Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-09-02
A BOYS CHASTITY FIND.
HE FALLS OVER THE pEcoMPossD
BODY OF AN UNKNOWN MAN.

saiIor-CIty Council Takes wide Steps
fer Improving the city.
Special Correspondence EVENING Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Sept 2.-Charles s.
King. young son of Joseph IA King.
had All experience last evening which he
will remember for the remainder of his
life
He with his father and brother,
Harry had been hunting the marshes all
| day, guns In hand. for reed birds and had
succeeded in killing aud baggiDg about
seventeen dozen Of the little feathered
creatures About o'clock in the even
ing young King shot into a flock Of birds
and then started out in the reeds to
| gather the fallen ones. He caught a
glimpse Of several birds lying in bunch
and hurried towards the spot. suddenly
he fell violently over a large object and
became faint
On arising, King was Mortified to SEQ
the awfnlly decomposed body Of a large
man lying before him. The vilest odor
arose from the corpse, and the youth was
/ compelled to run away from the spot to
/ get his breath. He called for help, but
il was decided to let the remains lie
there and send for the coroner. A tele-
phone message was accordingly sent TO
/ Coroner Sparks from the New Castle
exchange. and that official arrived here
on the 80 train from Wilmington.
The coroner, with Undertakers Charles
| H., aud Harry E Clewell. drove out in
The undertaker's wagon to the rlace
where the body had been seen. The spot
Is just off the Eckles brothers farm.
about q half mile north of Market
street. The body was seen lying in q
nattened clump or reeds between the
lane on the Eckles farm and Rogers 8
sluice. The loneliness of the spot was made
awful by the intense darkness and the
faint Rlimmer from the two lanterns
which the small company had.
The body had evidently been washed
up in the reeds by the big storm Of a
week ago 1t was the body of q man 5
feet and 10 inches tall 140 pounds
weight and 40 years old The man had
evidently been drowned about six weeks
ago, and the corpse was swollen and
almost black. The only portions OF cloth
ing that had not fallen of the body were
a pair Of fast decayng blue overalls and
a leather strap, indicating that the dead
man had been a sailor. The face and
neck had been eaten off. leaving nothing
but the skull and spinal bones there.
The body was brought to this city and
taken to the stable yard in the rear of
the Delaware House Here 1t ives found
necessary to hold an inquest so that the
body could be inferred at once The
coroner had some difficulty in empanelling
3 jury, all the neighboring citizens being
loath to look at the corpse The follow
ing were finally secured and organized :
John j. Gormley, foreman; Harry E
Clewell, secretary; R. Eben Watts,
Frank p. Raney. Charles Applegate and
d. Harry Wilson. The Jurors and cor
oner were compelled to cover their
mouths when they viewed the remains,
and when the casket was opened, nearly
100 people who had crowded into the
yard. were driven away
After hearing the testimony Of young
King, the jury deliberated for about
thirty minutes and then rendered the
following verdict:
Resolved That the deceased unknown
mani came to his death from causes IN
known to the jury
The body was then taken to the aims
house burying ground where interment
was made The case Is made more mys-
terious by the fact that there have been
no cases Of drowning heard Of along this
section of the river since the ReYbold
deekhand perished four weeks ago.
Many improvements Ordered.
City Council met in regulsr session
| last evening with ali the members pres.
emit Mr.. Vickery of the Street Com
mittee reported that the work of re.
/ pairing Seventh street was completed
rhe committee reported having made
repairs to the. cObble stone pavement OF
| Delaware street at the foot of Market
This action Of the committee was sane
toned and on its recommendation IL was
authorized to repair the entire block o.
cObbles from Ferris's drug store to Pear
street. Mr.. Mckee Of the Lamp COMMITTEES
reported that the lamps were all in gooC
working order, and that Officer john NJ
Hansing was busily engaged in painting
The posts and frames, which greatly i'm
proved their appearance This, he said
was still in progress.
Mr.. Deakyne Of the Finance Commit,
tee reported balance In bank OF $737 81
to the city's credit. The mayors repor
for the month of August was read a
follows: Arrests-assault aud battery 3
larceny, 4 drunk and disorderly, 2: abu
sive language 2; disorderly conduct,
total, 10; 6nes collected, $500; licenses
a. 90; total, k1150. The report was &C
cepted and ordered placed upon th
minutes.
The following bills were allowed; Wi
liam A. Gordon, $l6 90; William Lally
! So; Michael Fitzgerald, $3.50: job
sullivan, $1.50; John Weldon, 500 25
John Carlin, $50; David Brison, SIC. so
Ambrose, Spear, $40 81; James Holiday
, &l3 so; Edward McGlinsey, .75; ThomN
Frazer, a. 20; r. Hushebesk, $26 25
J.. g. Minor, $50 as; James G. Jemison
$1.20; George Longscre, $40 rs.
A communication from Vine stree
residents asking For better pump an
water facilities was referred TO the PUN
Committee The special committee I
settle with the city tax collector recon
mended that the error list be allowed
and after the collector pays his balance {
S114 6S in the treasury, that his bond b
satisfied and sureties released Ga M
ton, It was decided to place in ne
street lamp on Union street, northwes
side, between Harmony ana Delawai
streets.
Dozens of "Reedies" Captured.
Yesterday was big opening day fl
[ the cunning season, and scores OF sport
: men from this city spent all day on Il
marshes, bunting the festive creature
e Peter Rementer, who is one Of the mo
J. successful gunners in this neighborhoo
s shot and bsgged eleven dozen birds, +
h which he found ready sale