Evening star., 1903-12-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
SUDDEN DEATH OF CAPT. JAMES
M. sIPPLE.
Dropped in Pew of Christ P. E. Church
and Expired Soon After
General Items.
Evening Star Bureau.
1Ol King Street,

Bell Telephone 1O8,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December 81, 1903.
While attending the morning services in
Christ Episcopal Church yesterday Captain
James NJ. Spple, whose home is in Milford,
Del, fell to the floor in pew in the rear
of the auditorium and expired few min
utes later in the adjoining vestry room. A
telegram was received here this morning
saying that II. L. Burnstein of Milford had
left for this city to accompany the remains
home. They will probably be forwarded
this evening.
Shortly after the opening of the services
yesterday Captain Sipple was seen to Slip
from his seat to the floor. He was carried
to the vestry room, and DR.. NJ. w. OBrien
was summoned. An examination showed
that death had occurred. The remains were
then conveyed to the undertaking estab-
lishment of Il. Wheatley on King street.
Later in the afternoon Justice of the Peace
Joseph B. Beach held an inquest over the
body and it was testified by the attending
physician that death was caused by heart
failure. The jury rendered a verdict ac'
cordingly.
Captain Sipple was not well known here.
having c2me to Alexandria only two weeks
ago to superintend some work on barge.
He had completed his contract and re-
mained in the city for the purpose of at
tending the services in old Christ Church.
He was a MEMBER OF tie hdSOIllC lIdlCT-
! nifty, which order has charge of the funeral
arrangements Captain Sipple was in his
ffty-f fourth year. During his stay in Alex
| andria he boarded at the residence of Mrs.
Nora M. Foltz, 50j South Lee street.
Jealousy Caused Assault.
Nathan Phillips, colored is at the Alex
andria Hospital in dilapidated condition
| as the result of his encounter with another
colored man Saturday night. Nathan's up
per lip is enormously enlarged, his jaw ts
| minus several teeth and the rear portion
of his scalp is disfigured by an ugly CASH.
| The responsibility for his sad plight he
| lays at the door of one John Franklin. "A
eolored fireman on the Southern road,
whose whereabouts just now are not known
| to the police. but who will be picked up as
| soon as discovered. The injured man says
| it all occurred out of jealousy concerning a
| colored damsel. He states that John way
| laid him in dark street. fired good-sized
cobblestone at his mouth, and that In
falling the back of his head was badly cut
| against the pavement. Though his injuries
| are severe, they are not considered serious.
His Leg Broken.
| George w. Hummers, who resides at 1911
K street southeast, Washington, was con-
| veyed to the Alexandria Hospital late Sat
urday afternoon with broken leg, sus-
! tained in jumping from a car Of the WASH
| ington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon rail-
road while the car was in motion. After
| the fracture was reduced Hummers insisted
upon returning to Washington, and was
conveyed in a carriage to the Royal street
office of the electric road where he was
placed on board northbound train.
General Matters.
Owing to the fact that the committe on
pulpit relations of the First Baptist Church
was not prepared to make report yester-
| day morning the calling of, pastor to the
pulpit of the church was deferred. The
services were conducted by Rev. DR.. Q. F.
Flippo, former pastor.
Christmas celebrations will be held by the
congregations OF the various churches as
follows: st. Mary's Catholic Church, Tues
| day. December %. at 8 PM; Christ Epis-
copal Church, December "a, at 4:30 pm.