The Washington herald., 1909-07-10

An inquest win be held az II o'clock
this morning at the District morgue over
the body Of Maj. James W Long, L. S.
a. retired. who died yesterday morning.
less than three hours after ne was struck
and knocked down by an automobile.
Several persons who witnessed the acci-
dent have been summoned BY Coroner
= Ramsey Nevitt 10 appear and testify.
A ". Lawrence, OF 3o1s . street north
west. and Galen Green, OF $3.50 Georgia
Lawrence 20 drive the machine. were ar
rested after the accident. on charges
OF manslaughter They obtained their re-
lease on $500 bonds each.
Funeral arrangements VIII be com
pletsd this morning II is probable that
the body VIII be inferred IN Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery. Relatives IN washing
ton ere awaiting the arrival OF daugh-
ter living in Dubois. Pa.
The accident occurred about o'clock.
while Mai Long was walking 20 the
War Department. where he was en-
p,oyed as clerk n the ofice OF the quar-
termaster general He left his home
az 1906 Seventeenth street. walked through
Farragut Square. and started 10 cross I
near Seventeenth street
An automobile with Lawrence at the
steering wheel. Green on the front seat
beside him, and A. y. Bradley, formerly
q practicing attorney IN this city. and
brother OF Charles II. Bradley. attorney,
n the rear seat alone, was driven south
n obi IL.
was turned IN I street as MAJ. Long
stepped from the pavement.
EyesiEht Defective.
The army officer was blind in one eye.
and Il Is said the sight OF the other was
slightly impaired. He evidently dld not
see the machine or hear the footing OF
the horn until the automobile was almost
on him. Then he lodged backward to-
ward the curb. The driver guided the
machine toward the curb in an effort 10
prevent hitting the pedestrian.
Maj. Long was unable 70 jump from the
path OF the machine He was struck BY
the lamp and uIudguard on the left side
Of the automobile and knocked 70 the
asphalt. II IS believed a rear wheel
passed over his head The automobilists
Jumped 70 the street and ran 20 the as
slstance OF the aged man. Dr. J. B..
Spencer and Wallace Hanger, OF the De-
partment Of Commerce and Labor. Wit
messed the accident from an automobile IN
which they were riding. They stopped
and tried 10 relieve Mai. Long who was
unconscious @. B. Haske caretaker az
the Russian Embassy. and Private r. r
Harrison. OF No. Engine Company, also
saw the man knocked down and ran 10
his assistance
Hask and Harrison lifted the PROSTATE
form and carried Il IN the embassy. while
a hurry call was sent 20 the Emergency
Hospital Maj Long was removed 70 the
hospital. DR.. George Tully Vaughn
reached the hospital shortly after An
examination Of the mans injuries showed
that an operation would not save his life
Mrs. Long was notified, and arrived al
the hospital half an hour after her hus-
band was carried into the building
Mai Long sustained a fracture Of the
skull. probably conclusion OF the brain.
broken bones OF the lefU arm. dishg1Ire-
ment of the face. and probably internal
injuries. He died az Il IS O'Clock without
regaining consciousness.
AutOists Arrested.
IL ~ E-lEEr NuEECllr allQ EfGNleN Ectll1ADeN4
az the scene OF the accident until Mai
Long had been removed 70 the hospital
They gave their names 20 a policeman
and departed Lawrence and Green We're
later arrested by police Of the Third pre-
cinct in the Offices Of Attorney Charles
H. Bradley IN the Ouray Building
The charge OF manslaughter was lodged
against them when the police learned OF
the death OF Maj Long. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Given fixed bond az S COO
which was procured by the men
Maj. Long was born IN North Carolina
nearly seventy years ago. but he removed
10 Michigan while young and made his
home In that state. he was a veteran OF
the civil war and participated in many
battles. receiving rapid promotion for
meritOriOus service. He had served sew
eral years in the position IN the War
Department which he occupied az the
time Of his death
Friends OF the deceased veteran say
that Maj. Long was an enemy Of automo-
biles and intimated several times that he
feared he would lose his life BY being
run down by a machine