Evening journal., 1890-02-10
BIG FIRE AT NEW CASTLE.
THE DELAWARE IRON WORKS
DAMAGED $2,oce WORTH.
Sunday Sermons and Exercises at the
Various churches-A Saloon Keepers
Cunning Thick Society Gossip-Per-
sonal Paragraphs,

various Shurcheh-A saloon Keepers
Cunning TIick-society Gossip-Per-
sonaI Paragraphs.
Special Correspondence EVENING Journal.
New CASTLE. Feb l0-Fire broke out
in the fiue mill Of the Delaware Iron
Works yesterday afternoon at 230
o'clock. and burned up $500 worth of oil
and wood work
Several workmen were using lamp
near the engine room. where they were
engaged The lamp was upset, and pile
OF waste. only few feet away, WAS
ignited and the flames ran up to the roof,
which was also on Ere in short time
The engine room was then reached and
the roof and sides gradually fell into
blackened mass. By this time the Le-
nRpe Fire Company, fifty strong. had ar.
rived with it's handsome engine, and the
ladies we're battling with the flames as
II their lives depended on the result The
Lenspe engine was in active service for
one hour and half, and had it not been
for its timely arrival, the whole mill
would have been destroyed and the entire
works endangered.
During the Afternoon the vicinity OF
works was thronged with spectator and
at least one Thousand people gathered in
the yard while the fire was In progress.
Harold Sudell Of the Delaware Iron
Company, when seen this morning by
your correspondent, stated that the total
loss was not known but would probably
reach So 600. The works resumed opera
tions this morning, the damage TO the
engine being slight.
A crowd Of men who live in Dobbns-
vile aud are employed in the Riverside
Rolling Mills, made themselves conspicu-
GUS last week at the Opera House by
annoying everybody who was unfortu
nate enough to have seats near them.
On Saturday evening they imbibed little
800 freely Of the flowing bowl and were
unusually boisterous. One Of their
number, named Buff, hooted and jeered
at the performers and made himself
generally disgusting. After csutioning
the fellow, Special Officer Connor pro-
ceeded to eject him, but his friends
pleaded So that he allowed to remain on
an assurance to behave properly during
the remainder Of the performance. On
going out of the building Buff made
some serious threats to the officer, and an
exciting time was about to ensue, when
Officers Hanson, Williams and Hether-
ington, arrived on the scene and dis
persed the motley crowd. A rumor was
circulated to-day that officer Conner
would have the whole gang arrested and
brought before the Mayor, this evening
The SeYmour-Stratton Company closed
a weeks engagement at the Opera House
on Saturday. Josh Whitcomb" was
presented in the afternoon and "Oliver
Twist" in the evening. The company is
a good one, as has been attested TO by the
audiences, about 700 people witnessing
the production on Saturday evening
Walter Mack, the popular baritone
player Of the company, became lntoxi
Gated and was discharged, a new man
being telegraphed for. Weldin Vining
the well known drum major Of this city
will travel with this company next
/ season.
| New Castle may contain some very dull
and unenterprising citizens, but few Of
her saloon-keepers are mot built that
way" These gentlemen have placed In
their windows and doors quality o
glass that. while objects may be seer
both on the outside and in, their identit,
cannot be established. The glass canno
be distinguished from the ordinary, bu
the conscience-strieken fellow can nov
walk up and drink without his frien'
outside knowing him.
The steamer Circassian Prince passe
out yesterday having, on board, n carg
Of l, 500 600 gallons Of refined oil for tn
Bermudas. To-day the monster shi
Rsppahannock, from Bath, Me-, on tn
9th instant, is expected TO pass up to It
ceive her first cargo Of 1,S00, 900 gallons O
oil, for the South. The ship will probabl
be viewed by great number OF people.
The new tug s. J. Mum paid its frs
visit to the wharves on Saturday.
The Merry Ten will give hop in tn
X. of P. Dancing Academy, on Frids
evening.
Rev. P. B. Lightner will lecture on h
foreign travels, for the benefit of III
Young Mems Guild, In the Court HoHs
on Thursday evening.
Societies.
At the regular weekly meeting Of Cal
tain Evan s. Post, No. 8, g. A R., hel
/, on Saturday evening, an initiation Wa
gone through with. During the ever
ing a hack load Of veteran Wis
. tors from Wilmington arrived an
: participated in the ceremony. tn
guests were,entertainedin excellent styl
, | Among. the number were: Samuel Levi
g 4 ENlNtoitI uhCuu DllltIt Jdtat
Mcdowell, William Sparks. John Zebley
Samuel Spencer and James Spencer, fro
Post No Charles Jefferis and job
y Stradley, from Post No. 2, and jaime
Bantham, from Post No. 49,
A Society Of Christian Endeavor WI
d organized at the Presbyterian Churc
+ last evening, at g. 30 o'clock, in the Sur
+ day school building A large congreg
tion assembled and Rev +.
Williams, Of Princeton College ten
! porary pastor of the church made 6
= interesting address on the object al
, workings Of the society, laying speci
stress on the value Of an organization
e the kind to a member of the church,
d unsaved person and the community
!. large. G. O. Whitnack was elected ter
r, porary chairman and Samuel Beck seer
tary After nineteen young people h'
o signed the pledge of active membersh
the society adjourned, to meet agsin {
n Sunday evening, at 6 80 o'clock.
n st. Peters T. A. B. Society is makiT
active preparations for the entertainmei
to be given under its auspices, in Il
Z Opera House, on Saturday evening mex
u by the st. Augustine Dramatic CompaI
. of Philadelphia and the Hushebeck o
! chestra of this city. Nearly all the sea
u have been sold and the prospects are tn
the building will be crowded long befo
-e the hour for beginning the entertai
+ ment. The thrilling drama "Kathle'
ID Mavourneen" and farce entitled IN
ID X" will be presented
sr The neutrality-suspicious." suppe
to be given by Seminole Tribe, No. z,