Evening journal., 1891-06-09
CITIZENS TO CELEBRATE
ACTIVE PREPARATIONS BEGUN FOR
A PATRio TIC DEMONSTRATION

rhe Atlantic Steamship blaine Comes to
Halt Below the Blight ia the Della
ware Rivsr-Fire Brsaks OUT in "a
Berry Crate Train
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. June o There is no
doubt now. but that New Castle will
have rousing Fourth Of July celebra
tion. II will also be one that will sur
oass in brilliarcY, any one that has yet
been held. A committee Of eitiz sns
consisting Of Msyor Wilmer Hanson,
A Herman Padberg and Lewis K Ella
son, met last evening and issued call
for a meeting Of citizens, great and
small. for Wednesday evening.
| rhe meeting will therefore be
called 10 order in the mayors
Office, which has been offe ,ed for the
occasion, at 7 30 o'clock 10 morrow
ev sning Everybody who is intere sted
in patriotic demonstration on the
Glorious Fourth" are invited to be
present. and especially those who served
on the executive committee of last year.
1t is also hoped that the mseting can be
started promptly at 80 o'clock so that
| all the committees and collectors can be
appointed aud the work OF collecting
begun at once. The whole work will
require but We y little EFFORT ON the part
of every citizen.
Another Stranded Steamship.
The Atlantic Transport Line steam
ship Maine. Captain Bocquee, from Lon
don aud Swansea, with cargo OF tin
plate, while coming up tho Delaware
,afa Iaxr har ID kn1r 81 L.
city, on the bar which has caught so
| many liners" this spring. Tugs were
sent for at once and they came down
from Philadelphia about midnight The
point where the Maine is ashore is below
the Blight, whore the trouble was before
experienced, and the pilots have come to
the conclusion that the filing mp OF the
channel extends well on down below the
turn buoy This gradual filling up Of
the channel is a source Of great annoy
ance and heavy expense 20 the owners
| Of the line steamsphips running here and
the agents Of the transport boats In
Baltimore have frequently threatened TO
discontinue this end of the route unless
\ deeper channel Ia made. The Maine
went ashore about three hours after high
water Efforts were made to float her
during the night
This morning three tug boats worked
with her until nigh water, when she was
fosted, and preceded on her way,
apparently uainjures.
FLAMES in Berry Crates.
Almost as far as the eye can reach,
both above and below this city and on
the Battery are freight cars filed with
assorted and unassorted berry crates
| bout o'clock yesterday afternoon. Gre
broke out in ore OF the cars and It was
/ due to prompt action that tine whole
train was not destroyed. The crates
| burned like tinder and soon the flames
we're pouring from every crevice in the
car. With all possible despatch 10 was
| detached from the train by a
shitter, and taken to the South
street crossing, where the Fire
Department wss called into service, In
= very few inmates the flames wsre
extinguishsd, though not until the cargo
| I'D car were ruined The origin Of the
Gre Is mystery, but watchman will
| hereafter make II his duty to keep gangs
| Of small boys out Of aud away from the
cars i is also thought that watchmen
| sill b. put on during the night, for
yesterdays FIRE showed that a train
loaded with crates could be rapidly con
sumed by flames
Accidents in Rapid Succession.
Two serious accidents happened to
neighbors living on Market near Chest
nut street, few days ago. An infant
child OF MIS- George Ford swallowed a
small bone and nearly choked TO death
An operation was performed that re
ieved the babe but Il is still IN While
| hurrylng TO the child's assistance Mrs. A /.
L. Cam, who lives on the opposite side OF
the street, broke a small bone In her
right leg and has not since been able to
stand. Mrs Cam was to have left this
city yesterday for southern state, bur
che accident prevented her from doing so
An operstta At the closing Excercises
Principal d. B. Jones of the public
schools, has begun active arrangements
for the closing exercises which will be
Aeld ON Friday evening. June 26 The
operetts "Who Killed Cock Robin2' will
probably be given.
Floral nIisslsn Exercises.
Rex T. E. Martindale will ofHciate at
rhe Floral Mission Day services In thl
uuty jail this afternoon instead Of Rev.
B Lightner, as previously announced.
/ Mr. Lightner conducted the services in
The prison On Sunday afternoon Large
donations of f)wers had been received BY
the w @. I o.. at noon TO day.
The Tirst June wedding.
William A. Duncan aud Miss Edith
Dean were quietly married on SATURDAY.
-yeuing and are now on brief tour On
heir return they will reside at Eighth
1
sornetist in the City Cornet Band Miss
Dean is the daughter Of Mrs Margaret
Dean.
Father George s Bradford Of VIII
mington oficiated and preached the
sermon at the second nights service oi
he forty honrs's devotion at st Peters
. Church last evening. The church wa
? again we'll. filed with members anC
. friends, and Father Bradford preached