Evening journal., 1901-08-10
ARROW ESCAPE
FROM BURNING
Tomas CIark'S Farm Fired
0y Blazing StraWItemS
Of Interest
Special to the Evening Journal

z Special 70 the Evening Journal
# Sew Castle, Aug. l0.-Had IL not
N for the presence Of mind OF
# seph Gilkey, the barn on the farm
81 Thomas r. n Clark. In the Newport
81 ld, would have been totally destroy
H by fire on Thursday.
81 Young Gilkey was assisting Harry
81 nee Ia threshing Mr. Clarks wheat
e engine was stationed. but a short
5 Nance from the barn. Owing to the
81 pidity with which the engine was
81 rkng the cylinder box caught fire
ii an instant the sparks ignited theI
81 raw fhat was scattered about, and
Il flames rapidly spread TO the barn,
81 snitlng the door OF the structure
81 When the flames broke out no one was
4 about the engine. but Gilkey, Realiz-
q ing the danger he called for help. att
N the same time grabbing up a bucket oil
4 water that was standing nearby. and
d dashed it upon the flames. His prompt
action extingulshed the blaze and
4 aYerted what would probably have been
Tbig fire. Although Mr. Clerk suffer
no loss. the engine was considerably
q naged
q jolly party of prominent young
4 "a from Chester. Pa, composing the
hel Yacht Club, came TO this city
81 evening arriving on the yacht
hel, and spent several hours in look
over the town The visitors had
lch at the Jefferson House after
Itch they sang number OF solos and
artets in the pavilion of the hotel
Ie party left Chester on Friday last
Tor a weeks fishing down the river
I....t 90 at. NIaNTn1.g.r,f.
and from there proceeded 90 kits
Hammock The first day out the boys
hooked 290 fine trout ana on Thurs
day added ninety more to their catch
After remaining q few hours the party
boarded the launch and steamed TO the
Jersey shore where they spent tho
night fighting mosquitoes. Those aboard
we're Lewis Mccullough, captain; VIII
liam Ingram first mate; Fred Leather
bury. Frank Gather, Warren Dempster
(. Norman Ousley, Howard Shoemaker
4 and Morris l.. Gather.
After spending a week as guests OF
n Mr. and Mrs. S. Atwood Stewart, the
n Rev. r. l. Watkins. former pastor Of
. Nazareth M. y. Church. Mrs. Watkins
81 and her two children left this morning
81 ,or CcciltOn. Md, Mr. Watkins old
n home As Mr. Watkins has months
Vacation he, with his family. win re-
main two weeks in Cecilton, and from
b There 90 to Baltimore, returning 70
bis charge in COvington, Ky, about
September I.
1 At the services in Nazareth Nj. e.
4hurch tomorrow, James NJ. Wise will
3niciate. The pastor, the Rev. w. G..
Nfoons. is attending Brandywne Sum
4 NIT camp, and before his return will
spend a few days in Rising sun, Md
The New Castle Athletic Clubs base
|ball team left the city at noon to-day
for RoXbOrO, Pa. where the local team
will cross bats with the local team in
4 that city. Manager Shearer has OBJ
Il stained an especially strong nine, and is
cOnhdent OF winning The lineup of
the New Castle team is as follows:
COuntiss, catcher Willis or Mcclure
pitcher: Duffy. first base; w Bacon
second base. Leach shortslOp. Mulln
third base; Gutenberg. right field.
Stannard, centre field; Newlove Oh
Scarboro left field A party Of about
ihirty-five will accompany the players
While hauling q load OF stone in Del
aware street yesterday morning ;
horse owned by Eben Watts made an
attempt to run away. The steed ran
from opposite the Star Hotel TO Tho
alleyway leading 20 Watts stable
where his course was halted
After undergoing a thorough over
hauling, the shifting engine of the Ma
tional Tube Works will so in service
on Monday.
A large party Of New Castle people
accompanied by friends from Philadel
phia. spent yesterday at Riverside
Park. In the party were DR.. Packar'
Mann, professor in the Medico-Chirurgi
cal College, OF Philadelphia; the Misse
Mann, Miss Harriet and James Chal
lenger. Mr.. and Mrs John King, Nj
and Mrs William Deakyne, Misses Con
della and Mary Dealkyne
The Mandolin, Guitar and Glee Clul
of Pennsgrove, n. j., thirty strong wi
spend Thursday evening IN New Cas-
tie. A concert win be given In the pc
vili0n at the jefferson House.
William j. Black. Eugene Chase an
Prank Dell. Janvier spent rhursda
fishing at Red Lion
The Misses Mcdaniel, daughters
Sheriff and Mrs. Mcdaniel viii lea,
for a ten days visit to RehobOth q
August Is.
Miss Mabel Hastings, of Richmon
Va. is visiting the Misses McDani,
James r. Challenger attended di
ner in Newport last evening given
Mrs. Green.
Alfred Turner, of Philadelphia,
visiting his sister, Mrs William Gre'
Miss Mary hester, of Farnhurst,
the guest OF Miss Cooper, Of Sou
Sixth street
The Misses Mcdaniel and Miss Hal
ings, Of Virginia, spent Thursday
BrandyWine Summit camp
Miss Carrie Rogers gave a riN
marty to a number Of friends L
evening on the launch Olita.
George Knowles, Mayor Evan
Boyd and Captain Leslie Truss We
down the bay last evening in J
Knowles yacht, Acme.
Mrs. Marion Robb. Mrs. Edws
Robb and Mrs. Horace Lohand W,
the guests Of Sheriff and Mrs. McDs
lei yesterday.
Alfred Timms, conductor on the "
mington and New Castle railway.
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