The Washington herald., 1907-11-02
Trimming a Tree When He
Dropped Forty Feet.
NONOGENARIAN DROPS DEAD
Mrs. Catherine Harper. Ninety-three
Years Old. Expires in Her Chair.
Brakeman Seriously Injured he
tween Cars-EpiScopaI Football
Team Beats Baltimore Eleven.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
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aJ Ming Street
Alexandria, Va, Nov. While engaged
in trimming the branches Of a TAN tree
on the grounds at Mount Vernon Pierr.
lorraine an italiln whose home is said
to De in Jersey CITY. n J.. lost his hold
and fen 10 the ground this morning. sus-
tanning injuries which resulted in his
death early this evening.
There was no witness to the accident
but the manner i'm which il occurred was
evident from the circumstances. The man
was found in IN unconscious condition at
the base of the tree. and was removed 10
Ia building on the grounds. 1t appeared
that he had fallen about forty feet.
He was attended by DR. Walter A.
Wardeld, of this city. Little was known
at Mount Vernon concerning the man. ex-
eept that he came here in the employ OF
Ia contractor from New Jersey and was
about twenty-five years old. The remains
We're taken in charge of 10y Undertaken
b. WheatIey Of this city. Efforts are
being made to communicate with the rel
atiFes of the dead man.
Airs. Catherine T. Harper died suddenly
this evening about o'clock at her home.
us South Washington street She was
uiBegy-thIee years old. and death was due
tO seuillty. After walking 10 the window,
she sat down I'm a chair suddenly and ex-
PRED
Mrs Harper was a native OF this city.
where she had lived all her life. Sine
was Miss FIemming, and was sister
OF the late Andrew J. Fiemmius, vino
was az one time prominent merchant
of Alexandria. Two sons, Frank $ Har-
per. of this city, and John Harper of
NatcEgz Miss. and one daughter. Miss
Maggie Harper, of this city. survive her.
She was a member of the Second Pres
byteri8u Church.
James NJ. O'Neal, brakeman, had a /
narrow escape from being crushed 10
death this afternoon in the Potomac /
freight yards. He was caught between
the drawhedds Of two freight ears which /
We're being coupled and was badly +
mashed. The injured man was removed /
Co the Alexandria Hospital, where Dr. /
William NJ Smith gave him surgical at I
teutiou. O'Neal is about twenty years
a.d. His home is iu Washington.
a close and interesting game of football /
was played this afternoon on the grounds /
of the Episcopal High School, when the /
High School team defeated the team rep /
resontng the Baltimore Polytechnic In /
StitUte by the score - 10 q.
Justice Cation. i'm the police court. to- /
day dismissed the case of Stephen Davis.
who was arrested yesterday on the COM
pjaiut of Robert Grady. 'coiored. who
charged him with the theft of Sla9. Grady +
claimed that he had given Davis the .
money 90 De used for the purchase of "a I
cargo af oysters, and that satisfactory
settlement had not been made. Justies
Cation held that there was no evidence of /
criminal intent and remarked that pro-
eeodiuEs should have been brought If az
aN. in "a civil court Attorney Lewis IT
AIaehau appeared for the defendant. and
Walter L. Narney represented
the complainant
At the next meeting of the city coun-
-l the committee on public property will
recommend that an appropriation og S2.g
be- made for repairing the chamber of
common council
The remains of Mrs. Amelia $. Curtis.
whose death occurred in Washington
Wednesday. were brought here to-day and
Inferred in Bethel Cemetery. The de-
ceased was the wife OF Norman ". Cur