Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-22
THE NEWS or NEW CASTLE.

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
New Castle, Aug. 10.--'rhe heavy rains of
yesterday cnused a grent falling of IN ut
tendance ut the churches. Many persons
Travelled On The trolley lines and the COM
pany took off the summer cars as they
reached the barn and placed In service
several closed cars. he folds In the vicinity
OF the dyke were yet covered, this morning,
with water. During last night the rnin
weakened the bank near Red Lion aud the
trolley cars were not run over the place, but
two cars were held on the south side OF the
creek mud passengers were transferred This
morning the same course was pursued and
wnrkineD began repairs to the tracks.
1t u reported thnt tho Knowles wooden
mills have enough orders on hand to keep
the plant busy Tor several months. Tho
runor that night work Is TO be resumed is
stated TO be untrue.
1t is held that City Council should put in
new water condui's at Second and Harmony
streets, as the pipe there is too small to
carry OF the water during rain.
New CASTLE, Avg. 20. The rainstorm
OF yesterday WAS the heaviest here sincs
the oloudburst in 1850, when por-
tion OF house. was washed away at
Second and Harmony streets. The rain
fell heavily and did much damage. in
the surrounding country. The trolley
roads suffered and the cutoff Of tho
Delaware railroad was also washsd,
but not seriously. Travel on the
trolley lines was not interrupted, al
though passengers were compelled to
do some high stepping to lift their fest
out OF the water when they alighted
from the cars. Repair gangs were out
In full force rspairIng the places that
had been washed by the heavy rains,
and 1t is expecteH that repairs will be
completed today. Cars are running in
good shape and passengers are being
transferred across the broken places.
Supt. j. v. Diener has wagons on
either side OF the breaks along the
line near Red Lion for this purpose.
Word was received yesterday OF the
death OF Michael Sullivan. aged IL
years. third son of Margaret Gormley
Sullivan and the late Michael Snlli.
van, formerly Of this city. The death
OF tho LAD occurred Sunday at Washing
ton, ID. o., after an illness of few
| days. He was takoD i'll several days
ago with appendicitis An operation
was performed on Saturday, and death
resulted. The funeral will take place
10 Washington.
|
missioner Megginson, last evening, speak
| ing of the recent storm, stated that the loss
to the county wt'uld be very heavr, ON ac-
| count OF washouts Of bridges and oadways.
| Gooch's bridge was slightly damaged Nc
| Lauehlin's milldnm at the head of the
Chrstiana burst and cut out roadways and
small bridges along Its course. The Red
| Lion bridge over He'd Clay Greek WINS also
washed away, The Reseville bridge Is re-
ported missing aud much damage was done
to tho masonry Of bridges ut Harmony and
the Newark paper mills.
The small cars of the locnl trolley lines
arc running through to Delaware City and
passengers are transferred in this city TO
the other cars, which run between here and
/ Wilmington. The same excellent service
10 being given as was given previous u,
the washout. Men are still at work ON the
rnndbed near Red Lion and will continue
several lays. Superintendent Diener has
been giving personal attention to the work
| of repair.