Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-03-17
PHILADELPHiA AFFAlRs.

Georgiana Ellis, 4.years-old, died on Sat
urday of burns received by her clothing
taking fire from matches with which she
was playing.
Mason Hirsh. head Of the firm of Hirsh
& Brother, died in New York Friday, as
the result of injuries sustained on Wednes-
day by being Knocked down by Broad.
way car.
While the coal barge Lolita was being
towed from Port Richmond to Pine street
wharf on the Schuylkill, on Friday night,
her captain, named Searles, was lost over
board in the Delaware.
The city solicitor has entered suit against
number of passenger railway companies
to recover the money expended by the city
in laying improved pavements upon the
streets occupied by the companies.
The storehouse of the Knickerbocker
Ice Company, at Twenty-second street and
Pennsylvania avenue, was partly de
stroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon,
with about LOO tons of ice. The loss il
estimated at $1,000.
Henry j. Collnni, who registered at the
Carrollton Hotel. on Wednesday evening
under the namo of N. Dunton, Reading
and was found in his room the following
morning unconscious from the effects OF
inhaling illuminating gas, died Friday
evening at the Pennsylvania Hospital.
George Bender, an old steamboat cap
tain, died on Saturday in his SD year. II,
was an old cmploye Of the Kaighn's Point
and Philadelphia Ferry Company, and
was one of the pioneer captains in TIL,
| ferry boat service between Philadelphia ant
| Camden.
The coroner on Saturday investigated
the death of William II. Brooks, who
| was killed by Policeman Buileat, who
lofopfn1 him int fl,n ot. nf
| Hart Cycle Company. The Jury exoneratet
the policeman, stating that the killing wa
| accidental.
Barton Warboy jumped from the ferry
boat Pennsylvania Sunday night into the
| Delaware river Just us the boat left Cam
den. He was rescued and taken to the Cam
den city hall, where he said he had beer
brooding over imaginary troubles, and de
cided to commit suicide.
At Huntingdon. Pa, Friday, a rail.
road tied, sliding from its position on I
moving car, was caught up by passing
passenger train and hurled among RAILROAD
builders near by, killing Frank Waite Of
| Three Springs instantly and seriously in
juring three others. Waite was to have
been married next week.
DIR. Paine Friday paid to the health
| officer the fine of $50 imposed under tn,
act of assembly for the failure of physi
clan to report q contagious disease. Medi
cal Inspector Taylor made u report to thu
health officer relative TO the sanitary con
dition of the ,abody Hotel and quarter
previously occt bed by Wing, the leper.
At n special meeting of the County Med
ical Society on Saturday evening resolu
ton was adopted empowering q committee
to investigate the subject of the perils I,
life and person by the use of overhea,
electric trolley. wires in the propulsion o
street cars, and If the dangers be such as t.
warrant action, to petition councils fo
other means to run the cars.
IL. b. Frazier of Branchtown, a Western
Union Telegraph lineman, was shocked
by u live electric light wire while he was II
work ON the top Of pole, at Tenth ans
came unconscious and fell crosswise OF
the wires, where he was suspended unit
rescued by fellow-workmen. He RENAME,
unconscious until he reached the Hahne
mann Hospital, and soon after was able d
leave the institution.
At the meeting of the PHILADELPHIA
Annual Conference OF the Methods
Episcopal Church, Friday, reports wer
presented by the presiding elders Of tn
South Philadelphia and West Philadelphia
districts. Eleven persons were admitte
into full connection. An election for dele
gates to the General Conference resulted il
the choice of the presiding elders, tn
Revs. L. u. Nicely, ID. D., s. W. Gehrett )
w. Thomas, d. D., and ]. II. Hargis, L
ID. At the meeting of the Lay Electora
Conference resolutions were adopted II
favor equal representation, and Il resolu
ton to admit women as delegates to tn
General Conference was defeated.