Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-19
MATTERS.
Weather Probabilities.

Weather Probabilities.
For tb;s section fair tonight. Sunday
,a,tl,, oinn9v Ei,h Ring temperature; mini
p""' re- neraturs tonight about Is degrees;
light 10 med rate variable 8lnof.
Church Services Sunday.
Cgr1sr CnUEcH.-Rev. WIN. J. Morton,
rector. Sunday school at s:oC q. noiS
Communion ut $50 o. NJ. Services at Il a. ID.
and 30 D. m. by the pastor.
Sr PAUL's CRURCH-Holy communion
a,7 3oa M. Services IL a. N. and 7.30 p.
N by Rev. P. P. Phillips.
Gc.CE CHURCH-Rev. Edgar Carpenter,
rector holy Communion at 1880 a. m; sun
md $50 o. IN. by ths rector.
IMMANURL LUTHERAN CHURCH-Sunday
sohool at go 8. m. Services at 1880 q. In.
BY Rev. II. W. Gross.
ST.. MARY's CHURcH-First mass at 7 a,
On. Mass and sermon at 1880 a. m. Vespers
and beneliction p. m.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Sunday
school at $50 a; IN. Services at IL a. N. and
73O D. m. by Rev. j. K. Sewer.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH-Sunday school at
$50. Preaching at II a. m. by Rev. w. F.
Watson and 7:3O p. m. by Rev. Dr.. P. T.
Hale.
at $50 s. m. and preaching at IL q. m.
by Rev. W. E. Lankford
TRINITY METH. EPIs. CHURCH-Rev.
Osborn Belt, pastor-Sabbath school at $50
a, m. Preaching at II q. m. and 7.30 p. m.
by the pastor. Epworth League at $50 p. m.
BETHANY ISDEPENDET NJ. P. CHURCH
south Fairfax street-Sunday school at
$3.50 q. m. Services at II a. m, and 7.30 p. m.
by Rev. w. NJ. Poisal.
METH. EPIs. CHURCH SoUTH-Kev. Charles
H. Or md
Services at IL a. m. and 7.30 p. m. bY the
pastor. Epworth League at $50 p m.
METH. PROT. CHURCH-Sunday school at
$50 a. m. Services at II a. III. and 1880 p. N.
BY Rev. J. NJ. Holmes, D. D.
FREE METHODIST CHURCH-Lee street
near Wilkes-Services ut IL am. 2:30 and
7:3o p. N. by Rev. George Eskins.
Gibbon street, near Alfred.-Sunday school at
DEL RAY CHAPEL ME. CHURCH SOUTH
Sunday school at Q. Preaching at II a. m.
Epworth League at Sp. m.
DEL RAY BAPTIST CHURCH-Preaching at
AIMS Inconsistencies at 500 p. m.
'MIssIoN-Corner Fairfax and franklin
2oBrRTs CHAPEL, NJ. E. CHURCH COLOR
ed)-Sunday school at $50 q. N. Preaching
at IL a. N. and 1880 p. IN. Epworth League
at 4:S0 p. m.
m: Evening service Iss at 49, P; m foo,orsd,
north Alfred street-Rev. w. HI Johnson. pas.
tor Sabbath School $50 a. N. Services at
II q. m and D. m.
ANNIVERSARY OF ACCIDENT.
r,.day is the 25:h anniversary of the
most ,,isust Gus railroad accident that
ever occurred in the vicinity Of Alexan-
dis, In ~5teh several men were killed
and ia some Instances their bodies ere.
mated. The accident occurred early 10
the night, Thursday, February l9, 1885,
q, the tunnel of what was then knowo
ast.e suusduct of the old Alexandria
csnsI which extended over the road at
F mile Iu1, IN: short distance north
of mis- CITY. The Louisville express, the
ais.est train on the Southern Railway,
was speeding on its way to Washington
wb.n II stuck a s;u:h bound freight
train of the sshington-Stuthern Rail.
wsy at The north entrance to the III mel
The impao. wrecked both locomotives,
throwing ,he engine of the freight dowE
the ess. bank and on The river shore.
The engineer, fireman aud condaotor OF
the freight train were killed outright, as
Vas also tbe fireman on the passenger
luc,mo iy.. Some of the crew of the
freight ain we're also killed. Eui few
persons ON the passenger train WeEs
seriously Injured, and ths Pullman
coaches were moved away from the
wreck, bu. no cars composing the freight
trsin took fire ard burned all night.
There we're oil tao ks in the train asd their
contents becoming igai;ed the turning
oil flowed into toe river, acd 10 little
time the cove WIS blazing sheet OF
flame. Everything combustiole OF the
srsin vas consurei aad the railway
track twisted and virtually destroyed for
a distance Of several squares. The night
was intensely cold and there being no
way 10 extiuguish the flames, t1e hrs
literally burned itself out. There was
hut single track through the tunnel at
the me, but a short time after the
aecidsut ms Alexandria canal having 10
che mssn .'ms been abandoned, thssqus.
ael was removed and a dcub,e track laid.
ASSAULTED HIS WIFE.
Mrp. Weingsr', living at 7l2 north
C,!umbu, street, is said 10 be In a serious
condition from au assault made on her
recently by her husband, Joseph Weir-
cart. The lstte, wss arrested yesterday
Afternoon by Oficers Nicholson aud
Talbot, tu, he was later released on
securlty. He was to have been srraigned
before the Police Court this morning,
but the iojared wife being unable to ap.
pear the case vas postponed.
l, is said that Wsingart re stned from
3 festival in Washington one Dight nearly
two weeks age, and the assault on bis
wife followed SHORTLY after his arrival at
his home. 1t is reported that Weingsrt
struck the woman with glass lamp.
The police ssy Dr.. J. Milton Hopkins,
8 colorsd physician, took number
Der of I ,ches 10 Mrs. WeingsrSs head.
II appears that there WAS an inteLt on
OF keeping the matter secret from the
police. Mrs Weingart is nov being a.
seoded By Dr.. kiipstein.
TIE Market.
The Ess lii lie moe auimst'o on
"a the market this morning than that OF
last sa u:day. Mo.t Of the cferlpgs
were ia the west.r end of the msrke,
cont. Eggs sid st 80 ce,l, dozen,
h,t,or ~ % snd IS GEMS pound, live