Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-06-05
NEWS OF THE Jay.

During SEVERE eieItiioai otoiiH -
terday lightning struck the Trinity
Episcopal Church at Fort Wayne, Ind.
and stunned many OF the worshlpers.
A prayer book, held by Mrs. W. W.
Shryocl, was burned from her hand
shich was blackened by the Doll.
There was momentary panic, which
was quickly subdued.
Once newspaper writer and later
an Episcopal clergyman, Rev. K. Nj.
Edwards vas confirmed Saturday by
Bishop Mcdonnell, of Brooklyn, As
a convert to the Catholic faith. he
will prepare himself to become a priest
in the Catholic Church.
Vito Zipnto, an Italian trackman.
employed On the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad was fatally injured at Cum
berIand, Nd, yesterday and Raymond
aged eight months, child OF Percy 10y,
is in serious condition as the result
OF bicycle the Italian was riding
getting beyond his control on Old
Town road. Zipinto Vas coasting and,
in attempting to check his speed b.
turning into Virginia avenue, was
thrown against pole, while the rider
less wheel went on and struck the
go-cart in which the child was lying.
All ancient politicians in Washing
ton and few Of the younger genera
ton we're in mourning last night tof
today the work OF dcmollshlng the
Riggs House famous hotel IN II
dav, but of late trille fly speckcd and
moth eaten. A big modcrh structure
of theater and office building is TO take
the place.
Charles Mckinley Christian, a II.
year old schoolboy, was found hang
ing dead on clothesline in the cella'
at the home OF his uncle, Charles
Wilson in Newark, n. u, yesterday
He had been missing since Saturday
afternoon, following rep'imand BY
his aunt for failure in studies.
In stage coach runaway in the
Yosemite Valley Saturday Reuben
Leisenrng, aged 20, Of Allentown
Pa, was instantly killed, three women
we're severely injured and seven othci
persons were hurt.
The famous Monetary Commission
Of which former Senator Aldrich is the
head will come before the committee
on expenditures in the Treasury De
partment next week, and it Is very
likely that the result OF the commit
tees investigations will be the sum
mary end Of the commission as use
less extravagance.
One man was killed and three other
injured by lightning, and many small
buildings blown from their foundations
large trees uprootcd, and telephone
poles torn down by a storm that swep
No.walk, Ohio. An electric storm fol
lowed by deluge Of rain, Strucl
Toledo, at noon yesterday doing mucl
damage TO both telephone and telc
graph companies. One house wa
struck by lightning, but no one VA
| injured.
Three men and boy were browne
and three men were rescued yesterda,
| when a gasoline launch capslzed II
the Mississippi river. The accident i
attributed 10 over crowdlng OF the
launch
Six persons, two adults and fou
children, were drowned in Utah Lake
yesterday when their boat capslzed.
Mrs. Jacob Swanson was killed anC
four of her children, ranging in ag'
from to l. years, were seriously hur
yesterday when an automobile, driver
by her husband, struck All iron
girder in a bridge about two mile:
from Austin, Pa,
Miss Katherine Ryan, of Worcheste
Mass, was instantly killed and heI
sister, Miss Margaret Ryan, was fatally
Injured when a large touring car IL
which they were passengers ran into ;
telephone pole at an early hour yes
terday.
Mrs. K. Kewalosky. q years old
Of Dalgary, Alta, yesterday gave brit
to four children, all Of whom ART
alive and well. The woman previous
~ gave births TO tripets and twins.
Daniel p Wrinkle, conductor or
an Oak street car OF the Chattanooga
Railway was decapitated while the
car was crossing the McCallie avenue
viaduct yesterday afternoon. As
Wrinkle swung around passenger
on running board his head came in
contact with heavy girder.
George Hoff, who WAS arrested Sat
urday at Seifzland, York county, Pa,
charged with stealing horse com
United suicide early this morning in his
cell by shooting himself in the head
with revolver.