The Delaware City news. (Delaware City, Del.) 188?-18??, 1889-04-11

Peter Frempt, OF Philadelphia visit
ed his father this week.
Mrs. Rev. VIM. Starr is visiting
friends in New Jersey.
Mr.. Geo. N. Bright has received
new skiff from Cooper's point, N. ].
Delaware City boats caught four
surgeons at Bowers Beach on Thurs
day.
MIR. Shunder will begin the erection
of brick dwelling on Clinton street,
next week.
Confirmation will be held in Christ
Church on the 25th of the presant
month.
The c. G. Ash, with tow of tim
Der started for Camden, N. J. on
Tuesday evening.
The grand Jurors drawn for Red
Lion Hundred for the ensuing year
are Mr.. James Cannon and Mr.. Thos.
Bird.
An election of officers of the Della
ware City Loan Association will be
held at Eagles Hall on Friday even
ing, April IL til.
Miss Carrie Cassidy who spent the
winter with Mrs V B Asher returned
home to Annapolis on Thursday ac-
complained by Mrs Asher.
John Mahoney, of Kirkwood will be-
gin tearing down the building recent
ly purchased by him at the corner of
Washington avenue and Second street,
this week.
The Steamer Major Reybold has
changed her time for leaving Philad-
elphia from two P. M. to three P. M.
arriving here one hour later, and Civ
ing travlers more time in Philadelphia.
Rev. Martin B. Dunlap, Rector of
Old Swedes Church, Wilmington, and
Miss Miranda Davidson of our city
will be married by Ri. Rev. Bishop
Coleman, in Christ Church Delaware
City, on Wednesday afternoon, April
24th.
Rev. Mr.. Pilchard, the new pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church preached
two able and very interesting sermons
to large congregations on Sunday. Mr..
, Philchard seems thoroughly in earnest,
and made decidedly favorable impress
sion upon the general public.
The steam tug MARY Lewis, OF Phila-
delphia was destroyed by fire at this port
on Sunday morning, between three and
four o'clock. She was lying at the Canal
Co.'S, wharf at the entrance OF the locks,
which also caught fire, and but for the
timely aid of the Delaware City fire com.
pany would have been totally destroyed.
The alarm was given as soon as the fire
was discovered, and the company res
ponded in few minutes They worked
faithfully for two hours, getting their SUP
ply OF water from the canal, The crew
of the tug was asleep when the fire was
discovered, and narrowly escaped with
their lives. The burned boat was visited
by large crowds on Sunday. Too much
credit cannot be given to the fire depart
ment for their efficient service on this &C.
casion, as high wind was blowing and
Lut for their timely assistance it would
have probably resulted in most disas-
trous fire among the buildings on Clinton
street. which runs to the wharf. Mayor
Sadler was on hand and superintendent
the arrangements.
Chief engineer VIM. 7. Fenton gives
the following graphic account: I'VE
come in about o'clock and having made
all snug we at once sought the much
needed sleep of exposed sailors. About
o'clock was aroused from heavy slum-
Der by feeling of suffocation and the
terrible sense of fire, my cabin being in a
light blaze, flames rushing from the en-
, CINE room, as though forced by blast
} furnace. Without my clothes sprang
t to the door and bursted itopen, and found
=. the entire vessel envelopedin flames from
, stem to stern. 1t seemed to me that the
D crew in the lower cabins must certainly
e perish, but fortunately they were aroused
h and escaped through the after deck-hole
e and were soon on the dock entirely des
: titute OF clothing, | sprang aboard the
boat and running to the cabin window
above my bunk grabbed my pants con
tanning my watch and pocket book, bu
, could get no more as the flames com
, PEELED me to retreat. The men lost al
they had and captain Joe Corliss, all hi
personal effects. The Delaware City fir,
E company did all in their power to aid II
U in checking the fire. and bravely Tough
:. the flames. 1t was, undoubtedly, owinl
: to their exertions that the dock and prob
ably the town was saved, but nothin
e could save the tug. 1t was providenc
Il alone that saved our lives. AS spokes
A man for the officers and crew Of tn
burned tug desire to sincerely thanSih
citizens of Delaware City not only for thei
: aid at the fire, but for their kind hospital
n ity and generosity in providing us wit
1t shelter and clothes, and trust it may la
, in our power one day to reciprocate the
a. christial humanity.