Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
New Railroad Line Seriously
Damaged by High Waters.
FATHER WILL BRING SUIT
Son Was Killed by Coming Into
Contact With Live Wire.
WANTED IN BIGAMY CASE
Winchester Police Looking for Man
Said to Have Two Wives.
Crop Outlook Better.
Special Correspondence Of The Star

Special Correspondents Of The Star.
WINCHESTER. Va. June %, 1910.
The frat mail received q day or two
ago from the mountain sections Of West
Virginia, which were flooded by the re-
cent heavy rains, state that the Hamp-
shire Southern railroad, between Rom
ney and Moorefield, which is owned by
Washington and New York capitalists.
suffered serious damage. and that the
loss will run up into the thousands of
dollars. For q week only meager reports
could be obtained from the hood-stricken
districts. as many of the railroad sched-
ules were temporarily annulled. and rural
mail carriers were unable to cross the
mountain streams, which had been con-
verified into raging torrents.
It is stated that the new railroad.
which was opened for business only last
April, had many large fills washed en-
tirely out. and that q number Of bridges
were swept away. People who have
lived In that section for many years adj
vised the promoters not to build the
road along the South branch OF the Po-
tomac. as the country is frequently
flooded. Large forces OF men have been
put to work, however, on the repairs.
One OF the heaviest losers was Capt.
j. J. Jordan. who conducts a large flour
mill along the river in the vicinity of
ed. and he lost a number of head OF
horses and cattle. The waters rushed
upon his house suddenly, and he and
the members of his family barely -
capped with their lives.
To Sue for Sons Death.
William Grim has retained Speaker
Richardd Evelyn Byrd of the Virginia
house of delegates to institute a suit
fo- l~
ter and Washington City Railway Com
pany for the death of his son, Lewis
w. Grim, who was fatally injured here
this week by coming In contact with a
live wire while descending a pole, on
which he had been painting a box con-
tanning telephone cables. The young
man Tell on his head, and died within
a few minutes.
A little tin box containing the ashes
Of Robert Lawrence Clark, formerly of
the United States Army. who died in
San Francisco. Cal, May =, reached Win
eral weeks. the box having been lost in
transit. they were inferred in Mount
Hebron cemetery. Mr.. Clark was a son
of the late J. Peyton Clark of VIM
chester. and belonged to an old Virginia
family. He hau been living in San
Francisco since quitting the army seven
years ago.
The police of Winchester are looking
for Alexander Young. who is charged
with bigamy. He married a woman
named Lucy Carter here a year ago, and
1t is alleged that he has another wife ltv-
ing In Washington or New Jercey. A
few days ago shelby Robinson obtained
a marriage license 10 marry the Carter
woman, but no preacher could be found
to tie the knot.
b. F. Pierce, who is walking over the
national highway established by the New
York and Atlanta newspapers last fall.
49, a.. AL
having left that city May 49, and he is
due in New York July IL. Thus far he
is ahead of his schedule, and il he gets
there on time he will win bet OF $500.
The hot weather of the past week, fol-
lowing so closely upon the long rainy
period. has had the effect of causing
practically all the wheat an. corn to rise
again, after 1t had been battered down
by the heavy rains. and the feds arc
now in condition to be worked. Many
farmers OF the lower Shenandoah valley
began harvesting late this week, and by
the first of next week it will be in prog
ress all over the northern section or the
state. Large yields are reported from
every locality.
To Lecture on Health.
DR.. J. n. Mccormick, the distinguished
lecturer on public health, has been en-
gagged by the Virginia board OF health to
deliver series of practical lectures be-
fore the teachers institutes which are
to be held in every congressional district
of the state during the month of July.
The body Of Arlington Adolphus Goode,
who was drowned in CMnords run, near
Moorefeld, last week during the high
waters. has been found and taken to
Shenandoah county for burial. He was
lumber contractor, and was crossing
footbridge to escape the rush OF waters
oil N
Charles Rinker. who attempted to save
him, had q narrow escape from losing
his own life.
Mrs. c. NJ Grove. formerly Miss Eta
Weaver of Rockingham county. was
struck and killed by lightning this week
while in the field with her husband near
their home at South Boston. She was
about thirty years old. Her remains were
taken to Harrisonburg for burial.
After spending large sum of money
In the construction of a large concrete
dam to Withstand freshets which ire
uuently raise the Shenandoah river. Dr.
J. ]. Triplett was this week compelled
to blow up the dam with dynamite In
order to save the hydro-eiectric Plaat
stock. The recent foods changed the
map in that section, and left the electric
plant on q small island. The high waters
also washed away the approach to the
large steel bridge across the river at
ture Is unsafe.
Fell From second-story Window.
Mrs. Matilda Estep. wife OF Dillman
Estep, Is In a precaious condition at her
homo at Boyce. Clarke county. as the re-
suit of injuries sustained by falling from
a seoond-story window to the ground be-
low, a distance of about twenty-five feet.
She was injured internally. and In view
OF the fact she Is eighty-four years old
it is feared she will not recover.
A large black bear, which is supposed
to have been terrorixed by the electrical
storm this week. was seen on the farm
Of c. c. Brannon at Whitacre. Frederick
county, and the trunk OF cherry tree
showed that the bear had climbed up
and grabbed several branches containing
the red fruit. A crowd Of men and boys
armed with guns went after the animal
but 1t made its escape up into the
country.
Nathaniel Hawkins, wife and children
were rendered deathly i'll this week by
lightning, which struck an Outbuilding
near their home east of Winchester, and
for some time their lives were despaired
Of One side Of their barn was torn out
and q large corn crib was hurled OF its
The thirty student officers of the United
States Army War College who have been
camping in the vicinity of Winchester
and studying the civil war battlefields
spent part Of the past week in the VI
o{n{f,, NJ Rynker Hill Rerkeley cOunfy