The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-14
Mrs. Eliza Williams Meets
Death Under Wheels of
Chevy Chase Car.
COMING INTO CITY
TO BUY TROUSSEAU
Accident Occurs at Williams Sta
tion-Recails Similar Death
of Husband.

/ As she was about to take q car into
the city to purchase the last few articles
for her trousseau, Mrs. Ella = v.-r,
iems. widow Of John NJ Clayton VIII
iams- was struck By a no~tbbo..,6
Chevy Chase car at $50 O'Clock this
morning and instantly killed
The fatality occurred AZ Williams. sra-
tioE. about two and one-half miles rorfb.
/ Of the District line An exauBi,s.5o, -
Dr- J L Lewis, made within five min
utes Of the accident. showed tbsf AFrs
Williams head was nearly sevsrss g.,
the body and that her chest had Ne,
crushed in by the impact Of the b1oyr
With The exception OF a small eut o,
the left leg, the lower part Of the body
was unmarked
Like Husbands Death.
Mrs Williams death was very siunf,s-
10 that OF her husband. on MAJ n
lSl5- when he wandered from his b,,---
during an attack Of malariaI fever zn5
was run down BY freight train on tb-
TRACKS sSl about about 800 yards from his house
Mrs Williams. who is v-i6ei,- T--o---,
throughout Chevy Chase NF5 --sg -
nave been married next month 70 Wa
Len y Jessup, formerly Of Washington
~ u N,lo ,I-s ls no" employed IN the General
Lana once at Los Angeles Cal
Mrs Williams lived with her u7other
Ars- annie II Renshaw: sister. Ms
cl.et5il ~ g[u-er ana q nephew. William Lyies
-Fnere she met her death
To Return Soon
She left her home shortly s<t-- :
o'clock this morning. calling n be~
mother and sister as she left the front
door that she would return before
luncheon Half an hour later she vas
brought back 70 the house dead.
Details Of the accident cleaned from
witnesses At the corOner's inquest seem
ed 70 point 10 unavoidable accident
~ hen the car struck Mrs Williams
she 1ell N the direction IN which fL6
car was ZCInC- Her feet and hoIg-
went under The u heel guards hack ~
the 'front.' fender, but her head caught
sn9 tre car mad TO be backed or the
BODY BEFORE they could extricate il
Officials Summoned.
Conductor W J. Meyerhopper went
10 the nearest house and phone6 for
Sheriff I'd Viness and Dr.. J. L L,svri-.
When sheriff Vfness reached ths
scene Judge Henry Louzhborougb
was sent for The latter immediately
convened 3 coroner's jury. composed
OF andrew J Cummins. foreman.
Frank Simpson, ". G Brook. *. C.
Councilman J T Beam. z H. Jones
J J. Smith, Henry Neal, W G. Leman.
Lewis y Pugh, J Il Naxley, and :.
Cummins-
The coroner's jury convened in the
home Of Edward o " Jones. dfreofI--
across from the Williams residence
Issues me Witnesses states AttOr-
ney BoWie z Waters and representa-
tives from the street car COMPANY
were present at the inquest
Dr- Lewis was the first witness
called De said that after an examf-
nation OF the body he had the opinion
tI4 SltS qeata was instantaneous He
HelQ the opinion that from the nature
OF the wounds, the wheels OF the car
hao not gone over the woman
Hunts Testimony.
Charles J. Hunt. a civil engineer.
OF I419 Chaplin street northwest was
the next witness called. He was
passenger on the car that hit Mrs
Williams. His evidence in almost
every detail corroborated Decks
testimony He said Mrs. Williams
was standing between the two
tracks: that the south-bound car had
stopped when she hailed it. that af-
ter the mOtorman OF the north bound
car had rung his gong and was max
ing every effort TO stop. Mrs VII
hams without turning her head
stepped backward directly between
the rails Of the north-bound track
/ vas sitting near the front OF the
car reading. when my attention was St
tTacted by the furious ringing Z Motor
man owens gong / looked up and
saw Mrs Williams between the two
tracNWays- The motormau had shut or
MS power and applied the brake The
car was then twenty or thirty wards
away from the woman. The south bound
car had stopped. but Mrs. Williams
without turning, stepped directly tn
front Of the DorthbOund car. which. 4
moment later. struck her
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Will
Jams viii be made tomorrow morning
Services probably will be held in the
Bethesda Presbyterian Church. OF which
Mrs Williams was 4 ~41ar1Fp--