The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
FALLS FROM train;
IS SEVERELY HURT
W. Kaspery Brought to Alexanlria
Hospital Unconscious.
TIE HERALD BUREAU,
R. L. knight & soc.
@-63 King Street.

z-s3 King Street
Alexandria, Va, March 2O.-Wil-
liam Kaspery. "a years old, a mem
Der OF Battery Z. 107th United
States Field Artillery. shortly after
. o'clock this morning either walk
ed or fell from a northbound Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad train while near Fraconia,
Fairfax County, about six miles
south OF this city. 1t is believed by
some OF the passengers that Kas-
perry was asleep at the time he
walked to the platform of the train.
Passengers notified the conductor
and in a few minutes the train
reached here and a crew on a hand
car went out in search OF the miss
ing man. An hour afterward they
found him lying beside the railroad
track Kaspery was brought to the
Alexandria Hospital suffering from
cOncussion of the brain. He was
also badly bruised. He has not yet
regained consciousness, although
hopes are expressed for his recoV-
cry.
Kaspery boarded the train in
Richmond and was coming from
Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga. to his
home in Pittsburgh on a short fur
Tough. His relatives have been no.
tified of the accident.
Several persons, including some
women, this afternoon were pas
sengers with Aviator Leonard Bonney
in trial flights in the new hydroplane
manufactured in this city by the
Brigg Aeroplane Co.. Inc. All Of the
passengers who made the trip with
the aviator expressed themselves as
pleased with the sensation of flying.
Among those who made flights were
b. W. Morse, vice president and gen.
eral manager Of the Virginia Ship
building Corporation; Mrs. B. W.
Morse, Miss Anna Z. Morse. Bath,
Ne. sister Of B. W. Morse, and Lieut..
Melville E. Church, U. S. R., who will
leave tomorrow for the aviation camp
at Fort Worth, Tex. One passenger
was carried on each flight. The ma
chine made an estimated speed of
seventy nsiles an hour.
Plans for floating the third liberty
loan were discussed today at a
meeting Of bankers and others in
terested in the work, held in the
FOL rooms OF the chamber of commerce.
An organization was established by
the election Of these officers: Leo
p. Harlow, chairman; Robert l.
Payne, vice chairman: Julian Y.
Williams. secretary.
Mlss Mamie Lindsey was elected
representative to the wornan's COM
mittee on the loan for Virginia which
viii meet tomorrow in Lynehburg,
Va
Mrs Theresa Fannon Maulding,
wife Of DR.. James z. Maulding, of
Washington, died today at noon at
the residence Of her son, Harry J.
Haulding. 1150 Morse street, Wash
ington. Her husband Is now in
France. The deceased was a Miss
Fannon. of this city, and In addition
to her son, Is survived by a brother
and sister, Thomas j. Fannon and
Mrs. James Roche, both Of this city.
The funeral will take place Friday
trom Holy Name Church. Washing
ton.
Henry Vierkorn. s. years old, died
yesterday afternoon at his residence,
b. Elmo. Alexandria County. In ad-
dition to his wife, Mrs Katherine
vferkorn, he Is survived by several
daughters. The body was taken TO
The home Of his daughter, Mrs. j.
T. Holzer, 332 Mclean aveune south
west. washington. The funeral will
be held at 30 O'Clock Thursday af-
sernoon from Zion Lutheran Church,
Washington
Helen ]. Vernon, little daughter
Df Mr.. and Mrs Ernest d. Vernon.
Sled yesterday afternoon at the home
VI her parents. 1021 oronoco street.
Clyde Jennings. district deputy, will
pay a fraternal visit to Alexandra
Lodge. No. SO, B, P. o. E., Monday
aight.
Hereafter persons desiring to be-
tome notaries public will procure
heir application blanks from N. 8.
lrcenaway. clerk OF the courts,
instead Of from the ONCE of the
governor. II Is necessary that the
person making application obtain
DE signature either of the clerk of
me court Judge an attorney for