Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-04
July RECORDS.
New Buildings, Police Arrests, Fires and
vital Statistics for the Month.


During the month of July lines were
marked by the city surveying depart-
ment for ~ new buildings, against 80
for the corresponding month of last
year, as follows: -
Albert Thatcher, two houses south
east corner of Sixth and Harrison
streets. y.
James McQuade, dwelling north side
of d street, between Head and Town
send.
George G. Whiteman, stable, east side
Of Orange street, between Seventh and
Eighth.
Eliza Ann Starr, two dwellings, west
side of French street, between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth.
George w. Coyle, six dwellings, south
side of Tatnall street, between Twenty
second and Twenty-third.
David j. Chambers, dwellings, north
side of Christiana street, between Madi-
son and Jefferson.
Charles H. Tindall, six dwellings,
north side of Fifth street, between Harri-
son and Franklin. ""
A. L. johnson, four dwellings, north
east corner of Twenty third street and
Elliott avenue. IT.
Henry p Mason, addition, southeast
corner of Sixth and Searles streets.
Jacob F. Beltz, one dwelling, east side
of Tatnall street between Seventh and
Eighth.
Wilmington Coal Gas Company office,
No. S27 Market street.
ARRESTS BY THE POLICE.
Chief Of Police Francis reports 433
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fled as follows: Assault and battery,
AZ; arson and larceny, 2; bastardy, 2;
contempt of court, 4; carrying concealed
deadly weapons, 3; corner lounging, 81;
drunk, 14l; disorderly conduct, SO;
drunk and disorderly, AZ; drunk and
trespassing, o; drunk and exposing his
person, 6; obtaining money under false
pretense, 2; fighting in the street, 2; en-
bezziement, ]; running a gambling table,
|; insane, 2; incorrible girls, 1; insulting
women on the street, /; melting riot, 1;
interfering with an officer, q keeping a
house Of i'll fame, 2; keeping gam
bling house, 1; keeping a disorderly house,
2; larceny, II; lottery and policy writ
ing, 2; oyer-driving horse, i; pointing
a pistol, 2 passing counterfeit money, q;
patients admitted, "a; swindling, 3; sell
ing liquor without a license, q; trespass-
ing, o. threatening bodily harm, 3; va
grant, 3; violating city ordinances, O.;
witnesses held, SO. Total number of
arrests, 433. Number of dodgers, 81;
number of wagon calls, 276; carried 29S
prisoners. Fines and costs collected,
| 5000; number of prisoners committed to
New Castle jail, So.
| FIRES DURING THE MONTH.
Fire Recorder Shull of the Delaware
Fire Company reports the work of the
Fire Department during the month, as
follows:
July I'd, 8.44 p. M, box No. "a, car
penter shop of George Cornell, Parrish
Street near Second, loss, 5000; July 4th,
1915 p M, box No. 81, roof Of Gfady's
shoe store, Third and King streets. loss
triiing; July 9th, 7.5o p. M, box No. 30,
fire in the cellar Of Samuel Peo's store,
Front and Market streets, loss slight;
July 10th, 2,35 p. M, box No. ~, fire in
Donohue's shoe street, Scott street near
Delaware avenue, loss 5000; July 18th,
GAL p. m, box No. AZ, false alarm; July
10Th, lis a. M, box No. II, fire ir I.
B, Smiths candy store, No. 617 Market
street, loss $500, insured; July Goth, box
81, 3.05 p. m, fire in Mrs. Bridgeman's
millinery store, No. 21S King street, loss
$780, July goth, box No. 10, 9.31 p. M,
4 false alarm; July 31st, box 10. 516 a.
M, fire in Charles f. Rudolph's jewelry
store, Fourth and Market streets, loss
$4,000, insured. Total alarms,9; total
loss, $l6,400; total insurance, $15,5o0.
VITAL STATISTICS.
For July Registrar Colquhoun reports
12S deaths, as follows: Males, S.; fe
males, 90; white, l06; colored, %; adults
so; minors, 76 native born, liz; foreign
born, 16 The deaths were distributed
in the different wards as follows: First
8; Second, Is; Third, 10; Fourth, II
Fifth, 0; Sixth, 8; Seventh, %; Eighth
IL; Ninth, 10; Tenth, 5; Eleventh, 5
Twelfth, Z. There were so births and
23 marriages for the same period.
Registrar Colquhoun's report for the
week ended at noon Saturday, shows a
deaths, as against 81 for the correspond
ing period of last year, classified as fol
lows; Males, 20; females, II; white, 81
colored, IL; adults, 10; minors, "a
native born, 50; foreign born, 8. Death
resulted from the following causes
Cholera infantum, z: consumption and
inanition, 3 each; bronchitis, heart di
sease, marasmus, old age, heat stroke
and valvular disease of the heart, 2 each
apoplexy, alcoholism, cancer, convul
sions, dropsy, consumption of the
bowels, cholera morbus, dysentery
erysipelas, entero colitis, enteritis, gas
trio ulcer, meningitis, peritonits, scarle
fever, septicamia, typhoid fever ant
whooping cough, each. Seventy foul
births and sly marriapes were also 70