The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-11
NEW CASTLE ITEMS.
Wbniis Trnnspirina In sIie Prsttv Town uu
tho Delaware.
Correspondence OF tho Republican. -
NEw CASTLE. July IL, 1895.

NEW CASTLE. July IL, 1895.
The funeral of Harry Hewloys took
place yesterday afternoon and was largely
attended. Services were conducted In
Emmanuel Episcopal Church by Chaplain
i. NJ. Munson and interment was made In
the ad1 dining cemetery. The pail bearers
we're David Elkinton l.. Il. EllasoD, John
Il. Stoops Denney Smith. John Fleming
and Thomas j. Gravel.
Flushed by the victory OF Saturday last
the Colu mt bia Athletic Club expects TO wi n
Its lost laurels from the Crescent A. A. on
next Saturday. II will be remem bered
thnt the last timo Crescent visited New
Castle that the home club went. to pieces
aud suffered defeat,
The batting order for the game on Sat.
urday is us follows:
O. A. C.Leach, pitcher; Ferguson.
short stop; Higgins. second blse; Mad.
den catcher; Fisher, centre field; Getzen-
berg. right field; Duffy. third base; Mont
gomery. left field. ana Mclaughlin, first
base.
Crescent A. A.-FrederIcas. third base;
BrowD. short stop; Jansen. left field;
StelD, centre field; Wilson. catcher; Flan-
merry; second base; Rhoads. first base;
charlton. pitcher, and Twinng, right
field
II ID safe to rely upon the fact that
Leach VIII give the Crescent everything
he has In the shop. The visitors will find
that the game on next Saturday will be
no bought Off affair.
The animal picnic of the First Baptist
Church Sunday school was held yester.
day In McFarland's woods. The children
thoroughly enjoyed the paatlmes provd :
ed for them. 1t was stated on good
authority that William Smith can play
school scholars.
Twelve young people from this city en-,
1oyed sail In the Missionary on the
Delaware river lust evening.
Several oil the sporting fraternity left
here last evening to witness mill be
tween George Russell OF thls city and
Charles Stretch Of Wilmington. Tho af-
Iair was to occur across the stnte line
Stretch failed to stretch to the beautiful
stretch OF lighting ground and 80 our
sports were disappointed.
For the past few weeks the women resi-.
cents OF the houses along Front street
have been much annoyed by nude bathers
In the Delaware at the w. IL N H. r.
wharf. They undreSs at the coal bins Of
John L. Stoops aud place guard on the
box cars so that when un officer makes his
appearance. the word is given and away
they scamper.
The parents of the youths will be
obliged some o: these duys to pay flpa
Tor acting In such manner. Those who
violate the city ordinance are not little
bVyo Uub NoOi.slZtu yCuLna.
fhe final meeting OF the citizens com.
mlttee en- Fourth OF July celebration was
held last evening. After expresstnr sor.
:ow ct the accidents which occurred the
members had warm handshaking before
they adjourned.
York, arrived at the Delaware Break wa or
yesterday with her rudder disabled. She
was caught in IA sudden sQuall off the
New Jersey coast, on Sunday. sprlnklng
the rudder. Temporary repairs will be
made at the Break water
Yachting parties are frequent ylsItora
to New Castle during the past three
weeks.
1t is understood that the Now Castle and
Dover base ball clubs will cross bats in the
near future.
The schooner Edna, which arrived at
the Delaware Breakwater yesterday, from
Maeoris, encountered heavy weather on
the passage. during which salls wera split
and blown away, and her deck was con.
stantly swept by heavy seas.
The American liner Ipdiana passed up
yestsru4y after having been aground on
tle Joe flogger Shoal on Tuesday night.
The Flogger ShoRl is OF hard sand and
nearly Is miles In myth extending north
nnd beginning about 30 miles from the
Delaware BreAkwater.
The Indiana secured a pilot near the
C0pes early in the evening. and proceed.
cd towards Philadelphia With both an nj
tlcer of the vessel and tho pilot on the
bridge. Towards midnight the weather
beoame slightly ha2y and the watch fore
and aft were increased to prevent any
possible accident Dcepite the vigilance
exercised. however, che Rtruek early in
the morning on tho lower end OF the Joe
Flogger Shoal, one OF the best known and
most dangerous spots In either the river
or buy.
After 1t became evident that the big
at aNKatR4
iloat Efforts vera made to secure assist.
ance, and the vessel lay helpless until
nearly daylight, when the tugs Juno,
Campania and Walker came TO her assist
ance. Long lines were run from the tugs
to the Indiana and with the united Efforts
OF the engines of the Indiana and the
work OF the tugs she came of and passed
up TO Philadelphia. Very few of The In.
diana's passengers knew OF the affair, as
they were asleep at the time.