Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-23


The recently completed water works n
Newark were formally opened YESTERDAY
with appropriate ceremonies and eele
bration long to be remembered in tn,
history Of the town. The day was on,
from which the town expects to date q
new era OF enterprise and prosperity
and If its efforts in that direction are AZ
great a success IS yesterdays celebra-
ton, no one need have any fear as TO its
future No town Of !, 800 inhabitants
ever arranged and carried out a
celebration OF as great magnitude as yes
terdays more successfully or with
greater perfectness in every detail.
The day opened very inauspiclously.
Snow fell until the middleof the morning
and melting, made the sidewalks wet and
sloppy. and the streets very muddy. Peo-
pie from the surrounding towns and
codmtry were arriving in town on foot, in
carriages and by rail all the morning.
The Legislature the Governor and his
staff and many visitors from down the
state arrived about 1870 o'clock Visitors
from Wilmington caiaa on every train,
on both the n, w. B b. and b. a o. rail-
roads, 50 tAat by the time the hour
arrived for tho opening Of the works,
over LOCO visitors were in the town.
Those who came by rail were met at the
depotsrby members Of tho reception com
mittee and shown through the town.
GALA DRESS.
The whole town was in Gala dress.
The display Of bunting was enormous.
There was color everywhere. The main
street was arched by suspended flags
along its whole length, and nearly every
building In the town was decorated with
bunting. look down Main street
showed beautiful arcade Of brilliant
color stretching the entire length Of the
town. Many Of the finest residences were
beautifully dressed In streamers flags
and bunting, arranged in elaborate and
original designs It would be unfair TO
mention any as especially fine: everyone
had added to the gorgeous effect by decorat
ing as deliberately as their means would
permit.
'c0MMrTTEEs
The committees under whose super
vision and direction the celebration was
arranged and carried out, We're as fol
lows
Reception-John Plning, chairman; S.
NJ Donnell, n NJ Motherall, s. J.
Wright George q. Kerr, John N.
Spencer, George D. Medin, DR.. A. N.
Raub II. g. M Kollock, A. d.. Walter
g Curtis. Wilbur 7. Wilson, j. j. Pie,
George w Williams, George w Lindsay,
Dr. N II. Clark, j. wilkins Cooch, VIII
liam Cooch, w II. Shippers, w. A. Nor
rison. John Z. Elliott, w. A. smith \.
Minet Curtis. John E. Lewis, T. +. Arm.
strong Alfred A. Curtis. William Miller
DR. T. r. Wolfe. Professor George r.
Harter Professor O. Ia Penney. Pro.
xcSsor G. s Conwsll, Professor A. 7.
Neale. Professor NJ. III. Beck, Isaac
J. Moore IL j Pratt. John Nj. Bowen.
On the Whole-John Pilling, chairman,
James Hossinger treasurer. s. j. Wright,
secretary N NJ. Motherall, Dr. A. N
Raub, Rankin Armstrong. s. NJ Dnnnell
&. Fader. James A. Wilson, J. III. Caleb.
George G. Kerr, William 4. Grifnth,
George 2, Mcdill, John N. Spencer,
J. 4. Willis, Fl. q. NJ Kollock, NJ D., +,
William Curtis. Y
Music-J. 7, Wills chairman. II. 3.
Wright Isaac J. Moore.
Printing-S. M. Donnell, chairman; DR..
A. N. Raub. $. j. Wright, Theodore r.
Armstrong, James Hosslnger
Decoration--John N, Spencer, chair
man; N NJ. Motherall, Rankin Arm
strong. AL.
HAIL. n Caleb, James A. wilson.
BanquetA- James Hoasingor William
X. Griffith g. Fader, . H. Caleb Ran
kin Armstrong r. William Curtis Yves
ley b. Hart.
AND THEY MARCHED.
AT O'Clock the procession was formed
and marched 20 the pumping station at
the eastern end OF the town. The process /
sion was led by the First Regiment /
Band Of Wilmington, followed BY the /
A-tna Hook and Ladder Company with /
the apparatus. The thirty members Of |
the company were dressed Ia dazzling red /
shirts and helmets and tniled manfnlly IN |
the mud After them came the governor,
members Of the legislature, officers OF /
the Newark city government aud others
in carriages followed and accompanied by /
large crowd on foot
Arriving az the pumping station. the |
fremen attached four lines Of hose 20 the /
hydrants and waited for the word deelar.
ing the
WATER WORKS OPEN
The speakers and guests took their
positions on a stand that had been erec
ted and crowds Of ladies filled the porches
OF the houses near by. At 220 o'clock. |
General Theodore r. Armstrong. presi |
dent Of the Town Council. arose and
after giving the history OF the movement
that eliminated in the erection OF the
water works, predicting that the town
would soon be lighted BY electricity,
offering inducements to manufacturing
establishments and welcoming the people
from abroad, declared the water works
formally opened.
THE RACKET REeUN.
As he took his seat. two lannon's sta.
TONED back Of thepumpng station, were
fired and their reports were the signal for
every steam whistle and every bell IN the
town Go sound and ring A cheer went
up from the crowd, and for fifteen min.
utes the air was pandemonium of chin |
ing bells and screaming whistles. The
fremen turned on the water and with a
swish four streams Of water. thrown /
from 4 MOBILES, were thrown upon the /
roof of the pumping station TO christen /
II. Then they were thrown over the stack. /
height OF 50 feet. Five members Of the /
Hose and Hook and Ladder Company /
manned each pipe, and Stephen and Fred. l
Choate had the honor of FREEING I
the cannons. One of them was an
ancient iron one and exploded at the first |
firing. No one was hurt for all had run
TO places Of safety after lighting the fuse
After the noise had Quoted down some.
what Hugh Brown of Newark made a
snort speech, speaking of the new era
which had begun and predicting that
Newark would take her place among
other thriving towns.
Governor biggs was then called for and
spoke Of the day being one that the
small boys Of the town would never fer
get. He dwelt upon the advaNtages az