Evening journal., 1893-03-11
STUCkON HORSESHOE
A Big Coal-Laden Vessel
Stranded in the River.
WINNERS IN A SPELLING CONTEST.

Three Fair Contestants Receive Prizes
for Good orthography.-Narrow Es-
cape Of Hauler who Has His
Wagon Demolished by Freight Train.
other Matters.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEw CASTLE, March II.
The British steamship Lord Warwick,
from Philadelphia to Havana with 900
tons of coal, ran ashore yesterday on the
Horseshoe bar, Delaware river aud
remained fast. Four tugs tried to float
her last night. She is chartered yes.
sci In the Earn Line Steamship Cuban
service, and at an early hour this morn
ing was hard and fast.
The American Line steamship British
Prince, Captain Morle, passed up yestsr-
day after tempestuous voyage Of
seventeen days, with fifty cabin and COG
sieerage passengers. On March she
was caught In terrific hurricane during
when, sue dassed wrecked vessel, sup.
posed TO be a schooner, bottom up. She
did not bring over the two dynamiters.
among her motley crowd Of immigrants.
who we're released from British prisons
on condition that they emigrate at once
TO America.
Captain Truss's Old Vessel Again.
Captain Warren i reported to be the
new commander of the Philadelphia
scho lner Rebecca NJ Walls, which was
recently abandoned of Charleston, S G
II so he has displaced Captain Smith,
who until recently was in charge Of the
vessel Captain Warren is of the down
East type of shipmasters-the first EN-
rl H.. l..|. 49, - l..
are extensive owners Of coasting vessels
Captain Winfield Truss Of this city was
ut one time master Of the Inflated
schooner.
Spelling in Fun and in Earnest.
Mrs. J. B Manlove won the first prize
and The honors Of the evening at the
spelling bee IN the Opera House last
evening. Mrs. Charles n Paxon second
and Miss Reba Saunders third. An
audience Of nearly 0 people heard the
contest and applauded literally. There
were twenty four contestants but twenty
Of these went down in the third aud
fourth rounds. Many OF the words were
catchy, as Is shown by the fact that
several Of the contestants who went
down in the third round had spelled cor
rectly 200 or 800 hard English words
only short time before thry went on
the stage Much interest was manifested
in the contest from the beginning aud
the nervous and trembling spoilers were
particularly source Of amusement
Dr. MaItindale made an excellent peda-
Rogue and Professor ID b Jones. Miss
Nina Dobb and J. B. Manlove made ac.
curate referees
The evenings entertainment opened
and closed with "Deestrick Skule' per
formances by gray haired "little boys"
of years ago The features OF this we're
compositions by Messrs Frazer and viii
son, impersonating Uriah Sykes and
Arlstotles Roundhead, aud reading by
Mr. Vautne, who represented George w.
sympkins. The compositions touched
on electric railways, curbstone markets,
Grover Cleveland aud Frank E Herbert.
One little Girl who outspeled all her as
soc ates, received a red herring as a
prize.
Narrow Escape In Railroad smashup
l. A. Fols, the well known carter and
contractor for hauling bad an experience
yesterday which be will never forget and
which nearly cost him his life Fols
himself was driving large furniture
wagon around the freight depot a. the
Delaware railroad station where
there are several tracks that
teamster must watch One heavy
train was laundering by on the
Delaware railroad track nearest TO him
and he pulled his horses around the
freight depot Just as he did, the
eDecial train Of the Dala ware Iron Woplre