The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-12
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.
February 18th. 1900

Trouble was again experienced
with the Third street bridge yester.
| day afternoon. About 100 the re-
sistance box in the electric motor
which turns the draw, burned out.
This, of course, put the motor out
OF service and made it necessary to
turn the draw by hand. Repairs
will be made to the motor this
morning.
Owing to the break in the ma
chinery, it was impossible for the
trolley cars to use the bridge and
passengers had to be transferred
across it.
The result was that one car was
left over night on the Wilmington
side of the bridge.
But Third street bridge we have
to bear, On Saturday nights a
gang of half drunken men get
aboard the cars andtheir language
is digraceful and had it not
been for the cool-headedness of the
young men who were insulted there
would have been big fight. Sher-
if Taylor was obliged to take a
hand in keeping order on a former
car.
The trustees OF the First Presby-
terrain Church have given notice
that any person caught throwing
stones in the vicinity of the church
shall be prosecuted. The hand
some board placed on the exterior
of the church and which was de-
scribed in 4 recent issue, has been
battered with stones and distgured.
The work has been done in the
evening by boys who congregate
in the green opposite the church
and find the gildcd board a nice
mark. The lad caught will be made
an example of. "a.
Samuel Reed fell into the handslof
4 gang of colored thieves on Friday
night. Reed had started from his
home to visit his brother, John Reed,
near Bear Station. He was near
ing that place when he saw six co..
ored men, armed with revolvers,
who stopped him and made HIM give
up everything he had, including
even his undertaking.
They were Just gathering up their
booty when the noise OF an APP
preaching wagon was heard. Mr..
Reed shouted for assistance despite
the threatening reyolvers and the
men escaped just as the wagon, of
which Farmer John Proud was
driver, arrived. Mr., Proud wrapped
Reed in some blankets and took him
to the home OF Joseph McMullln
nearby, where he was given some
clothing and piled with stimulants
as he was nearly frozen. Reed
was then taken TO the home OF his
brother. Reed is suffering greatly
from exposure aud fright.
4 farmer near State Road heard
several men try TO enter his home
late last night and he fired at two
figures as they retreated. 1t is
thought that these may have been
part OF the same gang.
William Peyton was instantly
killed by 4 freight train here on
Saturday afternoon. Peyton has
been employed as engineer on the
National Tube Companys engine
and as the train came along he at
tempted to jump aboard. He missed
his footing and fell beneath the
wheels. His hcadand one leg were
cut off. The body was removed to
the freight house and later to Will
mington to the residence OF his sis
ter. Coroner Vandever has en-
panelled jury and an inquest will
be held.
John Genosiki was fined s.. 20 for
causing trouble in Dobblnsvillt on
Saturday night. He held an open
house and plenty of refreshments
were served. Edward Brown was
insultcd by John and the latter
knocked him down. That cost him
$50.
The attendance in all the churches
yesterday was large and the ser
mons were interesting. Rev. f. NJ.
Munson, d. D., spoke on why am
a Churchmar. The Dcvil-lIis
Personality, was the subject OF a
sermon by Rev. II. Irving Watkins.
Rev. Henry Cunningham Of Cal
vary p. +. Church, Wilmington.
preached in Emmanuel Episcopal
Church.
William Stewart of Wilmington,
who designed and constructed the
knock-a-boat yachts of the Corin-
THAN Yacht Club and which were
built at the shpy ardsof the Harlan
and 1lollingsworth Company, of
Wilmington, has secured an option
on a wharf in this city and will
start boat yard in which he will
build yachts and small sailing
crafts. This will be another in
industry for this city, which will
prove OF some benefit.