The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-01
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE,
Correspondence OF the REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE. August 1st

Tho first accident on tho dredging ma.
chimes happened on Saturday afternoon
5 WHOM John Foard OF Front and South
streets, Philadelphia, came near losing biz
life.
Ho was engaged In removing a hswssi
from one part Of the dredge 70 another
h9 yiss yEse * ..sau:s ass :ss'ss ess
from one of tho spuds apd struck the ton
Of his head with good force, ,ciit ting 1t oalA
TO the skull and leaving a wound several
inches In longth and at tho same time nne .
rowly escaping being thrown Into the Eta
e 0a2 q tes p'a pear ~ hln ial md
was rendered unconscious by The blow a6d
after regaining consci6ushess he MBS
brought to the wharf in tug boat add
DR.. Stewart summoned and his wound
dressed. The attending physician stated
that the skull was reached by the blow but
that Is was not fractured. Foard returned
tosPhiIsdelphia. '
Vincent Barioski, Pole, was drowned
on Saturday afternoon In Armstrong;
Creek. In.compsny with another he went
the creek to fish and had spent some tims
Arinstro Dg's creek is about five feet ~
depth but In places there are holes whore
the water Is over twelve feet In depth,
Barloski in making the return trip walked
into one of these holes and was lost to
sight.
His companion gave the alarm AMI
Richard Hyde. John Hess and Alonzo
snapper hook Hyde succeeded In getting
o hold Of the body and it was taken from
the wa or.
Undertaken Clewell removed the body
to his undertaking parlora and yesterday
morning 1t was removed to Farnhufss
where 1t will bo buried. Barlosht had been
working in New Castle only three days:
Word was received here yesterday Of the
death OF Rev: j. B. Quigg, the man who
was most influential in tho formation OF
the Wilmington Conference
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Eden Bach and chile
dren were the guests Of New Castle friends
yesterday.
The month Of July which is just closing
has been ths hottest month, with one ex.
ception, this city has endured f9r a num-
ber Of years and Esstsraay: rit with da another
prophets can flnd no record for humidity
TINT can even Cone near this months
hgufe5. July 8, the Thermometer went to
100 and yesterday 1t reached 98.
The average temperature for the month
has been about eighty degrees, more than
two degrees aboV6 normal; but the heat
breaking features of tho weather .has been
luCb tuut nutluAVy nsss bllupiy btouhO<.
In misery in the city streets. Relief w4s
promised yesterday morning, but the east-
erly wind was late in arriving and tDo
sCorchiEg continued But relief will conle
today If the forecasters know their busA
ness
Thousands Of Wilmington people cana
here yesterday to enjoy the cool brsezes Of
the Delaware. The railroad pier ID the
fayoritc resort. New Castle. people can b
found or the pier until late at night.
The meetings at Rogers Woods camp
were largely attended yesterday and great
fervor was shown.
Undertaken Clewell was Notified last
evening Of the death Of child named
Thompson, at st. Georges.
Miss Tracey, Of Philadelphia who has
been the guest of Mrs. Thompson for the
past two weeks has returned home.
City Council meeting tomorrow evening
promises to be an Interesting one.
The steamer Volunteer, which will ply
between Fort Mott, Fort Delaware and
Delaware Battery, arrived last evening.
Word was received here last evening Of
he death Of Miss Regina Donahoe, Of WI.
nington. Miss Donahoo was q popular
Toung lady aud was a frequent visitor OF
o New Castle, where she would be the
uest Of Mrs. Francis P. n. Callin. ~.
hold fever was the cause of her denth.
A large number OF persons from New
'aste attended the funeral of George A.
'obin yesterday. Services were held In
'raudy NJ. E. Church aud interment
'as made in Riverview cer etery.