The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-27
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NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,
June ~. 1892

Owen McCarty, Of Wilmington, met
with an accident here yesterday afternoon
that may ,rove fatal. He was a driver ut
one OF the Hartmann and Fehrenbach
Brewing Company's team. He stopped at
tho Railroad House but for some cause the
team started off. McCarty ran quickly
and grabbed the horse on the of siis. Ihe
horse was a vicious one and Bit ana paWod
ut McCarty. He fell benrash the horses
feet and was trampled and while on the
eround both wheels of the heavy wagon
passed over his body. Frank Pagan, pro-
prietor of the Railroad HOUSE and some
other men ran and picked him up. The
poor. fellow was doubled in two with pain
and his face was covered with blood.
DR.. David Stewart was summoned ana
he dressed the mau's Injuries. The shoes
Of the horse had done their work about tho
poorfellows head necessiating the useof the
needle to close the wounds with stitches
Later In the evening McCarty was placed
oil mattress on one of u trolley car seats
aud several pillows placed at his head and
sides and was taken to Wilmington where
he was taken In un ambulance To tho Del
aware Hospital.
The team after In juring NcCarty started
for home and James l.. Bacon grabbed the
OIL horse on Sixth street. Tho same 'ac'
tics were used and IL. u paving and snap
plug horse IL ratber dangerous ho leG 60
his holi, at this tiineH Il trolley car came
around the corner.
1.-Two of its pas ,engers were John ana
Lawrence Walls returning from their
work in Wilmington. John saw the team
first and jumping off tho car grabbed the
off horse. 1t was tho same thing with tho
vicious horse again. Walls gayo them
sudden turn and hold OH to the snapper,
The front wheel Of the wagon struck the
.curb and tho horses were soon under con-
troll, Walls then jumped TO tho drivers
scat and drove he teum to the Railroad
House. There he learned of the accident
and found that the injured mar Wns
worrying about the safety Of the team.
Walls then told him tho team was safe
and then jumped on the seat again and
drove the team to Wilmington. 1t WINS u
praise x orthy net on tho part OF tho young
mun who had been working all day and
paid no attention to his supper but drove
over to convey the Information OF Nc
Carthys accident and 10 hnyo arrange
menls made TO have him sent to tho hos
pital.
The largo barn and two small outbuild-
ings OH Tho model Farm together with
about A. Jtons Of hay, ~ tons Of straw and
l5) bushels of corn isil prey 70 fire ye :
torduy uf ernuoil. Snor.iy aftor o'clock
the sky was lllumed by the blaze. Hortes
arrived ut tho engine house soon after
ward but owing to ths firomen being all
at work IL was some tMo before tho ell-
gine and hose cart started. by he time
tho seen, of tho fro was reached tho barn
was reuucel to ashes. - add TO the dis
advantage OF thing, the well at the inrm
was over 10 feet duep so the fireman attach
OF tho hose i'll tho cellar. Practically
speaking Iho iiro company was OF no SER
vice. Even nfter arriving on the the men
with the engine could not agree over the
way to start steam.
The loss Oh tho building Is about Sl.:0)
and on The crops aboli, $SOO on W !itch there
is II partial Insurance. The otisin OF he
fire Is unknown but it is suppoaed to be
the work OF children. The crops were
owned by Joseph Quigley.
The wedding OF Misi Mary S. Duffy and
Philip Carlin will take place tomorrow
morning in ST. Peters Church. Miss
sarah Duffy will be bridesmaid aud John
Sheridan groomsinan. After the wedding
breakfast will be held at he homo OF ~
brides mother. Tho bride and g!ooni
viii reside ut Delaware City.
Mr.. +. ID. H. Janvier has arrived home
from Cambridge. Mass, where he grad
uuted ut Iiurvard College. He successfully
passed. tho tinul law examination and rs-
ceivcd tho degree of L. L. B,
For ront an unfurnishod room. Apply
to p. u. Box 174 Nov Castle.
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