Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-31
DRINKING WATER
IN bad CONDITION
Dead Fish Dumped Into
Stream Supplying New
Castle With Mater

Special TO tho Evening IhhlNNls
New Castle. Aug 31.--Not since New
Castle has had water works has the
drinking water been so bad as is at
present The stencil arising from Il
Is horrible. while the taste is nauseat-
ing. Physicians say that the water is
likely to cause an outbreak OF typhoid
fever and are urging citizens not TO
use 10. The condition of the water is
a result of several cart loads Of dead
fish being dumped into the stream
from which water is pumped into the
basin supplying New Castle with
drinking fluid. The FISH were washed
MP on the marshes during the recent
storm and unthoughtedly gathered mp
and dumped into the stream by some
one Physicians say that not only IS
there a possibility OF a typhoid fever
outbreak as a consequence OF the bad
condition OF the water, but that persons
drinking AZ are in great danger Of
riomaine poisoning.
The Brandywine baseball team. OF
Wilmington, will play the New Castle
Baseball Club OF this city this after
noon at Battery Park The locals. like
the Wilmingtonians, are determined 70
win, and a hard game VIII be played
Tonight will be gala night for I'm
dustry Council Jr o. L. A. NJ. HnaH
over one hundred members and frfmds
of the order win go TO Washington
Park.
The Office OF Tax Collector Madden
was crowded today. it being the last
day OF the five per cent. on on taxes
Mr.. Jemison and daughter, Margaret
are visiting the Misses Lucy and Ida
White.
John Johns gave n river party ON the
yacht of Captain Harry Rogers IN
homer OF Miss Black and Miss knight
Of Baltimore. last night The party
sailed down the river past Riverside
Park and Coneld Beach. and an en-
ioyable time was spent Among those
present were Miss Elsie Black Mrs T.
ID. Janvler. Miss Janyier. Miss Gertrude
Cooper, Miss Mary Cooper Miss Nancy
Cooper Mrs. George Knowles, Mrs
Steiner. the Rev. and Mrs. b. e. Wnoy
James c. Shaw, Jr.. Lanssatt Rogers
DR.. r. r. Tybout. Miss Tybout, Mis-
Proudft. Miss Davou, Miss BETH,
Knight, Nj barrow and Mr.. McEldry
Baltimore.
Hugh Sheridan. Of Pittsburg, is visit
ing relatives here.
John Dawes of Reading, who has
been visiting relatives here, has re
turned home
Miss Lucy White. OF Denton Md.
who has been visiting friends nea'
Hare's Corner, has returned home.
Grabbing parties 10 Riverside Park
and Delaware City are numerous thes
late Summer days and while BIZ
catches are sometimes made. the crab
bers appear to go more for the trolle,
ride than anything else
Reed birds are stlll being bagged Il
large numbers. and an unusually larg
crowd Of gunners from Wilmington
was down yesterday. The birds are no
very Fat as yet, however. and II is be
lieved that the season should open a
least two weeks later
Charles Warner. colored, emplOye
by farmer near Hares Corner fe
through a trap door OF barn yester
day. severely injuring himself.
St. Johns Lodge, No 2. A. f. A. NJ
held installation OF officers last nigh
The following were installed by Pas
Master Harry Lowe. OF Iafayett
Lodge, Wilmington. w. NJ. James I
Clough; s. W.. w. w. Knowles; ]. w
s. b. Miller; s. d., d. A. Carrick: ]. d
e. w. Eagle; steward, William I
Mccoy; secretary. II. w. Hushebecb
treasurer. S. A. Stewart