The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-19
DOVER, DEL,
NEWS DOTS.
Persons Around a Supper
Table Barely Escape
Death by Lightning.

Dover May 18-Mrs. Mary E Burdick,
widow OF the late DR. Burdick, died this
morning. Paralysi. Of the brain was the
cause Of death.
Messrs VIM. Harsnett Jane, Reed an d
Geo. West, OF this town, and several others
while sitting Gazing supperat kits Ham,
mock on Monday evening were knocked
from the table and thrown to the floor by
stroke Of lightning, barely escaping
death. The table was overturned and
dishes flew in every direction and the lamp
was extInguisheG. Mr.. Hartnett was rem.
dered deaf for the space of an hour. being
unable TO hear the loudest thunder and
Mr.. West is still lmping the effect Of the
lightning on his leg. The others were
more or less shocked.
Although the lightning playedoall around
the building and the contents it did not
ignite, which is very lucky for those on
tho indside. The house Of William Geh-
man, near Chestnut Grove School House,
about two miles srom Dover, was also
struck and u number of the slate from the
roof We're hurled a distance of fifty feet
The plastering Of two of the rooms was al
So kno iked of, but none Of the family were
injured in the least
III Q body of an unknown sailor was
found floating in the water nerr Mahon's
light house yesterday morning and was
lowed ashore, where it was kept until
Coroner Walls was sent for. He held an
inquest over the rmains, after which they
were inferred in Gum Swamp cemetery.
The man seemed to be of middle age and
wore sheath in which was large knife.
! h, was nothing about him to identity
him.
Rev g. N. Pilchard, formerly of tho
Wilmington NJ. u. Conference, Is prepar-
ing to go TO Cuba with a regiment. About
u year ago he sccu ed the appointment of
Chaplain in the U. :. Army and Is now at
New O.leaus with his regiment getting
ready to invade Cuba.
Sometime last February Willard Cahall
lost or had stolen from him a set of pillow
harness and pair of names. On Monday
morning last he recognized his names on
horse belonging to Thomas Bedwell, liy-
ing near Frederick. He secured search
warrant and in company with Deputy
Constable Hurl Wen to he house OF Bed
well, but after a dilgent S, 'ch failed to
find the st lieu harness Badwell could no.
b. foun', in const quence o. which his
wife Ida Hooveu) was brought to this
town and lodged in jail, on complaint of
having the olen goo Is in her possession.
She was l,ased yc t,rIay afte oou, IS
the names were produced. but not The plow
harness
Il ard Colt was arrested on Saturday
afternoon last and taken before Squire
Cooper on the charge of cutting down u
tree on north Bradford street, which stood
in front of u lot which he, Colt, was till
ing 1t seems that Mr.. Colt had received
The con lent of the owner of Tho let to cut
the tree down,ns also had he as he claim,
the consent of one of the town officers.
Thinking hat his permission, from both
the owner and town officer was sufficient,
be proceeded to cut down the tree
A warrant was sworn out for his arrest
anu officer Thos. cinnamon went to servo
the warrant. Not finding Mr.. Colt home
but rnmain ng or the premises for time,
he ed abusive language about Mr. Colt
MS we us his N Timothy who came up
in the meantime, in the presence of Mrs.
Colt. kinnamon was ordered off tho prem.
ises anu eveiI then he dared young Colt in
the road.
When Mr.. Colt arrived home he was ~.
rested and taken by the officers to tie
Squre'3 office, where he was fined S. and
costs, which amounted to S. IL. The IS
b Ing the the fine for the violation of tho
town ordinance of cutting the trec down
without 0 permit from the Town Council,
of which MIR. Colt WIS ignorant. Officer
kinnamon swore out warrant for
i il. Othy Colt on charge of drawing Il
knife on Lin, which charge Colt emphati-
caliy denies, as also does his mother. Colt
gave bail for his appearance at Court.
Mr.. Colt has had the officers arrest ted
who seized him, ald also officer Kim anon
on another charge for an attomps assault.