The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-17
sAll, COLUMBIA, HAIL
Terrible Experience Of the stsaln-
ship British Prince.
WERE NEARLY AsrHYxIArEn.
Moving Day Seems to Have Come
Rather Eariy-Hotci Fight at
Delaware Ciry-Rootbnii
Game Tomorrow.


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New CASTLE. Nov. I7.-Among TIN
many teams which were hauling the
oyster shells yesterday was one OF y.
Is. Watts. For some reason or another
tho horse .stopped twelve times be-
tween the bridge and Dobbinsvillo.
From the way the driver acted IL was
decided that he knows mora about the
care OF jury than he does about
horse.
1t seems that moving day has god
here already. The following remov-
ais have taken place during the pase
week: Leslie Blackburn, James Nor
gan, samuel Leach and George wrighe
into the four new houses OF John T.
IStoops. Joseph Bacon into the houa9
vacated by james Morgan, and Caleb
Cannon moves Into the house vacated
by Blackburn. John Wise will move
Into the house recently vacated by
Joseph Bacon. p. j. Ahern will move
to North Fourth street next week.
The young men who conRreRate In
William Montgomery's cigar store
on Wednesday night. by cutting up
ldlsjointed the stove pipe. In cons9-
lquence OF this, both Mr.. and Mrs..
Montgomery were nearly asphyxiated.
They wore very sick when they WOKE
up yesterday morning and the ssrvt-
ces Of DIR. Stewart had to be called in
The couple sioep In a room adjoining
the store, and the gas escaped whore
1.-The pipe was disiointed.
The Columbia Athletic Clubs quar-
ters were visited by large number OF
friends OF the club yesterday.
The club received Its new HORIZONTAL
bars yesterday.
The c. A. c. Juniors will play the
Delaware Avenue Athletic Club To-
morrow morning at Battery Park. 30
far this season, the Juniors havo won
every game they played. They are
sturdy little football players.
4 The schooner Maggie Abbot, which
was caught in hurricane and nearly
wrecked, and which put into Charles-
ton, s. O., passed up yesterday In tow
of tho tug Z. V. McCauley.
James Marvel has moved to Dover
where he has secured position.
Mrs. Frank p. McCallln, who opers
ates a notion and trimming store and
Va gents furnishing store on Ninth
street. has just received new stocx
: of goods. the store looks very
bright.
D.. Two mon are confined to their home9
! at Delaware City In consequences OF
the rough usage they received on
t Wednesday night, during a fight In .
hotel in that place.
The American steamship Brittsn
y Prince. which left Liverpool Novsm<
o Der LIST, passed up yesterday after en-
Icounterlng the severest storm though
, which she ever passed. During the
Sth and 9th the storm was al ~
height.
v Violent squalls OF snow and lea cov'
! erred the deck and rigging and tie
: crew moved about In terror. expecting
every IN oment to he dashed into tho
, ocean. The storm wrecked to splinter(
and carried away four OF the I'D
o boats.
!. There were 240 second cabin and
!, : steerage passengers on board. IN
q only one seriously hurt was q sailor,
James Dorian. who had his rih1
Il broken.
Q New gas burners have been piacsd
on the street lamps. This Is an action
which speaks well for the new man
lgement Of the gas company.
John Bacon has moved his fish and
loyster depot to the store recently 90
. cupled by E. j. Kelley on Dolawars
street. -..
New Castle will give royal salutl
Ito tho gem of the ocean. Columhia,
when she passes up after her trial trip
We are more than sorry that she couis
not have officially obtained yesterday
lgreat record