Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Palm Limited Train Derailed
Yesterday Afternoon.
NONE OF PASSENGERS HURT
Program of Holy Week Services in
the City Churches.
JOHNSON'S TRIAL WEDNESDAY
Man Accused of the Murder of
Charles T. Smith Last
October.
JOHNSONS TRIAL WEDNESDAY


ALEXANDRIA, Va, March %, 1907.
The Palm Limited train No. 80 over the
Southern railway, consisting of eight sleep
ers, which runs between st. Augustine,
Fla, and Jersey City, N. j., and is a solid
vesubule train, was derailed about three
miles south of this city about o'clock this
afternoon while running at speed not ex-
ceeding fifteen miles an hour. Four sleep
ers and diner left the tracks and were
considerably damaged. No one was in
jured. AS a result of the accident passen-
gers were transferred to northbound train
No. 40 over the Southern road and were
not long delayed The wrecked train was
in charge of Capt. W. B. Smithers of this
city and Engineer Harvey.
AS soon as news of the accident reached
this city a wrecking train was sent out by
Superintendent Peyton of the Washington
division. In about three hours the tracks
were cleared. Owing to the fact that there
is considerable number of side tracks at
the point where the accident occurred there
was no delay in traffic.
Railroad officials claim that the accident
was caused by the buckling of the rails,
which is said to have been due to the in
tense heat. The cars that left the tracks
were the Creston, Cluro, Alpine, Pelano,
all sleepers, and the dining car Southern.
Transferred to Club Car.
Among those on board the wrecked
train was a theatrical troupe bound for the
north. On account of their limit in time
the railroad officials permitted them to con-
tinue their journey, with very brief delay,
on a club car which carried them to Wash
ington.
The Palm Limited Is considered to be one
of the finest and fastest trains on the road.
Had it been travelling rapidly at the time
af ha iS 6or hob 10
the result would have been disastrous The
train was approaching the interlockine sig
nails slowly, which accounted for the slow
speed.
Conductor Smithers was on the platform
of the dining car at the time of the buck
ling of the rails, and he at once applied the
automatic brakes. which brought the train
to a stop within a hundred yards of where
the accident occurred.
Program of Special Services.
The Catholic, Episcopal and Lutheran
churches of this city have planed special
programs for holy week, which begins to-
morrow.
The services at Christ Protestant Episco-
pal Church will be as follows: Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, am;
Holy Thursday, holy communion, p. M;
Good Friday, service and sermon at IL a.
M; Easter evening, baptism service at .
o clock
81. Haul 8 Protestant Episcopal CnuTcI-
Monday, 4:30 pm; Tuesday. 4:3O p. M;
Wednesday, IL am and 40 IN; Thurs
day, communion, am, and evening prayer
at 4:3O o'clock Good Friday, IL am; Eas-
ter evening, baptism at 4::S0 o'clock.
Grace Protestant Episcopal Church-Mon-
day, 400: PM; Tuesday, evening prayer and
address, 4:3O O'Clock; Thursday, holy COM
munion, 100 M; Saturday, evening prayer
and baptism, 4:3O o'clock.
At Lutheran Church services will be held
Good Friday at II am. The services for
the coming week at ST. Mary's Catholic
Church will be announced Monday.
Trial of William johnson.
All arrangements have been completed for
the trial of William Johnson, alias George
Midget, colored, charged with the murder
of Charles T. Smith, October 20, 1905, and
which will be heard in the corporation court
Wednesday morning next before Judge
Louis c. Barley. Attorney X. d. Brum-
back was appointed by Judge Barley today
to defend the accused in place of Attorney
Douglas Stuart, who had previously been
assigned by the court, but who was subse-
Quently relieved on personal grounds Mr..
Brumback will be assisted in defending the
prisoner by Attorney Howard w. Smith
Alexandria Hospital Report.
DR.. George KEpstein, who has been
the attending physician at the Alexandria
Hospital for the past three months, has
made his report to the board Of managers
of that institution for the time he has
been in charge. During his incumbency
there were eighty-seven patients admitted.
OF this number SiXty-two were discharged
as cured three improved, four died and
eighteen were left under treatment. DIR.
Klipstein taxes occasion to compliment
the matron, Mrs NJ Adamson. for the high
standard on which the hospital is operated.
General News Items.
The remains of Mrs. May Hurst Cation,
wife of Mr.. Walter W. Cation whose death
occurred last night, will be forwarded at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning to Falls
Church. The funeral services and inter-
ment will occur at that place.
The Young Mems Christian Association
basket ball team of Baltimore tonight de-
feated the Alexandria Athletic Associa-
ton, in holly contested game, by score
of 80 to %
Arrangements have been made for a spe-
cial meeting Of the Mems League of the
First Baptist Church to be held Monday
night next when a musical program will
be rehearsed. The members of this organt-
zation are planning for a big public meet
ing April 10 next. 1t Is expected that some
prominent Washington speaker will deliver
an address on the occasion.
1t Is announced that Bishop E. E. Hoss
OF Nashville. Tenn. will preach tomorrow
night at the Methodist Episcopal Church
South The services at the Methodist Prot
estant Church will be conducted tomorrow
by Rev. Mr.. Lawrenson. The resident
clergy will officiate at the other churches
Alexandria Lodge of Elks has arranged
10 mold a meeting Monday, at which time
ofiicers for the ensuing year will be elected
The officers chosen will be installed Mon
day, April I.