Evening journal., 1901-06-10
CAPTAIN 0NCE
WAN PILIBUNTRR
Frederick ". Hoffman Dies Of
Pulmonary Trouble
New Castle Ball Club Loses Game to
Baum-Shad Fishermen Hang
Up Their Nets
Special to the Evening Journal.

POnts ; trim little yacht Tech Will spen(
the Summer OF this city. She came M
from Baltimore on Saturday, in command
OF w. w McRay her Cuban captain
but went out yesterday with a company
of Mr. DuPont's friends aboard. She re
turned TO this city this morning.
Captain McRay, or Holondada Handa.
which Is his correct name, is an exper.
fenced seaman, having followed the water
since he was s years of age In his long
seafaring life he has had varied exper-
iences, his most recent being as a nlibuss
ter He made several voyages to Cuba
and ably assisted his fellow countrymen
in their struggle against the spaniards
He was one Of the men captured in Penns-
grove just as they were about to load the
now famous flibuster Bermuda with guns
and ammunition for the Cubans. and was
sent to prison. Upon his release he quit
the hlibustering business. He had an ac-
quaintanceship with Mr.. Dupont and when
the latter bought the Tech he was en-
gagged to bring the little ship from Lake
Superior here, a long and dangerous vow
age for so small a craft. but he succeeded
IN bringing her around without mishap
The yacht is 6s feet long, is schooner
rugged and has q draught Of 6is feet. She
Is supplied with engines of 90 horse power
and has speed Of about Is knots
Mr DUPONT who is president of the
Delaware Button Company, Of Whining
ton, returned there on Saturday from n
business trip to the West
. PROMINENT YOUNG MAN DEAD.
Frederick w. Hoffman. one OF the city's
most popular young men, died I'm the
Medico-Chirurgical Hospital. Phladelphia
Friday, where he had gone to undergo an
operation for pulmonary trouble. His
body is now at the home OF his aunt
Mrs. William d. Green, in which place
funeral service will be conducted this af.
ternoon.
Mr. Hoffman was about 30 years of age
He was the son of DR.. William Hoffman
who was an official in the Smithsonian
Institute in Washington, and subse-
quently United States consul to Breslau.
Germany and who died in Reading soon
after his return to America.
Frederick was educated at Delaware
College and after having studied telegra-
phy he became an assistant in the local
oftice of the Maritime Exchange. Sub
sequenty he obtained a position with the
pennsylvania Railroad Company. which
position he early resigned to take nm
newspaper work. His first duties were ON
the New Castle News. Later he acted
as correspondent for Wilmington and
Philadelphia papers. At the breaking ont
OF the Spanish-American war he enlisted
In the Delaware Regiment and at the
close OF the war he re-enlisted in the
volunteer army. From a Southern posi-. he
was transferred TO duty in Cuba and while
with the signal corps there contracted
the disease which caused his death. While
IN the Government Hospital IN New Mex
leo he was honorably discharged from the
service with a pension. Since that time
he had been seriously i'll. He was able
TO leave his home, however and only last
week he associated with his friends whom
he assured that he was not so III as they
thought. The Rev. Charles II. b. Turner.
of Lewes, is an uncle
sHAD FISHING is DONE.
Local shad fishermen hung I'D their nets
Saturday night well satisfied with the
seasons work. as the ''cashing inr dem
onstrates. The association fishermen made
the largest catches. William O'connor and
John McCaughan, earning 500 between
them. Lawrence O'Connor and Cap"
Hunter, Joseph Smith and John Newlove.
and $3.50 respectively. Albert Pedrick and
Alfred Davis, Of the association also
cleared $3.50. Other fishermen averaged
$500. Heretofore the average earnings Of
the men have been 5000. This seasons
profits have not been big because of large
catches of fish, but because Of small
catches and high prices.
LOCAL CLUB LOSES.
Saturday afternoons baseball game was
one Of "slugging' as the enthusiasts
would say. The score consequently was
big. Deshler, of Philadelphia, did the
pitching for the locals in the first four
innings, giving the visitors - runs Then
Mcclure went in and although he stopped
the run getting. the locals could not bat
out enough runs TO win. Deshler had lost
them the game:
Score by innings:
RH.E.
Baum ...... ........6 3 0 10 OO0 0 O--19 10 Al
New Castle ........3440 011O2-15 10 ST
summary-Earned runs-New Castle. 5;
Baum, Left on bases-New Castle Il
Baum. g. Stolen bases-Souders, 8; Coun-
tiss, ,; Harris. ,; Scarborough, Duffy, q;
Heavier, Kirby. Joseph Charlton. McGee.
Koeng Two base hits-Kirby. 2: Duffy.
Gutenberg, Countiss Walter Bacon.
Home run-Heavner. Base on baus-On
MeGee, 4; Off Deshler, 5; off Mcclure. ].
hit by pitched balls-Leach, Koenie Nc
Gee Struck out-By Deshler, ]; by Nc
Gee I; by Mcclure. p Wild throws-Nc-
Gee Duffy. Missed third strike-Ioeffler
Double plays-Koenig to Heavier sacri-