Evening journal., 1893-02-24
REPAIRING VESSELS.
Loaded Shipping Getting
Ready for Sea.
RELIANCE HAS GONE TO PIECES.

only One Body, That OF Captain ReminE-
tons wife, Recovered-Yosng People
Have Gay Time at George Washing
ton social-The Common Election.
other Matters.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Feb. "a Repairs are
being rapidly made to-day to the vessels
in harbor here which have come through
the horseshoe ice and channel ice Just
below Philadelphia and have put In here
cut through by the ice. Captain Ridings
and Contractors w. d. Ball and Frank
Hanson are hard at work as several Of
the shipping men want to get out to
morrow. the river Just of New Castle
being remarkably clear OF ice. The
schooner Nelson f. Newbury. which was
carried ashore on Blackbird Flats; barks
Montreal and Industrial, all outward
bound, are requiring the greatest atten
ton. Late arrivals in the harbor are;
Bark Salina Captain Peterson, with
crude petroleum for Sables D'Olonnes;
towed in by tug Thomas Smith.
Schooner Ettie Hall Lister, delaware
vesseD. Captain Mason, with cargo Of
bituminous coal for Georgetown,
S. c.
Schooner Frank Mcdonnell (the vessel
which sailed up the river last sunday
bound for New Haven with bituminous
coal
While the river tug Eva Walls was
coming into the harbor she ran afoul Of
the bark Industries dock hawser, break
ing her propeller The tug Mott came
TO the rescue in time TO prevent a col
lision. The Walls was quickly beached
and repairs we're begun last night. She
was able to leave under her own steam
for Philadelphia.
A late dispatch from Block Island where
the barge Reliance, which left this city
Just one week ago, stranded and was lost
with all on board, states that she has
gone to pieces The only body recovered
was that of Mrs. J. +. Remington, the
wife of the captain.
A Great Washington Social Re-Union
The George Washington Social in the
K. Of p Hall last night, given by young
people Of the city was a very enjoyable
event. Everything was done by the
young women in charge to make the
affair the event of the season and theii
efforts were crowned with success.
corps Of walters, under the management
of Caterer Bob Hill, served the following
menu toward the close Of the evening
merry making.
Cold Ham, o,''''s' Cola Tongue,
Cheese, Crackers,
Pickles, Chow Chow.
R''p Rolls, coffee, Aes. Maryland Biscuit
The bad condition of the sidewalks an,
q scarcity Of sawdust in front of man,
Of the larger residences about town doubt
less kept many from attending Thos
who were there, however, were
From Wilmington Miss Stell
Simmons, blue china silk and lace; Mis-
Gertrude Abele, red china silk; Mis-
Anna Elouise Hurlock, lavender silk e
train, Fred Mullen. From Philadelphia
Fred Walnut.
The young men present from this cit
were Joseph II. Gould. Jr, William Il
Hofmann, Joseph H. King. Jr, WilliaI
Grimes, Harry w. Hushebeck. William
II Saunders, Thomes d. Wise, Rob er
w. Barnes, Loomis O. Wise, Frank
Meredith. Marvin Gray,C @. Ferris Jemisor
Edward Hudson, Charles Blackburn
Clarance Black burn, Arthur Murray job
II Hammers, James L. BacoI
Edward J. Weggenman, Harr
Hunter, William Hudson, Arthur Ke
William ECannon, A. Brown Lancasts
Miss Clara Blackburn. brown; Miss Molli
Knause cream silk; Miss Miriam Davi,
son. pink silk, Miss Eva Bryan, creal
Henrietta; Miss Jennie Saunders, blac
grenadine, Mrs J. L. Bacon, black satir
Miss Annie Fleming. China silk; Nj,