Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-02
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE

Death OF ZacharIah W.OemmlII,
Prominent Citizen and Civil
War Veteran.
special Correspondence Every Evening.
Now Castle, March a---Zachariah
worrell GeInmill. aged - ycaN, n
lifelong resident OF this city, died
yesterday afternoon at his residence.
rs East Third street. after an illncre
OF several weeks. lie WAS ono OF tho
Oldest members OF Emmanuel Church
and wa n faithful church worker, taxi
Ing part In all It's activities. lie was a
guard duty during tho time Of the
assassination OF President Abraham
Lincoln and on tho following day aid
ed In tho capture, OF rome OF those
who were said TO be making plans TO
q asa ssinate President Johnson.
Sergeant Gemmill, learning that one
Of tho mon was at tho home OF q
woman near Washington. accompa-
MED by several other soldiers, visited
tho house and after entering the low
or floor lighted n candle and made a
search and located the would be cs-
sasln asleep. with two companions. A
| dagger and two rovolvers were found
alongsido the suspect.
| Mr.. Gemmill was member OF Cap
tain Evan Watson Post, q. A. r., OF
| this city. .of which there are now but
three surviving comrades, Charlie,
| I,t, y,sA.
Mr.. Gemmill was q carpenter and hat
worked for a number of years In tn,
pattern department OF the Harlan
plant OF the Bethlehem ShipbuildinI
Corporation, Wilmington, and for eev
eral years past was tho caretaker o
the School Green, controlled by tn
Trustees OF Market Square. lie is sur
vlved by his wife. four daughters. Mr.,
William ID. Myers OF Floral Parl
New York. Mre. Marshall Burris
Misses Carrie and Anna Gemm.ll @
this city: two sons, Lewis OF this cit
and Thomas Of Wilmington; two sis
ters, Mrs. Anna Gordon and'Mrs. Eliz
abeth Worrell OF Washington, ID. c
and one brother, David. OF Whining
+. ton.
. | 'hN AbAi'iAA sii ihhhfiiiflith Will u
announced later.
Last evening a conference was hel
{ In the Water n Light Commissioner
G office, by the members of the Wat,
Q 4 Light Commission. together wit
. members of City Council and Wat,
& Light Engineer William Easby. I'll
| meeting was presided over by JOB
n lties. Matters pertaining TO furnlsl
ing the city with an adequate and sui
, able supply Of water were discuss,
y 10y the engineer, who stated that du
Ing the time that he has been en-
ployd by the Water e. Light Commi
sion he has made II trips to N
city within n years time and h
made thorough examinations OF q
20 new water plant near tho car bai
v of tho local traction company al
r claims that there is n sufficient supp
N OF water at this plant TO supply &
Il industrial plants and the other ci
q users and that this water could be p
N in proper condition by tho addition
10 an aeration plant and necessary equi
40 met at the cost of approximately 81!
!, 600. This method would furnish a pu
II supply OF water. Matters pertaining
tho supplying of tho city with wat
, from the Non-Such creek was al
:. discussed and II was found TO pla
80 the old plant in proper condition wou
cost approximately $4,000. No de
-, mite action was taken by Council a
>" the matter was deferred until a wa,
! meter was installed for the purpc
AZ Of determining the amount OF wa
!, consumed daily.
Il The Good VIII Fire Co. met Ii
- evening. Treasurer Charles
Dougherty reported a. balance In ba
., of S39S.35. The trustees reported II
OF they had employed John Doris
90 driver for 1922. The board of direct
submitted a report relative to
,,s placing CT a Hale pump Of SOC gal
OF pumping capacity on the REQ chemi
engine. the work to be done by
of United States Fire Apparatus Co..
of Wilmington, at the cost Of $500
la TO be completed within fourteen d
after the receipt OF tbs apparatus.
yho first aid Kit was donated to the CT
tits pany. containing a complete sur
lay of bandages and accessories. given
tly lle betnieHtln Steei 10, anu LII. La
w. Booker. The purchase Of y
ges writer from Charles Knngmeyer
at S25, was reported. -Four rubbsr C
and two pairs OF boots ware repo
'hia purchased and. received from
WI American Manganese Steel Co..
feet OF hose was reported ordered
aole City Council. A communication
ior received from the Delaware
lam Volunteer Firemen's Associa
acknowledging receipt OF lette
'or' reference to becoming member
zen the association. which met with
d" proval. The cost of the initiating
ioi'' would be IS. with yearly dues Of 81
Yesterday afternoon about 3.1b
touring car belonging TO Georg
Unger, superintendent OF the w
& Light Co, was destroyed by
70 while en- route to this city from
basin plant. The car was HUI
Don't super six. which the owner had
,ara chased about 10 months ago for So
It was partly covered by insurance
two the carWlln MI ohsef was Mrs' a
yard Palmer. who has been living with
son at the tenement house at the
ting water plant, near Newport. and
in was moving to the western se'
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Copyright 1921 by George Matthew