The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-04-09
ITEMS FROM new CASTLE.
Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE, April 9th.


A little donkey engine succeeded last
night in accomplishing feat with a mule
which fifty men failed at The down
river steamer Frederick put in at tho
Delaware street wharf to take two horse,
and mule aboard The gang plank was
thrown out and the two horses walked
aboard. The mule refused to step on the
gang plank. Tho crowd of fishermen
around the wharf were powerless to gel
the stubborn animal to do So Then they
tried TO back 1t aboard but still his mule.
ship objected. -
| Get the persuader ready, my lads"
cried tho captain. Immediately tho deck
| hands brought q strong rops ashore and
| placed 1t around the mules neck. The
rope was was fastened to roller and the
| donkey engine put in motion. Talk about
rubber necks. II that mule had not rub.
Dor neck then there newer was one. Its
! neck stretched at least two feet. When
the mule reached the end Of the gang
plankit planted itself with detormina-
| ton.
Its neck stretched until those on shore
thought they would sec Its head go off His
muleshp could not stand the pressure and
was finally obliged to walk the plank. Tile
captain told th0seSpho witnessed the cpl.
sode that thessteamer carried the donkey
engine for such an emergency.
The funeral of John l. Boyle took place
yesterday afternoon. The members Of Di-
vision Nc.3, Ancient Order of Hibernians.
and st. Peters Beneficial Society
attended tho funeral. Matthew Tobln was
chief marshailwith James L. White and
Peter Toner as aids.-4.
Tho pail bearers were Bernard and
Michael Rogers from St Peters Beneficial
Society. and James McGrath. James b.
Brady, Matthew Sullivan and Bernard
Dougherty from the Hibernians. The
people of New Castle turned out in large
numbers to the funeral. In ST Peters
church services were conducted by Rev.
Edward l.. Brady. He said that death
was sad at any time but more sad upon
such an ocousiun. He could not preach
my sermon. Father Brady briefly ex-
planned the doctrine of the church. The
congregation was moved to tears.
There is considerable i'll health at the
Jail. The course of such state of affairs
cannot be ascertained, di:jnfeGtant
lamp has been put in use. There are at
least twenty prisoners under medical
treatment. Two mon have died recently
at the Jail and some of the other prisoners
are very i'll.
There are about fifty cases of measles
III New Castle at present.
At krause'S bakery there Is the finest
line Of Easter candies and fancy cakes.
AT Challenger's there is general Easter
attraction with live chicks J the window
The Fishermen's Association received
$500 shad yesterday. The shad sold at SEQ
per hundred. j. H. King received 1900
shad which sold ut s22 per hundred.
John Bacon was taken suddenly Ill
yesterday. lie was much improved last
night.
Landers and Bro. had ashandsome flor.
al exhibition here yesterday at the town
hall.
Motorman McCoy won the suit of clothes
offered by tho New Castle News TO. the
most popular employ Of the Wilmington
and New Castle Electric Railway. The
conductors and motormen will receive
new uniforms this evening consisting Of
blue suits and white caps. The peaks of
the mo ormen' 8 caps will be different from
the conductors caps. A number of work.
men will be put to work on the road dur
ing the coming week. The bad of the rou d
in several places has been iu a wretched
condition. But tho weather was so bad
that no repairs could be made.
George Russell has been matched to
fight Jim Jeaney Of Washington. ID. g.
The fight will take place on Monday
night.
Considerable anxiety prevails here over
the reported loss of L. l. Rogers and
Frank White
The two fishermen have not been heard
from since Tuesday nights storm.