The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-21
FOURTH edition



On Thursday Q party OF business
men were invited by prominent pro
duce dealer to accompany him on 0
fish mai kete. They took the 8 90 a.
m. train. The first place OF stoppage
after reaching Philadelphia wns view
OF the 18th street market hovse which
was found Astounding with the good
things OF life. This you know IL 81
rectly beneath and part OF the beauti'
ful building of the Reading Terminal
Co. After rapid reviewing OF the
market they then walked through the
building and were favorably impressed
with the elegant architecture and the
facilities for the movement of trains.
The arrangement for lighting Is per
feet and the system for the moving OF
the arriving and departing Of passen-
gers seems almost incredi BILE even
to us of the 18th century.
The next stop was the Dock stree
produce market, sight worthy to b,
seen by tho public Mt large. Thousands
OF tons OF produce from every zont
and every cline is handled daily
Among the dealers we noticed firm
of which Harper u McCaulley are twt
former Wilmington citlZene. Indeed
full one and the thought ~ can al
these things DO sold. hut they are anc
daily the same routine goes on. II
! the fish market all kinds of fish art
sold from the speckled trout to thu
huge cod. After partaklng OF goot
dinner the party took the steamer a
Arch street wharf for the Mecca OF nj
gamblers that Is "Billy Thompson's
resort at Gloucester. The title Duke
OF Gloucester Is very appropriate h
seems to own everything, the steam
boass, the electric cars. the race track
and also the gambling saloons
At once the party started for tn
race track. When 1t was reached, the
were very much surprised to see S
many familiar faces belonging to WI
ming ton. or course they had numet
GUS tips given them. and pooling tn
Issue took few bets. At first the
were successful. until one OF the part
:. was 50 elated that hs was sure he wa
cinch upon the selection OF the win
ming horses. But alas, he fingered to
long, and tho money SO easily mad
rapidly diminished. His ardor die
out very quickly. The party 500
tired of the races and vending thei
way through the various dancing 81
looms, reached the gambling palaces
They Gle truly palaces. All kinds {
games of chance are going on. prime
pally among which are Poker. Far,
Under and Over Seven, Crap and Rot
lette.
While standing looking upon III
game, they saw one man rapidly los
, $3.50. which, judging from his anguish
he couln not afford to lose. Anotht
man put S20 upon spot, and whe
, the wheel ceased turning 1t Indicate
20 TO /. The man at once cashed SiO
lie did not stop at that, but kept Q
playing until 1t had all returned to u
, inaulstrom from which 1t was cast.
The place truly is a Disgrace to u
fair name of the State of New Jerse!
and to Christian community, and |
' the Christian world closed the World
/ Fair upon Sunday, surely it snou
make n crusade upon this hell, al
4 save the thousands OF young men wi
are hourly going to ruin by It's peri
cious influence. There Is no dou
. that out of W. alone hundreds OF dc
lars are taken daily to flow Into Il
capacious mouth of this monster.
q Just as tho party was leaving. Will
/. the produce merchant was sitting
i himself, he felt n Juggling at his wat(
chain. 1t was pick pocket quick
flash he let out not u very llg
rlght.hander, and the fellow measur,
his length upon the floor, 10 pic
! himself up and disappear IN the crow
was the work OF an instant. Tho pnr
arrived at homo at n seasonable hoi
: In the evening, well pleased with the
= trip, and one and all extend their CT
y tisles to the produce dealer for /
u kindness.