Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-07-25
EWS OF THE IA !

DR.. Thomas G. Sherwood, OF New
York, one of the best-known veterinary
surgeons in the United States, was
killed late yesterday afternoon, when
an automobile, which he was driving
himself, skidded on the wet new wood
block pavement on the Pelham Park
way. just east Of the Williamsbridge
road, and fell oyer 15-ioot emlank-
ment. Mrs. Sherwood, who was with
her husband at the time was thrown
from the car as it whirled around on
the slippery road, but was not seriously
injured.
The plans for the new steamer
Auuitania, which the Cunard company
is building at Clydebank, have Geen
changed to make the vessel the largest
in the world. Her length will exceed
900 feet, and he 10 feet greater than
the length of the 50,O00.ton liner I'm
perator, which the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Line will put into service in the Spriug
Of 1913. 1t also is stated that the
Auuitania will be one knot faster than
her German rival. Che will accommo-
date 4 200 passengers.
Word reached Wichita, Kans., at
11:3O las. night from Winfield that
the State Hospital for the Feeble-Mind
ed was on fire, and the entire institution
seems to be doomed. No particulars
have been learned, except that the
three main buildings are blazing. 1t
is feared tue loss of life is heavy. The
FIRE was still-burning, and is apparently
beyond control Close to 1000 children
are confined in the institution.
Fondness for gymnastics cost tie
life of George Tracy, IA years old, OF
Cambridge, Mass, yesterday morn
ing when. in an effort to suspend HIM
self by the head and chin by two ropes,
in the cellar OF his home he choked to
death, one of The noosed ropes slipping
under The chin and binding the throat.
He was discovered by his sister in a
standing position with one moose about
the throat and another back Of the
ears.
Warned OF his approaching fate
through dream, William Power aged
so years, of Baltimore, 4 painter, fell
60 feet from scaffolding on the north
west tower Of the Cathedral, Cathedral
and Mulberry streets, yesterday morn,
ing, and was killed Mrs. Mary j.
Power, wife OF the unfortunate man,
had fateful premonition Friday night,
for she dreamed that her husband had
fallen from 4 high structure. Mrs.
Power told her husband of the dream,
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As result OF four cave-ins on the
line OF municipal trunk sewer at
Muskogee, Okla, yesterday afternoon,
four workmen are dead, six are in
jured, and seven are missing.
Two automobiles abreast, crossing
the Long Island Railroad tracks at the
Thompson avenue crossing, Winfield,
Long Island, yesterday, afternoon were
struck by q train and one person was
killed and three badly injured.
The large skating rink at Brandy
wine Spring, near Wilmington, DEL,
was destroyed by fire yesterday after
noon. A bolt of Lightning entered the
building by an electric wire and ignitod
the structure The power house Of
the People Railway near by was dam
aged.
The Paris courts have granted de-
cree OF separation to the Princess de
Chimay. formerly Clara Ward, daugh-
ter OF the late Commodore Ward, Of
Detroit. from her husband, Ricciardi,
an employee of the Vesuvius Funicular
Railway. She married Ricciardi, IN
Italian, in 1904, and it is said that
now that she has obtained her separa-
ton she coutenplates another marriage
again and with an Italian. The princess
divorced her first husband, the Prince
de Chimay, to wed Rigo, the violinist
who in bis turn lost the princess. Rigo
has remarked. Ricciardi was the third
to 20. To oil Of these former hus-
bands she has had to give portion OF
her fortune.