1904
Events that took place in Fairfax County in 1904:
May
- May 9 – A fire kills 8-year-old Carrie Harper and her two-year-old brother Robert and fatally burns their 12-year-old sister Mabel on their father James' houseboat on the Little Hunting Creek near Alexandria when a can of coal oil set near a hot stove explodes. Mabel is taken to the Alexandria Hospital, where she dies that evening.[1]
August
- August 2 – 48-year-old Southern Railway Section Boss Allen Payne is killed near Clifton when he steps out of the way of a southbound train and is instead struck by the northbound train, the Number 2 Chesapeake and Ohio.[2]
- August 24 – 30-year-old laborer Walter Massey is mortally injured while attempting to board a moving train in Clifton. Massey is taken to the Alexandria Hospital, where he dies of his injuries that evening.[3]
References
- ↑ "CHILDREN DIED IN FIRE." The Washington Post (1877-1922), May 10 1904, p. 5. ProQuest. Web. 9 Apr. 2018
- ↑ "Stepped in Front of Train." The Washington Post (1877-1922): 9. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Aug 03 1904. Web. 28 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ "Alexandria News in Brief: Negro Employed on Railway Killed Near Clifton." The Washington Post (1877-1922): 5. Aug 26 1904. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Web. 26 Aug. 2012.
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