Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-16
THE NEWS or NEW CASTLE.

running IN Iull. Inc urln HAS EeociNcu
several large orders for boiler tubes,
ranging from tive to three inches 10
diameter. Orders have been received
for several thousand two-inch tubes for
tho Burnham, Parry a. Williams Co.
of Philadelphia and about 1000 fiues
were shipped today. The National
tube works OF Pittsburg ordered all the
two and two-and-a-half steel boiler
tubes in The shop measuring over i've
feet in length. The firm has also
number of good orders. 1t is expected
that night work will be started in about
week or 10 days.
AT the Diamond State iron works on
Thursday afternoon Henry Louth of
this city was helping to carry a ladle
of molten iron and two other men were
carrying another ladle nearby when
one of them dropped his end Of the
ladle. This caused Louth and his
partner TO do tho same thing and the
molten metal splashed out, some OF it
striking Louth and burning him in
several places.
"What is to be done in relation to
the reduction of the debt of the city"
is question now heard from the lips
Of more than one citizen. One man
stated last evening that he saw no plan
other than a reduction Of the police
force and u cut in the lights. The City
Council of a few years ago did this, he
said, and within two years was out of
debt and had bank account of $500.
A number of persons on Wednesday
bought cheap umbrellas from "a peddler
who stated that he kept a repair shop
in Wilmington and that he was COM
PEELED to sell the umbrellas because the
owners did not call for them. 1t was
afterward learned that the man had
secured the umbrellas from parties in
this city to mend and rather than take
them back sold them to the nearest
purchaser. The result was a number
of persons hunting for their uInbre las,
which have not yet been located.
New Castle, March 3.-One of the
largest funerals sem In this city for
many years was that of Mrs. Mary
Crowley, grandmother of the Rev.
Edward l.. Brady, pastor of st. Peters
R. C. Church. The services we're held
in st. Peters Church, the absolution
and sermon being given by The Rt.
Rev. John j. Monaghan, Bishop Of
the Rev. James A. Daley. The Rev.
was deacon and the Rev. John Con-
nelly of st. Paul's, sub-deacon. The
master of ceremonies was the Rev.
James Quigley of st. Paul's Church.
The assistants to Bishop Monaghan
were the Rev. Hugo Patf Of the Sacred
Heart Church and the Rev. Frank
Connolly of Ashland, Pa.
The requiem mass was Ohnewalcls.
The choir of st. Peters Church, this
city sang the mass, under the direction
of Miss Pauline Rogers. Miss Mary
Simmons Of st. Peters Pro. Cathedral
sang the solo, Rest for the Weary
1nterment was made in the new
Cathedral cemetery, Wilmington. The
pall-bearers were Joseph Dougherty,
Patrick McGrory, James f. White,
James Brady, Aquilla NJ. Hizar and
Michael Rodgers.
David S. Lewis, one of the oldest
residents Of this city. died Saturday
morning, after an illness Of two years.
He was a prominent carpenter and
builder. The funeral services will be
held at the home of John B. Manlove,
on South Fifth street, tomorrow after.
noon at 2 O'Clock. lnterment will be
made at Bethel cemetery, near Hare's
Corner.
Late Saturday night Thomas Booth
and Raymond Fiddiman, colored, had
an alteration opposite the Opera
House and Fiddiman knocked Booth
down. Tho latter drew knife and as
Fiddiman attempted TO strike again,
his hand struck the blade with great
force and desp cash resulted. Per-
sons passing tho spot yesterday morn.
ing noticed great amount of blood on
the pavement, for awhile tho report
prevailed that some person had been
murdered.
This morning three welding furnaces
and two bending furnaces were lighted
Mt the Delaware iron works and EN-.
ploynent given to much larger force
than has been employed there for many
months. The firm has received an
order for 700 trolley POLES and another
order for eieht-inch pipe.
Tho annual custom of the members
of Division No. 2, Ancient Order OF
Hibernians was observed yesterday
morning when 10 men, marshaled by
James Mcdugh, William Martin,
James Dougherty, and John J. Short
dan, left their lodge room in the X oil
2. Hall, Fifth and Delaware streets,
and proceeded TO ST Peters R. G.
Church, where they partools of Holy
Communion and listened to an able
discourse prepared especially for tho
occasion by tho pastor, the Rev.
Edward l.. Brady.
A portion Of the Knowles wooden
mills again reopened, this morning,
after an idleness of several months. ii
is expected that II number of looms will
be in operation on Thursday of this
week. The mill when running on full
time gives employment TO about LII
hands with o payroll of about 81, 0oC
per week.
New Castle, March II. = William
Rainey of North Front street, escaped
from watery grave yesterday by the
prompt action OF Isaac Black, James
Dougherty and Richard Heyd.
Rainey had been out in his boat for
the purpose of gathering wood along
the shore. He had secured several
rlanks and placed them on the stern
of the boat and was rowing homeward,
When he neared the old Riverside
rolling mills the boat filed with water
and swamped. Rainey managed to free
himself from the boat and catch hold
of one of the planss. Near the Della.
ware Iron Co. Is wharf he became ex-
hausted.
Black. Dougherty and Heyd. who
live in cabin nearby, saw the swamp
ing of the boat and the predicament Of
the unfortunate man. They hastened
to the wharf with ropes coiled. Several
times the coils were thrown to Raiuey,
but fell short. Finally one of the coils
fell over the plank and he was able To
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