Evening star., 1909-09-03
ON DUTY WITH BROKEN ARM
ACCIDENT BEFALLS PROF. WILL
LIS L. MOORE.
Faints From Acute Pain-1s Never
theless Serving Today as
Acting Secretary.

Prof Willis L. Moore, chief of the
United States weather bureau. is today
acting secretary Of Agriculture, with one
Of his arms broken and in plaster cast
The accident which deprived him of the
use of his left arm occurred about 10
clock this forenoon. Prof. Moore was
coming in to his Office from his country
home, near Rockville, on the electric cars.
While on 31st street above NJ street he
spied his carriage waiting for him. and
alighted from the car while 1t was going
at about the rate of eight miles an hour.
AS his right foot struck the roadway.
which is paved with fiat concrete blocks,
the heel of his shoe caught against the
side of block and he was pitched head
long to the street. Fred l.. Francis. an
employe Of the weather bureau, by CO.
incidence. was standing nearby waiting
to embark on a car for the Rockville
fair He recognized his chief and at once
picked him up and assisted him into Z
hardware store in the vicinity.
After Prof. Moore had been placed upon
a chair he tainted from pain. but quickly
recovered when a stimulant was admins
tered. He then entered his carriage ana
holding his broken arm in his right hand
directed the driver to convey him to the
Office of DR.. Carr.
6OucS OIL AIm oIOAoA.
The surgeon found that all the bones of
the left arm had been broken just above
the wrist. He set the broken bones and
placed the arm in a plaster cast. Prof.
Moore was advised to go to his home,
but he pluckily declined to do so.
This is the first day of his assignment
as acting secretary of agriculture in
some time, and he realized that there
ivor, noff a. uyoi n o
his personal attention. So after his arm
had been set he re-entered his carriage
and was driven to the department, where
he presided the remainder of the day.
When seen at his Office, Prof. Moore
had in his pocket a relic of the mis-
hap the leather heel of his right shoe.
He said it was torn from the shoe by
the impact with the corner of the fiat
| concrete block when he fell The fact
that the heel was torn off indicates the
| force with which he was pitched forward.
Il am a little disfigured." he said
smilingly, but an on duty with one good
! arm. 1t was fortunate my right arm was
not broken or l would not have been able
| to WELD a pen or pencil But with my
| good right arm can continue the duties
: of acting secretary jointly with those OF
chief of the weather bureau"
Employees Express Sympathy.
Many of the employees Of the department
called on Prof. Moore and congratulated
him on his pluck and because the accl-
dent was no worse, considering how fore
IDLY he was thrown down on the roadway
Two years ago while in New York Prof
Moore met with an accident which result
| ed in the breaking of his right arm. He
was going down the steps In front OF a
building. when he slipped upon the ice
| and snow on the steps and fell The arm
was not properly set. and several weeks
later It was necessary to have the bone
| rebroken and reset.
| Unless complications set In. which are
not looked for, it will be Acting Secretary
| of Agriculture Willis L. Moore on duty
again tomorrow.