The Washington times., 1917-03-29
HEROINE BURIED
FROM HOMEANDKIN
Movie Film Is Reminder of Trag-
edy Which Took Life of
Bavarjan Girl.

There is a simple, freshly made
grave out In Prospect Hill Cemetery
today. On it are a few flowers, just
wreath or two-and at the head
and foot of the grave are two plain
stones The headstone bears the
name Of Mary Mackhaus, of Bavaria,
who died Saturday at Emergency
Hospital.
Down at the Third precinct police
station there is a picture. 1t Is a
horrible picture in way. 1t Is
a picture which never will be shown
again-no one wants to see 1t. 1t
shows in gIaring detail an auto
mobile, speeding past the body of
girl, lying on the pavement, her
hand to her head. In the back
ground is Scott Circle, and the grass
and shrubbery are Just putting forth
the first green shoots Of spring.
No Relatives At Grave.
There was a funeral yesterday.
The vehicle of local undertaken
carried the casket to the cemetery.
A short service was held, the body OF
the woman was lowered to her last
resting place and II was over. There
were no relatives present to mourn
the dead-no loved ones to- stand
near while the final rites were said.
Fourteen years ago Miss Mary
Mackhaus, a young Bavarian girl, ar
rived in the United States.
She was in the employ of Wash
ington family. She left. and went to
Georgia. There she worked for years.
winning the hearts of those for whom
she labored. Then she went to Rich
mond, and for years was employed by
Mrs. r. G. Leigh, of 504 West Frank
lin street.
One OF a large family, the girl was
the only member who had not suffer
ed in the war abroad. She has a sis
ter in France, whose husband died
for his country. Another lives in
Germany, and her husband lies in an
unknown grave on the western front
Labored For Widowed Sisters.
For her two widowed sisters Mary
Iabored, saving money, and looking
forward to the time when she would
have enough to make the trip home,
and help those two widows of the war
to recover-as millions will have to
recover.
She came to Washington a week
ago with the hope of getting a po-
sition which would pay her more
than the one she had In Richmond.
She walked up and down the long
row of houses on Massachusetts ave
nue..
Doesn't some one want a."
But she usually was cut off with
slam of the door. Finally she came
to the house OF Miss Grace Turner.
1919 Massachusetts avenue. A timid
knock, and she was asked to come
in.
Miss Turner talked with her for
some time, and was pleased with the
frank and intelligent Bavartan girl
She was told OF a position that might
be obtained, and the girl, light heart
ed, started on her way.
Takes Picture of Tragedy.
Happy and with a light step she
was crossing the street. Perhaps she
was singing to herself some old folk
song of Bavaria-perhaps thinking
of the time when she should take the
sorrowing sisters in her arms and
offer sympathy and comfort.
Standing on the corner of Scott
circle, with his moving picture ma
chine focused on the monument In
the center of the greensward, was a
photographer. He noticed an auto
mobile approaching. He put the cap
over the lens, to wait until the auto
mobile passed. He looked down at his
camera, and adjusted a screw There
was a scream, a grinding of brakes:
the photographer looked up, and be-
gan grinding frantically on his ma
chine. his face drawn and white. The
picture was made, and he stopped his
camera and hastened with the others,
who ran to pick Mary Mackhaps
from the pavement. carry her to
nearby drug store and telephone for
the ambulance.
The girl died Saturday, far away