Evening journal., 1893-05-02
RUSH ON THE DELAWARE
Thousands Of Splendid Shad
Come Up in Schools.
5000 LANDED AT NEW CASTLE.

work on Reedy Island BegIns-Descrip-
tion of the improvements TO BE Made
BY Hathaway s co.-City Council Settles
Down to Business To-nieht-Probabie
Improvem ents to the Twelve City Farms
Spoken OF.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, May 2.-Yesterday was
a red letter day for fishermen on the
Delaware river Shad seemed to enter
the noble stream with wild rush and
run into the gill nets in powerful
lunches. The fishermen expected big
day but got more than they expected.
All last evening boats came fling into
the Delaware street dock with their bins
filed with the luscious fish, which are
now at their best Some surprise was
manifest when Fisherman Frank Hanson
hove in sight with 12S shad, but William
O'Connor's boat soon followed with $50
fine fellows. Over 5000 were landed
here during the day
An eight pound shad is large, although
fish are running bulky this season, but
an eleven-and-a half pound shad is a
monster. One Of that weight was re
Gently caught by Jesse Pedrick of Penns.
grove It is said TO be the largest shad
ever caught in the Delaware.
1t Is a remarkable fact that while every
body fishes at Pennsgrove, and the resi-.
dents Of the village furnish large pro-
portion of the total number Of gill nets
in the lower Delaware, shRd are scarce
there and have to be engaged day
ahead to get them at all II seems that
as soon as the fishermen come in they
20 to the market boat and put their days
catch aboard without reservation, con
signed to their Philadelphia salesman.
None, or very few, are sold on shore.
Hard at Work on Reedy Island.
The work Of fitting up Reedy Island
as an adjunct to the Breakwater Quaran-
tine Station Of the United States
Marine Hospital Service has begun.
Under the direction Of DR. George
Purviance. surgeon of the Marine Hos
pital Service at Philadelphia, the fitting
up Of the island was begun. /. II
Hathaway went down to the island and
started the preparations for the building
Of pier. The pier will be 200 feet long,
and will be parallel TO the chanel It
will be about 1 100 feet from the island
and there viii be constructed a sort Of a
AAIEMnl Ut IAorh- -NMAN AANAA AnN AHAAAAANA
10 the pier According TO the terms
Of the contract the work must be
finished within thirty-one days
This means that the disinfecting
plant will be ready for operation by
about June l. Upon the pier will be-
erected the structures suitable for dis
injecting plant. The pier will be built
in the channel, which is about twenty
four feet deep and through which all the
big ships coming into this port pass
The ship viii be brought alongside Of
the pier and the disinfection aud fumi
cation Of the ship win be done therl
without much difficulty aud with expe
dition. The baggage will be removed 4
the pier and disinfected. When th
fitting up Of Reedy Island Is completes
the work Of disinfecting at th
Breakwater viii be discontinued. Tn
ships viii be stopped az the mouth o
the bay. but unless there are choler
patients on board they will proceed i'm
mediately TO Reedy Island. This mean
that the ships viii not suffer any .longe
delays, except Of course when there j
an epidemic on board. DR.. Purviance o
an assistant Rill be az Reedy Islam
every day 10 supervise the work. Their
will be regular attaches Of the servic
and an assistant Of DR.. .Purviance at th
station during epidemics all the time.
Sew Temperance Leaders.
The members Of the y. w. c. T. L
held a very enthusiastic meeting las
night The society has been organize
one year and an election Of officers wa
held which resulted as follows. Pres
dent, Miss Stella Deaiyne; vice-pres
dents. from the Methodist Church, Mi
Florence Davis; Presbyterian, Miss Id
Wilhelme; Episcopal, Miss Elsie Butle
recording secretary Miss Cora Hudson