The Washington herald., 1918-05-03
ALEXANDRIA engineer
SUFFERS bad INJURY
C. B. Jewell Accidentally Falls
from Speeding Engine.
rHE HERALD BUREAU.
4. 4. knight q Son.
Hi-e3 King Btrcer.

Hs1 King srsss.
nser Charles B. Jewell. who lives
at re SOUTH Henry street, this
city. fell from the tender OF his
:. iast ruesday night while
the train was travelling at the rate
OF about Is miles an hour. As q
result he sustained q broken leg
and also had his head injured. He
n now q patient in the University
Hospital, Charlottesville. Va
At the time Of the accident the
train was Just north of Somerset.
Orange county, Va. Mr.. Jewell had
tust stepped from his cab to the
tender Of the locomotive, Fire
man Guy Wade. Of this city. few
minutes afterward upon looking
into the cab discovered the engi-
neer had not returned and he
brought the train to q stop and q
searching party composed OF mem
bers of the trains crew found En-
gineer Jewell in an unconscious
condition lying beside the railroad
track.
The sale of bonds In this city Is
now y55,00O 'over the top" and but
$4,000 more 10 needed In order to
make Alexandria 100000 over its
allotment. II 10 believed that this
amount win be reached by Satur-
day. The allotment for this city
and Alexandria county was ssos,-
500.
The hearing of testimony was
completed this afternoon before the
state Corporation Commission sit
ting in this city in the suit Of Z.
b. white and others against the
washington and Old Dominion
Railway Company. and the commits
sion took the matter under advise
ment. The object OF the suit Is
20 secure better service on that
road.
At the annual meeting OF the stock
| holders Of the Lanston Monotype
Machine Company. held at noon to-
day in the EIks Home. IN this city.
the following directors were elected
to. serve for the year: J. Sellers
Bancroft, Theodore c. Camp. ].
Maury Dove. Halliburton Fales. WILL
lam II. Goadby. Adrian II. LArkin.
J. c. Maben, W. Usher Parsons, Ar
thur Thomson, Arthur Whitney and
w. Arthur Sellnan.
Oficers will be chosen at q future
4 meeting.
The company reports having had q
very satisfactory business during the
past year.
The home department Of the Alex
andria Sunday School, Association to-
night gave an entertainment in the
H. "A
Church. At the conclusion Of the
program refreshments were served
The AFFAIR was largely attended.
willis Clark. colored, charged with
failing 20 pay a board bill OF 81:
TO George Rector. colored. was In
the Police Court today sentenced
by Justice Thompson to serve ninety
days in jail.
Fifteen delegates from Post F,
Travellers Protective Association. vii
| leave tomorrow afternoon for Rich
mond to attend the annual State
convention Of that organization. which
Will convene Saturday morning.
The funeral of James +. Elliott will
! take place at . o'clock Friday after
noon from his late residence on Duke
street extended. Services viii be con-
ductsd BY rev. 8. A. Wallis. d. D.,
Of the Episcopal Theological Seminary
and bsrial viii be made In Union
Cemetery.
The funeral Of John Luckett. son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Luckett,
was held this afternoon from the resi-
dence Of his parents. 22s North
st. Asaph street. Services were con-
Quoted by Rev. W. ]. Morton. rector
OF Christ p. r. Church and Rev.
Raymoad W. White, pastor Of the
Methodist Protestant Church.
A runsbout automobile took fire
shortly before 10 o'clock tonight al
the south end Of the Highway Bridge
and vas completely destroyed. Ef-
forts on the part of the owner to
.subdus the fire with dirt from the
nearby bank were unavailing.