Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
UNIDENTIFIED MAN KILLED ON
RAILROAD AT SEMINARY.
Stepped in Trout Of Fast Train
Protest Against overcrowding :,
of Electric Cars.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February a. 1904.
The body of a young white man who was
killed by a train on the Southern railroad
at Seminary, station a few miles south
of this CITY, was brought to the undertake
ing establishment of w. Domaine & Son
on King street this morning where it will
be held while efforts at identification are
being made. Who he was could not be
learned here this morning, and it is said
he went under an assumed name among
the railroad workmen with whom he was
employed. He was said to have been
laborer under Lane Bros. & Co., construc-
ton contractors on the Southern road.
1t is stated that the unfortunate man
came to his death by stepping on the track
in front of rapidly moving south-bound
train. He was walking between two tracks
and probably didn't hear the approach of
the locomotive. He was about thirty years.
of age. The engine hurled him a consider
able distance and the body was badly
mangled Justice of the Peace Bowie OF
Fairfax, acting coroner for that district,
has been notified Efforts are being made
to find some relatives or friends of the
dead man.
City Councils Protest.
Action protesting against the alleged
dangerous overcrowding of cars on the
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
electric railroad was taken by the city
council last evening at it's regular semi
monthly meeting The matter came up on
a resolution offered by Mr.. McCuen, re-
questing the delegate from this city and
the senator from this district to confer
with the state corporation commission with
a view of having the charge fully inveSti-
gated.
Speaking on the resolution Mr.. McCuen
stated that frequently the cars are taxed
to twice their normal capacity. He said
that often eighty or ninety people are
crowded into cars built to carry only forty
two passengers.
Mr.. Burke suggested that the evil might
be remedied by the refusal of the travelling
public to surrender tickets when seats are
not furnished Mr.. Snowden asked If the
overcrOwding complained of was not gen
orally confined to special occasions, but
many Of the councimen declared that it
was matter Of daily occurrence.
1t was Mr.. Snowden's opinion that
the complaint should not be transmitted
through the representatives In the state
legislature, as he thought they should not
be called upon to attend to such matters.
He suggested that counsel file a complaint
direct with the corporation commission and
upon motion the resolution was so
amended.
Increase Of Salaries.
The finance committee reported an ordi-
nance increasing the salaries of the mem
bers of the police force, which was adopted
unanimously. According to it's provisions
the salaries are as follows: For the chief,
$3.50 per annum; for the lieutenant $72O,
and for each private. $500. 1t is also stipu-
lated in the ordinance that the officers
shall not receive any other compensation
for their services, such as certain costs for
making arrests, ETC., which used to be ap-
portoned to them in the police court years
ago. The finance committee also reported
favorably on bills amounting to $514.91,
presented by the health department The
report was adopted.
An adverse report was received from the
committee on finance and public property
on the offer of NJ. B. Harlow of $3.50 for
the old Hydraulion engine hourse on North
Royal street, and petition from the Hy-
draulion Veteran Firemen's Association to
use the property for the annual rental of
ST.. 1t was deemed advisable by the fire
wardens to hold the building for storage
purposes. An ordinance was reported by
the committee on streets and general laws
requiring the Washington Southern Rail-
road Company to keep a gateman at the
intersection of Duke and Fayette streets at
all hours. 1t passed the lower board hut
was finally referred back to the committee
upon the suggestion of the board of alder
men that the ordinance should provide pen
aities for noncompliance. The session of
the common council was presided over nv
Mr.. Uhler, President Paff being absent
General and Personal.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs
Grace Fenton Nelson, whose death occurred
at Ellicott City, Md, took place this after
noon at 1890 o'clock from the chapel of the
Episcopal Theological Seminary near this
city. The remains were inferred beside
those of her husband, Rev DR.. KinIoch Nell
son, in the seminary burying ground Mrs.
Nelson was the daughter of the Rev. John
+. Mcguire. who was rector at the Episco-
pal High School some years before the civil
war. Rev. DIR. Nelson was one of the pro-
fessorS at the seminary
The funeral Of Ernest l.. CoakIey. who
died Monday, took place this afternoon
from his late home ON Prince street. Rev.
J. P. Stump of the M. E. Church South con-
Quoted the services, and the interment was
made in Union cemetery
Mrs. Annie Cronin, venerable resident
Of the third ward, died this morning at her
home, 132 North Payne street She was
seventy-five years of age. The funeral will
take place at Falls Church Friday morning
Miss Halle E. Chichester, who has been
visiting Miss Fannie Smith on Duke street
has gone to visit relatives in Washington.
Mr. Parran Stump of Connecticut has