Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-31
accident at the Outlet Lock.

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accident at the Outlet Lock.
Brief mention Was made in yesterday Gazette
OF the accident at tho nav outlet lock above
GEORGETOWN Tia following particulars Sra
gathered by the Washington correspondent OF
tho Baltimore SUM-
A terrible snd fatal accident occurred yeSler'
| dsy morning at the new outlet lock, mile above
| tho Aquedcct bridge in Georgetown, by which
| Mr. John W. Mead assistant hsrbor master OF
| the Chosaposko and Ohio Canal, Wa3 instantly
killed. and two employ Sylvester Carroll /,
| aged II years, and Michaoi Reynolds. aged G0
years, wero severely if not fatally injured, tho
| former having both legs broken and sustaining
| an injury to his left arm, and the latter having
| his right leg crushed below tho knee Carroll
| resides 1T Foxhails place, near Green Springs,
| and REYNOLDS at the corner OF irst and Lingan
streets Georgetown.
The facts Of the case, so far as they could DO
sscerLsined by our reporter arc rs tollowa:- "A
canal boat loaded with coal was passed into tho
casSon nj this outlet preparatory TO peing low
cred into tho river. Tho casson Is lowered ON =
railway ani inclined plano at an anglo OF ABOUT
thirty degrees, and l)r counter weight Two cars
loaded with two hundred ard fifty tons Of stone
arc placei on rails Zach sldo the calsson. As
the cslsson, loaded, goes down towards tho river
these car; ascend Some slight signs Of weak
moss wee noticed in tho machinery this morn
ing while this casson, with its boat was being
| lowered, and the attention Of the person IN
charge Of the engine having been called 10 H. ne
Immediately and suddanly brought the engines
to stop. Ii is supposed that this sudden stop
page caused M unnatural strain OH Tho ropos;
breaking them And precpitatlng tho cars and
casson to the foo! Of tho railways: Tho boat
moi I'M ured, and passed TO the river with ITS
occupants in safety. Ono of the cars in its do
scent struck Mr.. Mead, who WAS walking DO.
hind il in It's s:c lHt and when tho ropes broke
he had not ti.nc to get ont oil Its course. II Is
supposed lhn! ii" ether sufferers werc Injured
by the rnpes whc! wcro j. inch stool wire. The
cars were completely demolished, and tho entire
machinery is mere Or loss Injured. Largo cog
whcal5 OF CAST i!nA bolts, rods and bars nru scat
terot. over the scono in groa. confusion: The
body OF ar. iiusd wHs roC0vc.ed with Difficult
ty, il being covered by TIC debris 10 depth OF
four Or iI;5 lcu.. Ills right leg WAS terribly
rang:cd, ard hu had y severe cat penetrating
tho skull &c WAS slso injured internally.
Mr. Mead WAS al old aHd respected citizen Of
Cauitoi Hill and with his family, resi- led on
Sixth street, near q, southeast Ho WAS an iron
worker by trade anu Tor the past two or three
Years had been employed III tho canal culco NJ
Geurgnlnwn aIld On the Georgetown division o.
the Ihosspya.o nEt CHIC Canal. Lie WAS about
fifty five years of nge, and in Old times was &C
tive in tho volunteer fire dops. tmen!, and WAS
alsJn momior OF the old Washington Light
Infantry. 10 represented tho Fifth Ward sew
and Err many years wR3 assessor OF the ward
II appears that 4 safety brake mad been re-nov.
cd from tho cai5s0ns several days since, and fIr
some reason had no. been replaced. Two boats
passed in safety this morning through tho outlet
md no cause Is assigned Tor the accident when
overlook the third heat.
Michael Reynolds Was sent to Providence
Hospitsl, and sylvester Carroll WAS taken to his
home Both Wtr" attcniad by DR.. Khchln.
Tho acciIe:t will be y serious drawback To the
Company, - mes! Of the ENchinoy Is compile te-
y wrecked.
Since TIC shove wss wri;ton, both Of Carrolrs
legs W, re ampu1atal, aad no only survived the
operation about an ii0G".
CIRCUIT COURT FOR TIE CIrY-JHdge Geo.
.BIov prcsih;ny -NaglA W. Smith ct ais; in
chanc.ry and on injunction; dismissed.
l'ayoc's executors vs.. Nagcc ct ais; 10
chaucery; L. l.. Smith, jr., substituted as cam
missioner, AMI injnnctnn continued.
Miller v. Williams ct al; in chancory; Al.
bert Stuart appointed 4 sp"rlai commissioner
10 make dead uI real estate.
Solomon Slower Vi W. H. Irwin CT ala; 10
chancery; commissioner ri sale ordered To pay
over TO I, uhn Warl, administration, the funds
10 hi:s Iands.
John &. Graham ~. lho VI. T.. '. NJ. Il &.
S. Raiirn,l Company; IL ehancary; reports Of
II. Sheppard. special commissioner, confirmed;
cxcrm those rxearlrd 10 b5 i. Y. Daniel and
0lirla which Al, rcc0inn!tsul and COMMITS.
siOnaf anl!og!Z j 10 take testimony relative to
claims fir damages ~ .r:i,.2ats. The receiver
was authnriG1 Il t. maxi . ciutra3t Tor rebuild.
Ing the warehouse 1T Front Royal; also, if he
dcrulnd il advisable. 10 remove tho repair shops
from iYLchburM IL SnnIr other polnt
The will Of Francis J. Murphy, deceased,
was adn.!tcd IT, r,,nrl ani IL. Ia. Garnu quail
~ rX"GntUr thcfcnl. "s'
Wa. L,inax v. y. L. e. NJ. Railroad Com.
pany: case; dismissed by agreement.
The court then ~; l1nrnei until the court ID
course.
COLUMBIA FIRE ENGlNE.--Tha Columbia
Steam Fire Engine has he"a entirely overhaul
el and handsomely rvG!tel. The oll wooden
jacket, which hal become bIoken and decaycd,
has been removed, and y very handsome new
Grc, Gl Russia lran, pu. on hY Nlcssrs. Sta0s
bury T. Bro, o. this CITY. The jacket is sur
rounded Ivy !hrcc beautifully finished brass
bands, which ada much to the appearance OF
the cagiir. B.silts the Jacket and bands
there have been pu urnu the cDgine nc"
whistle, Il sci ii feeding oil cups, and glass
water game. The entire machine has been
put il order by lhr ciii:ic"t engineer, MIR. Lou
dOun Campbell aud whcn tried, day or Two
since, worked 10 be entire satisfaction OF those
10 charge Of her. \ large portion ct the funds
cXpend4l III the II pairs wure raised by the late
reading given hy Prot. ScharfT TOR the Com
pany.
DRoWNED.-A boy named WIN. n. Dock
stadcr aged about fourteen years, and the son
Of the Assistant LIBRARIAN at the Congressional
Library, was drowned at -Four Mile RIM yes
teraay evening. Tie boy aud a companion,
with the uuu!c o! the latter, went 10 swimming
Willie could rot swim hn5 undertook to cross
the canal by supporting himself between his
two companions. When part way over Willie
became frightened, ami ieeiog that he was
sinking c!utchcd at his older companion to save