Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-02
Of SCHOOLGIRLS
HAVE ESCAPE IN WRECK
Residents of Capital Exhibit
GroundleSs Fear for
Many Friends.

Many Washingtonians are spending
vacation days in the White mountains
and at the Maine resorts, and some OF
them have been returning to town
within the last day or two.
Dispatches from New Haven which
report party Of forty girls Of the Sid
well Friends School as being on the
train are said at the school today to be
probably correct. DIR. Sidwell, the
principal of the school. Is at Blue Ridge
Summit. Pa, but caretakers at the
school today said that the party OF
girls had been at Camp Abena. Bel
grade lakes. Me-. and had reported that
they were coming home to the school
on a train that would probably prove
to be the wrecked Bar Harbor express.
No report from them has been received
confirming the news dispatches which
tell OF their safety.
Capital Girls in Party.
The members Of the girls camp were
drawn from many well known families
living in and adjacent to Washington.
For several years the camp has been
carried on by our teachers of the Friends
School, and while the camp as such was
not directly connected with the school
and drew from it's membership. A party
has gone to Belgrade lake every year
about July /, returning about September
l, for the opening Of the school year.
Grave fears were entertained all morn
ing by Henry Fiather. cashier of the
Riggs National Bank. for the safety OF
his brother, William ]. Father vice
president of the institution. He was
later found to be all right. safe In New
York.
my brother has been at Poland
Springs on a vacation" Henry Father
said today. land was due to arrive in
New York from Maine this morning to
Is interested in. When I heard of the
wreck l got this company's Office on
the telephone and was told he had not
appeared. | then got friends In bank
ing circles In New Haven on the long
distance telephone, and was told my
brothers name was not in the list Of
killed or injured. owing to the lack
of information We were greatly worried
until We finally received a message
from New York that my brother had
pany he was to visit"
Mrs. Riley Already Here.
Mrs. G. v. Riley. 1854 street north
west. who has been spending some time
at Scarboro Beach. Me-, reached Wash
ington a day or two ago. Friends heard
that she was to start home September /.
and were anxious today until they found
that she was already here. Mrs. Riley
said that she left many friends in the
north. Washingtonians. none Of whom.
however. according to her information.
was likely to have been on either of the
wrecked trains.
Frank r. Jellef OF Smoot & Jelleff is
at Moose Cook, Haines Landing Me. A
report that he might have been in the
wreck was today dismissed at his ONCE
with the information that he Ia still at
his summer quarters. and that letters
received from him today report him as
having an enjoyable visit.
Thomas g. Hopkins, an attorney, is an
other Washingtonian visiting In Maine.
His grandson. Sherbourne B. Hopkins. Jr.,
said today that he was not on the wreck
ed Bar Harbor train, and will not return
to Washington for some time.
DR.. w. X. Butler 10 at Kennebunk
Beach. Maine. and q report that he was
on the Bar Harbor express was charac-
terized at his home as inaccurate. He
will not start to return to Washington
until the middle Of the month.
DEATH FOLLOWS CRASH
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