and look off toward the point
where this bridge will span the Potomac
and note how appropriately and beautifully
such an arch and such bridge would act
as a middle background for the Washing
ton monument, the Mall and the Potomac
parks, which would extend to their abut-
ments. Such view, 1T appears to me-
should convince any one of the appropri-
atenesS and range of view of that site
EUGENE MURRAY AARON
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