Evening journal., 1901-04-01
BABY'S COUGH
SAVED LIVES
Now Parents Art Clad Child
Had Group
CITY HAD TWO BIG FIRES
Palm Sunday Vas Observed in The
Churches MeihOdiStS Hear
New Pastor
500 % lha Ey.nlng IournaI.

SpeciaI to She Evening Journal
New Castle. April 1.-LO the Illness
Of e-vear-old Ed'ward L. Mcknight .sl
due the existence to-day OF Mr.. ana
NIrs. Mcknight, rs well as the boy,
The child has been milUing with
croup for several days, and when his
coughing awakened nis parents early
Yesterday morning IL was 20 hnd the
house in flames. They picked mp what
articles of wearing apparel were in The
room and escaped. The dwelling as
well as a stable adjolningi was totally
destroyed.
irha house occupied by The Meningitis
was in West Delaware street, and
was known as the Finnegan property.
IL was an old-fashiored frame struc-
ure. large and comfortable. The. fire
fs supposed to have org mated in or
near the kitchen, and is believed TO
have been the work of an incendiary.
The loss will total $4,000.
STRAW RICK DESTROYED.
The second fire of the day was on
the farm of Sophia Rodney several
M les below the city it started in a
ft-aw rick. ana before it could be eX-
inguishcd ten tons of straw were
burned. This fire also was OF incen-
AIRY origin
In ST. Peters and in I'm
manuel Churches yesterday morn
ing services were in celebration OF
Palm Sunday In the Catholic Church
tho exercises were Impressive.
lcthudists Of the city heard the
Rev w. G.. Koons, the new pasuor,
rr1ach his FIRST sermon. IL was an
earnest talk, and one which predicted
grtat things for the cnucrh. The con-
]. .HI... iftUr 4 Ita
evening services were large.
II is expected that Mr.. Koons will
remove his family here about Wednes-
Gay. A reception will be rendered
ih,m, but the date for It has not yet
been fixed.
Fishermen will now entsr upon their
work in earnest. This morning six
mon dropped nets in the river and
large catches are expected. At least
Nfy men will be at work in the river
before tho end of the week.
City Council will meet in regular
session tomorrow night 1t is likely
that only routine business will be
transacted
il Is probable that Mayor Boyd will
appoint a new Board Of Heslth. This
outbreak Of smallpox here has con
yinccd people that a health beard Is
more ncedful now than one was sew
cral months ago. The two victims O.
tie disease have been removed TO Farm
huigt and the houses in which the,
lived quarantined. There is no dangcl
81 q spread of the c0ntagion.
Officers of the National Tube Com
pany were here again to-day inspect
ing the plant below the city
On next Monday evening the loca
division II Aibernians viii give an
after Easter dance, which promises {,
b. delightful social occasion.
Company n basketball team will 8,
to Wilmington on Friday night TO pla,
Oh team of Company A there
Tie Spring-like weather OF yester
day caused the trolley company to b.
wen paironized
MS Wilmington and New Castl'
Railway Company is negotiating fo
tiC purchase of a tract of land severa
miles below the city. which will be 1T
ted out as a park. The land Is on IN
river front. about a quarter of mil
from the trolley line. There viii b.
io inconvenience i'm reaching the park
however, as the company intends d
build a side track to il. The place vii
b. opened about June L.
New open cars for use on the loca
lire will arrive next week
he coasting schooners Emm
Br rs and Annie +. Conlon passe,
RrCiy Island quarantine station oi
.urday night damaged. both evident
lY having been In collision. The Brigg
bad part of her jibboom gone and tn
C-nlon had her foretopmast and par
oi her iibboom missing
The Brlbish steamship Archtol
while outward bound from Phnadel
phia 20 Amsterdam. on Friday nigh
ran into and nearly sunk the schoone
Harry J.. Walton of the Ovorfall
Lightship. Delaware bay The latte
vessel would probably have foundara
from the damage she sustained had
Mt been for the pilOt boat Philadol
nhia, which took the disabled Graf
I'm tow and worked her into the Dels
ware Breakwater. She had her in
boom and headgear carried away an
is leaking badly. Her forecastle dec
and wood ends are badly stove. IN
damage done the vessel will amount
about $1,000.