Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-19

Tho River Front Inundated by the
Flood


special Correspondence OF eazette and Journal.
New CASTLE, Feb. 12.-The cold snaj
Of Monday night and yesterday froze tn,
Delaware river at this point almost en-
tirely across, and no vessels except one OF
two steamers have passed up or down
sincs Monday afternoon. Yesterday morn
ing the steamer Norwegian, while making
her way up the river, became fast in =
deld OF ice and had to be out out by an
Ice boat. The river this morning presents
one solid mass OF ice. The buoy steamer
Geranium, which put in here on 5A urdsy
night, is frozen up and is compelled to
wait until the ice breaks up b. fore she
can proceed to the Breakwater, where she
will replace the whistllpg buoy at Break.
water shoa by q new one she has on
board. Several selling vessels are also
frozen mp here
The marshes on both sides OF town are
overlooked AID frozen. J. H. Rogers took
advantage Of the freeze and had his Ice
yacht on the mSvsh above the town. There
is an abundance Of skating.
NEW CASTLE, Fab. 16.-The volume Of
ioe in the Delaware river at this point is
rapidly increasing, and II is next to i'm
possible for vessels to move either up OF
down the only ones that are able to
stand the ice being few Of our largest
ocean steamers. The steamer Picqua,
large English tramp, from PhiledelpnIa to
Hamburg, put into this place on SAtur
day and still lies inside the stone piers
The buoy boat Geranium still lies at this
place. The Italian barque 0ttilis and the
Iohooners Eide Huck, g III BrAynerd
George Il, Mills, Minnie and Bmms, and
Enterprise are also in the hArbor.
Frank p, the ear. old son OF vii
liam Jordon, died Of membranous group
on Saturday morning.
Mrs Ellen Painter, oolored woman
ARed so years, died Of consumption
noon Saturday.
Francis o. Milano, the italian sailo
who died on board the barque ottiliA o,
Friday morning, was buried at the Cath
Ole church buFying ground Services
were held In the church. The captain,
officers and crew OF the baIqus, with q |
few other sailors, attended the burial
The deceased leaves wife In Italy.
New CASTLE, Feb. 1.-THE tide In the
Delaware at this point was higher yester.
day than 1t has been any time since the
heavy storm Of 1878. At IL O'Clock the
water had covered several Of the ice piers
and whsrves. By noon the water had |
risen so high that the cellars OF the
houses on the lower side Of Water street |
were In many cases filled. Two feet OF
water stood In the stables In the rear OF |
David Boulden's store, and the horses
we're removed to q place Of safety. Had .
high wind been prevailing our water
front would have suffered severely.
John T. the 2 year.old son Of Charles |
P. MarshmaD, died yesterday morning.
The funeral of Frank, son Of William |
Jordan, took place yesterday afternoon
services at the N. e. Church.
New CASTLE, Feb. 18-Miss Anne
Blunt died a. her home OH Monday night |
1t 1880 O'Clock OF an affection Of the |
heart. The lady had reached the ad.
ganosd age Of n years. The funeral will |
AXE place at the Episcopal Church to- |
morrow afternoon ~ 2 O'Clock.
The contract for carly ing the United |
F, iatas mAi.s ostReen the post ,ffics and |
~ p W Il B. railroad station wss yes
rdAy awarded to M B. DsAkyne, WIN
ok oharg Of the Tonte and malls thir |
u rnipg- Robert q. Gordon, who hAt
asst rslinquished the route has had |
ihGge OF IL nearly 20 years.
The ice was very heavy In this river
yesterday and steamers were several
Iimes caught in the large fields and for a
lime rendered helpless. The stesmers
Pottsvilie aud Allentown of the Reading
Coal Company were caught in field |
sbout O'Clock In the morning aud re-
nGined there until 10, when the Ice |
boats went to their assistance.
William Lea & Sons flour mills started |
working this morning. The mill will |
continue to run but = day or two. 1t is
not definitely known when the mills will |
Do run permanently. ...