The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-05
Blizzard and Nasty Weather
Make Sore Throat
Epidemic.
THREE ARE DEAD;
ONE ELECTROCUTED
Samuel Young Falls Over Electric
Wire Tore Down During
the Storm.

The blizzard which covered the streets
with several inches of slush, followed
by the chill, penetrating veind that made
tge thousands of spectators along Penn
sylvania avenue shiver with the cold
Tor hours while the inaugural process
sion was passing, is having its telling
effect today.
Hundreds OF persons are confined to
their homes, hotels, and boarding houses
with severe colds, many are threatened
with pneumonia, and sore threats arc
as numerous as If the affection had be
come an epidemic
\ compilation of the casualties today
shows three dead, and many persons /
more or less seriously injured in various
ways The special and regular ambu
'ances were busy all during the parade,
taking persons who had been hurt or
taken sick to the hospitals.
An inquest was held at the morgue
this morning at Il o'clock over the body
OF Samuel Young, who was found cleo
rrocuted on a lot in Wisconsin avenue.
near Brookvile road, and decided that
death was due TO an unavoidable acct
dent.
Young. it is believed. was crossing the
lot, when he stepped on the wires which
had been torn down by the storm He
was twenty-five years old, and lived at
470S Wisconsin avenue northwest. He
lives at the same address.
Body of Stoll to Be Sent.
The body OF Norman A Stall. who was
was found by Henry Gearheart, who
taken sick at Seventh street and Penn
sylvania avenue. and died later in the
Emergency Hospital will be sent to
Richmond, Va, this afternoon. He was
forty-fve years old, and lived at 400
East Broad street, Richmond
Stall was watching the parade, and
suddenly pitched forward striking his
mead on a box It is believed that death
was due 10 gastritis and heart failure
Taken ill in Union Station, Anrew
Doran, of PittsbUrg, Pa. a Pullman
conductor. died about an hour later in
one OF the temporary hospitals. Death
was due to heart disease.
Crossing Policeman Fred Dirk is con-
fined to his home today with several
with a butcher knife in the hands of
Greek whom he had placed under arrest
for disorderly conduct
Dirk arrested the man at Fifth and II
streets northwest. The man, who said
he was George Papas, suddenly slipped
a large butcher knife from his pocket
and began slashing at the bluecoat's
head. He was locked up on a charge
of assault.
Norris O'Conneu. twenty-eight years
Old, OF 1893 L street northwest was pain
fully burned on both hands while work
ing on the underground at Fourteenth
and G streets northwest. He is a the
Emergency Hospital.
Negro Seriously III.
Samuel Carter. negro. is in a serious
condition in the George Washington
University Hospital with a deep stab
wound in his chest. Charged with the
assault on Carter. Arthur Hughes,
another negro, is locked up at the
Seventh precinct station. The men got
into a fight over a pint OF whisky in
Pennsylvania avenue saloon. Hughes
says he drew a knife in seIf-defense.
The temporary fnebriate asylum, which
was established near the First precinct
station did not do such a rushing bust
ness as had been expected. During the
whole day, there were less than seven
"drunks" brought in.
borrowing IS lst or the persons who
were removed 70 the Emergency and
Casually Hospitals:
At Emergency Hospital.
Max Abraham, 2425 Eighth street
northwest, taken sick at Seventh and
d streets northwest
William De Neil. thirty years old. 21s
ur-and-a-half street northwest, over
come by illuminating gas
John Kagle, twenty-five. Seabrook
Nd. cut on left ear by unidentified
negro at Second and streets south
west
Harold 3. Cole, nineteen. Westbrook.
Mass. taken ill at Commercial Hotel
$40 Pennsylvania avenue northwest
Edward Silver, thirty, Tuxedo. Nd
wound over left eve
William MeddOwcraft. thirty. Phila-
oelphia, taken i'll on street.
Frank Gallagher. IhirJy-tWO. 1872 /
street northwest. right ankle sDrained.
Leonard Mccarthy. nine, 1f2 O street
northwest, suffering from exhaustion
William Weiscroft. tweDty-three 40
Pennsylvania avenue, hip injured lU
fall
Miss Mary Taylor, twenty-five. CuI-
pepper, Va, suffering from hysteris
Floyd Buckolgt. thirteen, Gil G. street
southwest suffering from exhaustion.
Miss Everett SDicers. fifty, Groom.
Conn. tainted in front Of 125 street
northwest
Many Falls on Street.
Ned Nauu, thirty-dve, 20 e. street
northeast. fell on street and cut head.