Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-08
TIE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE
The Community Shocked by
Colonel Prices Suicide.
BUG FISH" STOP SHAD FISHING
Blood Poisoning May Result In
.Amputation.


New Castle, June G.-Many citizens
were shocked last evening to learn OF
the death of Col. James A. Price in |
Philadelphia. Deceased was formerly
a resident OF this city and was en-
ployed In the works OF the Delaware
Iron Co. at that time the Morris, |
Tasker Co. He was at one time a |
member of the Board of Education, |
and was prominent in city affairs. He |
married Mrs. Jennie Chandler, formerly |
Miss Jennie Point. Col. Price served |
with credit through the Civil War and
while he was here his wounds caused
him much trouble. 1t is thought he
was temporarily insane when he took
his life. A wife and two children sur
vive him. He was commander of Post
No. II, q. A. r.. Of Philadelphia and
resided at No. 1916 South Front street.
Mr.. Price had been slightly i'll for
about two weeks, but nothing that he
did gave his family reason for alarm.
He arose yesterday morning. about
o'clock. and telling his wife that he
was going to take cold bath, went
| into tho bath room, locking the door
after him. Mrs. Price thought nothing
Of this, hut soon she heard her hus-
| band singing at the top OF his voice.
| Their son. Charles, was awakened by
| the sound and went to the room to
ascertain the cause OF his fathers
strange action. When he knocked for
| admission, his fathers only response
| was to sing louder, and judging from
| the sounds, began to dance.
Mrs Price and others came to the
door, but Mr. Price paid no attention
to their requests until his son said he
would burst the door open. and then
the father said IF you do I'll cut my
throat with tho razor ! have in my
hand
| His voice sounded so strange that
Mrs. Price insisted on her son going
out for policeman. He found two
officers and brought them back to the
house. While they attempted to cajole
the demented man into opening the
door. the son crawled through a
window in an adjoining room to gain
an entrance through the bath room. To
the officers appeals Mr.. Price kept
saying: "I'll cut my throat! III cut
my throat.
His threats terrified Mrs. Price and
her daughters, who urged the son in
frenzied tones to hurry and prevent
his father from taking his life. Theii
! cries were heard by Mr.. Price, who
! barricaded the window Just as the boy
was about to raise it, Charles smashed
: the glass, but before he could get II
the room his father dew the keer
!. blade across his throat and fell to thu
floor. In response TO the boys criel
: the officers forced the door, but the,
: wore too late to prevent the suicida
act.
I Bishop Monaghan of Wilmington wa
= :. here last evening and conducted yesper
y and preached to large congregation
at the Forty Hours Devotion exercise
I at St. Peters r. @. Church. Tn
Rev. James H. insolvency Of Chester
!, town. Md, will ofiiciate this evening
u The Rev. William j. Birmingham c
y st. Joseph's on the Brandywine, th
= Rev. George OFT of Newark and tn
q Rev. Edward G. Higgins Of Delawar
City were guests of the Kew. Edwar
y L. Brady yesterday
- David Bryson, who has been i'll ft
/. some time attempted to take a wal
~ yesterday, when he became faint an
=. fell at Second and Harmony streets
% He was taken home.
., The condition Of Mrs. Anna
"a Miller, who was stricken with paralys
on Saturday night is yet serious. III
| Du1oiSiah LOO III iiopO " AAph 'NNc'Nf
or John'Becker, Jr., had his right fo
y injured several days ago while at wo
~ ~ at the Delaware Iron Co IS shol
" Being unable to wear u shoe he wo
as gum boot. The result is poisonil
ne Of the foot and leg and possibly {
re- whole system, tho leg and foot bel
TX, swollen to three times their norm
81 size. He has suffered excruciati
~ pain and it is feared that amputati
ois will be necessary
The old Court House is receiving
coat of whitewash we'll colored wi
blueing to take away tho white gla
X. The work is under the direction
riff Trustee of the Green Julian ID. Janyi
|, to little daughter Of James Morrist
RS, fell last evening on some broken gil
lew and cut a severe cash on her wri
DR.. Black dressed the wound.
or Delaney Wilhelme, son OF tn. i
riff Ernest Wilhelme, had the index fin,
,ny of his right hand so badly cut
ON Sunday afternoon, by heavy il
ant gutter falling upon IL, that it :
ter. necessary to amputate the memh
; in Dr. Stewart attended him.
be Manluff Downey Shilling is recoy
the ing from an abscess on his leg,
swelling being lanced yesterday by
Kuntz. The lad is the son Of He
Shilling and about three weeks
nen was kicked on his leg by compan
d. at school.
3er- The menhaden fish were thick in
der, river yesterday and several fishern
quit for the season the attempt
,dy. catch shad James Foster mad 2,
of the "bug fish, in his net. I
crews have decided to try their Il
Bar again today in an effort to fill sew
DR.. orders for shad.
rect, The funeral of James McCullo,
yon Niven took place yesterday aftern
es at $50 o'clock from the Residence
s Snd George Edwards. The service was h
has at the house, the Rev. S. Bea
cyan Wylie, pastor Of the First Presbyter
put Church, officiating. lnterment
zach made in the Presbyterian cemete
=. The pallhearers were: John II. Rodr
, nus David Mccoy, James Challenger
Ina lhas, William H. Whitelock.
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