Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-02

Koonts OF Washington Grove. Nd. and
were returning homo when the accident
happened. Mrs. Merkling was killed and
was Identified. and Mr.. Merkling was taken
to Freedmen's Hospital seriously injured.
The services were conducted by Rev.
John T. Huddle Of St Paul's English
T. Kelley Of the Fourth Presbyterian
Church. Columbia Heights. The pail
bearers were Edwin H. Dun. Mark Wood
ward. Walter Coats. DR.. Howard w. Bar
ker. Henry Carr. and J. w. Allen. The in
terment was In Rock Creek cemetery.
A. Lee Lowe.
Funeral services over the remains Of A.
Lee Lowe. a victim Of the Terra Gotta
wreck, took place at IL O'Clock this morn
avenue northwest Rev. Father MCGEE con-
Quoted the services ITsterment was made In
Holy Rood cemetery. His father, Perry w.
Lowe. his wife. Mrs. Jennie Lowe. and one
son. Philip Maurice Lowe. survive him. MI.
Lowe was thirty-six years OF age and was
employed by the Coiumbia Photograph
Company, 1912 + street northwest. at the
time OF his death. For a number of years
he held a responsible position with the
Washington branch of the Standard OIL
Company.
Miss Lucy B. Mullican.
Funeral services over the remains OF Miss
Lucy B. Mullcan. daughter of John Multi
can OF Derwood, Md, and head milliner at
Kings Palace who met death in the Terra
Gotta accident. were held yesterday after
noon in the chapel OF the undertaking es-
tabiishment OF William H. Sardo Co..
40S H street northeast.
Tho remains were taken to DeFwood on
the Baltimore and Ohio train. leaving the
station at $50 O'CLOCK last evening. On tho
arrival of the train at Derwood the casket
was removed to the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mullican, where the
body will remain until tomorrow morning.
when 1t will be taken to Gaithersburg.
where interment will be made at 10 o'clock.
The services will be conducted by Rev.
Thomas Campbell. Interment wia be made
in the Methodist cemetery.
The services In this city yesterday were
attended by two brothers of the deceased,
Thomas and James A. Mullican. sister.
Mrs. Charles Ricketts, Of Derwood. Md. ana
other relatives. Among the many oeautitul
floral tributes to the dead woman were two
large wreaths from Miss Mullfcan's former
business associates, and another from the
Young women's Christian Home on c
street. this city. where she resided.
Miss Anna w. Reading.
Funeral services over the remains OF Miss
Anna Washington Reading took place AZ
IL O'Clock today at st. Thomas Protestant
Episcopal Church before large gathering
Of relatives and friends. Rev. DR.. j. A.
Aspinwall read the Episcopal service TOT
the dead and as the comforting words feli
upon the ear many eyes dimmed with tears.
Miss Reading was the daughter OF the iate
Maj. Pierson B. Reading and Mrs fanhie
Washington Reading. The deceased was a
native of California. but had lived In this
city for number OF years, where she was
popular In a wide circle Of friends. The In
terment was private and in Congressional
cemetery.
Miss Lippold, George Higbie.
Members Of the Ladies Of the Maccabees
and of Ruth Chapter. o. E. s.. attended the
funeral Of Miss Mary A. Lippold. one Of
the victims Of the wreck. which took place
from the residence Of her father, Mr.. Veith
Lippold. 1923 Otis street, Brookland. at 2
o'clock this afternoon. In the parlor at
the Lppold home the remains Of George
L. Higbie. eight years OF age. a nephew OF
Miss Lippold. also rested. and the double
funeral service was conducted by the Rev.
Church. Rock Creek road.
Miss Lippold. who was employed in the
bureau Of engraving and printing, was
killed Just as she stepped upon the platform
Of the car. She had visited her sister, Mrs.
Higbie. at Terra Gotta. Sunday and was
about to return home at the time Of the
fatal accident The small boy. whose body
rested beside that OF his aunt, was very
that his father took him to the train to see
Miss Lippold off, Mr.. Higbie was holding
his boy up and he was kissing his aunt
when the 'dead-head" train came thunder
ing down the road.
Mr. Higbie. his legs being broken and his
face and body terribly battered. crawled
about in the darkness and found the body
Of his boy. He held tightly to the remains
until assistance reached him. The remains
Of the boy were then taken to the family
home and the father was taken to the
Casualty Hospital. The simple burial serv-
Ice Of the Episcopal Church was read by
the Rev. DR.. Buck and the remains of the
young woman and her nephew were taken
to Prospect Hill cemetery and inferred.
Mrs. Nettie L. Compiler.
The funeral of Mrs. Nettie Lee Compiler.
who was killed in the wreck. took place
this morning at 1920 o'clock from the
family residence at Dickersons. Md. There
was large attendance Of friends. Rev.
W. c. Smith of Clarksburg officIated at
the funeral and preached a most feeling
discourse. The Compiler family is promi
nent at Dickersons. and when the deceased
left her home to go to Washington Sunday
evening q number were at the station to
bid her good bye Mrs Compiler was form,
erly Miss Cooley. a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Zachariah Cooley Of Dickersons,
There were many floral tributes.
Thomas e. Metz.
The remains of Thomas Elmer Metz were
to Germantown. Nd, yesterday
a afternoon. the funeral services taking place
this morning at the family residence and
the interment being in Neelsville Presby
terrain cemetery. Many relatives and friends
from the surrounding country and Wash
in1ton attended the obseQuies. The de-
ceased was on his way to New York to
resume his duties with the New York
Transfer Company. by which company he
was employed, when he met his death in
the wreck at Terra Gotta. His mother. two
sisters and a brother survive him.