The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1913-01-25
MANN.;SUITS BY
FLOOD SUFFERERS

Suits of residents of Port Deposit,
against the B. & o. r. R. Co., continue to
pile up on the docket Of the Circuit
Court for this county. The suits are
filed by Surratt and Snowden, Of Balti-
moref las counsel for the plaintiffs.
The plaintiffs allege tnat this Is a suit
to recover on an agreement made be-
tween the United States War Depart
ment and the Railroad Company. When
the new bridge was first proposed the
War Department said positively that
there should be no additional obstruc
tions in the way of piers, etc., placed in
the stream.
This order was issued by President
Taft, then Secretary. Afterward, under
Secretary Dickinson, permission was
given to erect eight additional piers. APP
peal was made to President Roosevelt in
hope that he would stand by the Taft de-
cision. He did not, but sanctioned the
Dickinson ruleing, which carried an in
Identifying clause providing that the
Baltimore and Ohio should reimburse
the residents of Port Deposit for any
pecuniary loss or injury.
At the completion or the construction,
work the false work used in the bridge
erection was left in the river. This
condition, 1t is alleged, resulted in the
damage to Port Deposit property, when,
on January %, 1910, the rather less than
usual flow of ice started for the bay.
They contended in the suit that the BAR
rier was too strong and backed the
water into Port Deposit. The loss sus-
tained In the food was estimated to be
$3.50, 900.
The following are the names Of the
elaintiffs, with the amount of damage
for which each is sueing to recover:
Cyrus Ferguson, $500; George Whit
tington, s400; Samuel H. Friedman, $4,000;
Hanna ]. Nickle, $4,000; Lizzie A. Atkin-
son, $400; Myer Miller, $500; George
Pounds, $780, Cdarles H. Thomas, $500;
Alfred Bender, $500; W. W. Roberts,
$4,000 Geo L. Young, $4O0; George H.
Stebbing, $780, VIM H. Hipkins, $500;
John NJ. Creswell, s17OO Fillmore Wilson,
$500; Charles c. Mohrhin, $500; Carrie j.
Taylor $500; VIM. McClenahan, $500; B.
f. Kelly, s4OO; F. G. Brauer, $500; R. S.
Brown, 500; Tonsey Thomas, 5000; JOS
jah Jews, $500; J. NJ. Campbell & Co.,
$4,000; Rumsey Smithson, 500; Mary E,
tannen, $1,000; j. T. Stout, $500; Ellen
ert Phillips, $500; Annie Quinn, $500; E.
Alice Dorcus, $1,000; d. NJ. Stephenson &
Co., 5000; Mary H, Ringgold, $1,000; Alice
T. Bitner, 5000; j. w. Weir, $500; Vir-
ginia Williams, $S0O0 w. S. Jones, $500;
Nelson Weir, $780, Mary E. Aiken, 5000;
John p. Kelly, $1,000; H. S. Tilden, 5000;
+. A. Sargable, 500; Mary ]. Frist $4,000;
e. Ward Brown, $500; S. D. Jones, 5000;
Ellen Welch, $500; J. E. Hill, $3.50; Mar
garet kennie $4,000 B. S. Brown, $500;
Y. G. Roberts, 5000; J. l.. MARVEL, 5000;
". W. Williams, $500; VIM. Stebbings,
$500; Artie W. Roberts, $1,000; Henry
Davis, 5000; Margaret Kirwin, $1,000;
John G. Vannort & Son, $500; Charles
Peters, $780, Alfred Bell, $500; Charles
Larue, $500; James O. Wilson, $500; John
II. Pugh, 1920; C. A. Smith, $500; B. E.
Larue, $500, Honora Bell, $780, Cornesso
Larue, 5000; Annie Larue, $500; J. w
Roussey $3.50; Mrs. Francis Tilden, 5000;
Howard Shank, $500; Pauline Will, 5000;
Alice Stenort, $500; ]. T. Bond, 5000;
Emma Ewing, $500; Samuel Webster,
5000; Martha Thomas, 5000; Stephen
krauss 5000; Thomas Moran, 5000; Ben
jamin Taylor, 5000; John A. Stebbing,
$500; David Webster, 5000; Florence
johnson, $780, Elmer Conner, 5000; Jacob
Wagner, 5000; Thomas Fields, 5000; Mary
Gardner $780, Oceola Allen, $780, Jonnes
McMullip, 5000; Robert T. Stebbings
$1,000; w, A. Webster, 5000; R. A. steph-
ensop, 5000; Ellen Keaveny, $1,000; Mrs
John Krauss, 5000; Thomas Foran, 5000;
Miss Sarah Bannon, $500.