The Washington times., 1902-02-06
CURRENT EVENTS
In ALEXANDRIA
Captain Faunce Believed to
Have Been Drowned.
Vessel May Have Capsized and Sunk
When Caught in the Potomac
Ice Crush.

| seems TO be good grounds for the report
in circulation in this city to the effect
| that Captain Chris Faunce, commander
of the sloop Albatro5s, was lost during
| the prevalence of the high winds in the
! lower Potomac on Sunday last. From
/ accounts his sloop was in Powell's Greek.
! a short distance below Freestone Point.
! 1t is said to have been forced into me
river by foes of Ice set in motion BY the
| high winds. The general opinion seems
! to be that the boat vas crushed or zap
( sized and sunk by being caught in The
( heavy foes of ice.
Mr.. Edward Lynn who resides near
Woodbridge, WAS in this city today and
stated that a number of people residing
near Poweli'5 Creek. realizing the peril
Gus predicament Of Captain Faunce. MADE
every effort possible to rescue him. bat
their efforts proved futile.
Captain Faunce is past seventy years
of age and is a resident OF Washington.
Unless he was picked up by some passing
steamer he has by this time succumbed
to the intense cold
The members of the Relief Hook AID
Ladder Company, it is understood. hayc
no objection whatever to the Washington,
Railway Company placing a track on
Prince Street between Fairfax and Royal
Streets. provided. however. an improved
grooved rail similar TO that recently laid
On King Street is laid. The railway
company. it is said, some time since
agreed 10 comply with these terms if
they were granted the privilege of form
ing loop around the block
oIl
aged about eighty years, was found dead
in his room this afternoon at his home.
30 North Payne Street Newton lived
alone. He had been missing since yes
terday. This afternoon Policeman Smith
forced the door and found him lying dead
, on the floor. Death is supposed to have
| been from natur-l causes.
! Mr.. Samuel Jenkins. employed on the
| Baltimore and Ohio transfer barge, fell
overheard yesterday afternoon from the
| barge. at the foot Of Wilkes Street. At
| the time ne was in the act OF casting a
| line TO make a landing He lost his bal
anc1e and shot through the ice into the
chilly water. He held fast to the line.
however, and in 4 few minutes was pulled
aboard by some Of the crew.
Miss Carrie Homer and Mr. Alexander
Bowie. both of this city, we're quietly
married at 7:39 o'clock last evening at
! the residence Of the brides uncle. Mr..
Wilmer Studs. on South Alfred Street
The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
P. T. Phillips. of St Paul's Episcopal
Church. Only the immediate relatives of
the contracting parties -ere present The
ceremony was followed by reception.
The committee on light Of the city
council held meeting last night and en-
gagged in general discussion concerning
tine condition of the gas and electric
light plants OF the city. II was unani-
mCusIy decided TO defer action until a
joint meeting OF that committee and the
finance committee was held. Its object
will be to formulate plans for the i'm
prOsement Of these plants.
The Columbia steam fir engine. which
has been rebuilt al Seneca Falls. y Y.
has arrived here The engine is now
practically new. 1t was taken this af-
ternoon to the company's house. It will
be thoroughly tested.
Funeral services over the remains OF
Hr. William H. Hamilton. who died sud-
denly yesterday morning, will take place
at 0:55 O'Clock Friday morning from his
late residence 209 Wolfe Street. The
members OF the Catholic Benevolent
Legion. OF which he was a member. held
meeting this evening in Lyceum Hall
and adopted resolutions It the respect of
the deceased.
The remains of Mrs Mary f. Page, a
former resident who died at her home
1925 y Street northwest, Washington.
yesterday evening, will be brought here
tomorrow and inferred Friday morning.
She was a sister Of Miss Addie Herbert
and OF the a,a Julian Arnold
Miss Emery. Of New York. the general
secretary OF the wonans auxiliary OF
the board of missions. this afternoon at 4
o'clock delivered an interesting lecture in
ST. Pauls Episcopal Church.
The property of the John Hay Normal
and Industrial School was today trans
ferred to the William Mckinley Normal
ana In nlustrial School
TIE White Rose Club will give tlcir
first ball tomo: row night in Odd Fellows
Hall on North Columbus Street.
Mrs Martha J. Carlin is vrry i'll at her
home on Duke Street.