Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-26
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
GORDON W. SNELL1N0S DIES
FROM INJURIES.
Practically Crushed to Death While
Transferring Goods From One
Car to Another.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA. Vs.. March rs. 1909.
Gordon w. Snellings. twenty-eight
years old. died shortly before 8 o'clock
this morning at the Alexandria Hospital
following injuries he sustained at the
Potomac railroad yards, Alexandria
county. yesterday afternoon. Snellings'
body was taken to his home. 81 Wilkes
street. and prepared for burial. The re-
mains will be shipped to Fredericksburg,
Va. for burial. although no arrange
ments have as yet been made for the
funeral Snellings was practically
crushed to death yesterday afternoon
while trucking freight at the yards
from one car to another by the slipping
Of a heavy iron sheet used as means
oe crossing between the two cars. The
truck load Of freight was precipitated
upon him, together with the iron sheet.
when the latter slipped. He was picked
up by fellow-emplOyes in an unconscious
condition and placed aboard the annex
and brought to this city. after which
he was conveyed to the hospital. 1t
is estimated that the entire weight fall
ing upon his body was about 800 pounds
Snellings is survived by his wife. The
deceased was a native of Stafford county,
Va, and employed as a laborer at thu
railroad yards. He was member or
Alexandria Council. No. 30. Junior Order
of United American Mechanics. The lat
ter organization will probably mold
called meeting tomorrow and make ar
rangements for attending the obsequies.
A. M. E. Conference.
Rev. y. NJ Carroll. DID,, opened the
morning session of the forty-sixth session
of the Washington annual conference Of
the a. NJ. f. Church with devotional ex-
ercises. Considerable business was dis
posed Of At the afternoon session Rev
r.. H. Robinson presided. and the devo-
tional exercises were conducted by Rev.
II. A. Carroll. Addresses were made by
Music was furnished by the Shiloh Bap-
list Church choir. The evening session
will be the anniversary Of the Sunday
school. with Rev. ]. c. Love presiding.
and Rev. ]. l.. Brown will conduct the
devotional exercises. Addresses Will De
made by Revs. C. C. Jacobs. NJ ]. Naylor
and F.. Blake Music will be given ny
the Alfred Street Baptist Church choir.
The charges preferred against Rev j
w. Lavatt were referred yesteraay az
ernoon to a select number for trial. he
ports were read by the following district
superintendents: w. III. Gaines OF An
napols district. w. c. Thompson OF AieX'
andria district and M. ]. Naylor OF Bani-
board of home missions and church ex-
tension Rev DIR. Wilderman Of the Mary
land bible Society and Rev. Y. o. Spen-
GER. president of Morgan College. ao-
dressed the conference. Bishop Berry a9-
dressed the conference upon the Carnegie
offer in the interest Of Morgan College
War Against Short Weight Bread.
The authorities are just now waging a
war against short weight bread. Under
the Virginia law each loaf is supposed to
contain sixteen ounces. This morning
Narketmaster Lyles seized sixteen pounds
of bread I'm the city market and subse-
ouently had the representative of the bak'
ery cited to court. MIR. Lyles told the
court that in the sixteen pounds there was
fourteen ounces short. Justice Cation I'M
posed a fine Of 81.
Walter Stansbury will be given pre-
Iirninary hearing before United states
Commissioner r. r. W. Garnett On
charge of shooting a hole in rural free
delivery mail box in Fairfax county
Stansbury was arrested in washington
Yesterday and furnished bond in the sum
of 500 for his appearance. he denies the
charge
Mrs James L. Besley, residing at Ala
South Lee street, reports to the police
that her home was entered by a sneak
thief either Wednesday or Thursday and
| that $35 in paper money was stolen from
a bedroom. The robbery is being investi-
gated Some time yesterday a sneak
| thief entered the tailoring establishment,
| OF r. T. Grimes 3G2 King street, and
! stole two pairs Of trousers WHICH mao
/ been left for repairs.
Charged With Maltreating Son.
A man named Gorham was cited to ap
pear in the police court this morning on
charge of improperly treating his son
boy about ten years old. Owing to the
absence of important witnesses for the
defense the case was postponed until to-
morrow. A representative Of the Chill
dren's Home. with headquarters In Rich