Evening star., 1924-06-09
WOMAN KILLED BY TREE.
Man Electrocuted and Much Dam
age Done in Virginia Storm.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 9.-Miss
Elizabeth Buckley, seventy-four
years old. OF New Orleans. La, but
visiting in Baltimore and on a mo-
tor trip in Alexandria, was killed by
a tree in yesterdays storm, which
spread much damage in this section.
her party, in two automobiles, had
stopped for lunch near Mount YER
non and the storm arose while she
was alone in one of the cars. Hear
ing crash, others of the party
rushed to her side. to find that she
was rescued by United States ma
rines, who chopped the tree away,
and was taken to an Alexandria
hospital. where she was found to be
dead Other members OF the party,
including Mrs. c. B. Boullemet, Mrs.
5. G. Boullemet, her sisters: Isaac
Cate Lycett and Misses Caroline and
Jeanette Limerick, who suffered from
the shock and exposure, were treated
at the hospital. They were all frcm
Roland Park, Baltimore. The body
will be sent to Baltimore this after
noon, where it will be held in crypt
for some time prior to forwarding it
to New Orleans for burial.
Steps on Live Wire.
]. William Dove. twenty-six years
old of Accotink, Va. was killed by
live wire near Warwick three
miles south of Alexandria,
With George Gibson and Everett
Nelson. the live wire victim had
started from the river, where his boat
became beached in the storm. for
Alexandria and it is believed he stepped
on rail of the Washington Virginia
road, and a fallen trolley wire at
the same time. His legs were mark ed
by severe burns. DR.. w. /. Robey,
viz
here and after talking with the fam
lily decided to hold an inquest. A
jury from Fairfax will view the body
today and the inquest will be held at
some subsequent date. Dove is sur
vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Dove, Accotink: his wife. a
child and by several brothers and
sisters. He was a member of Occo-
guam Lodge. No. $40, A. F. and A. NJ.
He worked as An automobile
mechanic at the District workhouSe,
Occoquan.
Much Property Damage.
The old Snowden homestead. one OF
the most picturesque dwellings, in the
city, 619 South Lee street. was dam
aged by the storm when lightning
struck on opposite sides. Damage
was comparatively slight Plastering
fell on the family Of W. II. Gardner,
occupants. and rear porch was torn
away from the house.
The Myrcha. jr., C. F. Holden's boat.
pride of the Old Dominion Boat Club
fleet, was stripped of its riggings by
the high wind.
Telephone communication with
nearby counties was disrupted and
trees were blown across roads to the
south and west of the city, taking
wires with them in many instances.
More than 200 phones were out of
service in the city. Electric light
service was crippled. Several poles
were broken off Car service. to
Mount Vernon was halted for several
hours. Branches from trees Uttered
the streets here.
The storm swept through lower
Fairfax and Prince William counties,
uprooting trees and hurting light
farmhouses to the ground The
schoolhouse at Isorton lost its roof
The Lorton telephone building was
damaged. Many orchards were dam
aged, according TO J. Sidney Wiley
of Lorton, and straw stacks were
scattered.
Trees in the yard of historic Pohick
Church were blown down. Traffic
from the south was halted many
times, while axes were brought into
use in removing distractions from the
roads.
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