Evening journal., 1893-05-29
PATRIOTICPREPARATION
Old Soldiers Ready for To-
morrows Exercises.
LooKJAw CAUSES AwOMAEs DEATH

After Ten Days Of Suffering Miss Ella
BuclxsOn. who Was Burned On May Q.
Dies OF Locbjaw-M -Methodists Rally at
Red LIon-woolen MIL Men Organize
Baseball Club.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEw CASTLE, May 29.-Captain Evan
S Watson Post, No. O. g. A. r has
completed all arrangements for Memorial
Day. Tomorrow morning at o'clock a
committee Of five old soldiers will receive
contributions Of flowers at the City Hall
and will store the bouquets in the hand
some hearse of Funeral Director Clewell
At s a m, Watson Post, Harmony
Castle X. &. f and a firing squad from
Company H., n. g. D., will form in line
and march all over the city headed by
the New Castle Fife and Drum Corps
Seven cemeteries will be visited and the
veterans graves there will be appropri
ately adorned
Addresses will probably be made during
the morning by Rev. p b. Lightner,
Rev. E. L. Brady, IDr. Msrtindale, Rev J.
L.IHood. Rev. John d. Blake and Rev s.
Beatty Wylie The Grand Army ritual
service will be read at each cemetery.
As soon as the soldiers assemble
Marshal Martin will lead the procession
over the following route: Delaware
street to Water, to Harmony, to Market,
counterm arch TO Orange, to New Castle
avenue, to Parochisl Cemetery; counter.
march to Vine. TO Harmony, to Union, to
Delaware; countermarch to Union, to
South, to iSeventh, to Presbyterian
Cemetery; countermarch to Seventh, TO
20 Gt.fI q, n.1, q,
Hall and dismiss.
Watson Post attended divine services
in the Presbyterian Church yesterday
morning and heard an appropriate ser
mon. Last evening Harmony Castle,
No. Q, X. G. E., marched to the NJ +
Church, where Dr. Martindale delivered
a choice discourse on the model life of
Joseph.
The Burns Cost Her Her Life.
The awful death of Miss Ella N.
Buckson ON Saturday night shocked her
many friends in the lower part OF New
Castle hundred. Miss Buckson died OF
lockjaw after nearly fortnight of agony,
the whole trouble resulting from a deep
burn on the leg about the first of MAY.
The young woman lived on the old Earle
farm, Just fve miles below this city on
the river road. and which is owned by
Miss Newlin, OF Wilmington. Il is Just
across the New Castle hundred line.
The EVENING JOURNAL Of Monday,
May s. contained the following stsry
from New Castle
Mrs. William Buckson and her two
daughters, both young women, had a
thrilling experience few days ago that
was almost enough to turn ones hair
gray. The Bucksons live on the river
road. opposite the Tybout farm The
young women were beautifying a small
flower plot on their lawn and raked Up a
pile Of mown grass. To this they applied
lighted match. A sudden puff of wind
fauned the flame and scattered the burn.
ing brush. The younger Miss Buckson'
clothing was ignited and in almost al
instant shs was enveloped in flames
Mrs Buckson rushed out upon hearinp
the screams and, upon catching /
glimpse Of her daughter, became almost
paralyzed with fright and terror. For
tunately, Miss Buckson had the presenc,
Of mind TO fight the flames with hei
hands.
At this moment Merchant ]. T. Eliasor
Of this city, passed the farmhouse anS
instantly realized the young womani
peril. Selling heavy storm overcoat
which he carries in his carriage, he rushe,
to Miss Buckson's assistance, and will
the big ovsrcoat extinguished the flames
The young woman was only slight,
burned.
Ten days ago she was seized with tn,
terrible and fatal malady, and since theI
everything has been done to save he
life. DR.. Frank Belville Of Delawar
City, and DR.. J. ]. Black Of this city
have been in attendance, but they ooui,
not even alleviate her pain.
At times she could talk so the nurs
could understand and told her some
thing Of her awful suffering Loui,
nourishment was prescribed, but he
sufterings we're too much for human en-
durance. Her jaws were locked tightly
and nothing could be done towards open
ing them until death came, and as 500
as the breath left the body the Jaw
loosened.
One of the doctors in attendance sal
that in his wide experience he had neve