Evening journal., 1891-08-18
IT BLEW LONG AND LOUD.
slsspius Inhabitanss Aroused By IN

usual sight to see this city so stirred up
that the inhabitants are running about
with their clothing in their hands at
midnight, just having left heir beds
Such was the case last night and this ex
element caused then will not soon be
forgotten. About 10 o'clock, when all
nature had assumed death-like silence a
shrill whistle pealed forth a. d rent the
night air This caused but little alarm
as the big ocean steamships which pass
up the river often have difficulty In max
ing Cheir signals understood For half
an hour, however, at frequent Intervals,
this noise burst out like the shIieks of
hundred coyotes on the Western plains
Still no attention was paid TO 1t, and
nearly everybody became lost in Stun
Der. Some Of the people, however, could
not sleep, and others were awakened
about IL. 30 o'clock to find that the
sound was still echoing through the an
Gent city then with one continual blast.
Minute after minute rolled by. and
there was not an instants cessation of
the noise Several citizens bounded from
bed and began rubbing and beating
their ears, thinking that the sound was
imaginary. and that It was only a roar
ing ia their heads
was succession OF shrieks and the in
cessant roar began again This brought
nearly 100 men and boys from their
houses to the street. A reporter started
out and the first man he met was run
ming down Pearl street. carrying his vest
and putting on a collar as he ran. He
said that the Riverside Rolling Mills were
burning down and he knew 1t. A few
minutes before midnight. however, the
running men had all gathered at the
wharves, and, by the bright moonlight
we're enabled TO locate the sound as com
ing from the Firms Point Jetty.
A tug boat soon put out, having on
board large company Of workmen who
are employed on the jetty and are quar-
tered In this city. Temporary Superiu-
tendspt Hoffman OF the MAratime Elk
changes branch offise here, was alec on
board. When the party reached Firms
Point, the big pile driver there was
found to be dragging her anchor and on
the brink of destruction The united
efforts of her crew we're futile before the
terrific current there, and in few min
utes the boat would have gone down with
all on board When the crew saw that
nothing could be done they tied down
The whistle rope, as a means of notifying
the workmep. The boat was soon
noored in safe place
Was This Hoax?
A report YVES circulated in this city
last evening to the effect that a Phila-
delphian and young man from this
city had fought a duel In Rogers's
woods, just above this city. at dusk last
evening The story ran as follows
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one charged the other with unfair tao
tics in the contest to win her they quar-
relied and decided to face each other In .
secret spot with seconds and Smith &
Wesson revolvers; this they did, The
Philadelphian's left arm was shattered
by bullet entering the radius. He was
helped to closed carriage and taken to
Wilmington. Nothing more could be
learned
He Forgot 90 Go Back.
A real live ground hog. probably the
only one in Delaware, is now on ex
hibition in the rear Of John Flemings
shoe store on Delaware street. 1t IL evi-
IDENTIFY the historic animal which came
out 10 search of his shadow last February.
but instead of going back subsisted In
the open-air in some Pennsylvania forest
until yesterday morning Then IL
climed on truck Of freight car and
was obliged to remain there until this
city was reached, where the FIRST stop was
made Here the animal bounded from
under the car and ran down the street
crowd of men and boys were soon
following ii and Frank Beatty succeeded
in capturing IL after it had been
wounded by a stone The animal is a
real curiosity 1t resembles an ordinary
hog except that its hair is bushy and
of grsyish brown color. IL weighs
about fifteen pounds It will be-
taken care Of and exhibited at the viii
mingtoD Fair, after which 1t will be pre-
sented to the Ground Hog Club, an or
ganizstion which was formed about four
years ago in the K. Of P. Hall
Arranging the New Schedule.
The New Base Ball Club, which has
just been organized with William q.
Bradley as manager aud John Shearer as
captain, will hold it's irst meeting this
evening at the Thursday Clubs head
quarters. A constitution and bylaws
will be adopted and other business rela
tive to permanent organization will be
transacted. Manager Bradley will en-
desvor to secure game with the Brown
son Club, Of Wilmington, and the Salem
IN. ~ team on the remaining Saturdays
in August, respectively.
Personal
Miss Lizzie 0'Conn. who has been So
jourDing here, is now registered at the
Hotel Chetwoode, Atlantic. City.
Miss Nellie MARTENS Of Philadelphia Is
spending few days with Miss Rebecca
Calhoun.
Miss Sallie Hubbard formerly of this
city, and Miss McCauley of Wilmington,
visited Miss Boyd last evening.
William E Rothwell, cornetist in the
First Military Band, has gone to Middle
town for 8 short visit to old friends.
Miss Lizzie Conner Of Wilmington Is
spending few days in this city as the
guest OF her cousin, Miss Bessie Rogers.
E. b. Jemison, OF the cabinet shops.
Treasury Department Washington, d.
O.. accompanied by his little daughter.
arrived here last evening for a short
visit to Mr.. Jemison' old home
j. Truss Challenger and Miss Anna
Challenger left for Ocean Grove to-day,
for an extended visit
Mrs. Thomas Frszar and daughter left
for Ocean Grove last evening. Tomorrow
Mrs. John Naylor and several others will
leave for the same resort, to remain
several weeks,
Miss Jennie Saunders, Miss Reba
Saunders and Miss May Cooley visited
Wilmington this morning.
Mrs. Charles Paxon Of Sixth street has
left home for a Pennsylvania town, hav-
ing been called there by a telegram an
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