Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-17
COL. neville AND
WORTH ELLSWORTH
kLLEDBY BLAST
Leo K Drury and Lawrence
Roberts Also Hurt in
Wall Street.

The terrific explosion which oc-
Cured in the financial district of New
York city yesterday caused the death
Of two Washingtontans and injury of
two ether residents of the capital. ac-
cordtng to dispatches received in this
city.
Cn1- Charles Neville. head Of the ac-
counting firm OF Neville. McKeever.
Barnes & Co. of New York. with
branch offices in the Southern build
ing, Washington. died last evening as
Ia result Of wounds received during
the explosion.
Worth Bagley Ellsworth. twenty
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Goodwin
D. Ellsworth. of 124S Girard street.
died yesterday in Broad Street Hos
pitaL according to a telegram received
by his mother today.
The injured from Washington are:
Leo K Drury. twenty-five years old.
son Of Peter A. Drury, president Of the
Merchants Bank Of Washington, 1921
Rhode Island avenue.
Lawrence l.. Roberts, son of F. C.
Roberts Of the Home apartments, 7th
and K streets.
Mrs. Lula Davis Neville, wife of
Col. Neville. was prostratsd with grief
| today when Star reporter called at
moreland. She said her brother-in-
law, DR.. A. r. Stevens of New York,
! visited her husband before he died in
Broad Street Hospital. Col Neville.
who suffered severe chest wounds and
wounds Of the legs. was conscious un-
til within a half hour before he died.
Body to BE Sent to Savannah.
The body Of Col Neville will be sent
to his home in Savannah. Ga, tomor-
to Lt1rpa
will be held in Christ Episcopal
Church, Savannah, and interment will
be made with full Masonic honors in
Bonaventura cemetery.
Col. Neville was born in Savannah.
September 26, 1875. He has been for
| years head of the accounting firm of
| Neville. McKeever. Barnes & Co.
While his home was in Washington.
| he made weekly trips to New York
! When the war broke out in 1917 he
| obtained a lieutenant colonePs COM
mission in the general construction
division Of the Quartermasters de-
partment He was soon elevated to
| the rank Of colonel. He served in the
| several months after the armistice
| was signed. Then he was made tech
nical adviser at the war claims boa rd.
| Last June he resigned to resume his
private business.
Col Neville was a Shriner, Mason,
\
! was a member of the Chevy Chase
Club. this city. and was affiliated with
! the Oglethorpe. Savannah Golf. Sa-
vannah Yacht, Georgia Hussar and
I the Guards clubs of Savannah.
| He is survived by his wife, two
children, Sarah and Charles Gardner
Neville, and one sister, Mrs. Frank
Dae of New York.
Fate Plays Hand IN Trip.
| Fate played a hand in the vacation
trip OF Worth Bagley Ellsworth. He
was returning from the Adirondacks,
and was on sightseeing trip in the
financial district with some friends
when the explosion occurred.
! Details of how young Ellsworth met
death have not been received by his
parents and relatives here. His father.
who is superintendent of service in
the Post Office Department was en-
route to Atlantic City to address a
| gathering Of postal employees when
the disaster occurred in New York.
Mr.. Ellsworth. when informed of the
11ntianed m hiN EaEn1