Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-17
THE NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.

New Castle, Aug. 70. = Cleveland
Smith, aged IL years, son of Asa Smith,
met with horrible accident yesterday
afternoon shortly after O'Clock, by
which his head was almost crushed
fiat He was taken to the home of
William Toppin and an attempt was
made to secure physician, but none
could be found for nearly an hour.
Dr. Black examined the boy and found
his skull crushed inl both sides above
the ears, the blood pouring from gaping
wounds on each side. The accident
occurred in the spinning room ut the
mills Of the James q. Knowles Wooden
Mills Co., where the lad was employed,
but exactly how can not be asoer-
tanned. 1t is known that the lads
head was crushed between the end Of
the spinning mule and the wall and
that when found he was lying near the
wall.
1t is stated that he had reached over
| to pick up bobbin when he lost his
balance and fell over and into the space
| of but few inches. An eye witness
states that the boy had been sitting in
the window and had fallen backward
into the space as the mule went in on
the stretch. The accident created great
excitement.
The Smith family is rather unfortu-
nate. The father is suffering from
cancer and u grown daughter was
burned few months ago.
| The unfortunate lad was conscious
but unable to speak. His death &C.
cured shortly after 8 o'clock.
Sheriff John E. Taylor sold two
properties at the Gilpin House, yester-
day, upon judgments obtained by At
torney Rodney of the Citizens Build.
ing and Loan Association. No. SO
South Fifth street, sold as the prop
erty of j. Milton Davidson and Mrs.
Ida G. Edwards, was purchased by the
loan association for $500. Tho house
and lot on South Third street, property
of Samuel It. Bacon, deceased, brought
$500. 1t also was purchased by the
| association.
ceived challenge from the committee
on police sports to take part in dash
of 100 yards at the field day exercises
at Union street grounds, Wilmington,
on Monday afternoon, August 21st.
Constable Porter of Newport, aged
about ~ years, has received o chal-
lenge from William Heal for race of
100 yards on the same grounds and at
the same time.
New Castle, Aug, 15.-Two persons
fioundering in the Delaware River.
within an half hour of each other and
| within few hundred feet of the same
spot, was the record of yesterday after
noon here, and il was only by tho
narrowest margin that one case did
not result fatally.
Tho first case was that of George
Maxwell, Jr., aged IL years. who was
grabbing at Truss wharf. at the foot
Of HARMONY street, The tide was bjpb.
He fell overheard and was rescued with
some difficulty, but was more friahtened
than hurt.
Not so with Jennie Bull. aged IL
years. Jennie attempred to get on the
wharf of the Philadelphia & Salem
Navigation Co, by walking on the
wharf lop along side of the freieht.
house. She slipped off the log and
floundered in the water, came to the
surface twice, threw nm her hands.
yelled and sank for the third time when
Irwin Jones and William Boulden
iulnped in and saved her. They we're
NOT 4 moment foo soon as tHc ida
would have carried her beneath the
omen pier and nothing could have saved
her. Jennie was unconscious and II
took some time to reviye her. She was
taken to the home of her aunt. Mrs.
joseph Bacon. and afterwards To her
own home on North Sixth street'
John Francis Sbearer. the 3 years old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Sbearer.
while visiting his aunt. Mrs. George
Brisop. ON North Front street. Sunday
evening. tumbled down the Collar stems
which are of stone. and sustained
severe wounds on his head. He il
Improving and no serious results are
apticjpated.
Archie Watson. a rssnectable resident
of the western section of Inc oitv'
desires IL known that he ia not the ala.
orderly nerson named Watson who was
in trouble on the car AT Fourth ard
Market streets. Wilmington. SUNDAY
morning. The name Of The man Who
caused tho trouble 10 Walter Watson
and he is n stranger in This c;tv'
Tn. coroner's iury in the case Of
Grover CLEVELAND Smith who yvas
Kiiieu I'D tne movies WOODEN mills last
fri9ay AFTERNOON, met last evening.
verdict Oh accidental death was rem
uereu'