Evening star., 1902-09-12
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
INJURED LAD HAS SIX FINGERS
AMPUTATED.
Result of Contact With Live Electric
Wires-Child Bitten by
Dog.

James Clements, the fifteen-year-old son
| of Mr.. James T. Clements, who, as stated
| in yesterdays Star, had four fingers of his
| left hand and two of his right hand burned
| Off by contact with an uninsulated electric
wire, which he grasped while climbing a
tree in the stable yards Of the Enrich Beef
Company about noon yesterday, had to un-
dergo the painful operation of having the
injured member amputated at the knuckles
later in the day.
At the time young Clements was so Sc
siously injured he was trying to untangle
his kite, which had lodged In the branches
of the tree. He had nearly accomplished
his purpose when he grasped the deadly
wire with both hands. The wire. cut
through the flesh and bone as knife
would. and he was precipitated to the
ground below distance of thirty feet. In
the fall to the ground the lads face came
into contact with the wire, leaving an ugly
mark When picked up he was unCon-
scious and apparently dead. He was quickly
removed to a nearby house, where a ply
sician was summoned. and he was revived.
1t was then that the extent of the boys in
JurleS were discovered, and he imme-
diately taken to the Georgetown University
Hospital, where his hands were dressed and
later his fingers amputated.
The physicians at the hospital say they
cannot understand why the shock did not
Kill the lad Nnasmuch as it was strong
enough to cut off his fingers. They stated
this morning that he is suffering consider
able pain, but otherwise is in good shape.
Bitten by Dog.
Emma Newheiser, child of thirteen
years. whose home is at 3O37 * street north
west, was quite seriously bitten in the leg
by dog which is supposed to have been
suffering from the rabies. The child was
standing at the corner of Canal and JEFF
ferson streets about & o'clock this morning,
and from what can be learned the canine
! crept up from behind and sank his teeth in
her leg. The girl was hurriedly conveyed
to the Georgetown University Hospital for
treatment, while Sergeant keefe and Pri-
Yates Walsh and Furr gave chase to the
animal. After running about two squares
the guardians of the peace cornered and
killed the dog in the yard of 31O6 NJ street
Poundmaster Einstein was notified and he
had the body of the animal removed to
the health department for examination.
Tried to Persuade Boys Away
While patrolling his beat early this morn
Ing Policeman M. E. Furr found a colored
man, colored boy and a white lad loiter-
ing about the corner of 37th street and
Prospect avenue. He promptly arrested the
trio and found that the coored man was
Bruce Bates and was bound for Whites
Ferry, Md, on which trip he was trying to
persuade the boys to accompany him.
The colored boy said his name was Thom-
as Johnson. and gave his age as ten years
while the white lad proved to be Joseph
Smith, eleven years, both fugitives from
their parents. The boys were sent to the
house of detention and the colored man
was locked up on the charge of va grancy.
Brief Mention.
Georgetown patrons of the schools will
petition the Georgetown Citizens Associa-
tion at its first fall meeting to exert it's In
fiuence to secure larger Fairgrounds about
the various schools in that section The
grounds connected with the Addison and
Curtis buildings, both fronting on electric
car lines, are particularly contracted in
area, 1t is said, and about one-half of the
thousand or more pupils, principally small
ones, who attend these schools. are forced
to use the dangerous thoroughfares as
playground during recess.
The Shoemaker Real Estate Com
pany has sold to Mr. John w. Hardesty
for Mr.. A S. Merritt, house No. 1924 9th
street, which was formerly owned by Mr..
William Clarke.