Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
One Killed and Two Hurt as
Fertilizer Falls.
ARE BURIED BENEATH 1T
James Hill. colored, Succumbs to
Injuries Received
Yesterday.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA. Va, March -. 1913.
Fifteen tons of fertilizer fell shortly
after O'Clock this afternoon at the stor-
age warehouse of the plant of the Alex
andria Fertilizer and Chemical Company,
at the foot of Prince street, and three
coiored men were caught beneath the
avalanche. TIE result is that James
Hill. colored. living across the canal. is
dead. and John Fitzgerald and James
Wanna. both colored. were injured
Fitzgerald was slightly bruised and re-
ceived broken leg, and Wanna escaped
with few slignt bruises. Four other men
who We're at work wheeling the fertilizer
to another part of the building had a
narrow escape from being Caugh. be-
meath the mighty mass Of fertilizer, as il
fell without warning.
The work of digging out the men was
begun by a large force OF employees about
fifteen minutes afterward
The men We're conveyed. one at q time,
to the hospital. Hill. apparently the most
seriously injured of the trio. being taken
to that institution first. He died twenty
minutes after being taken in He SUI
fered internal injuries. The injured men
were treate>. H. DIS. NJ D. Delaney and
T. NJ. Jones.
Hill was about thiTty-fiVe years old and
lived with his mother. He was unmarried
The body was removed to " Eeattey UNI
dertaking establishment AMI p epa ed for
burial.
Mad Dog Scare.
Owing to the mad dog scare now ram
pant in this city 1t is regarded as more
than probable that the city council at its
meeting Tuesday night next will act on
the resolution introduced at the last meet
ing providing Tor the muzzline of all dogs
unless accomp nied by their owners when
on the streets. This resolution. intro
duced by Cour Gilman Swami. carries with
1t a fine of from So 10 $40 for its viola
ton, and there are also other resolutions
OF a drastic nature against the cannes
which roam the streets, one OF Alderman
Ogden's providing that stray CANNES be
impounded ard after a reasonable time
put to death is on the calendar.
That some action will be taken By the
city fathers there seems TO be but Lite
doubt, owing TO the number of people
posed mad dogs. Two dogs were last
night killed ty the police. The dogs. it
is stated, acted as though they were mad.
Children to Roll Eggs.
Hundreds of children in this city will,
Easter Monday afternoon. go egg-rolling
at the George Washington Park. west of
here. This spot for nearly haif century
has been the favorite one for the children
of this city to go egg-rollinG Many,
however. viii. in the afternoon, journey
to the White Lot in Washington for that
purpose, if he weather conditions are
good
The erection of clubhouse for the
Alexandra Motor Boat Club, to be erect
ed at the foo. of Wolfe street is planned.
Stock for the clubhouse is rapidly being
| subscribed for. The clubhouse will cost
| $500, it is estimated
Mrs. Anne Staunton Cox, assisted by
J. Harris Franklin. both Of Washing
| ton. will Tuesday night give a con-
| cert at Norton Memorial Hall of St
Pauls Episcopal Church.
Children to Give Play.
The children of the Hebrew Syna-
sogue Sunday school will at o'clocl
tomorrow night give a play It the
synagogue exemplifying the history OF
Purim-the feast of lots
| John II. Ctwynn, who died today al
the Brunswick. apartment. Washing
ton. was a brother Of Mrs. Eva G
Mushback, this city.
A large number of students attend
| ing out town schools and colleges
are in this city visiting for the Easter
| holidays.
In the operation court today a de-
| cree was entered dismissing suit OF
d. E. Lee and others against Samuel
Harrington, being an appeal from a
decision of justice of the peace.
Sixty dayH in Jail for the larceny
of a coat from Lee Walker, colored
was the sentence imposed in the police
court today in the case of William
Pye, cOlore(i.