Evening journal., 1893-09-08

New National Regulations for Reedy
Island Provide That ships with Dis
eased Passengers Must Return TO the
Breakwater- Young Women Give a
Pretty Entertainment In the Library.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE. Sept s.-The new
cruiser Columbia passed down the Della.
ware yesterday She arrived at New
Castle little before noon and cheering
spectators watched her gracefully glide
by. She went to sea last night and will
cruise around to-day to test her sea ca
pacity.
After thorough test Of her machinery
to day the Columbia will proceed 10 "a
point about sixty miles northeast from
Cape May where a trial of her speed will
be made, between two lightships eleven
miles apart If the test is satisfactory
she will be brought back to Cramps
yards at once and prepared for the Of
fetal trial trip. It was expected that
Secretary of the Navy Herbert would be
on board, but he could not be present
Edwin S. Cramp, chief engineer Of the
company, and Lewis Nixon, chief Of con
struction accompanied Captain Sargent,
as did United States Naval officers,
Commander Sumner and Lieutenant
Commander Allibone, who will be
the captain and executive officer Of the
Columbia after she goes into commission
The others who went out on the trip
are: Chief Engineer Towne, Pilot G L.
Chambers. Compass Adjustor John Hand.
Chief Engineers John Patterson and
A
j Backman, g. L0wrie. j. Shoe aud w
w Plockman, Night Engineer Suftrey,
Chief Officer Aiken. Second Officer A.
Kolberg. Third Officer H. Morgan,
Electrician McElroy. Belhanger Mr.
Dibble, Foreman Shipwr ght William
Brown, Foreman Plumber George Dalton,
Electrician William Mulchey and Mr.
1onger The rest include 231 men in
the engineer department, ventilating
men, 2 bell hangers, carpenters, 10
electricians. l2 plumbers. % sailors, 46
stewards, 10 draughtsmen and ? photog-
raphers.
National Orders FOR Reedy Island.
An important order Of interest to ship.
ping men on the Delaware. and which
Will cause much comment. was yester-
day issued by the United States Marine
Hospital service, governing the move
ments Of vessels coming up the Delaware
bay. Il directs that an vessels from
domestic or foreign ports bound for
any point In the Delaware bay or river
arriving at the Breakwater with sickness
aboard, or which have had sickness
on board during the voyage, shall stop
for inspection 40 the National Quaran-
tine Station at the Breakwater
Vessels from foreign or domestic ports
where yellow fever, cholera, typhus
fever OF smallpox is prevailing, bound
Tor ports In the Delaware river, not hav-
ing hat sickness aboard during the
voyage, shall stop for inspection
at the National Quarantine Station
at Reedy Island, where, If they
are found to be infected, they will
be turned back TO quarantine This
order is issued for two rea sons Now
that the autumnal stormy weather is at
hand, II is found almost impossible for
vessels to stop at the Breakwster, and it
IS deemed hardship TO make them so
stop II there has been no illness aboard
Ine new station on the island, Just
completed Is very large and commodi.
Gus, and the force has been increased.
there now being two medical officers
constantly on duty 1t was thought
that in the interest of commerce vessels
could come up to this island, where the
delay in getting to port would be de
creased, provided there was no reason
for detention. In case detention should
be necessary no harm viii have been
done This does not avoid a stop at the
state Quarantine Station.
Pretty Entertainment at the Library.
Many friends Of the New Castle library
assembled in the library building last
night to view the portraits and tableaux
which were shown there. Miss Lizzie
Booth introduced the subjects ia a pleas.
ing manner. The most noticeable were
those represented by Miss Mamie Cooper
as Baby Ruth Miss Mamie Rodney as
Fannie Grey Miss Bessie Herbert as
"Opheliai' Miss Mary Holcomb as 'Por-
tia; Miss Rosie Maxwell as 'sBo-peep: -
Miss Grace Solomon as Red
kidinghood;" Miss Flossie Max
well as 'Little Miss Muffet -
and Miss Julia Enos as Mistress Mary. "