The Washington times., 1916-05-24
BRIDE JUMPS FROM
CAR NEAR ALEXANDRIA
Mrs. Ruth Andrews Lies at Point
Of Death After Leap OFF
C. & 0. Train.

ALEXANDRIA,. May a.-Mrs. Ruth
Andrews, thirty years old. the one
month bride of w. c. Andrews, an
employe of the steel works at Spar
rows Point, Md, was seriously In
jured last midnight when she jumped
from a Chesapeake and Ohio train.
She Is lying at the point of death
at the Alexandria Hospital with
fractured skull. broken arm and leg.
and internal injuries.
Mrs. Andrews, accompanied by her
husband and her sister, Miss Lula
Myrtle. was en- route to her home In
stanton, Va. She was married
month ago In Washington. and went
to Reltimore, to live. Recently she
choly.
The three were occupying seats in
the chair car when they left WASH
ington, and at Alexandria Mr.. An
his wife apparently asleep in the same
seat with her sister.
He returned a half-hour later and
found that she was gone. A search
hand door of the vestibule was found
open. Mr.. Andrews and Miss Myrtle
left the train at Manassas and re-
turned to Alexandria.
mrb. AnuTeWb was plCkeu Dy
crew Of a southbound freight train
one mile south of Burke Station, thir-
teen miles from Alexandria. She
was carried into Manassas, where DR..
Merchant attended her and accom-
panied her TO Alexandria. reaching
here at 5 o'clock this morning. At
the Alexandria Hospital. DR.. NJ. D..
Delaney was called into consultation.
Henry Sampson. one OF the Oldest
employees OF the Washington Navy
Yard, where he was a molder. and
one OF the Oldest Red Men in Alex
andria, died at 1880 o'clock this morn
ing at his home. 900 South Washing
ton street. where he has been confined
for the past month by illness.
Sampson. OF Richmond, and ]. Frank
this city; Mrs T. il Davis: Mrs, J;
Miss Lillian mgsr Simpson rs Of A inis cat eS
Mr.. sampson was eighty-four years
old and had been a resident OF Alex
andria Tor three years. He had
been employed in the Washington
Thomas II. Bayne. OF 2o7 South
Fairfax street. employed as a drug
clerk by Henry Callan, 400 North Co
I
bottle exploded while he was manu-.
featuring spirits OF nitre. He wal
taken. to the Emergency Hospital
A new Hudson automobile. owned
! by w. p. g. Harding, chairman oil
the Federal Reserve Board. of 1855
at o:losk HIN srn Wa
at the junction of the Russell roac
OF the Union Station. Matthew oglin
cOlored' driver Of the car. y locked W
According 70 the police, the negro
the car from the garage at midnigh
last night and came to Alexandra
en-. When he failed to make the RICH
turn up Shooters Hill the car jumpe,
a hve-foot ditch. Oglin tried to es
cape and OFFICER snellings fred tw,
and taken charge Of by the Fletcher
Domaine Company.
The Rev Edward T. Kirkley, paste,
OF the Methodist Protestant Church
left last night for Staunton to at
tend the Virginia Christian Endeayo
meeting.
At last nights meeting OF the cit,
council the finance committee pre-
scented this estimate Of the city's OK
pcndltures for the fiscal year endinl
May 81 1917, amounting to $3.50, EOS
In which are included: Police forca
$4,000; street cleaning. s12.S0O; AR
department, 50 500; electric lights
$500; salaries. $3.50. together with
. large amount fer payment Of inter
est and $4,000 for 2 temporary loar
This sum does pot include the estl
mated expense or the public school,
The school board asked for Sl2,9ii
of which $4,000 will be contribute
by the State.
, The Estimated receipts are as fol
! lows: Taxes $142,OnO: paving bill
s: 900: licenses. $4,000; police cour
fines. $1,000; sewer permits, s?.6NC
electric lights. s2.350; Washington
Virginia Railway $l,S51; State cap
!, tat'on taxes, 81 900: city gas work
$4,000: Sundry hills. $500.
A srccial meeting Of the ritv cour
= ell viii he held tonight for the pui
rose OF making corrections IN III
ordinance providing for the sale ,
the $4,000 annexation bonds
Gypsy Smith. Of Hnddon Heights.
j., an evangelist. will hold cit,
wide crRnRelistic services during n
month of September \ meeting