Evening journal., 1893-09-30
YORK STATE FIREMEN.
They Will Visit the Lenape
Company and Parade.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF TIE BRIDGE

Brakeman Gibson's Stunning Knock
Against the structure-o -oacer Bishop
Arrests a Greyhound-Happv Visitors
Returning From the Fair-Two Prison
ers whipped-Plans for the Reception
of visiting Firemen.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Sept 30.-Although
New Castle is In such Strengthened cir
cumstances this year that she cannot
send her firemen TO the Wilmington tour
nament, and as the men themselves have
lost 80 much time that they cannot afford
the trip, New Castle will have little fire.
mems parade all to herself 1t will be
well-worth seeing, too. The handsome
New Workers who will participate in the
Wilmington parade, the Young America
Company. Of Poughkeepsie, n. Y the
Washington Company, Of New Bruins
wick, n. j., and the Washington Com
pany, Of Conshohocken, Pa, have
been invited TO visit New Castle
on Tuesday. October 20, and they have
accepted the invitation. The visitors
will parade, inspect the city, visit the
jail, take look at the billowy Delaware
and then partake Of a supper on the
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house
The Lenape Company will have It's re.
ception committed hard at work with
their gold headed canes, Prince Albert
coats. silk hats and kid gloves. The
members Of the committee TO entertain
the visitors are Patrick McGrory, James
b. Toman, Joseph Taylor, John +. Camp.
bell, John Doris, Thomas McDonough,
Henry Madden, Frank Doris, p g.
Madden.
Another Victim of the Overhead Bridge.
There was a stir at the Delaware rail
road station this morning when II be
came known that another railroad man
had been struck by the overhead bridge
at Delaware street. 10 was soon learned,
however, that the mau was not dead
The accident happened about 8 o'clock
this morning as freight train No 90 was
coming down the Delaware road
Brakeman O. b Gibson, who was riding
on a rear car, was sitting down when the
train passed under the warning ropes
and then, with his back to
the bridge, quickly arose. Had
the train been going faster
the brakeman would have been Instantly
killed, OF knocked of the car and under
the wheels When Brakeman Glbson's
head cracked against the bridge, how.
ever, the train was snot running faster
than Fifteen" and Brakeman Gibson did
not fall of. The train was quickly
stopped and the PROSTATE and bleeding
form was picked up and carried into the
brakemans room at the station. Here
DR.. Stewart was summoned aud len
dered medical assistance and sent the
man TO Wilmington on the early accom-
mediation train. He will recover
Pleased with the sight, in jackson
Park.
City Treasurer William j. Ferris
arrived home yesterday after a pleasant
visit TO Chicago and complete tour Of
jackson Park. Mr.. Ferris devoted three
days to the careful inspection OF exhb-
its lin which he was particularly in
terested. Then he spent one day IN the
Midway and took final whirl around
the White City during the remainder Of
the week. Mr. Ferris does not run the
gigantic wheel about which so much
has been heard from New Castle
visitors
Conductor Chandler Evans, Of the
New Castle accommodation trains, has
also arrived home and resumed his
duties, happier and harder than ever
Mr.. Evans says the Ferris wheel and the
mammoth buildings alone are worth a
trip to the western metropolis.
Twas Not Coal Gas Escaping.
For several days past Patrolman Har
rington, in firing up his heater for the
mayors Office, has noticed a smell as of
escaping gas from the metre in the
cellar. Yesterday he sent for one Of the
gas company's mechanics to come around
and End the broken gas pipe and repair
the break, rs the escaping gas had be-
come almost unbearsble The gas man
could find nothing. Then the patrolman
went down for some more coal, but, in
stead Of digging into a coal pile, he dug
into a cats grave and lifted out shovel
full Of cat instead of a shovel full Of
coal. Now the question is asked, How
did the cat get through the coal-screen
on the Delaware street whRrig'
Two Prisoners whipped To-Day.
There were two men publicly yhogged in
the county Jail yard this afternoon
John Warrington, who had, In violation
Of the law, peace and dignity Of the
state, stolen tools and other valu
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Cold Storage Company, was whipped
with fifteen lashes. Andrew jackson
received ten lashes as his second install
ment Of a sentence Of forty lashes for
stealing chickens. The lashes were few
and the suffering was correspondingly
light.
Affairs at 81. Peters Church.
st. Peters Church choir will bs
strengthened this winter by the addition
Of three new voices. The month OF Oc
tober is specially devoted to the BLESSED
Virgin and extra services will be helC
in 81. Peters Church during the month
in her honor.
Dog-Catcher Bishops Valuable Find.E
Yesterday a splendid greyhound RAJ
into the net Of Dog-Catcher Michae
! Was Very Nervous
During tss spring. Ny appetite was pooI
ny bowels in bad shape 1 had no strength
could not sleeD even Whe