The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-03
NEW CASTLE NEWS.


NEW CASTLE Sept. srd.
New Castle was thrown into q fit
OF excitement on Saturday evening
when 1t became known that the body
OF a drowned man had been found
near the Major Reybolds wharf. VIII
liam OConnor was standing on the
Delaware street wharf about $50,
o'clock aud saw the body lying on the,
mud where 1t had been washed up by
the swell from the Major Reybold as
she passed out.
Deputy Coroner Palmer was mott
fled and he sent W } men overwho took
tho remains to Wilmington. The peo-
pie were deeply incensed at this action
OF the Coroner tor no one was given
a chance to identify the dead body.
The witnesses live here and 1t was
here that tho inquest had a right to DO
held. The people here intend to break
up this of-handed business OF taking
the remains Of drowned man from
here to Wilmington. II the man be
longed here 1t would entail an amount
Iof unnecessary expense.
Yesterday 1t was learned that the
man was Anthony Corn, OF Twenty
ninth and Jefferson streets. Whining.
ton. Last May Corn was robbed OF a
considerable amount of money. be-
/ lieve $500 In Philadelphia by a gang
Iof toughs. He was stabbed In the
body in several places and only re-
Gently was discharged from Phlla.
delphia hospital. On Saturday after
noon he got shaved at one of the bar.
Der shops here and soon after he
Applied for heavy shirt to lady as
he felt cold and full Of malaria. He
was seen to go to the Delaware street
wharf, and several advance the idea
that having lost his LIES savings that
lie had nothing to live for and came
here and committed suicide.
! The Lenape Steam Fire Engine. and
!, Hook and Ladder Company held an
meeting Yesterday after.
noon. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: Presi.
don't. Henry Walters; vice president.
Joseph Taylor; recording secretary. p.
| McGrory; financial secretary, John J.
Sheridan; treasurer. James Is. Toman
chief. Alex McCaughan; Let assistant,
Peter e. Madden; end assistant, Henry
Madden; 3rd assistant. James Early
4th assistant, Thomas MeDonough.
Chief Engineer. Joseph Taylor; E'Irs
Assistant James b. Tomnn; Second Az
sistant, Matthew Sullivan; Third As
slstant, Henry Walters.
\ Board of Directors John McCaughan,
Henry Madden. John Gilkey, DR.,
Thomas McDonough.
1 Committee on Fair. p. G.. Madden.
2. McGrory, Alex. McCaughan, Thos
McDonough.
i The flag of the company was at hall
mast yesterday and tho engine house
ldraped in mourning in respect to I'll
| late Joseph j, Dugan. secretary OF the
/. State Firemen's Association. The
! company at It's meeting adopted the
In raEnlurtAnE On
Whereas, 1t has pleused Almighty
God, who doeth all things we'll, t.
take from our councils Joseph j
IDugan, OF the Fame Hose Company
= of tho city of Wilmington and at III,
present time secretary OF the Delaware
state tiremens Association, In whicl
he used his best Efforts TO advance the
cause OF all Volunteer Elremen; there
fore be IL
, Resolved, Tnat the Lenape Steam
, Fire Engine and Hook aud Ind lei
, Company OF New Castle Dol, In meet
: ing assembled symputhiz, with hts at
tlIcted family in tho sad loss that they
I have sustained ani order that copy
, OF these resolutions bs spread on thu
/ minutes and one s5nt to tue afflicted
family, ana that 1t DO further order.
. that tho resolutions bs prlntsd in tht
, DAILY REPUBLICAN and Evening Jour
mai.
Resolved, That the engine house
be drapsl III mourning Tor period Vi
thirty days.
Il .5.. PErER MADDEN.
= JOSEPH lAYLoR.
john j. SHERIDAN.
/ The Q. A. @. management treated
its admirers shamernlly on saturday
.by placing the weakest team OF the
: SEASON against the Montgomery Cluh
of Philadelphia. There were only
seven hits secured of Leach aud by
: errors the visitors secured ten runs Il
their credit. Leach pitched n power