Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-20
ALMOSTI NSHANTDEATH
MRS. SARAH E. GARRISON KILLED
BY ELECTRIC CAR.
Fatal Accident atxBrantwood Yesterday
Morning-CHoHnr to Make an
Investigation.

4AiS. odrdn u. G6rrf0On, SiXty-tWO years
of age. resident az Brentwood. Nd, was
almost instantly killed. within sight of her
home about 1890 O'Clock yesterday morn
Ing on the line of the City and Suburban
Railway Company at the Henry street
crossing in Brentwood, by car No. 40S, north
bound. in charge of Motorman w. c. Moore
and Conductor Claude Anderson. Those
who witnessed the unfortunate accident say
1t was evidently the intention of Mrs. Gar
rison to board the car, and, IT is under
stood. she was on her way to the home OF
her son. Mr.. Thomas H Garrison. who is
employed by the railroad company, at
Riverdale, about twoeand half miles dis
tant from the scene of the tragedy.
Mrs. Garrison left the residence of her
daughter. Mrs Robert Federline of Brent
wood, with whom she made her home stat
ing that she was going to visit her son
Mrs. Federline watched her mother for
several moments after she left the house
and then resumed her household duties
When within a short distance of the rail-
way tracks the unfortunate woman heard d
car approaching. knowing that she would
have some time to wait should she miss
that car, she hurried up the incline to the
tracks, waving her umbrella. About this
time 1t is stated, the car was rounding a
curve about a hundred feet away and was
coming down the heavy grade at pretty
lively gait.
Stepped Between the Tracks.
Believing that the motorman had failed
to see her previous signals, Mrs. Garrison
stepped between the rails Of the line on
which the car was fast approaching. still
waving her umbrella. When the car was
about twenty feet from the crossing she
made an attempt to get off the track. but
became bewildered with the result that
she was struck. She was thrown from the
1Ir CT he
wooden fence surrounding the property of
Mr.. John T. Huff Several palings were
broken, her skull was crushed and she was
otherwise injured. The car continued on
for about 200 yards. When 1t was finally
stopped the motorman, conductor and pas
sengers ran to the spot where the uncon-
scious woman lay, family breathing her
last. She was Immediately removed to the
porch of the home of Mr.. Huff and DR..
keenan, was summoned He arrived within
a short time, but pronounced the woman
dead.
As soon as possible Justice of the Peace
Alexander Sakers of Bladensburg district,
who acts as coroner, was apprised OF the
fatal accident In company with Constable
Rufus H. Vincent he arrived on the scene
soon after and impaneled q jury, composed
John Shreves, Wallace c. Rabold, ]. G.
Gray, r. L. Payne, G. A. Reeve, Benjamin
Harvey, Oliver G. Dunn, Charles ]. Wagner,
Herbert ]. Moffatt and John G. Garner.
M6anI1me COnStaDle. vincent pldC6Q MOtOT-
man Moore and Conductor Anderson under
arrest. They were subsequently released,
however upon the promise that they would
be present at the inquest over the body,
which will be held at & O'Clock this evening
in Hyattsville. BY order Of Coroner Sakers
the body was removed to the establishment
of Undertaken Gasch at Bladensburg.
Statement of Witnesses.
Mr.. V. E. Violland of Brentwood, who
witnessed the fatal accident, stated that he
saw Mrs. Garrison hurriedly approaching
the track, waving her umbrella. He said
she had crossed the west track and had
reached point about the middle of the east
track. According to the witness, the woman
stopped at this point for moment and con-
tinued waving her umbrella. The car was
then almost upon her. She made an attempt
to get off the track, but was struck before
she could take a step.G Mr. Violland could
not state whether or not the n1otorman
made an attempt to stop the car upon sig
nal, as the latter was hidden from his view
by the woodwork of the vestibule.
Mr.. Violland was corroborated by Mr.
George Fl. Spicer and Rev. Charles E. Ely
OF Hyattsville, who were passengers on the
car, as to the principal features Of the ac-
cident. Mr.. Spicer also stated that the
motorman did everything possible to avoid
striking the woman, sounding his gong and
putting on brakes