Evening journal., 1892-01-20
THE NEW BREAKWATER.
BIG Frs TO BE ERECTED FOR
PROTECTION IN DELAWARE BAY.

Vessels Delayed BY Heavy Fogs-candi
dates for city onicss-Trains Delayed
BY an Accident on the Delaware
Railroad.
| Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL,
NEW CAsTLB. Del, January 20.-
TIE plans for the new harbor Of ref
uge, which 1t Is proposed to construct Ia
Delaware bay, have been prepared by the
United states engineers In philad lphia,
undar charge of Major Charles w. Ray
mond and forwarded to Washington.
The new breakwater will be located two
miles north Of and two miles out from
the present Break water The Break
water proper will be one and q half miles
In length. In addition TO which a number
Of isolated piers will extend distance of
bslf mile hese will he built to catch
the ice coming from the Delaware river
and bay, and will serve the same purpose
a. those at Marcus Hook and this city.
The main pier will be composed Of
stone and will be twenty feet wide on
top, sloping gradually to the sea and
with much sleeper slo on the insiee
This breskwater will afford shelter for
an area Of over roo acres. The least
depth will be thirty feet. In this space
will be effordsd a safe anchorage for
from 600 to 800 ships of the largest size
J The cost of the vast work is roughly
estimated at 81, 000. 900 to So, 600 600.
foms very Late Trains.
The Delaware mail and passenger
i train known as mo. 10, which is
scheduled to leave this city at l1.02 ..
NJ, was asst six hours late yesterday
I and there was no train MP the Delaware
road to stop here from 8 81 o'clock in the
morning uRlil 7.18 In the evening. No
10 was run IS the hrst section of through
express train No IA from Ole
!. | Point, which passes through thi
/, city at 5 o'clock at a forty mile rate
The New Castle mail was thrown from
!, the first section and both sections wen
through with a roar The delay wa
!, caused by the breaking down of fas
freight train No. is, on the N. Y. P.
NJ. near Princess Anne, Nd, whicl
blocked the track for seven hours Tn
: evening trains were also late owing t.
> the threatened blizzard.
/ Mayor and Council Candidates
I'll The Republicans will head their Git
i Council ticket this spring with the nam
n of William a. Bradley, Mr.. Bradley
t. the courteous night warden at the Ne
Is Castle Jail, an official In Immanu,
n Church. and has been resident Of Me-
y Castle for many years City Councims
ID Henry A. Dennison is also menti ned Q
N the Republican candidate for mayor an
re B f. Blackburn will be named as til
y other candidate for City Council. III
lt city election will be held on Tuesda
IN April II.
n Owing to the thick fog that hung ov
ID | the Delaware bay and river all day ye
ns tsrday there were but few vessels th
at passed up, and although the river VI
Of full OF vessels bound to Philadelphia n
ID Que was able to reach her wharf. In u
is lower bay are anchored q number
us steamers and sailing vessels that pass
es ia the Delaware Capes early Mond
lie, morning, but owing to the fog We
&c unable to pick their way up the bay
ss' Incidents Of the Day.
III Dr. Kuntz yesterday perform
X another operation on David Getty, 1
- man who was injured BY fall from 0
OF the wharvss several weeks &c
Getty Is now able to sit up and tai
nourishment.
IT'S Teas, coffees and pure spices, at Boyle
en- The High School Alumni win beg
is stage rehearsals this evening for the 6
ng tertainment on February 8, when t
led temperance drama 1.-The Last Loai
lat will again be rendered.
or Ellis Fields, the well-kno WI color
to caterer, who died on Sunday, will
ers Suried this Afternoon. His funeral "
rds doubtless be one OF the largest color
the demonstrations that has been seen he
at lately. Fields belonged to several
per eieties.
sils Weldin vining, manager Of &C
on Heroes" which will be presented In
in Opera House for the benefit of the p
i'm of New Castle. has postponed the eni
ged tainment owing to the severe illness
cad his aged father, j. Beckley Vining.
and New crop fancy NO. molasses, Boyl
we Postmaster-elect Robert G, Gordon
cd enter upon his new duties about Feb
. airy 1. AS soon as he receives his no
'wh OF appointment, Mr. Gordon will at Q
me furnish bondsmen, take the oath OF O
rom and receivellis commission. He will
betaken into the postmaster's Office an
shown the modus operandi by Postma
Maulnua