Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-04

| "UOu Ahp oOet iSsnu ~ w Doucatu tuo
water. He jumped six feet to the wharf
and TO safely.
Among those aboard the steamer wss
John E. Taylor. president and general
msnsRer OF the compsny.
]. II. Morrison, Of Washington, was
passenger, and assisted 10 the rescue
work. He lost 8 valuable gun
Mrp. Chapman Price, of King George
county, was rescued from the pilot
house. Che lost her purse containing $50.
Laura Locker, colored, Of Prinos
George county, Md, was sinking for
the third time. Her hands were above
her head. AS they disappeared below
the surface one of the rescuers grabbed
her fingers aud she was hauled ashore.
Her two babies we're also rescued.
Il Is said the steamer is not materially
damaged. The boat was valued atsbout
SIS, 900, aud is insured.
La reference to the accident Capt.
Davis ssid: "We left Washington with
email cargo of freight and had prob
ablJ been leading at Alexandria about
hall an hour. We had not put sb0srd
bali OF the Alexandra freight; Ia fact,
there wss hardly twelve tons 10 her, and
tbs greater part of that YVES in sacks.
was standing on the end of the wharf when
saw the boat suddenly list TO port.
As she dill 80 the s,rsin parted both the
fore and aft hswsers. Ileiped aboard and
dill what could toward getting the pas
sengers ashore. am sure that it
was not over minute from the tiwe
hswsers snapped until she had sunk TO
the bottom. 1t is possible that the
headlights on the port side we're open
and that the boat listed sufficiently to
ship water through Them, but cannot
on lerstand how she could have shipped
enough to make her sink 80 rapidly.
The Trenton is q sneh litlle craft, aud
| never had any fear of her. Her hull
IS on and she has never leaked drop
since have been wi her."
John f. Taylor, Of Washington, rresf-
dent and general manager OF the hoto-
msc Navigation Company, had Coma
down from WIS lington aud was stand
ing on the wharf. He gave all The aid
possible. Mr.. Taylor declined to die
cuss the accident.
Samuel E. Lindsey, the AlsAsndria
agent for the company, said he wac com
pletey mysIiied as TO the cause of the
sic king. Mr.. Lindsey said the Trenton
was In excellent condition and had In
her crew composed OF careful snd
compstent men. He stated thst the
boat was far from Oyerburdened, and
that the ffeight that had been placed
aboard was so distributed that it could
hardly have shifted to such an exten! as
b sink her.
| U. 8. Stesmbos. Inspectors O. W.
Wright and Z f. White, of the B.lti-
more district, came here this afternoon
aud requested the bell diver to make an
Investigation Of the accident for them.
The diver reported that he found two po
holes Open--one on either tide. He
will make further exsmins iOa later.
The diver Charles Warner, later re-
covered three pocketbooks containing
money, which he turned over to the
police.
The inspectors will make an invest
CATION and report 10 General Uhler,
J chief of the Bureau OF Steamboat ln-
A)ec!iOn.
The Trenton had been in operstlon on
the Potomac litils over one yesr..,. She
+ was built IN Pb,ladelphi. 10 1894. and
has gross touUsge OF eiehiy-fiye. with
net of seventh tour. Her dimensions
are: Length. 90 G; breath, 1911: depth,
81. It's Indicated horsepower Is twenty.
The Potomac Navigation Company
lost = steamer called the Icicle by FIRE at
lower river lsUdipg nesry two yesrs
ago. The officers of the Potomac Navi-
cation Company are: ]. E. Taylor, presi-
dent and general manager; d. II. Fo~-
, Ter, treasurer; George H. Bright, Alvin
Price, directors, all of Washington.
The Trenton's crew consisted of
! Cspt. w. l.. Davis, Alexandra; James
Beach, first mate, AlaxaDdris; w. w.
( Danser, purser, Philsdelphis; I. H.
, Hewitt, engineer, New London, Conn
J Thomas Green, colored, fireman, Wash
, ington; Jerry Rufian, colored, steward;
Joseph Williams, colored, deck hand.
Washing on; James Rose, colored, DEF K
, hand, New Glasgow, Amherst county.
OTHER DISASTERS.
There have been comparatively few
marine disasters at or near the port Of
Alexandra. Sometime in the thirties
a small steamer running between this
city and Maryland exploded her boiler
! and number of persons were killed.
During the civil war the New
!, World. large steamer from NV York.
Was destroyed by fire short distance
north of Fishtown.
| 10 1865 the boiler Of tho ferry steam
boat James Guy exploded while the boat
was lying at her wharf, foot OF King
street. A colored fireman lest his life
by the accident.
The ferry steamer City OF Alexandria
was destroyed by FIRE st her clip at this
port 10 the fall OF 1894.
FIRE IN A TENEMENT HOUSE.
| A fire at en- early hour yesterday
morning 10 four story brick tenement
at IT Humboldt street, q lhickly popu-
lated section OF Brooklyn, caused The
death Of ak persons aud the serious iu-
| jury of four others. Every member Of
one family, consisting of mother and
four children, are among the dead.