Evening journal., 1894-10-06
TO DIG AWAY BULKHEAD
River Improvers Decide That
This Bad Bar Must Go.
WILL SOON BEGIN DREDGING IT


other Events In and Around the River
side city Friends school Football
Team Plays Tie Game with New
Castie-Young Women Have Trouble
over Revolver Although the GUN
wouldn't shoot.
Special Correspondence Evening journal.
NRw CASTLE, Oct According to the
Philadelphia Record Of TO day, feature
Of the Delaware river improvement prof
ect, which has remained untouched
since 1892, will in the near future be
completed Major Raymond has adver-
tised for proposals TO dredge the channel
of the Delaware river jusS below this
city 10 the eastern channel over Bulk
head Bar to its full depth of e6 feet at
low water The FIRST plan was TO con.
struct two oikes at that point, one on
each side OF the river but the east dixie,
completed 10 June. 1892, worked 50 salts
factorily that the presence Of the west
dixie was believed TO be nnne ecsssary Ex-
aminations IN November, 1898. re-
vealed slow shoaling along the
shore end Of the dixie Believing, how
ever, that the current will eventually
keep the channel clear. Major Raymond
has decided to use q portion Of the $40,
coo appropriated by congress on August
II for its dredging At that point the
channel will be 600 feet wide, and to
reacn the requi ed depth 255 500 cubic
yards OF earth must be removed
a recent examination OF the east dixie
has shown a considerable securing along
its sides and a sinking of two feet IN the
stone inside To remedy these defects
and render the dixie secure against any
accidents from ice foes stone buttress,
estimated at 5 900 cubic yards, will be
placed ON the up river side Of the dixie.
Litigation Over the Big Bay Collision
Two foreign nations are brought into
the litigation resulting from the big
collision down the Delaware above Ship
John last Monday The British Naval
Court Of Inquiry summoned to inquire
into the loss Of the steamship Allegheny
BY collision with the Belgian steamship
Canoase. concluded It's lsbors yesterday
and rendered verdict generating Cap
tain Tucker and the crew OF the ALE.
gheny from responsibility for the disas-
ter. The evidence was all heard behind
closed doors and the members Of the
court refused positively TO make any Of
it public. Il is known, however, that
no one appeared on behalf of the Caucase,
the Belgian Consul declining an invita-
tlon to be present The evidence sub
mitted is not made public because OF the
fear that its publication might prejudice
q suit for damages that will be brought
against the Cancase
She Couldn't Have Shot Her Friend.
Two pretty Clayton street girls figured
in an interesting case before the mayors
court last night One OF them had
carried out a revolver for the other and
threatened to shoot on the slightest prov
oeation Previous 10 this the girls had
been fast friends The threatened girl
was scared into a faint and last night
swore tnat she was In constant fear oi
the loss Of life or limb, SO the other girl
had 10 be held in $500 bail 70 keep The
peace. 1t was afterwsrd proved that the
old revolver could not be shot even BY al
expert.
The Juniors Tied Friends school.
The Friends Scbool Football Club oi
Wilmington came here this morni ng anc
played an exciting game at Battery Z arb
with the New Castle juniors Connolly
Of the Friend School team got around
right end once, and scored touchdown
for the visitors but the New Castle boys
evened" things up little by getting
White and Meredith through the line Of
school boys and also scoring touch
down. The game thus ended with tn,
score to 4