Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Cave-In of Big Trunk Sewer
Delays Construction.
CAR TRACKS Undermined
Court Hearing Of Collision of Sep
terber 8 Last.
CHARTER TO DISTRICT MEN
Faulkner Will Admitted to Probate.
n. Robinson Withdraws Appeal.
Circuit Court on Monday.

C1TCu1C OOuIC OA AVAOoy.
| Special Correspondence OF The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA, Va. September "a. 1909.
| The big trunk sewer being constructed
| to drain the western area of the city
| caved in shortly after l O'Clock this
morning at the intersection of West and
| Cameron streets. where the turn is be-
| ing made to carry the sewer down Cam
| eron street. AS a result about one hun
dred feet of earth toppled into the sewer
on West street. leaving a large excava
ton. There was an unusually large ex-
cavation made on Cameron street, which
extended to the curbing. a distance of
a bout one-fourth the length of the
square. The big sewer this morning look
ed a perfect wreck. and with the water
from that end of the city and mud and
sand flowing into it, it resembled
miniature falls.
The cave-in also did considera BILE dam
age to the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon electric railways tracks at
| that point, completely undermining them.
The water from the north side of Cam
eron street, which flows down West
| street, percolated it's way through a
wooden trough, leaving an opening of
| fully four feet in depth.
Trains which formerly used this track
going northward were compelled to use
the King street track up to ii o'clock this
morning. large force of employees, un-
der the direction of Supt. Cliff, were set
! to work repairing the damaged tracks and
filling UP the opening. BY IL o'clock suf-
ficient temporary work had been done to
resume traffic over the tracks.
1t is said that it will be fully week, If
not more. before the damage sustained to
the trunk sewer can be completed. 1t was
stated by those who saw the sewer this
morning that it is nearly completely filled
with mud and sand. which Will be rather
difficult to remove. 1t is expected that the
work Of repairing the damaged sewer will
be begun tomorrow morning by force of
city employees.
Inquiry Into Collision.
AT o'clock this afternoon there will be
an investigation In the police court of the
collision, September last, between a
Southern railway light engine and
westbOund train over the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric
railway. The object of the investigation
is to fix the responsibility for the accident.
Both the conductor of the electric train
tive have been summoned. as have several
witnesses Justice L. H. Thompson will
preside. Both railroad companies will be
represented by their respective-counsel.
the state court of appeals at the Novem-
Der term of that tribunal Is one styled
EdmOnston against the Commonwealth
and another styled Lilly against the COM
monwealth. Both cases are from the cir
cult court of Alexandria county. Both
Edmonston and Lilly, it Is stated, were
summoned to testify in certain cases.
and it is alleged that they refused to
testify on the ground that they could not
be made to give evidence that might in
Il Themselves
tify the trial judge in the county fined
each $50. to which jail sentence of
twenty days was imposed. They, there
fore, noted an appeal
Charters Granted.
A charter has been granted by the
state corporation commission to the
Washington Cast Stone Company. incor-
porated Rosslyn, Va. with maximum
capital stock of S2J,O00 and minimum
capital stock of $1,000. The objects are
to manufacture artificial stone The Of
ficers are r. w. Darby, secretary and
treasurer, Rosslyn. Va: B. F. Sullivan.
ITiCe president, Washington, D. c.; Ray
mond Darby, Washington, D. c.
The National Motion Picture Magazine
Company. Incorporated. this city. has also
been granted a charter by the state cor
poration commission, with maximum
capital stock of 100000, and a minimum
capital stock of $4,000. The objects are
to conduct printing business. Officers
are Alexander Wolf president: F. w.
Miller. vice president: F. Brylawski, sec
rotary: A. Brylawski, treasurer, all of
Washington.
Nine. MOuntford. a native of Jeru-
salem, who has encrcled the globe three
times and has lectured in many large
cities, will deliver three lectures on the
Bible and the Holy Land in the Young
Peoples building of the M. E. Church
South, September 26. % and 30. On Sun
day evening next she will speak on THE
Thief on the Cross" in the M. E. Church
South.
District Couple Married.
Miss Annie r. Dye and Harold Peck
ham. both OF Washington, were married
yesterday at the parsonage of the NJ. E.
Church South. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. c. D. Bulla. pastor
In the presence of a number of relatives
and friends of the two families repre-
| scented, the marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Didzoneit, daughter of Frederick Didzo-
nett and Thomas Earl Lynn. both of this
city, took place last night at the home
of the brides father. 512 Cameron street.
Rev. IL. Schroeder of Washington per-
| formed the ceremony.
In the corporation court this morning,
Judge l.. {. Barley presiding, the will of
the late Capt. Ferdinand G.. Faulkner
was admitted to probate. The testator,
|
three children, leaves the residue of his
estate to his widow, Susan F. Faulkner.
who qualified as executrix.
| Harvey Robinson. who was recently in
| the police court fined $40 and sentenced to
serve thirty days in jail on a
charge of removing box of merchandise
| from a Southern railway freight car. has
withdrawn his appeal and will serve the
prescribed sentence. Several days ago his
bondsman turned him over to the authori-
| ties and since then he has been in Jail.
Boy Injured by a Stick.
| Thomas F. Kelly, Jr, young son of
F. F. Kelly. while playing yesterday aft
ernoon with stick was struck over the
left eye and sustained an ugly cut. The
lad was taken to his home, where five
stitches were taken in the cut by DR..
Delaney Younll Kelly was throwing the
stick upward when it struck him.
An electric dynamo. valued at $50, and
a horseradish cutting machine. valued at
SIS, belonging to BlOndheim Brothers
were yesterday afternoon taken by two
youths from a shed in the rear of their
house and stored in the yard of a vacant