Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-01
Royd's and Vicinity.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
BOYD'S Nd. March 81, 1903.
The remains of Mr.. William Hanna who
met his death at Point of Rocks Sunday
night in the canal. were sent over the Bal
tinfore and Ohio railroad this afternoon to
Washington, Pa. his former home, where
they are to be inferred Wednesday after
noon. An inquest was not held over the
remains. as his death seemed conclusively
to have been accidental.
Supervisor Stallings Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal at Point Of Rocks was
walking along the banks of the canal yes
terday afternoon at O'Clock looking after
the entertainments and saw an object lying
in the water, which, upon closer examina-
tiotion. proved to be the body of Mr.. Hanna.
who was supervisor of construction on the
new tunnel Improvements Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad at Point of Rocks. Hanna
was last seen about 10 o'clock Sunday night,
when he was supposed to be on his way
home. 1t is believed he missed his footing
and fell into the canal, which is very deep
at this point and was drowned.
The remains of Miss Ella Offutt were in
tered at Darnestown yesterday in the
Presbyterian cemetery there about IL
o'clock. A large crowd attended the funeral
services in the church which were con-
Quoted by the Rev: w: H: Stone, pastor.
Messrs Zadoc H Beall. Charles Dufief.
Amos West, James s. Windsor, Eccleston
Ward and James H. Tschiffely. all promi-
nent citizens Of that locality, acted as pail
bearers.
The little child Of Mrs. Richard E. Long.
which was so badly burned at Brunswick.
at the time it's grandmother was fatally
burned as result of her efforts to save the
child from injury, Is better today and is
suffering but little.
Mrs. Mary Carey, aged about ffty-hve
years, of Brunswick suffered a horrible
death Monday from the sudden overturning
of a lamp that set fire to the clothing Of
the child mentioned. In her efforts
to save the child her clothing caught
fire. the coal oil having saturated part of
her dress, and she was terribly burned
about the head and the body. 1t is presum-
ed that she inhaled some Of the flames, as
she died in agony soon afterward.
The passenger department Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad puts into effect over
its entire system April l, a new ticket rate.
cost Of tickets to some points and much les
sen II to others. A minimum rate to short
points will not be less than 10 cents in flu
ture. At the old rate, where station was
only two miles distant q ticket could be
bought for 8 cents. All rates that formerly
cents. Straight fare to Washington from
this point. formerly 80 cents, Is now 81
cents, to Baltimore, formerly $2.Oo now
$206, and to Rockville. formerly 40 cents,
now 80 cents and so on. The round trip
rates were changed to end in odd cents in
January Of this year.
The new train rules, train order ana
block rules of the Baltimore and Ohio go
into effect tomorrow over the entlre foao:
The rules have been much simpiifed. ana
can be readily understood by the men, an
of whom have stood examination before a
picked corps of railroad men. These rules
20 into effect at one minute past II o'clock
the night of the 31st Of March.