The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-18
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
whnr L. T-.sspiring in ths prettr Town on
the Delaware
corrcspondence of the hepublIoan.

corrcspondsnca OF the iepublican.
NEW CASTLE. Dec. 18th.
Considerable alarm s being caused
among the tug boat owners and the un-
derwrtters who have risks on the hoats by
the frequency with which llres nave orlgi-
mated OF late from spontaneous combus-
tion OF the coal In tho bunkers.
AS these iires usually happen at night
tho ilames make 10 much, headway thAt
The vessel Is often Quilted before the fire ls
discovered.
The bltuminous coal furnished at the
present day is held responsible for these
tires.
II is olaimed chat the coal abo unds in
sulphur and other impurities which make
spontaneous combustion probable ut any
timo when packed In bunkers and the air
| excluded by closely closed manholes.
A clearly defiAed case occurred on the
VII wSs fs sn psuss s4sst wssG Wire 9n 9i
with pact Of the crew nn board. The iiie
origiAatsd In the coal bunkers ana bun ned
thero some time before 1t broke out on
decks. and upon careful examination it
was discovered TO havo been caused by the
coal.
And such no doubt. was the origin OF
the lire which burned the tug Orlole oil
| this city yesksrday.an account OF which
appeared in last nights REPUBLICAN The
tugs Amanda Powell and Frank W. Mum
| NoEhou nhfu WI tno tuR. hlbrT
the crew saw that the lire was beyond
the control OF tie buckets che was cut
| loose rnd let go by herself. She presented
a strange appearance as she turned
| around and around iu the river, while tile
| flames lenped from her stern to her stem.
| She now lies fast on tho mud at the bat
terry.
Finest lot OF children's toys In town;
table linen and dross goods. Mrs. +. p.
MeCallin Ninth and school.
Edward Rodgers has Just completed an
| oil painting of the old brick house which
| formerly stood on Front street and about
which 30 much WIS said in tha essays on
New Castle recently published, The pic
ture doee tho artist much credit.
/ Mig bargains, l0c counter at Stoops'.
Horace Brown, who has been here for
the past two weeks In Captain Phiiips'
position during the lutter's absence on his
noneynoo Don, left this morning for Lcurel.
| Mr.. Brown mule several friends whiie
| hero.
Full limo Christmas toys ut Mrs. Frank
z. McCaIlin's, Ninth and School.
Wilbur Meredith, who serves the DAILY
REPUBLICAN. will rattle Il meerschaum
pire. value :l5. noxt Saturday night. 1t
has an amber stem with gold band.
| A meeting OF the brotherhood of St.
; Andrew was held last evening In the pa.
/ rocfial building.
/ For Christmas goods 20 to Stoops.
| The Cit sns Loan and school teachers
held meetings laSt evening.
The different churches nro making
preparations for their Christmas treats.
VIM, Speuce Walls. the genial young
blacksmith at lIares Corner having reach
ed the twenty.seventh mile stone on tho
road OF life, celebrated the event last even-
ING by giving party to his many friends
at the Hare's Corner hotel.
An orchestra composed OF John Spoerel
Samuel Wilson. Hamilton Lloyd and Wm.
Jeifer's furnished musc tor the gay party
for several hours al dance. 1t was voted
that John Daily Ia o leader In that part at
waltzlng or tripping q light fantastic In o
jig. AT a seas enable hour the inner man
WAS attended to when visit was made to
the dining room where tables were piled
mp with all the good things found at this
| season.
Among those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Walls, Mr.. and Mrs. p. L. Fa-
gan, Mr.. and Mrs. James Leger, Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Oliver, Mrs and Miss Rambo,
Mr.. and Mrs. Burgess Mr.. and Mrs. Sam.
uel Leger. MIR. and Mrs. McCarns. Mrs.
Walls, Misses Kitty and Sallie Ward, Mar
cola, Maggie O. and Julia Keegnn, Blanche
aud CLARA Cosdan. Aggie and Manic Pow
ell, Mary Burlington, Name and Cassie
Rogers, Clara and Laura Burgess. Mabel
Armstrong.
Messrs. Ira McCarnes. James Keegan,
Robert Armstrong, George NJ ,Carns, Pat
rick Keegan. E. Mccall. George McCarns
Ireb Powell, Harry Blnck VIM. McCarns
i. I. Burgess, B. and Edward Sillitoe,
Walter Burgess. Arthur Mccall. Samuel
Porter. George Carter, Frank Burgess,
George Whitefleld. L. and S. White, John
Daley aud John Porter.