The Washington herald., 1909-03-05
PRAISE DUE POLICE
FOR GOOD SERVICE
Vast Crowd Well Managed,
and Few Arrests Made.
INJURED TREATED PROMPTLY
OF the Red Cross Society
and Local Hospitals Perform Eff
cient work-Many Minor Injuries,
but Few Serious Ones-SeveraI
Troopers Fail Out of Parade.

MAJ. Sylvester. Of the Washington
police, and the members of the public Or
der committee are commended on all sides
for the excellent manner in which the
inaugural crowds we're handled yesterday.
There were few arrests. few thefls. and
few serious accidents.
Great credit IS also due the Red Cross
Society for the manner in which injured
and sick persons were treated at the va
rious relief tents, Of which there were
eighteen.
The record for the dag was made by
the station at Pennsylvania avenue and
Thirteen-and-a-half street a tent was
put Up. but this WAS blown down by the
wind. and the doctors and nurses were
given room in the District Building.
John Matthews, os 2027 Tenth street,
was the first victim brought in lie had
been seized with a chill.
Record OF Gases.
Other cases were:
Alice Barrett, g19 Thirteenth street. ver-
tigo
Il. Clifton Morris, 1926 Twelfth street.
exhaustion.
Ray Grant, Brightwood. D. g, epilepsy.
S n. Warren. jr.. ST X street. chills.
Mrs Martha Haggas. jamestown, y. Y.
exhaustion.
Daniel Morft. eight years Of age. was
Witnessing his first inaugural parade.
when the chilly weather became too much
FOR him and he suffered a fainting
spell He was taken care OF az sta
ton No. g. and was late. sent 20 his
home az s1T Second street northeast
Five cases from rainting were taken
care Of at station No :, Third street and
Pennsylvania avenue
Paraders suffering from the chilly
weather began 70 drop out Of line in the
vicinity Of the Peace Monument. and
many cases Of this nature fen % station
No s.
just 10 liven matters I'D a little, Com
Dauy 9. Tenth Regiment. New York Ma
sional Guard. decided 70 do a little "dou-
bic quick" marching, with the result that
one Of its members took the count. and
had 10 be taken 10 the company's car, the
"Choctaw-
A stabbing ARRAY IN front Of the Mills
Building. which resulted in q negro re-
ceiying a severe wound in tho hack. oc-
CUpied the attention Of station No T. at
Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue The man was unconscious and
his name was not learned. He was
taken TO the George Washington Hos
pitaL
The hospital service was aided by the
police patrol wagons.
The first marcher to be aided By the
relief corps was Ordnance Sergt. \ l.
Sagn5e-s. of the general stan OF the gov
erEOr Of Delaware. who was suffering
from an attack Of Indigestion.
Red Gross Work.
Persons removed from the lire Of
march in Red cross and other embu-
lances include
Floyd Buckholst. thirteen years old. Of
61I c street southwest. exhausted at Sew
entb street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest; removed TO Emergency Hos
pltal
Miss Everett Sricers. nifty years old
Gr0ton. Conn, caught in crush near
Peace Monument. Miss Spicers was
picked up unconscious and removed 70
Emergency Hospital suffering from shock,
minor Iacerauons. and contusions.
Mary Taylor. twenty-five years Old. Of
Culpcper, Va, was frightened by a horse
ridden BY a policeman in Pennsylvania
avenue. near Ninth street She was re-
moved to Emergency Hospital suffering
from hysteria and shock
Thomas Chids. sixteen years old. Of =
L street northwest. was stricken with
vertigo: removed 10 Emergency Hospital
Mildred McKiEny. forty-fOur years old.
OF S1nbUry. Pa. thrown against a wire
at Ninth street and Pennsylvania ave
nue.. she was removed 70 Emergency
Hospital Physicians fear she is inter
naHy injured
Edward Silver. thirty years old. Of Tux
edo. Nd pushed from a box at Post
Office building He received IaceratiOns
on the face and was removed 10 Emer-
sency Hospital
Edward Weiscof. twenty-three years
old Of - Pennsylvania avenue north
west slipped in Pennsylvania avenue; re-
moved TO Emergency Hospital in helpless
condition.
Richmond Blues Treated.
While on the way to join their regiment.
before the parade. three members Of the
Richmond Blues, the crack Virginia regi-
ment, fell exhausted at Sixth and A
streets northeast They were removed to
Casualty Hospital They are William z.
Greazulii twenty-four years old; William
f. Atkins. twenty-three years old. and Al
bert Atkins. twenty-five years old.
EugarTio BIarisso. member Of Pbila-
delphis band. fell exhausted near the Cap
itol; removed TO Casualty Hospital
While attempting 10 cross Pennsylvania
avenue at Third street southeast. John
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