Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-06

ton to Georgia, with o cof1ie which was about
TO start, attempted to escape, by jumping cut
OF the window Of the garnet Of three-stOry
brick tavern on r street, about daylight and
In the fall she had her back and both arms
broken! I remarked that did not wonder
that she did so, and inquired whether 1t had
not killed her? To which he replied, that he
understood that she was dead, and that the
Georgia men had gone with the others. The
relating Of this shocking disaster, excited con-
siderable agitation In my mind, and fully con-
firmed the sentiments, which I had already
adopted and recorded of the multiplied horrors
added to the slavery.
IT proceeded with some haste, early on the
following morning, In search OF the house
already mentioned. Calling at house near
the one at which the catastrophe occurred,
was informed that 1t had been three weeks
since 1t took place, and the woman was still
living Having found the house. desired per-
mission Of the landlord to see the wounded
woman, to which he assented, and directed
a lad to conduct me to her room, which was IN
the garnet over the third story Of the house
and found besides her arms being broken,
that the lower part of the spine was badly
shattered so that it was doubtful whether she
would ever be capable of walking again, If
she should survive. The lady of the mayor
said she was awakened from sleep by the fall
of the woman, and heard her heavy struggling
groans.
1T inquired of her whether she was asleep
when she sprang from the window. She re-
piled. NO no more than am now Asking
her what was the cause of her doing such a
frantic act as that, she replied, They brought
me away with two of my children, and wouldn't
let me see my husband-they didn't sell my
husband-and I didn't want to 60; was SO
confus'd and istracted that I didn't know
hardly what I was about-but I didn't want
to CO. and jumped out of the window-but I
am sorry now that did it-they have carried
my children of with EN- to Carolina
II was informed that the slave trader who
had purchased her near BladenSburg (she be-
ing legal slave), gave her to the landlord as
Q compensation for taking care of her.
Somewhere along the south side Of this
street we are told that Aaron Burr once lived,
but whether he did or did not the writer has
never beer able to determine to his own salts
faction.
OF course you know the southeast corner
of Fourteenth and was until recently
occupied by the Ebbitt House, where many
prominent men made this their home, and
along the east side of Fourteenth street to the
Avenue was the famous newspaper row. OPP
poSite the Ebbitt, on the northeast corner, stood
DR.. Stones residence until replaced by the
Westory Building In this block in 1900 Hines
tells u.s. there were five houses and the Presi-
dents stable, which later became a public
school, presided over by Strong John Thomson,
still remembered by some of our older residents.
On the F street side lived DR.. William Thorn
ton, architect of the original Capitol; Mrs.
Johnson and a Frenchman named Julian.
President Adams also lived in this block, at
No l233-35.
On the same side of the street between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, at this early
date, lived Lewis Clephane Samuel Mcpherson,
Mr.. Bond, a Stonecutter, and David Tweedy,
while in this block to the south lived a Mr..
Sweeny and Mr.. Tolmey.
In the block between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets on the south SIDE resided a Mr.. Scott,
while in the block to the north were the homes
of Robert Brown Mrs. Wilson and Mr.. Nc
Daniel.
Between and and Tenth and Eleventh
streets, John Hines, great-great-grandfather Of
the writer. erected home for himself in 1900.
1t was the first house In the block and here he
died on October 6, 1916 He was a Revolu-
taonary soldier and left large family, among
whom was his son, Christian Hines, who wrote
Early Recollections of Washington City" His
death Is chronicled in the National Inteln-
gencer of October 10, 1916 as follows:
"DED.-On Saturday night, u 9Th
instant, Mr.. John Hines of this city aged
~ years, in the full triumph of faith,
protesting in confidence that he was not
afraid to die; Blessed are the dead who
die in the Lord He was q good citizen,
an affectionate husband and father of
nine sons grown to manhood, who were
all present on the occasion of his DEATH
I the block where Woodward & Lothrop's
building now stands were homes Of Mr.
Crawford constable and Mr.. Person, and q
Presbyterian Church. with st. Patricks Church
on or near the northeast corner of Tenth and
F streets. In the block which faces the pres
ent Catholic edifice, was the old st. Vincents
Orphan Asylum, established by Father Mat
thews under the Sisters of Charity