Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-01

! About the middle of February William
Moore. James Stephenson and Leon War
part of the month NJ r Byrne fell
| on the sidewalk and his injuries caused
| his death. e. NJ. Swami, carpenter
was killed while working on the Presi-
dents reviewing stand and r. Slater
was drowned in the Eastern branch
S. Fl. Young. telephone lineman. was
killed by "a live wire during the storm
of March 3. near Tenleytown, and a few
days later j. Burns. another lneman.
was similarly electrocuted. Lieut.. Sem
mes Reid was crushed under his horse
in Rock Creek Park and so seriously
injured that he has spent many months
in the hospital.
Two Are Decapitated.
Hugh Hass. pitman. was decapitated
| by a street car March %. while several
days later Gotleib Ehnnger was decapi-
| tated by railroad train. Mrs. A. L. Cox
E. J. NJ. Rees and II. W. Vincent sus-
| tanned fatal injuries during the early part
of April. Mrs. Cox was killed by a car
on the Maryland line, while the others
| died from injuries received by falling
from street cars. M. Briscoe was
| drowned in James Creek canal. E. l..
| White was killed by a street car. The
drowning of Elmer Lacy. small boy. re-
| suited in regulations prohibiting the rent
| ing of boats to minors.
| Mrs. S. Z. Thompson was knocked down
| by Capital Traction car the latter part
| of April and fatally hurt. John Boggs
| was killed by cave-in near 7th street
and Maryland avenue southwest and
| Henry Jackson was struck by a girder
and killed.
| Many accidents occurred during the
month of May, several of them resulting
| fatally. The first day of the month Paul
n. Frid.nger was drowned from a canoe
and David Sparks fell from horse and
was injured Mary Nail. five years old.
was killed by dirt wagon and William
| Jones was electrocuted in a building in
Georgetown. Mrs. Messer was fatally
injured by colliding with another pedes-
trian. Mrs. Sylvanus Amiss was asphyx-
| lated.
drowned following an explosion on a
motor boat. Policeman johnson wounded
his brother while cleaning a revolver.
Frederick Whyte was drowned off the
Robin was drowned in Rock creek and
B. T. Murray, War Department clerk.
was killed by street car. Two uniden-
titled colored men saved the life of Eddie
board, but nobody was able to save the
| lives of Charles F'lavey and William
Hook. small boys. who fell overheard at
| the foot OF 14th street southwest. Several
days later James Cross. thirteen years
| old, was drowned in the Eastern branch.
Joseph Caulif1ower. sixteen years old.
| was shot and killed by a younger COM
panion.
Five Drown in One Day.
Five fatal drowning accidents occurred
Sunday, June q. A. L. Hartman was
killed by lightning in Nomini creek and
Mrs Julia Bowman was killed by train
near Cherrydale. Va.
One Of the fatal accidents early in June
l f1o nfH htov
of Baltimore. He lost his life while swim
ming in the tidal basin. E. NJ. McLearan
met death by jumping from a train. w:
A. Boarman was killed by walking out OF
in the betting of a factory at Langdon
and killed. John Weadon. five years old.
was killed by a wagon. Richard Dean
was drowned off the sea wall. Three per-
automobile gasoline tank in George
town. Miles Brown was asphyxiated at
the Central Union Mission. Joseph A.
Blundon was killed by a train at River
dale and A. F'onoroff was killed by a
team.
HI. Sinkmller. seaman. was drowned
off the government tug Triton about the
middle of August. Ernest r. Crosson
was fatally injured while coupling cars.
William Fraser was fatally burned while
mixing acids at Indian Head. James
Jackson and Harry Cornwell were
drowned August 20. while Miss Sadie
Schwing narrowly escaped drowning in
the canal. Five days later two brothers.
A. and N. Holmes. colored. were drown
| ed near an excursion wharf at the foot
of o street. A driving accident was re-
sponsible for the death of r. &. Kill
patrick. j. E. Minitree fell on the stairs
| at the New Willard and sustained fatal
| injuries.
Weather Chief Injured.
| Prof. Willis Moore, chief Of the wealth
er bureau, and James f. West super
visor of Fairgrounds, each sustained a
fractured arm as the result OF acct
dents. George H. Smith fell from a scat
fold at the government heat and power
plant at South Capitol and E streets and
was killed.
William Fry. colored, was asphyxiated
at 1925 New Hampshire avenue. Oliver
Paul Thompson thirteen years old, was
killed by carriage. while Rodwill
Gascoyne was struck by a street car and
his skull fractured. E. Thomas, colored.
was killed in an automobile accident.
Mrs. Eva French was burned to death
and John Jones was fatally injured in a
runaway accident. John Fleming was
accidentally killed in the barn of the
Capital Traction line.
| Mrs. Margaret Hubbard was killed by
being thrown from an automobile when
the machine was struck by street car
| on Connecticut avenue extended. Octo-
Der 30 Thomas c. Moisey fell down an
elevator shaft and was killed. Gustave
Morat, eight years old, was run down
| by an automobile while returning from
school on the Bladensburg road early in
November and fatally injured. A few
DAYS later James Sullivan. riding
motor cycle. collided with street car
and was killed.
Countess de Chambrun was injured by
an accidental fall. Alfred M. Innes of
the British embassy fell and broke his
collarbone Lawrence Birmingham fell
from a mail box and sustained fatal in
iuries Tony Patrillo, eleven years old.
was fatally hurt while riding on the rear
| end of a wagon. Emmett B. Ais, six
years old, fell and sustained fatal in
juries while playing near his home. John
| A. Kersky was drowned while alight-
Ii ing from a motor boat. Former Police
| man G. w. Greer was asphyxiated short
Inv after his return from Panama. Anton
Basha, five years old, fell from a win
dow and was killed. while Gladys Lang,
the same age. was burned to death.
Richard II. Lynn, president of the
American National Bank. was drowned
In a sink box while duck hunting near
Havre de Grace. F.. L. Arminger was
found drowned in the Potomac. J. H.
KEGS fell on the stairs at his home and