Evening journal., 1895-02-15
ICE JAMMING AND PILING
Only the Largest Steamships
Can Move About Now.
NEWS OF THE RIVERSIDE TOWN

NEWS OF THE RIVERSIDE IUWn
Entertainment BY wilminEton Per-
formers Postponed-Nationai Guards
men Will Not Give Their Reoep- |
tion-schoOls 60 Celebrate on Thurs
dny-Firs-plugs Gan BE Thawed by
Steam.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NRw CASTLE. Feb 16 The Delaware
river Is 30 efectually choked by snow
hacked Ice and both shores are 80
thlckly lined with rugged rocks OF the
frozen foes that no shipping except the
largest steamships and most venturesome
square rIggers" is moving up and down.
The iceboats from Philadelphia, employed
in keeping that city's commerce on the
move. are experiencing the busiest season
In their history. There was little going
on In the harbor here yesterday beyond
the arrival and departure OF fruit
carrying steamship on her way to
Philadelphia
An unknown steamship, supposed to
be the steamship Alfred Dumois, from
jamaica, with cargo OF fruit consigned
TO Z. w Stanton & Co, was signaling
for assistance yesterday In Delaware
bay, at Grow Shoal. The tugs Albert
Hughes and Asa Hughes are near by TO
help her.
An unknown schooner is sunk on Look.
out Shoals. There are no signs Of life
aboard BY reason Of extreme cold the
life saving crew could not reach her.
City iceboat No 3. while engaged In
clearing the Ice from the north side OF
the oil pier at Marcus Hook, crashed into
the stern OF the schooner Robert A.
Snyder, smashing the starboard rail and
boats and causing other dsmage
The Minstrel Entertainment Postponed.
The Wilmington Minstrel Club will
not appear In the Opera House tomorrow
evening, as las been extensively adver
tised under the auspices of the Columbia
Athletic Club. A general depression In
business and the closing Of all the mills
As a result Of the snow blockade discour.
aged the Wilmington performers and
they asked for = release from the contract
to appear at this time when they could
not present their new entertainment
before full house Although regretting
TO disappoint their patrons. the postpone.
ment was agreed to as being for the best
interests Of the city and the club.
High Tribute to n Young Man.
Rev. L. L. Brady made a touching
address yesterday at the funeral OF
Michael Griffith, the young traiuman
who WAS killed near Wyoming during
the struggle In the late storm He
referred to the dead as a model young
man, q home boy, obedient and willing
and caring for the interests of the
family and not carried away by the
pleasures Of the world. The young
friends Of the deceased who carried his
remains 10 their last resting place we're
Owen F. Sheridan. Hugh Ryan, Darby
Tobln and Hugh Sheridan. lnterment
was made in st, Peters cemetery.
The wnshiDGton Exercises on Thurs
IL has been decided 10 hold the
patriotic exercises attending the eele-
bration OF Washington's Birthday on
Thursday afternoon, February 2i, be-
ginning at o'clock. This conclusion
was reached by Professor Knapp, Of tn,
High School, after a consultation with al
the teachers. and after the matter had
been placed before a majority Of tn,
members Of the Board Of Education anC
Watson Posts committee on celebration
will therefore enjoy three days OF unin.
terrupted rest, preparatory to beginnl u 4
the Spring work with renewed zsal
How FIrepIugs Could Bs Thawed.
A well-known plumber said last even
ing that there need be no anxiety in tn
oify If all the forty-one freplugs an,
three private plugs were frozen up, as an
iireplug In the city could be thawed L
ten minutes. This could be accemplishe
by the Injection of steam from the fir
engine, which would warm the fireplu
pipe until the water fairly boiled. Ur
fortunately, II the FIRE engine could nc
be hauled TO the nearest freplug In timi
or II only the water from plug streal
was needed, there would be cause fC
anxiety.
Pleasant Parior Entertainments.
At the residence Of Orion A. Carrie
on Fifth street this evening, the pupi
Of class No. S,of them X Sunday &C 400
will entertain their friends with II
following program:
Glass.
soio .,rhee' Hindoo child -Xvidov
Mis- Mirism Davidson.
Dialogue. ue................... "Bible Character
Double Quartet. Like as a Fathe,
Mrs. Fisher. Mrs. Manlove. Mrs. Nallette
Miss Saunders, Messls. Manlove, Da-
wilson, Eckles, Stewart.
Recitation ... ...4.......... Miss Bessie kuI
Plano duet Bessie Wilson, Maggie Carri
Dialogue. ..........." The Wonderful Schola
Three Girls.
lihniO tolo.ss..rss-- sats.s.s MISS ldaEle naN
Recitation. s..s.-s...s... %. May Slmpe
Reading nR,...................., Rev. V. 5. Coll
Quartet,
Messrs. Manlove, Davidson, ,Eckles. stewar
Incidents Of the DaV.
The Starlight Social gave an enjoyal
Dan Tucker party in the X. Of p H
last evening, and about forty guests VI
present
To morrow evening the Saturo
Night Literary Club will meet at
hoIise Of Mr.. and Mrs e. l. Wilson,
Fourth street, and this program for
meeting has been arranged Respol
to roll-call, quotations from Shake
peare; study from chapter 2l 70 80
Hursts ChuIch History; quizmasi
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