Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-10
Jury Summoned to Investi'
gate Railway Accident.
FOUR PERSONS KILLED
PARTY ON THE WAY HOME FROM
WASHINGTON:
The Vehicle Struck by Southern Railr
way Engine-General and
Personal News.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening star.

Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 10, 1904
Justice of the Peace Isaac NJ. Burrell OF
Alexandria county impaneled coroner's
jury early this morning to view the Ie-
mains of the four persons who were killed
shortly before 10 o'clock last night by
| Southern railroad engine at Waterloo.
about five miles north of this city. The
members of the jury examined the bodies
and surveyed the site OF the accident The
dead were: Bernard Brown and his wife
| and infant son. about eighteen months
old. and William Stokes. The first three
were conveyed to Washington and the re-
mains of Stokes were brought to this city.
The jurymen were then dismissed, with IN
structions to meet later In the day to hear
testimony regarding the accident
The unfortunate party was returning
from Washington in a light vehicle and
attempted to cross the track of the South
ern near the Brickhaven post office right
in front of a speeding light engine coming
south, in charge OF Engineer Carey Crump
of this city. The horse had gotten across
the rails when the engine struck the
vehicle about the middle, dashing 1t to
splinters and hurting the occupants in every
direction. Possibly because OF the high
speed of the engine the conclusion was not
sufficiently perceptible In the cab TO ac-
quaint either the engineer or the fireman
with what had occurred. Engineer Crump
said that soon after passing Waterloo he
noticed odor like that of some pungent
liquid and called upon his fireman to see II
there was anything on the locomotive. An
inv estigation showed the mangled body OF
the unfortunate woman mashed In be-
tween the main body Of the engine and the
cowcatcher BY that time St Asaph had
almost been reached. The locomotive was
stopped and backed back until the othsr
bodies were found at Waterloo.
The engineer asserts that he sounded his
irrvtaf OF 10 for th1 C-ira Wnf wi ittCf
as usual At the point where the accident
occurred the county road crosses the track
on the level at a right angle. but a short
distance to the north, the direction from
which the engine was approaching, the
road curves rather abruptly. so that n
southbound train cannot be seen until II Ia
close to the crossing. Apart from the
whistling but little noise Is made by
light engine, and It is supposed that the
party III the wagon did not hear the engi-
neer when he blew for the crossing. The
unfortunate people lived near Waterloo,
where Stokes was employed in brick
yard Brown worked in Washington.
Traffic Delayed.
Traffic over the Washington division Of
the Southern railway was delayed for a
short time early this morning by a slight
accident at North Garden station, Va.
Train No "a met an engine in head-on
collision at a switch, the train at the time
being proceeding slowly The engine and
two cars of train No 81 were derailed and
slightly damaged. Thomas Cafiin of this
city, the engineer of train No. "a, was the
only person injured He was but slightly
bruised. .
Meeting of Council.
At the regular semi monthly meeting OF
the city council last evening an Invitation
to attend the Washington birthday celebra-
ton the 22d instant was received from the
association having the affair in charge.
The invitation was accepted In view OF
the fact that all the members Of the lower
board might not be able to appear in the
parade the common council passed reso-
luton to the effect that both bodies be rep
resented by four members each. This was
not agreeable to the members of the board
of aldermen, and the common council fin
ally rescnded its action. g
A favorable report was received from the
finance committee on resolution appro-
priating $50 to decorate the city hall dur
ing the celebration and the report was
adopted.
Bills amounting TO S5l491 for the main
tenance of persons quarantined were pre-
sented by Mr.. Bryan, acting by request.
They were referred
General Matters.
Mrs. Eliza j. Walker died last night at
the residence of her husband, William J.
Walker, 211 Gibbon street. She was the
daughter of Jacob Shafe, and sixty
years of age.
Miss Fannie May Lynch, the young
daughter of Mr.. Thomas NJ. Lynch, died
last night at the residence of her father,
1921 Princess street. She was sixteen years
of age and her early death is mourned by
a large circle Of friends.
The funeral of Francis Lovejoy, who died
suddenly Monday, took place yesterday aft
ernoon from the undertaking rooms of w.
Domaine & Son, on King street. The serv-
ices We're conducted by Rev Father Cutler.
and the interment was made in st. Marys
cemetery.
Squire Bowie of Fairfax county reported
today that a man was killed last night on
the railroad at Bush Hill. a station four
miles below here on the Richmond Fred
ericksburg and Potomac road. His identity
is unknown. The remains were brought
here,