Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-18
EXANDR|A AFFAIRS
Roundhouse Employees Prevent
Fire in Tenement Row.
SOLDIER MERCURY VICTIM
Private Harrison Dies at Fort HINT
From Bichloride Poisoning.
News and Notes.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, August 10. 1918.
Fire Of unknown origin shortly before
5 o'clock this morning damaged the two
story frame tenement house at $40 South
Henry street. The adjacent frame, 3OS
South Henry street, was also slightly
damaged by water.
The two houses are In a row OF frames
and had 1t not been for the prompt action
Of the employees Of the Southern railway
roundhouse, Just opposite. the entire row
would doubtless have been burned. The
roundhouse. men used a stream from
their fire hose and whistles on the en-
gines at the roundhouse were used in
sounding an alarm. The fire department
responded and in half an hour the fire
was subdued.
The houses are owned by r. L. Monroe
and the loss is covered by insurance
Look Out, Dogs!
Within a short time the dog wagon
will make its annual rounds, and all dogs
not having the official license tag and
wearing the required muzzle will be
taken up and conveyed to the pound al
the city gas works. At the latter place
they will be kept for a reasonable length
Of time after which they will be dis
patched by the gas route il not called for
and redeemed by their owners. Recently
owners into court for failure to pay the
required license tax. The majority, how
ever, were charged with failing to have
their dogs muZzled. In most instances
fines of S. have been imposed by the
court.
Bichloride Victim Dies.
The body of Robert A. Harrison. 8
soldier at Fort Hunt, Va, who died
yesterday morning as the result of TAX
ing six bichloride of mercury tablets
was shipped this afternoon to his form
err home, Petersburg. Va. for burial.
Harrison took the tablets August .
His condition was at once discovered
and he was taken to the post hospital
where he gradually weakened until the
end came, the tablets paralyzing the
kidneys. Harrison was thirty three
yerrs old and unmarried. He Is safl
the time he swallowed the tablets
probably taking them with suicidal in
tent.
Funeral of Mrs. Haynes.
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret A
Haynes, widow of John A. Haynes, who
died Saturday night last at her home
421 Queen street, will be held at o'clock
tomorrow morning from st. Mary's Cath
Ole Church. Services will be conducted
by Rev. L. F. Kelly. and burial will be In
st. Mary's cemetery.
Mrs Haynes was eighty-four years old
and lis survived by two sons, John A.
and Charles A. Haynes. A sister, Miss
Sarah King of this city, also survives.
Notes.
Martha Hopkins. colored, who was Ill
when the house adjoining her home was
destroyed by fire recently. died Saturday.
This makes the second death in the fam
lily, her husband, Daniel Hopkins. also
iii at the time, having died two weeks
ago. Both were removed to the Aiexan-
dria Hospital the morning of July q,
when the house of Emma Coles, at Wash
ington and Franklin streets, was destroy
ed by fire. The husband died at the
local hospital.
Miss Helen Potter is the guest Of her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. c. M.
Griffin. Washington, with whom she will
spend two weeks.
Mrs. Mary f. Lyles, Mrs. Windsor w.
Domaine, Miss Elizabeth Domaine and
Master Leo Bowling have gone to Allan
tic City, where they will spend a month.