Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-25
Run Down on Georgia Avenue
Line at Farragut Street.
BODY IS NOT Identified
Unavoidable Accident, in Opinion
of Passengers.
CREW IS PUT UNDER ARREST
Later Released at Order Of Coroner.
Car Was Going at Fast Rate
Of Speed.

An unknown white man, about forty
years old. neatly dressed and apparently
well to do. was instantly killed about 8
O clock last night by a northbound Geor-
gia avenue car near the intersection of
Farragut street.
He was struck while attempting to
cross the tracks and thrown under the
rear truck. The left arm and leg were
completely severed from the body, in
addition to q number of other wounds
The accident occurred just At the time
the Georgia avenue cars are crowded with
evening riding passengers. Women and
children who were on the car at the
time were thrown into a frenzy Of excite
ment
A number Of the male passengers assist
ed the car crew in removing the body
from under the car. Others had their
hands full in quoting a dozen or more
hysterical women.
Car Crew Arrested.
John H. Baton and Lyal H. Peyton,
motorman and conductor Of the car, were
arrested by the police of the 10th pre-
cinct to await the action Of the coroner s
jury. They were later released in the
custody of officials of the railway com.
pany upon Coroner Nevitt's order.
Georgia avenue car No. 8. the cal
which figured in the accident. was q
through car and one of the heavy pay,
station, near Florida avenue. promptly
at 7:3O o'clock and started on it's subur-
ban trip at fast speed.
AS the car reached the Columbia Coll
Club grounds it stopped to let off a pas.
senger and then started of over a slight
rise and down a steep grade at a speed
of fully twenty miles or more an hour
1t was going fast as it passed Farragut
street and seemed to maintain its speed
to point fifteen or twenty yards beyond
where the accident occurred.
The man was seen to make his way
across the roadway from the west side
Of the avenue. Walking over the south.
bound track. he was about to pass over
the north track when the car struck
him. He seemed bewildered.
Instead of stepping backward. ne
lurched to the side as the front hand
rail of the car struck him and threw
him against a trolley pole behind Toe
impact with the pole hurled him for
ward again and directly under the real
trucks Of the car.
Motorman Baton stopped the cal
within a comparatively short spac 2
Both members Of the car crew, in add.
ton to a number Of male passengers
removed the PROSTATE form from unde,
the truck and carried 1t to the side Of
the road. The man lived not more thar
three or four minutes after assistance
reached him.
Body Taken to Police Station.
The ONCE Of the railroad company
was communicated with in this city
which in turn notified the tenth precinct
police station and the Freedmen's Hos
pital.. The patrol wagon and the hospi-
tai ambulance both repaired to the
scene.
On the arrival of the former, with
Lieut. Slattery and several privates. the
police officers took charge. After OBJ
tanning the names of half dozen wit
nesses, the police arrested the car ere
and had the body removed to the sta
ton house in the patrol wagon.
A search Of the clothing and effect;
Of the dead man revealed nothing Whlcl
might determine his identity. The only
clue to his name obtained by the au'
thorities was the initials u. c. en-.
graved on a gold fob attached to q
plated watch and chain.
The dead man wore a light gray suit
soft aeXible-brimmed straw hat ant
black shoes. A careful search failed to
reveal any papers or letters In his
pockets.
1t was announced by the coroner thai
an inquest would probably be held over
the remains tomorrow morning.
A dozen or more witnesses were
ing was unavoidable, although the
speed at which cars are permitted |,
travel in that part Of the District was
Oh criticised