Evening journal., 1893-02-18
TWO COMING ELECTIONS
The Contests for Trustees of
the Common and Educators.
STORMsTAYBD SHIPS AT ANCHOR

Vessels From Distant shore and Bound
for Foreign Lands Come Into Harbor
in Distress-One Man in Far-on Ireland
Wins Prize-Ground Hog Theory
Blasted.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
New CASTLE, Feb. 1S Next Saturday.
and On the following Saturday, two inn
portant elections viii be held in New
Castle and ia which more than usual
interest is being taken. The first. and
probably the most important, is that for
two Trustees Of the New Castle Common
to fill vacancies in that board caused by
the resignation of George A. Maxwell and
the death Of John White. These Common
elections are as serious matters to the
people as the questions of taxation and
great care must necessarily be taken 60
get good and valuable. public spirited
men IN the Board Of Trustees. There
is no compensation attached to this
Office and the members give all
their time and services to the work Of
the Board simply for the public good and
the advancement Of the commonwealth.
There are for candidates for member
ship ia the Board TO be voted for next
Saturday. One ticket will contain the
names Of Alexander McCaughan and
Henry Holschumaker. Both Of these are
young men and the latter once came
within four votes of being elected to
the Board. On another ticket, Robert r.
Morrison and James NJ. Wise. Jr., two
well known citizens who have both had
experience in public affairs, and the for
mer was a farmer for many years.
On the following Saturday will be the
election for three members of the Board
of Public Education TO succeed Lewis Il
Eliason, Richard G. Cooper and s. Atwood
Stewart These members have had ex-
cellent records in the Board and certainly
no better choice can be made at the
election on March than TO unani-
mously re-elect them. They are not
candidates for reelection, as their duties
have been arduous during the past three
years They have been in their places, how
ever, at the meetings Of the Board and
have given so much attention to educa
tional affairs in the city that either one
of them would be missed in the Board /
Of Education chambers. There are only
a few days TO think on what action to
take at these elections but, If mistake
is made there will be years to rue it,
"HeodoOed" shipping Brought Up.
The big storm Of last night and to day
interfered very materially with traffic ON
the Delaware A number Of vessels,
both steam and SAIL took advantage OF |
the mild morning to start down, with a
view to getting TO sea, as it was reported |
by ice boat No, that the Ice was pretty |
clear II was not until New Castle was |
reached that the snow began to fall, and |
several towboats retursd to Philadelphia |
stating that they had left their tows an
chored at various points.
Among those which had to bring ND |
was the unfortunate steamship Braea- |
dale, which has been trying TO get to |
sea since January 1S last She had to
bring up at Deep Water Point much to |
the disgust of Captain Thomson, her
commander, who begins to think that the |
vessel is "hoodooed
Another captain who was vexed was |
Captain Cautfman, of the American Liner |
Indiana. It was his FIRST command. he
having been just appointed to succeed |
Captain Boggs. and he was anxious to |
get clear away as good send of. The 1
weather, however. was against him. and |
finding 1t dangerous to proceed the pilot /
insisted on bringing up, which he did a |
short distance below the Bracadaile. The |
steamship Allegheny bound to Celtic,
also had TO anchor. The bark Flourine. |
Captain Mason, for Lisbon. came to an |
anchor of New Castle, ali hands being |
nearly frozen. Another sailing craft, |
the Douglas Dearborn, after desperate |
fight with the furious snow squalls |
returned to New Castle and dropped her
mud hook