Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-12
the NEWS OF NEW CASTLE.

utpsssad any celebration Of tho day
for several years. Tuesday night. bs-
ginning about 40 o'clock. the noise and
din OF guns, ritles. oannons, rerolyers
and crackers permitted no person sleep
especially in the nasterly section OF the
city.
One serious accident was reported.
and q number of minor accidents
occurred. The serious accident was to
Frank Riggs the 12.years. old son of
MIR. and Mrs. jesse Biggs Of Harmony
street near Second. Last evening,
while he was in the vicinity OF Third
and Delaware streets. some person
threw dynamite bomb cracker into
the street. 1t failed to 40 off and the
boy secured It. lie had raised 1t
! toward his face when 1t exploded and
his left eye was torn almost out Of his
head and an ugly cut made beneath
| tho other eye. A hole was torn in each
breast DR.. David Stewart did what
| he could to alleviate the sufferinRs of
the lad and dressed the wounds on the
breast In the meantime Dr. Tybout
rived and cared for tho boys eye. 1t
is thought that one Of the eyes can be
saved. Frank stood the ordeal hrayely
and told bis mother TO leave the room
and let the doctor alone.
Kendall Perran, aged 8 years. mar
rowly escaped having his eyes blown
out. He WINS blinded for some time
but it is not thought his eyes were
severely injured. A child named
Baker had his face burned at the same
time.
A miniature Cyclone passed over the
sontherly section OF this city yesterday
afternoon about A.. 40 o'clock. Treos
we're twisted and large limbs torn OIL
A portion OF the cotton mills roof was
torn off and the mill flooded, entailing
heavy loss. Last evening all the
carpenters In the city were engaged to
make repairs at once. 1t Is stated that
the mill was struck by lightning. AZ
Battery Park the roof Of the grand
stand Oh the baseball grounds was
lifted off and carried to the river. The
greater portion of the roof was after,
ward caught and saved. A small
schooner was driven over on the New
Jersey shore. Several trolley poles were
struck by lightning.
| New Castle, July 6. Among the pas
sengers on the steamer Twilight from
Philadelphia, yesterday, was Thoma.
l
street, and his three children. One O
the children. Leonard, aged 3Is years
when the Twilight reached this cit,
On her return trip, got off the boa
and was soon lost. MIR. and Mrs
Frank King of Harmony street nea
Second saw that the child was ;
stranger and appai entity lost, took car
Of him. They telephoned TO Chester
but the message failed to reach tn
wharf and the father came to this cit
about 10 o'clock last night and secures
. the child.
Horace Ford and Hubert s. Kelle
Of philadelphia, two of pleasure part
of II men on the sloop yacht Endeavor
were wrestling for the possession OF
pipe, Yesterday, when they went to
near the edge Of the boat and plunge
, into the Delaware River. Kelly is IN
able to swim and becoming trightene
: hold tightly to his companion. Whe
the men came to the surface others Z
the rarty went TO the rescue and th
men we're hauled aboard the yacht !
: an exhausted condition.
New Castle. July Ton account {
the heat the meeting of City Counoi
!. last night, was rushed through with
!" vim. The salaries OF the policemv
!. were allowed. The sum of s285 WI
= repott lied collected by Collector Whit
: for city taxes and SSH for school take.
= fines amounting to $3.50 were reporte
by Mayor Boyd.
. The resignation of James Il. Viii
= as tax collector for 1900 was received
1 accepted aud an election for successt
y held. Peter g. Madden, was the on
y applicant and received the votes Of a
/" present. He will present his bond c
Wednesday evening next and recei'
his duplicate. The bond is s26, 900 {,
the collection OF $4,000, and he r
ceiYes per cent for the collection.
Councilman Reynolds entered col
J., plant about the gutter constructed
,I the Delaware Construction Go. betweI
10 Martin Leonard's and George \
s. Riley's on Seventh street. lie state
:, that the gutter was but six inch
re- deep and the same in width, and W
" urfit to carry off water: no broom
shovel could be used in it. The seer
tery was instructed to notify the col
pany to construct suitable gutter.
70 The secretary was instructed to mott
- DR.. David Stewart, agent for 4
Nv property Of Miss Anna Stewart, mort
~ east corner Fifth and Delaware street
y, - to make proper repairs. Mr.. Mart
y stated that woman fell tEore on TUT
"a day evening and was severely bruise
70 Elk Collector George L. TobIn stat
~ that he would meet the Council ne
"a Wednesday evening with the list of t
~ property holders who had failed to p
=. their taxes for 1896.
~ Adjourned.
~ Charles Sinister. an inmate of {
II Delaware State Hospital for the Insa
m at Farnhurst, caught an attendant
On his guard, yesterday, knocked b
ss down and kicked him in the face.
90 then ran out on the fire escape, !
down and broke his lower jaw Dol
He has become very violent.
n The body Of Robert Elliott Of
~. $40 South Ola, mout street, South W
he minetoni who was drowned on Wedn
az day evening by the upsetting Of bt
20, 90 at the mouth of the Christiapa Ri
IL was recovered yesterday by Wilt
rs. Hanson and towed to this city, VIII
liz IL was given over to the care of Den,
of Coroner Giles and taken to the inore
nv iu Wilmington, The body was fou
ii. near the Firms Point ietty.
iii
New Castle, July 9. The New Gas
Athletic Club won the 10th game
the season, Saturday afternoon, FIR
nd the Wilmington A.. A. team, by SC
ew Of ID to s. The local team bstted
es, victory in the seventh inning, vi
lay Deviney gave three men bases on bi
for and four others mado good hits,
pccially the three.bagger by Sc
borough, which was the longest cent
field drive of the season, the ball str
;po thu fanca Scpra bv ;nninoc.