Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-04
VIEW CASTLE.


movement of vessels. The ice Is of
sufficient thickness to make the naviga-
ton of wooden vessels very dangerous
and many of them have already been
badly damaged. There are large gorges
on both sides of the Firms Point ietty.
but the swift current which sweeps
! around the outer point of the structure
keeps the ice in both channels moving
with the tide. Vessels have for the
first time this winter taken refuge in
the harbor here. The schooner Ada
Bailey. bound for Philadelphia, was
the first TO arrive this morning. Her
hull is being sheathed to the water line
to prevent the ice from cutting. The
schooner Eden, from Mahon's river,
| passed up under tow yesterday. She
was literally covered with ice from her
top-mast head to the water line. The
| captain reported that an immense sea
had broken over her when the Their
mometer was below zero and the water
| froze as 1t struck He and the crew
feared several times that they would
have TO abandon their craft, SO rough
were the elements.
Robert Barnes, a merchant of Dob
binsville, narrowly escaped serious &C
cident at the Seventh street crossing of
the r., w, & B. railroad. He was driv-
ing over the tracks in covered wagon
| when the hind end of the latter was
struck by shifting engine, demolishing
the wagon and scattering the contents
a load of groceres-in every direction.
| Barnes was thrown out but escaped
with slight bruises, while the horse was
unhurt. Fortunately the engine was
moving slowly at the time, or there
would have been serious results. Barnes
attempted to cross the track contrary to
the tlagman's orders.
Steve Guy, colored, had his foot
mashed by having hand-car run over
it yesterday.
Robert Whipf has removed his family
from Delaware City here.
Harry Crossan moved to Landenberg,
Pa, yesterday.
NEW CASTLE, Jan. ga novel craft
and curiosity to many people here was
the new whaleback barge No. 10, re-
Gently built at Boston, which remained
in the harbor for an hour or so yester-
day. She came around in tow of the
tug Gladiator, which also had in tow
the large coal boat Charter Oak, light
for Philadelphia. Both vessels showed
evidences of rough weather, their sides
being a mass Of snow and ice. The
Charter Oak stopped here to sheathe,
bnt the whaleback proceeded on to Phil
adelphia in tow, the ice being unable to
damage her in the least.
The tug Mary Walker brought in yes
terday the schooner Carrie Strong, lum-
Der, from Jacksonville for Philadelphia,
and the four-master X. +. Pettigrew
sugar, from the West Indies, arrived in
tow of the Rescue. The Pettigrew,
owing TO the strong tide and ice gorges,
broke her fastenings last night and col
lided with one of the stone piers. The
tug Ivanhoe, which resembled floating
iceberg, stopped yesterday on her way
to sea in search of the portion Of the
lumber raft which was lost off the
Jersey coast last week. John Newloye
of this city is captain of the Ivanhoe
The funeral of Patrick Mellon, who
dropped dead on Tuesday at his home
on Union street took place yesterday
Burial was made in st, Peters church
yard after services in the church,
Rudolph A. Valette, the director of
the City Cornet Band, met with very
painful accident this morning. He was
alighting from wagon when he slipped
4
William II. Saunders received the
majority of the votes cast by the audi
ence and captured the prize at an enter
tainment in the Opera Hause last night,
for having the largest nose in New
Castle.
New CASTLE, Feb. 1.-Assessor Hance
sat at the Hare's Corner Hotel, on Satur-
day, to hear appeals from the assess
ment. But As names, out of the $50
which were left off, were placed on the
list. They were all Democrats.
The horse and carriage belonging to
Clarence Shockley, which was reported
to have been stolen while hitched in
front Of John Fleming store on Friday
night last was found the following
morning by the owner The horse had
become tired of standing, broke the
hitching strap and proceeded without a
driver towards it's stables on Mr..
Schockley's farm.
Theer are at present Just 200 inmates
Of the New Castle Jail, the largest mum
Der that it has contained, at any one
time in its history. The stone pile gang
numbers 3d. or just 32 more than on the
day the work was begun.
All the vessels that were in the harbor
here, e-bound, cleared for their respec-
tive destinations Saturday afternoon.
The channels Of the river are now com
paratiyely clear of ice and navigation is
not interfered with.
NEW CASTLE, Feb. 2.-The British
steamship Montana passed up yesterday
alter an unusually severe passage from
London. She was in the midst Of snow
SQUALLS and hail and rain storna for
days, during which time the wind blew
with hurricane force, but the vessel es-
capped damage. she reported having
passed an unknown derelict on the 18th
ultimo.
The funeral of Thomas T. Tasxer, the
founder of nearly all Of New Castles
industries, took place from his late home
in Philadelphia yesterday at noon.
James G. Shaw, Mrs +. w. Clark,
William ii, and Thomas T. Clark and
several other persons from this city at
tended the obsequies.
NEW CASTLE Feb. 3.-City Council held
its monthly session last night. The finance
committee reported $500 in bank to the
credit Of the city, and Il receipt signed by
City Treasurer Ferris in favor Of Collector
Van Arsdalen for 81 900 ON account of
school taxes for 1881, was read. David
liryson, the contractor who repaired Della
ware street last fall, appeared in behalf of
his bill Tor the use of tools in the Job,
which bill was laid over for investigation.
Mr. BrysOn stated that the tools referred Ia
We're used by laborers employed on the
work. but who We're hired and paid by
the city. lie made no charge for
the use Of tools used by him or his men.
The bill was allowed. The mayors report
| for january showed nine arrests and fines