Evening journal., 1895-02-11
NO MAIL, MEAT, MONEY
Scarcity or Neeessaries Of Life
Runs Prices Up.
DISTRESS OVER eBIFFITH5 FATE

DISTRESS UNhh dkilkiIho tAlh
The Fireman who Was sealded 60 Death
was Promising Young man--News-
papera Become Sc Scarce That They
sell for Ten Cents Apiaoe-All the Large
SInn Have shut Down aud Their Em-
plosss Have No Pay
specisl Correspondence Evening Journal
NEW CAsTLE, Feb II. Monday morn.
ing dawned on isolated New Castle with
no meat, no mail and no money in the
walled in town No trains were run
ming, newspapers sell for ~ cents
piece aud the supply Of butter, eggs and
fresh meat has become almost exhausted
Saturday was the regular pay day Of the
Delaware Iron Works, New Castle
Woolen Mills and other esta blishments,
but as no money could be gotten
into the oity with which TO
pay their men. they we're sent
home without any wages The specie
used ia payment Of the Delaware lion
Works Il brought from Philadelphia
every Saturday in vslises The railroad
bauds Ia this neghborhood have also
bsen obliged to wait for their pay which
was due them on Friday
To add to the discontinue the Delaware
iron Works and all the large establish
ments have shut down and the men who
cannot get work at shoveling snow or
coal will have to spend the time tn
patching their clothing The mills all
shut down because they could get no
more raw material nor can they ship
away their fast accumulatiDg M anu
featured goods
Newspaper agents were besieged with
customers who we're willing TO give 25
CENTS apiece for their daily comfort aud
necessity, combined When the sleigh
with the Wilmington newspapers reached
town after a two-hours' drag over a
cireuitous route, the EVENING JOURNAL
was III such demand that The copies were
grasped for a half dozen at q time.
Yesterday the local agents sold
Sunday pRpers to their regular customers
for and 10 cents apiece, aud explained
that this was not extortion AS it cost
them round dollars to have the papers
brought from Wilmington.
General Distress Over Grimth's Death
Michael NJ Griffith, who was scalded to
death on his engine at Wyoming, was
promising young man Of this city, mol
yet 25 years old and a former pupil ol
the public schools and dlgh School Mr.
Griffith left home in perfect health when
the storm arose, and at o'clock thi.
morning the appalling news OF his deatl
reached here His brother, George w
arrived from New York TO day.
f'regohsd Sermon 20 Company n.
At Emmanuel p + Church last even.
Ing. Company Fl, n 9 d Ia full mi
form with fatigue caps, la charge q
Lieutenants Booth and Rogers, attended
the service and heard an excellent
sermon Rev + M Munson preached
from tbs text. What Can We DO NJ ri
advised the young soldiers before him 3,
illuminate and immortalizs their service
OF the United States government, who's,
livery they wore by buckling on thl
armor OF the Lord Jesus Christ. Thi
work would blend with she gloriou
service Of this government and IT would
be found easy, as the Lord had said M
yoke ls easy, my burden Is light
Burial OF the Late Mr.. Raymore.
The late Contractor Wilson L Baymor
was buried this morning in st. Peter
ehurehyard, his funeral being one OF tn
largest OF the year Mr. Baymore wa
the son of Maria and the late Samue
Baymore Of Philadelphia Rev e L
Brady conducted high mass at Q o'clock
The psll-bearers we're James B Tomsu
James b Brady, Michael Reedy, Henr
Madden, William Gullford and Fran