The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-08
Labor Day Shows Record of
More Accidents and lnju-
ries Than Any Twenty
four Hours in Current
Year.
Fights Between Negroes,
Some of Which May Re-
suit Fatally-Nearly All
Attributable to lntoXicants

Though in every other respect
Labor Day was a success, 1t was marred
by more accidents and injuries than any
other day of the year 1903, not excepting
the Fourth of July. George Southland. Of
Richmond, Va. fell from a train at the
north end of Long Bridge. at 1870 o'clock
in the afternoon sustaining injuries from
which he died at 3 o'clock; Mrs. Kate
Becker, of 1923 Fourteenth Street, was
seized with stroke of apoplexy on the
street, and died in front OF her home
A collision of cars on the Alexandria
line resulted in injuries to Louis Green
burg. OF 10O6 Massachusetts, Avenue. and
James L. Weaver, of 500 Fourth Street
| northwest; an unknown man, supposed
! to be an Italian. was struck and in
stantly killed at the eastern end of the
! Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge. by Penn
/ sylvania Railroad train; Richard Chew,
a negro. while celebrating the day,
swallowed a half pint of carbolic acid
| for gin. dying from the effects.
. The house of Mrs. Mary Markward. On
River Road. was totally destroyed by
! fire; Annie DeVeal, a negress, was In
| jured by flying horseshoe at the circus.
while Mrs. E. H. Hunter. of 337 Ninth
| Street southeast, and George Gench, of
| 1913 Pennsylvania Avenue, were injured
/ in alighting from street cars.
Serious Fight at Circus.
! Two serious assaults occurred at the
I circus last night. Benjamin Modem,
! Tob1 ToIIiyar aDd papDatr VVhaaIsr ma
/ groes, became involved in a fight, in
| the course of which Wheeler drew
heavy knife, and siashed both of his
opponents Tolliver escaped with slight
{ injuries. but Modem was so seriously
/ hurt that his recovery is doubtful There
was one cut down the left side of the
| face, which required twelve stitches.
/ one IN the chin, which took six stitches,
a four-inch cut in the back, a deep
wound in the left thigh, requiring fifteen
! stitches, and a stab wound in the stom-
ach. Molden was taken to the Casualty
| Hospital, and Wheeler was arrested by
Policeman Hayden. of the Ninth pre-
cinct. and will be held pending the result
| OF Molden's injuries.
Jack Mcmahon, thirty-four years old.
was found lying near the main circus
| tent after the close of the show. with
cash from the left ear to the chin, and
! another on the right side of the neck
back of the ear. He was sent to the
| Casualty Hospital, where his wounds
| we're sewed up. He had been drinking.
| and did not remember who cut him, or
| for what reason. Mcmahon lives at GA
/ II Street northeast.
Stabbed in Breast.
Another negro hght took place about
o'clock last night IN Queens Alley
northwest between Peter Diggs. thirty
| years old; Joseph Dasher. twenty-one.
and Samuel Middleton. eighteen. in the
course OF which Middleton drew a knife
| and stabbed Dasher in the left breast
and cut Diggs in the wrist. Dasher's
condition is serious. Both injured men
were taken TO the Emergency Hospital
! for treatment. and in the meantime
Middleton made his escape. Early this
morning, however, Detective O'Brien.
! Precinct Detective Potter, and Police
man Embrey. of the Third precinct,
found Middleton in hiding in Clark's
Alley northwest, and placed him in Gus
tody.
About o'clock last night James Cor
bett. a negro. living at 1918 Nolans
Court southwest. walked into the Emer-
gency Hospital with an injury to his
head. The physicians say he has a
fractured skull. According to the story
told by Corbett. he was struck by stone
in the hands of James Rollins. another
negro. while they were standing at the
corner OF Second and NJ Streets south
west. Detective Cornweil and Policeman
Hall started on the trail, and shortly
after $3.50 o'clock this morning they
found and arrested Rollins.
Hit With Bricks.
There were two negro women in the
Emergency Hospital as the result OF
blows on the head. Loretta Brown,
twenty-five years old, living at 415 Linn
erick's Court southwest, went TO the
| hoeDftaI about a. with ont