Evening journal., 1893-09-14
EXCITED PASSENGERS.
They Saw a Man Jump to His
Death
WHILE TEE TRAIN SPED ALONG

WHILE TIE TRAIN SPED ALONG
But the Fellow Was Not sober and He
WIN Recover-other Affairs In New
Castle-DeIaware River Water So Brins
That Fresh Water Has to Be Hauled tO
Use In Boilers.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Sept IA When the
8 03 afternoon train reached here yester-
terday on its way down the Delaware
railroad, the passengers were in a state
of excitement The train had not been
held up" In the woods near Farnhurst.
It was thought, however, that one Of the
passengers had been killed and the
women passengers were pale and tremb-
ling.
While Brakeman Satterfeld was col.
lectiDg the tickets in the ear car, lust
as the train was pulling out Of the West
Yard, Passenger Jacob Emory, a young
man who had showed ticket for North
East and had been told he was on the
wrong train, jumped up and staggered
to the door. He was apparently stagger
ing under the weight of jag. Brake
man Satterield told him to be seated
until he returned with orders from the
conductor. Tue fellow disobeyed the
instructions
The train was running at q good ''25D
rate but Emory ierSed open the door and
deliberately threw himself of the train
Brakeman Satterfield and Conductor
Hawkins conferred for moment and
then stopped and backed the train.
When the fellow was reached he was
lying on his face by the side Of the
track with an awful cash ia his head and
his clothing spotted with blood. He was
picked up, apparently dead and was
taken back to Wilmington on a shifting
engine. 1t is said that after DR.. Draper
had worked with the young man half
hour IN Wilmington, be was able to walk
away Wilmington friend accompanying
him. Il is said that if the young man
had been perfectly sober the awful fall
and shock would have killed him, his
mother and little sister sat In forward
car weeping all the way to CLAYTON over
tne affair. They were bound for SMYRNA.
The Waters as Salt as Old Ocean.
A gang Of colored men employed bv
the stevedores who are unloading the
big ship Ivy of her cargo of lumber.
made things lively on Delaware steeet
wharf yesterday Their hoistinp ma
chine had not been working long until
1t was ascertained that the Delaware
river water was so salt that fresh water
would have 10 he obtained for the
boilers This meant that the negroes
would have to spend the evening in
carrying aud rolling heavy barrels OF
water aboard ship They had to get
the fresh water from the hose at the
jefferson House, 100 yards up from the
wharf. When the swater-tipht'
barrels would spring aleak. the unfortu-
nate men would have to pick up the
heavy things and struggle with them to
their boat; the water leaking all over
them.
The water in the river off here Is now
as salt as Old Ocean herself.
Hot Shot From the CIsy's Mayor.
Mayor Herbert was interviewed by an
EVENING JOURNAL reporter last night In /
regard TO the accusations Of several
Front street residents that his officers
were not attending to their business and
that vandals did great damage on the |
wharf last Sunday This town is not a |
Sunday school. said the genial official
II wish 1t was The boys are as bad as |
they were twenty years ago and we
can't make every boy in New Castle be |
have like he would in Sunday school If
these Front street residents sit at their
windows and smoke Havana cigars while
this vandalism is going on, instead of
nobl1ying us, immediately, then they are
not good citizens and deserve what they
get Time and time again have we re.
quested citizens who are subjected to IN.
convenience or personal loss from disorder
TO enter complaint at once either to US or
an oiiicer. The city policemen are not
PAID to watch private property, but TO
patrol the city. These complainants. II
they have not the heart to appear and
help bring the rascals to Justice them
they are equally guilty as those who
commit the depreciation We ara ready
70 prosecute any offender as soon as 4
plausible complaint is made AS mayor
Of the city insist on all of these com
plalnants lodging complaints with me
and then they'll see that we mean buei
ness here first, last and all the time
NOW In regard to ducks runninp ~
large will inform our friends who com.
PLAIN that there is no ordinance prevent.
ing ducks from running at large.
Birds Wild with Fright.
Peter Rementer, the well.known
gunner who knows exactly where ~ ana
q reed bird and then shoots Il sa,s tl'a4