Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-29
BELONGED TO MRS. WASHINGTON.
Austin Ferrall Not Washin gton's Body
Servant, but His wife's Slave.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.

Austin Ferrall Not washington's Body
Servant, but His wife's slave.
MIR. AND MRS. H. T. DAINGERFIELD
AvA Lewis OF Audley, near Berryvilie, Va,
and Rev. p P. Phillips. rector of Grace Church,
Berryville. are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
James L. Norris, and they have brought down
with them Austin Ferrall, an old colored man
who was born a slave at Mt. Vernon.
Uncle Ferrall is the son Of Sinai the maid of
Mrs. Washington, born at Mt. Vernon in 1902,
and does not claim to have been one Of Wash
ington's boys, for his mother was Mrs. Wash
ington's property, but remembers much about
the place, the Washington and Lewis families
and the property. But" said he to q STAR
man, Il can't tell you all about the land, for
Washington bad more land than can count l
know the round-top barn the general and his
colored carpenters built and his mill, fishing
shores and the Mt. Vernon and woodawn
places. When Mrs. Washington died Major
Lawrence Lewis succeeded to most Of the slave
property.
"1remember, too, my old grandmother Kitty,
who died at Arlington Heights. When was a
boy, he continued, major Lewis found that
1 was unfit for outdoor labor because of the
white swelling, and he called In four doctors,
who proposed to cut my leg, and DIR. Henry
Daingerfeld was one. The major asked me II I
would rather die or have my leg cut of, and I
said that would sooner dio with the leg on
go back on, and SO he told the doctors that he
declined the business Of cutting the leg
OFF. The doctors tried 70 argue with
him that the leg should come of,
but he wouldn't agree to it, so they said: Then
he will never be able to pay back the money
you have spent on HIM, but the, only way to do
is to give him q trade where he won't have to
work in the weather. and the major took me to
Alexandria and apprenticed me TO Mr.. James
Atkinson and served si3-years. ] learned the
trade and went back to w dlawn, where shop
was built, and did all the smithing for that
place and Mount Vernon.
Mai. Lewis WAS in the revolution with Wash-
lngton and Lafayette, and was the nephew Of
Washington, q son of Fielding Lewis and Bette
Washington. Irecollect when Lafayette came
to Alexandria and the eagle on the arch. tied
there by wires. The eagle fell and they say he
tainted. When the major died became the
property Of Miller Gusts Lewis and obtained
my freedomjust before the war"
The old man Is & bachelor and II he was not
bent with age would stand ovsr1ix feet. He II
also afflicted with white swelling and walks
lame and cannot hear yell. Nevertheless he
can get along well and was in high elee yestsr-
day that he was going to show the party over
the scenes OF his boyhood at Mount Vernon
which he had longed to see once more before
he died and 70 point out tho graves and other
familiar objects to the Lewis.
Michael Kane and wife were instantly killed
by their carriage being struck by Blue Line
flyer at Chester, Pa, yesterday.
A IRE that started in an Oh store destroyed
several blocks Of property IN Milwaukee yes
day and caused damage exceeding $500 200.
VIM. McCov has been convicted at Pittsdsld,
Mass, for murdering John whalsn.
John Hartnett Of Philsdelphis. Who pleaded
gully 70 the murder OF hi mistrsss, Mary
Stiles, was yesterday sentenced 10 ten yearss
imprisonment IN the psnitentaxy.