The national Republican., 1867-08-24
GEORGETOWN NEWS.

MEETING or FIRE. CoMNIssiosERs.-Last eye-
ming o joint meeting Of tho Fire Commissioners
Of Georgetown and Washington was held at the
Mayors once, to adopt measures by which both
departments would be available In case Of Gre In
Georgetown or Washington.
Duvali, wbsatioy, Fowler, and Rodier, Of tho
Georgetown Department, and Commissioners
Canhsld and Thompson Of tho Washington De.
partment, as aiso Chief sessford, Of Washington,
and Chief sauer, Of Georgetown.
The meeting being organized, the following
paper was submitted. and received the sigma.
tures Of the Commissioners:
We, the undersigned, Commissioner of the
Fire Departments OF Washington and George.
town, do hereby make the following agreement /:
When q Gre occurs In Georgetown tho alarm
shall be struck from box ", and the steamer
Union, No. /, Of the Washington department,
shall proceed to the 6re and report TO tho chief
engineer Of tho Georgetown department. II
there should be . necessity for more steamers a
general alarm shall be sounded, when franklin,
No. 2, will proceed TO tho fire. And while on
duty In Georgetown the fremen Of Washington
shall abide BY the rules and regulations Of the
Fire Commissioners Of Georgetown, under the
supervision Of tho chief engineer Of that depart.
ment. Whom q fre occurs In the first district
Of Washington, being that portion Of the city
| west Of Seventeenth street, tho Georgetown FIRE
| department. shall receive notice through the
police telegraph, when the steamer Henry Addi:
son, Of tho Georgetown department, shall imus:
distely proceed to the hre and report to the
chief engineer Of the Washington Fire Depart,
ment, and while on duty in Washington the fire
men Of Georgetown shall be subject To the ruei
and regulations Of the Firo Commissioners oi
Washington. under the supervision of the chie
engineer Of tho Washington department.
| The Joint session then dissolved, and after 70.
niy NJ Euan .t.I E,r.
Of tho Henry Addison, vice Mr.. Owens.
MERCHAsrs' ExcnANGE.-There wore 4, 700
bushels Of wheat and 2, $50 bushels Of corn OF.
| fered yesterday, but no sales were reported
During the week there were II, $50 bushels Of
wheat received, which sold at prices ranging
at the opening from 81 rs to g. 40, closing Al
81. rs to s2.38 for fair to prime, and corn sold al
81. 03asl. 10 for white and yellow.
mNARRow ESCAPE -Yesterday morning littl,
boy fell overheard at the foot Of High street
and would have drowned had 1t not been for Mr.
A. Rodier, who rescued him.
The STAGE COACH DISASTER In our issue o
yesterday We gave full particulars Of the droNn n
ing Of three ladies by the capsizing Of 4 mai
coach in the vicinity Of Tennally ytown, and thi.
morning we record a few details Of the sad catas
| trophe. In conversation with Officers Cunning.
ham and Cammach yesterday, who had driven
. ross the stioim In light lu;g 10y wagon few
moments before the accident occurred, we learn
that the stream was running very rapid and the
lead horse in the coach being swept around by
the current tilted the coach over the precipico OF
deep rut In the road, the driver being powerless
eisher to right the coach or save the lives Of the
| unfortunate ladies' As soon as tho extent Of the
accident became known, hundreds aocked to the
| scene to render such aid as was In their power
but the current being strong beyond all former
| recollection their services availed nothing, and
q L.. nd lie al NJ
swept beyond the reach OF human sucoor. The
body Of Miss Gray was found some 200 yards
from the scene Of the disaster about 10 O'Clock
| that Of Miss Bette Brimmer about n o'clock, al
4 distance Of 40 feet from where tho coach cnp
sized; and that Of Miss Barrett about 0 O'Clock.
some 100 yards distant, lodged in bush, whict
had torn the dress and ds6gured the breast ant
face Of tho doomed lady. The bodies wor,
brought to the city early yesterday morning, tha
Of Miss Brimmer being conveyed to the house Q
her parents, In Morehouso alley, and Misses Ora
and Barrett to Washington.