The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-15
MISS SMITH TO
SUE FOR INJURIES
Asks for Damages for Being Hurt
in Collision.
WOOD LEAVES SUDDENLY.
Young Man Said to be From Richmond
Quits His Boarding House-Ar,c-
les Missed-Looking for PEN
sion Frauds.
WOOD LEAVES SUDDENLY.
Especial Dispatch to The Times,

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
NORFOLK, VA. August 14.-NIiss Isa
Smith, OF Richmond, who was badly hurt
in collision on the Berkeley Street Rail
way. is rapidly improving. The road ply
stefan, DR.. Z. NJ. Morgan, stated that
Miss Smith was not seriously injured.
1t is understood. however, that she will
enter suit for damages against the Berk-
ley Street Railway Company.
The foot of w. y. Hunt, a banker. of
wilmington. n. c.. was amputated to-
day at st. Vincent's Hospital Mr.. Hunt
fell In attempting to board q moving
train at Virginia Beach His left foot
was so badly crushed by the wheel which
ran over it that an amputation was neces-
sdry to save his life.
WILLIAM WOOD DEPARTS.
William Wood. a well dressed young
man, claiming to be from Richmond and
who has been boarding for Il week at
the house of Mrs. Hodges, No. 81 Holt
Street. has apparently left rather
mysteriously The fact that a dia-
mond pin, a razor and q dress
missing was reported to the police to-
day. The impression prevailed that
Wood was employed by the Merchants
and Miners Transportation Company
but the officers of that company deny
any knowledge Of him
William E. Crisman, of Portsmouth. as
sistant postmaster. when the government
was informed that the accounts of S. L.
Burroughs the postmaster, were short,
has been selected by the new postmaster.
and Mr.. Butt as clerk.
PENSION FRAUD CASES.
District Attorney Edgar Allan is at
tempting to bring two negro pension
swindlers into court. They are elusive,
and he does not mention their names for
fear they will escape. They are drawing
pensions as soldiers Of regiments which
contained white men only. With curl
Gus smile Mr.. Allan says: "They made
a mistake In applying for pensions in
white regiments" When they are caught
as they surely will be, they will be sent
to the penitentiary. Mr. Allan says he
began his first term as District Attorney
by sending a Grand Army comrade to
the penitentiary. He has continued his
service in sending a pension swindler to
the penitentiarV at nearly every term of
the court.
SUIT FOR BURNED FINGER
Solomon Grimsfelder, of Baltimore, has
sued the Newport News and Old Point
Railway Company for $500 The deciara-
alton filed in the United States District
Court this morning alleges that the
plaintiffs foreinger of the right hand
WAS puIletl ttliIl loIll DE contact Win an
electric wire while travelling from Old
Point to Newport News on tne cars of
the railway company on July 18th last
NEW HEALTH OFFICERS.
Despite the fact that DR.. L. C. Shep-
herd has been renominated twice by
Mayor Riddick and confirmation twice
refused by the City Council. the rumor
is that he will be nominated again. It
is stated that Dr.. E. NIcCormicll's name
will Jla 10 .1a ,~iI
commissioner and Or. L. C. Shepherds
name will be sent in as bacteriologist.
CONTEST OVER ROANOKE SLIP. :
There is an effort to close Roanoke
Dock. The Norfolk and Western Rail
way wishes to lay a. track in Roanoke
Avenue to form a pier the foot of
the highway extending into Elizabeth
River. Hence there is a proposal to
condemn the slip or the foot of the
highway by declaring it to be a NUS
arce-
Roanoke Avenue from Main Street to
the river two blocks is occupied now
chiefly by commission merchants. The
block between Water Street and the
river is occupied exclusively by COM
with the truckers who tie up their
schooners in the slip, which extends
half way up the block. 1t is a. pubic
slip, and the only public slip remaining
now for the use of that kind of traffic.
FOR CLEAN WATER
The water here is excellent. It IS fill
tered by the aluminium process, which
has been effective for several years. But
as the alum used costs about So ton
nearly four times as much as iron would
cost if used as coagulant-it is pro-
posed to change the filter plant for the
use of iron. That would cost about $4,000
in the plant. There would be no other
changes than those necessary to reduce
the iron filings with sulphuric acid. so
as to be used as a precipitating fluid, as
the alum is used now.