The Washington times., 1914-10-08
T ALL FROM A TRAIN
FATAL TO BRAKEMAN
'homas H. Morton Meets Death
While at Work in the Poto-
mac Yards.

tLEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. S.-Thoma
Ff Morton, a brakeman employed b!
II Washington Southern railway. diet
ht the Alexandria hospital shortly af
be o'clock this morning from injurie:
fe eived an hour earlier in the Potomac
b. -ds. between Alexandria and WASH
pr cton. Morton was forty-nine years
|ol1 and lived at 414 Eleventh street
Be Invest, Washington. He is survived
by a wife and five children.
he man was on the top of freight
cars which were being shifted In the
E1 I'd when he fell between the cars
His right leg was crushed at lhe mp,
or shed. He was brought to AleNan-
,ir a on an engine and removed to the
he spitaI in an ambulance. where he
WIS attended by Drs. w. NJ. Smth
az VI. D. Delaney, surgeons OF tne
rt ilway company. There was nothing
hi life. and he died half an hour after
h, reached the hospital
nr. T. NJ. Jones, city coroner, held
II 1t an inquest was unnecessary.
I,uneral services for Miss Florence r..
Smythe, who died at her home Yester-
a. ! afternoon, will be held tomorrow
;, Asaph street Miss Smythe is sur
rived bv one sister, Miss Mary II.
suvthe. and two brothers, James :.
md Abraham H. Smythe, all of this
,ity.
The Alexandria Automobile Assocla-
-Inrl. through a committee consisting OF
: Washington Lewis, w. H. He'll
N, tn, ir,. and William A. Moore, jr.,
NJ entered a protest against the pro-
Do ed war tax of 25 cents per hqrse-
,c.ger on automobiles. The committed.
y ed on CONGRESSMAN Carlin at Tie
:. 7itol yesterday, and Mr.. Carlin ar
e Eed a meeting with Senator Mai tln'
81 is chairman of the Finance Com
nfrtee. There are $50 automobiles in
!, xandria. and the tax will amount 70
e rly $1,000 per annum.
= meeting of the chairmen of c2rl-
q tees having in charge the Suncay
G. ool parade and song festival will ce
I'D this afternoon at o'clock at the
r. &c of Capt. Frank L. Slaymaher,
yhen final arrangements will be con-
] led. The committee has received an
Cceptance to attend the parade from
'n0rnas c. Diggs. secretary of the Nir-
lria Sunday School Association
At a meeting held last night. Alva
LeTle, NO. OIL. rIdlcl ldi oiNCi u
= giles, elected ten members and made
7 -angements to hold class initiation
Il December l. when forty new mem
ers will be added to the rolls. An
,yitation to attend the Moose bazaar
u October q was accepted, and ar
sngements made to hold benefit per-
,rnance at the Surprise Theater on
'ovember 4.
James W. Roberts. jr.. has been
acted member of the board Gf
L stees OF the Alexandria Hospital to
Il the vacancy caused by the death OF
Is father.
orning will set dates for the trials of
le eight men who were indicted yes
rday by the special grand jury. The |
al of Fred Reh and Leslie Erwin, |
arged with malicious shooting, has |
n set for october 16.
Z ~ Sergt Robert H. Cox has been |
7-ointed administrator of the estate of
ary Matthews. deceased.
III arrangements have been concluded
- the class initiation of the two Red |
IN tribes of Alexandria tonight. when
re than 200 men will receive the de-
aes of the order. The parade OF the |
bes and novitiates will start from the
rner Of Prince and Royal streets at
o'clock.
T-uneraI services for Miss Augusta |
ct PARROT, who died yesterday at |
home, sl2 Cameron street, will be |
II from the residence tomorrow morn
= at 1870 o'clock.