Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-07


pated in the fall outing of the Arion Sing
ing Society, which was held yesterday at
River View. The Arion Society sang a pro-
gram of German folk songs. under the d.
rection of Prof. Emil Hoer, and in the
evening there was an attractive display of
fireworks.
President August Schmidt. Henry Wass-
man. Herman Daiker and Reinhard Maui
composed the committee in charge of the
arrangements for the affair.
The death of Benjamin " Jackson of this
city, division freight agent of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad occurred in Balti-
more Saturday night. The cause of death
was Bright's disease
Mr.. Jackson was fifty-two years of age,
and he was the only son of Federal Judge
j. j. Jackson of ParkerSburg, w. Va. His
death was unexpected by his family and
friends
Special Officer J. B. Gibbons. while pass
the Saks stores. corner of 7th street and
Market Space, about o'clock yesterday
morning noticed smoke issuing from the
basement. He sounded an alarm and a
section of the fire department responded.
The fire found to be in some excelsior
in the basement and was extinguished in
few minutes. The damage was only slight
but it is not known how the fire originated
Lemuel Smith. colored. seventy-eight
years of age. living at 316 G street south
west. was overcome by the heat while near
his home about o'clock Saturday after
noon. Policeman Lester summoned the
ambulance from the Emergency Hospital
and Smith was taken to that institution
where he was given the necessary medical
treatment.
The explosion of an oil lamp about Z
O'Clock Saturday night in an oil shed occu-
Nied by Sullivan & Bro. at the corner of
Kew Jersey avenue and Van street south
east. caused considerable excitement in
that vicinity. Policeman Delaney sent in
an alarm for fire and the blaze was ex-
unguished by a section of the fire de-
partment before any damage resulted.
B. Ariana d. Salvatore an Italian youth
seventeen years of age. arrived at the
pennsylvania depot about o'clock Satur-
day afternoon and was transferred to the
Emergency Hospital in the ambulance. The
boys right foot was badly crushed and he
told the physicians that he had been struck
by train below Alexandria.
Frederick Salbusb fell from a Metropoli-
tan car near the Pennsylvania depot about
4 o'clock Saturday afternoon and was in
Jured about the head The ambulance from
the Emergency Hospital was summoned
and he was conveyed to that institution
where his injury was dressed Salbush is
sixty years of age. and resides at 2134
Seaton street northeast
Some rubbish in box in the rear of the
District building caught fire about o'clock
Saturday afternoon. The fire was extin-
guished by the members of No. IA engine
company before any damage resulted
Andrew jackson, twenty-four years old
who resides at 1898 1st street southwest
had his right foot painfully hurt by
rail falling on II while he was working
near the corner of LIST and F streets north
east. Saturday afternoon. He was taken
TO the Emergency Hospital for treatment
Edward Erwin. a colored youth was
seized with a fit while near the corner of
18TH and q streets northwest Saturday
night He was sent to his home 1921 o
street northwest. by friends