The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-08
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
WIN, Is Trau-pirina in tho Pretty Town On
the Delaware.
Correspondence OF tie ltErupaIoAN.

Correspondence VI tile hEPuhsslChN
NEW CASTLE, FebS
The ground hog theory like the Della
ware Legisiuturs must be In O uead iock
this year or else he must have been plInd
when he came out OF his earthly castle
on saturday for the winter mas been
more severe hare since last Suturd ay
than IL hus been for years.
beautiful sight Can DO seen from the
wharf here aUove and below tue Ice nar.
bor. hardly any kind OF craft can move
on the river. Ejcn cake OF ice ID from
four TO Elk Inches In thickness and IN
some Instances tLree unu four such cakes
are piled upon one another. Inis Ia ac-
com mpilshed when Tie tide changes aud
the ice Degins TO iiout
From here to Ueiaware City the river
seems 10 Ds one, solid sheet OF Ice.
Ihe steamer koblnson yesterday morn
Ing was met Dy iloe of ice half a mile
Ia leBH til after she passrd mere. She was
unable to proceed and iioated up about q
mile stern foremost aleud OF the ice.
she made another attempt with all equal
result. 1he ice bout thon went To her
sssistancr anu she proceeded.
IL took tue tugs Albert anu Asa Hughes
all day yesterday to reach th. harbur
here from Marcus HOOK. Captain Gray
stated last evening II would have been
impusstuie to have come uuwn the river
yesterday with u low.
1t was learned here last evening that
VAN attempts were made to conv up tine
river by several vessels but they were
obnYed To return to the open sea.
Yesterday shortly before noon the pre-
ucteu snow storm arrived here, anu with
undated vigor Kept uD all day and night.
IL was uccoip EaDleu by strong wind. aud
consequently IN several instances IL drift
ed III uvcu DankS.
The midpIghJ accommodation train did
not arrive bere until nearly O'CLOCK this
morHing, when IL left at d.o0 O'clock tins
morning for Wilmington, there wers very
lew aboard. EugIneer Eugene Jamlson
| informed Conductor Bacon II there was
any possible way OF getting TO Winning
| ton hs would do IL. 1he ride was ths
most evenLiui one IN storm for the engi-
| neer. The brave lireinau. although his
| c.othes were covered Win 10y snow, kept
| throwing ia coal from New Castle 10 Will
nIuuLon. AT times the train Went through
banks Of snow nine feet EIgn. Inc nve
! passoiigeis 5 IN tine forward Gar who were
| sitting around the stove had TO vacate
thslr positions. as tho wheo.s OF the en-
| gine drovs Tie snow against the door aud
| wIuuows with Terrific force.
| When the tram reached The tower n the
west yard steam was exhausted and
| eelitlng engine pushed tne tiaIn into the
| depot.
| Englneer Jamison was warmly congIa-
| tuldteu FOR the manner ~ which hs acted
| III briuging the trusn In on time. He prs.
senlel u KRIS kringle appearance. US his
| head anu louy wore coverou with snow.
! IT TINES uurluR the run the pilotnOuse OF
| tie engine wac covered and tne iron horse
| presented an unique appeaiance at the
| Wilmington depot with lts great solid
| wheeis ot ftozsn snow.
| Wilson H. baymore, who has been re-
| ported very low Ior sOlue time. d,ed yes
| t.ruay murning. Inc uenth occurred
after the New Castle letter wus dispatched
| To tho nEpUBLiCAN or the sau news would
| have Leen chrontcIed yesterday. MS
| funeral Will take p.aHe on Mouuay morn-
Ing.
| Inc pic party given In the X, OF p. Hall
last evening was grand SUCCESS. Vocal
| ami Instrumental music and cards added
, much To the evening s sDjoyment.
lhe nelnberS uG ths Grand Army Of
the RepuniIu from Col h s. Watson
Post No. 5. OF thIs city. roturLeu fro IN
MludIeLUwn aet oI very angry men on
ucuouut OF the Train facilities afforded to
The Order yosLsru lhe memDers OF
Tho Post were iuuen pleased To read tn .
only account published OF the encaiDp.
ment. lL Was found IN The RErUBLiCAS
Inc advocates OI lne bi.l introduced in
tho Leg sisaLure providing Tor u vote by
the peuple at the coming sIecLion on the
sing u tax question ale much perp exed
to Know whAt has become of the uIlI. 1t
was stated Lers last evening that 3UJ
letters nT inquiry will reach MIR. Fred
! Pyle dutiug the next few unys.
A. Preston. V. W. Everett, j. B Tucker.
1hUs. Mullen. DR., M. Carrot. lnos.
III. Moore, Homer SUMMONS Wan. slim
DOns, WIN. UGonnor. Il. a. owens. W. j..
Moreland, L. y. Barton. clifford PerkIns,
Samuel ltldKway, j. IA. Iasn. Jos. Casn.
Jonn Ii. SuuLJ. ihos. N. koroInun WIN.
DEM, Wnmur HansoiL
lle above members OF the X. OF p.
LouKos OF Wilmington on Wednesday,
evening cunIerred tue Pages ranG On Two
Candidates and the knIguLs rank Oh one
! Candidate Iii Lie ainpntied form. Ait,r
the iuuge closed tile SIstLuLs we're luy.Led
to supper. 10 which they did justice. After
supper speeenmaklnR WAS the order Ui lba
evening. All Expressed themselves as
meiI p,eased with their VISIT. AIDE phia
Lodge 10 III u prosperous condition, ad.
mILLlnB new Inelnhers every week. AL
UI tno brothers mrs doing their best fuI
tho interest ut Lneir beIuvud order the
prInulpIes Of wuicn are friendship, charity
and Uaueyolenoe,