Evening journal., 1901-08-06
MAYOR BOYD'S
NARROW ENCAPR
Struck by Trolley Gar and
Hurled ReadIOng From
Carriage

had a narrow escape from serious in
Jury. If not instant death. on Sunday
night, while returning from Riverside
Park.
The party left the park shortly be-
fore 10 o'clock. in Mr.. Watts buggy,
on their way to New Castle Watts was
driving his colt, Ralph W., an animal
he values highly. but as they approach
ed the spot where the trolley line
crosses the road, a short distance from
the park. car was noticed coming up
the track. bearing down upon them.
The young horse became frightened at
the car and reared Watts shouted
and waived his hand at the motorman
to hold up but he evidently was
neither seen nor heard. for as the We
hicle reached the tracks the car crash
ed into IT, In q moment all was con-
fusion The horse was tossed several
feet into the air and fell upon his back
with his head under the front axle Of
the carriage. The buggy was COM
pletely wrecked, the shafts being torn
from the body Mayor Boyd, Watts
and Sheridan were thrown headfore-
most into the road but fortunately
escaped with few slight bruises. How
they got of with their lives is a mir
aole
After getting his horse on his feet
Mr. Watts found that the colt had
been badly cut about the right hind
leg. There wefe also several slight
cuts about his fore legs and belly
After getting Strengthened out the
party left the carriage by the roadside,
proceeding home on foot Tho car
with which the collision occurred was
one OF those recently constructed, and
is known as No SO. IL was in charge
of Motorman Davidson and Conductor
Myers. BY contact with the buggy a
portion Of the sheathing OF the car was
torn of.
Everybody knows Jack Merritt,
and everyone knows OF his affection
for the little beadle dog that seemed
to be the only bright spot in his be-
nighted life. He would carry il IN his
arms and lavish upon the animal all
the affection ne was capable OF bestow-
ing, although IL is true that at times
the dog got more cutting than It de-
served While playing In the street I'm
front of the Merritt house yesterday
morning. the animal got under the
wheels Of a passing trolley car and was
killed. The motorman stopped the car
and picked up the dog. placed him on
the platform with the intention OF
taking the body to the power house
to have It cremated. But Jack
who had noticed the death Of his sole
companion. would not have it so. He
ran after the car until It stopped He
lifted the dead dog from the platform
and kissed il repeatedly Finally he
carried it into the yard and tenderly
buried &C.
According to report, Mayor Boyd has
determined to stop Sunday grabbing
from the wharves in the city. On Sun
day Officer Harrington drove several
young men off OF the W. & n. wharf
while they were engaged in catching
crabs.
F. p. Hastings. OF the Baldwin Loco
motive Works, has completed the
work Of shrinking tires on the shifting
engine of the Nationa, Tube Company
The job was most successful one, ant
Mr. Hastings will now begin the work
of thoroughly overhauling the engine.
Proprietor HOfmann. OF the Jefferson
House. expected quite a party at tn,
hotel for supper last night, but as thl
visitors did not turn up at a late hour
the table which had been prepared wa
cleared. In the afternoon +. W. Mo
Graw private secretary, and w. Dew
Dimock. secretary OF the Harlan an,
Holingsworth Company, called at tn
hotel and ordered a meal for twenty
five persons. which comprise the crey
OF the new ferrybOat Lakewood, bull
by the company for the New Yorl
Central and Hudson River railroad
The steamer was to sail for New Yorl
yesterday afternoon, and the plan wa
that she should lay over in this cit
last night and resume her trip thi
morning. For some reason the boa
did not arrive.
On the Battery tracks are betwee
seventy-fiye and 100 fruit cars Owne
by various railroads which are bein
fitted up for the shipment Of peaches
New shelving is being put in and nee
essary repairs made.
State Detective Francis last ever
ing arrested William Boulder, colore
J. II. Mehaffey. superintendent Of ID
Delaware and Atlantic Telegraph an
Telephone Company, with a party {
friends. returned last evening from
days fishing down the river in II
launch Evan. Upon reaching this eli
they landed and took the trolley
Wilmington
Frank Ridgeway. chief Of the Unite
States Signal Service in Pittsburg, Pi
spent Sunday with his uncle. David Y
E.kinton. Mr.. Ridgeway is well-know
in New Castle. having visited he
several times before.
Joseph McCauley. brother OF Har
McCauley, the contractor, and his far
ily, have been for several days VII
Mr. and Mrs Coleman Hunter N
McCauley formerly lived in New ca
tie. but has not visited here for TWEEN
years. He now resides in Philads
phia.
Miss Helen Cranston, of Newpol
who has Just returned from visit
Cape May spent yesterday as 4