Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-12
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Hiram W. BeIknap and Ed
ward A. Muir Listed Today
Among the Dead.

ward A. Muir Listed Today
Among the Dead.
Influenza continues to take heavy
toll of prominent people in Washing
ton. Among those who are reported
dead of the epidemic today are Hiram
W. Belknap, an official of the United
States railroad administration. and
Edward A. Muir of the ordnance de-
partment- Mrs. H. Wade Petit fol
lowed her husband two days after his
death.
Hiram W. Belknap. manager OF the
safety first section of the United
States railroad administration. died 1t
his home. 100 w street. early this
morning of pneumonia following
Spanish influenza.
Funeral services will be held at his
The body will be placed in vault
pending the recovery of Mrs. Belknap,
who is seriously i'll with influenza.
Mr.. Belknap entered the employ OF
| the Interstate Commerce Commission
as inspector in 1903. In 1911 he was
the commission and served until July,
| 1918, when he was made manager of
| the safety section of the railroad ad-
ministration. He was prominent
| member of the Lincoln Road M. E.
Church, chairman of the board of gov
nors and president of the Belknap
! Bible class. He was fifty-one years
of age and was well known in Ma
T.! sonic circles, both here and in his for
| mer home, Nation, Ill. He was a
| member of Nation Lodge. +. A. A.
| NJ; Columbia Royal Arch Chapter,
| hi l.
mas Temple.
Mr.. Belknap is survived by his widow.
| two daughters, Ruth and Catherine
i Balknap, and two sons, Lieut.. Nuel
Belknap, now in France, and Roy
Belknap. a student at the University
| of Illinois.
Edward A. Muir.
! Edward A. Muir, draughtsman in
| the ordnance department, son of Rev.
| DR.. J. ]. Muir. pastor of Temple Bap-
fist Church, died this morning OF pneu-
| monia, following an attack of in
| fuenza, at his home, 1439 Girard
street.
| Mr.. Muir was confined to his home as
| a result Of a breakdown from overwork
Influenza later developed and finally
pneumonia. He was born in Pennsyl-
vania, April IA, 1859.
He was married to Miss Dora knight
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M. and Joseph-two brothers, Maj. John
P. Muir of the Marine Corps and Charles
S Muir. and two sisters. Mrs. Noel w
| Barkesdale and Mrs. Elmer F. Yount,
survive him.
| Arrangements for the funeral have
rot been completed.
Mrs. H. Wade Petit, wife of the
former manager of the Southern Auto
| Supply Company, died last night, al
| 337 f street northeast, OF pneumonia,
| following Spanish influenza Mr.. Pet
] tit died early Thursday morning, a
| victim of the same malady.
Funeral services for Mr.. and Mrs
Petit will be held Monday morning
at the F street address. Interment will
be at Glenwood cemetery.
Two children, Doris Isabelle and
Jean Kathleen, survive them
his wife was twenty-five years of age
Mrs. Petit was the daughter of J. c.
| Lawson, for many years employed by
| the government here.
! Funeral services for Gloria John
Hunt, whose death occurred Thurs
this afternoon at Speare's chapel, 94t
| F street.
Miss Hunt was the daughter and
| only child Of Mrs. Alice Underwood
Hunt and the late John c. Hunt, a
former governor of Colorado. She
! her life of twenty-Seven years.
Interment will be made in Congress
sional cemetery, beside the body OF
Gov. Hunt His resting place there is
i marked with bowlder from Ute pass
Colorado, presented by early residents
of the state to commemorate his going
alone and unarmed to attend coun
| Gil of warning Indians over the pass
which no white man was allowed tc
| cross, and by which he obtained
| treaty of peace between the Indians
and early settlers Of the state.
George A. Mosshart.
George A. Mosshart washington
correspondent for the Cincinnati En-
ouirer, and formerly connected will
the news staff Of The Star, died Of
pneumonia early this morning at hi:
home, 1853 New Cut road Mr.. Moss
hart was taken sick Saturday even.
ing.
For several years Mr.. Mosshart had
been engaged in newspaper work III
! the capital. He represented a number
of Nebraska newspapers here. In re-
cent years however, his principal worl
has been for the Observation-Disclosures.
No arrangements nave yet Deen Inaos
| for the funeral
Private Morgan B. Harvey, U.S-A.
Private Morgan Brooks Harvey o.
1856 Potomac avenue southeast, at
| tached to the 2uartermaster's Corps
at Camp Meade, Md, died at CAM
Meade, Md, yesterday morning OF
pneumonia, following Spanish inf1u-
enZa.
Funeral services will be held at the
| home of his father-in-law, T. d. Nc
Lane, 1856 Potomac avenue southeast
on the arrival of the body from CAM
Meade.
Private Harvey was the first man
taken in the selective draft from the
| District of Columbia fire department
| leaving for Camp Meade October s.
1917. He had been married about si1
months.
He is survived by his bride, former.
! ly Mary E. McLane, and his mother
| Mrs. Martha Harvey, of 3S2 18th street
southeast, and four brothers. Ray.
mond, Lawrence, Walter and Johr
Harvey. The latter is a lieutenant Of
infantry in France.
Private Harvey was twenty-fou1
years of age. He was born in Wash
| ington and attended the public schools
here. He entered the District fire de-
dnsf Sfon Into II