Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-01-07
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Special Correspondence OF eiazette and Journal
NEWARK, Dec. 31.-Last week there
was tried on the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road one of the latest patterns Of loco
motives built by the Baldwin locomo-
tive works. II Is known as No. so and
is compound oondensing engine, with
three six-feet driving wheels on each
side. For some days the engine was run
on the five hours limited trains between
Now York and Washington as a severe
test for its maximum speed capabilities.
The runs-the fastest between the two
cities, and until the establishment of the
fast New York Buffalo service on the
New York Central road, the fastestrun-
ming time in this country--were easily
made on schedule time speed of from
10 TO 80 miles an hour being attained ON
certain portions Of the road when the
grades were not heavy. But ordinary
grades had no effect on this engine and
it is recorded that the ID miles between
Chester and Wilmington were covered
in II minutes, notwithstanding several
heavy grades between these points
The engine had very startling duplex
whistle, like steamboats,, md attracted
much attention along the line. Its ad.
vantages are economy In fuel--it using
the steam twice-great power and high
speed qualities. 1t was also claimed
that it obviated that tremendous vertical
pounding on the rails which Is so in.
furious to the road bed, bridges and
locomotives themselves. The engine
belongs to the Baldwin company and i;
now being run experimentally on the
main line of the Pennsylvania. Next
week it is TO be taken west to be tried
successfully on all the big western
roads and then exhibited at the Worlds
Fair.
The meeting of the creditors of the
Theodore G. Knauff Company was held
In Philadelphia on Tuesday, creditors
being present from Wilmington, Phila'
delphia, New York and other places
Nothing decisive was done except the
appointment of committee TO look into
the matter and report some plan of adj
justment that shall be satisfactory tc
both sides. There are no new develop
ments in the affairs of tho company
Theodore @. Knauff, the president
sailed last week from New York fol
Europe where he has been ordered by
his physician to avoid threatened col
lapse of his health and mind following
the failure of his company. The factory
here is still in operation with less thar
half force on, the only work unde
way being large organ for an Orange
N. j., church. The receivers, Messrs
pilling and Curtis, are working ener
| getically to put the company on its fee
and are making satisfactory progress
| fIhaFa ie af yt,t,
| through the town lest the factory b,
closed permanently, but this is rcmot
| contingency. The local stockholder
have long ago abandoned any hope o
receiving dividends, their only hop
now is that the factory may be KEEP
running.
NEWARK, Jan 2.-There have beer
several deaths Of quite old people in thi
vicinity this week. Early yesterda,
morning shortly after the new yea
came in Susan Pilling, aged S4 years
breathed her last at her home on Chape
street, where she has lived modestly 70
many years. Her death resulted iron
influenza and old age. She was tn
widow of Richard Pilllng and tn
mother Of Senator John Pilling. He
funeral will take place on Monday, at
| O'clock, p. m, with interment in the M
+. cemetery. On Wednesday Sarah A
Warren, aged Ga years, died at the resi-
dence of Miss Adeline X. Merritt. TIL
funeral will take place to-day at til
home of the latter at IL o'clock, the re
mains being inferred in Head of Chris
tiana cemetery. Other deaths wer
those of George Thompson of Mil
Creek hundred. The grip was the caus
of his death and he was over so year
old. Mrs. Milo Jones of Pencader hun
death resulting also, it is said, from th
grip. Her husband is seriously i'll G
the same complaint.
Christmas Sunday school entertain
ments were held by the Presbyteria
and Methodist schools on Tuesday an
Thursday evenings respectively.
The new year received very cool re
ception in Newark. The midnight hou
came and went and 1892 stepped i
amid the most absolute silence-nc
even so much as horn being blown
This was something quite unusual
Miss Maggie NJ. Eastborn was mai
ried in this town some days ago by tn
Rev, DIR, Nallandigham to Harvey /
Draper of Pencader hundred. o
Wednesday the Rev. Mr.. Mason MAJ
ried Miss NJ Annie Morrison of thi
vicinity to Charles b. Stewart of Glas
gov.
The farm of Jesse Boulder, nea
Glasgow was recently sold to Shcrma
Dayett for S2,250.