The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-01

friend or DR.. Belt. who had spent most
Of the night at the mOrgue endeavoring
TO identify the bodies. She had heard of
the wreck earlier. when her brother-in-
law, McGin Belt, who heard Of the wreck
at his home in Frederick. telephoned to
her, and told her that her husband and
sons were on the train. Mrs. Belt i'm
mediately called on DR. Griffith for ad-
vice. and he hurried off 10 the scene Of
the accident. At Il o'clock the frantic
woman received word from Terra Gotta
that a doctor. with two little boys ac-
cOmDanying him. had been seen minis
tering TO the dead. For brief hour her
fears were partially allayed. but at II
O'Clock a message from the doctor told
her that her loved ones had not yet been
found. All through the night she stayed
by the telephone. waiting and praying
and calling on DR.. Griffith for some
word.
Boy Found First.
Shortly after . o'clock the body OF one
OF the boys was discovered, and mo-
ment later that o. the doctor. 1t was too
great a task for the doctor TO tell the
anxious woman. and his last word to
her Sunday night. was that all three had
/ been found and were seriously, but not
\ fatally hurt. Early yesterday morning Nc
/ Gill Belt. an elder brother Of the doctor
arrived in Washington, and was met by
/ Or. Griffith at the station Hurrying to
/ the morgue. they identified the last OF
/ the boys and with heavy hearts decided
/ that Mrs. Belt must be told at once.
/ Dr. Griffith entered the room where tn,
/ youngest boy was lying and found the
/ mother PROSTATE on her child's bed, viii
/ her arms wrapped around him. She heard
The news with wonderful composure, and
kissing her remaining child. left the room
/ McGn Belt. fighting 10 keep back hi.
/ tears, said: Since the time we used t,
ride in the same saddle around tn
/ grounds Of our old place at Frederick
l have had more than a brothers. love 70
! him. / am older and always took care o
1 him in the old days. and it seems crue
that he has died before me. He was IL
/ the finest spirits yesterday. and severa
/ times said his only. regret was that hi
wife and the other little fellow were no
I with him.
Boys Addiction Saved Him.
IF the little fellow Norven, who i
lying at home with a broken hip, had beel
in good health. no doubt both he and Mrs
Belt would have been among the dead TO
day. Yesterday at my home in Fredericl
I weighed each of the boys and wrOt
their weight on pieces of paper. whic
they put in their pockets, intending I
show them to their mother. This pape
was my means of identifying Edward. a
there was but little else about him whic
could aid me- A Sunday-schOOl paper ais
was found in the little fellows pocket
was he"
Dr. Belt was forty years of age. II
was born at the family place. Rock Hill
in Frederick. After going through Fred
erick College he entered Maryland Tn
veTsity. where he graduated in medicin
He took a postgraduate course NJ John
Hopkins. and soon after became attache
to the Presbyterian Eye and Ear HO:
pitaI in that city. Moving TO Washing
ton he. with Drs. Wilmer. Fox. and 9th
ers, founded the Episcopal Eye, Ear, an
Throat Hospital in this city. He has bee
at the head of the institution for 81
years.
In addition to his wife and one chill,
six sisters and two brothers survive D
Belt They are Mrs. LOttie B. Chan
bers, OF Brunswick, Md; Mrs. ThOms
McIIvane, OF Magnolia, Md; Mrs Ellie
Reich, of Brunswick, Nd; Mrs. Lawren,
a White, of Dicl1erson, Nd; Miss
Virginia Belt and Miss Julia Belt,
Frederick, Md; DR.. Alfred NJ. Belt,
Baltimore. Md, and DR.. McGil Belt.
Frederick. Md.