Evening journal., 1890-07-08
PENNSTILLE DROWNING.
WILLIAM E. YOUNG FALLS FROM
a YACHT WHILE ASLEEP.

Delightful Excursion Party Large
Catch Of Fish-Death Of MRS. HOFFMAN.
Mills Resume Operations.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
New CASTLE, July S.-A very sad
drowning accident occurred opposite this
city early on Sunday morning. William
= Young, bright and intelligent man.
2l years old, and living at No. 1910
Woodland avenue, Philadelphia. with a
party of six other young men, started
out from that city on Friday last. in a
small yacht, for an excursion down the
river On Saturday evening the party
came TO anchor near the Pennsville har-
Dor, and soon afterward the party bepan
to turn in" for the night. Young said
that he could not sleep in the small
cabin, but preferred to spend the night
on deck, where it was cool. His compan-
ions crawled into the small cabin and
slept soundly until the sun was higb in
the heavens on Sunday morning on
going out of the cabin they discovered
that Young was not there. nor was a
large piece of canvas, which he had
wrapped about him the night before
The men supposed that he had played a
practical joke on them, and had pone
into Pennsyille, as the water is very
shallow where they lay and could easily
be waded through AS night again came
on, however, they began to fear that
some calamity had overtaken the man.
as they had fully intended to sail down
the river that morning Yesterday
morning at IL o'clock shad net was
obtained and two hanls were made in the
vicinity of the yacht, the second one
bringing the body TO the shore The
race was almost unrecognizable, having
been eaten by sucking cells The young
men were stricken with grief, and seemed
to be powerless to do anything for
awhile. Coroner William j. Moore Of
Salem county, was notified and he ar
rived IN Pennsville about 10 o'clock. An
inquest was held, the Jury rendering
verdict of accidental death by drown
ing, and the body was placed on a boat
and brought to this city. Undertaken
U. II. Clewell took charge Of the remaina
which were also met at the wharf by
john Young, the broken hearted father
The body was prepared for shipment and
Mr. Young accompanied it to his resi
dence In Philadelphia on the 4. AZ train.
This Is the second drowning accident that
has occurred off this point within the
past FIVE weeks
number OF young people gave de-
lightful excursion down the bav. last
evening, on the tug Colonel S. L. Brown.
The boat pulled out from the Delaware
street wharf at o'clock, with 40 smiling
faces aboard, and returned shortly after
midnight. At 2 o'clock a splendid sup
per was served, soon after the party had
entered the bay. Among those on board
the boat were the following: Mi.s
Estelle johnson, New York; Miss
Cook, Bethlehem, Pa. Miss Toul-
man, Baltimore; I. w. r. Duvall,
Baltimore; Lansatt Rogers, San Fran
cisco Mrs. B. I. Holcomb Mrs. r. q.
Cooper Mrs Thomas Holcomb, Mrs. P.
3 Lightner, Mrs. J. J. Black, Misses
Mary and Mamie Cooper, Misses Mariah
and Alice Rogers, Misses Reba and Mary
Holcomb, Misses Louise Rodney, Bessie
Herbert; Edwin M. Herbert, John r
Lambson Chauncey p Holcomb, Georxe
=. Rodney, J. Rogers Holcomb and many
others
The Mechanics Bay Club which re-.
turned on Sunday night from a fishing
cruise down the bay on the tug L Craw
ford reported one Of the most pleasant
times in the history OF the Oldest mem
ber The boat came to anchor off
Mahon's Ditch, and hauled 2S8 fish over
the rails. Among the collection. which
was mostly of trout fish, were A small
shark and ''stangeree, which were en-.
balmed by Undertaken o. Fl Clswell and
are on exhibition at his store Two
Of the party became seaslck
and rolled over the deck Ia intense agony
for several hours. The club will take
another cruise about the middle Of
August.
Constable David j. Steelman of Della
ware City brought a young white man
to the county prison yesterday, charged
with arson. The man was detected IN !
the act Of setting fire to a frame building
ln the midst of a number of frame |
houses, and the fire was extinguished
with great difficulty
Mrs. Charles Hoffman, wife OF the
Of the jefferson House. died
early this morning after long and Sc
we're illness. The deceased was formerly |
a resident Of Chester, Pa, whence she |
to this city with her family a |
few years ago. A husband, two daurh- |
ters, one OF whom is married, and two /
sons survive her.
large delegation of members OF the /
Y. w. Q. 4. U. Of Wilmington, accom-
panied by ]. r. King, general secretary
of the Wilmington Y NJ G. A., visited
The jail yesterday afternoon and held an
service there
The New Castle Base Ball Club will
sross bats with the strong Middletown
team on the the new grounds here to NOR.
row afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Wilson
and Martin will be the battery for Mid
iletown, and hangston and Whiteloek
will be In the points for New Castle
Everybody expects TO see an exciting
game.
The New Castle Woolen Mills resumed
operations yesterday, after having been
closed for several months. Although
onlv running on half.force, the prospects
for busy fall and winter are good.
A large crowd Of berry crate assorters
congregated at the station this morning
and waited anxiously, the arrival of the
pay car, which reached here at 8 o'clock
and left many light hearts and heavy
pockets
The Choral Society met in the K. Of p.
Hall last evening and rehearsed several
new selections
The Hushebeck Orchestra will hold an
important business meeting in its room
"a the old Court House this evening.
KENT CONVENTION.
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