Evening journal., 1901-08-19
STEAMED NlLRN
WITH NO RUDDBR
MiShap to Naptha Launch
Acme Heaviest Rain
Of Season

New Castle, Aug 19.-Whie ON their
way to this city on Friday, a party Of
New Castle young men had a thrilling
experience which might have resulted
fatally had it not been for the fact that
the bay was comparatively calm, al
though a stiff breeze was blowing.
The party, which included Mayor Evan
G.. Boyd, George Knowles, James G..
Shaw, Jr., William Bergen and Bankson
II. Holcomb, Jr., had been spending sew
eral days in Lewes. They left that point
for New Castle ON FRIDAY morning in Mr..
Knowles naphtha launch Acme" in
command Of Captain Leslie Truss, one
Of the most experienced watermen in this
city. Shortly after the party had left,
The Acme struck on the spars in the bay
some distance above Lewes and broke
her rudder blade, leaving her compare
lively helpless. Captain Truss at once
hOisted sail, by the aid of which he kept
the frail craft on her course until Ma
hons creek was reached, where the
launch ran in and the rudder head tenn
porarily was repaired, after which the
Acme proceeded on its journey and
reached New Castle Friday night. The
others Of the party were loud in their
praise of Captain Iruss's skillful hand
ling Of the launch.
This city was visited by the heaviest
rain of the season yesterday afternoon,
the downpour keeping up nearly all night.
Towering clouds began to gather in the
skies early in the day and at 4.30 o'clock
they opened up and the rain came down
in torrents, accompanied by n heavy
wind. In less than two hours nearly two
inches of water had fallen The streets
and cutters were turned into miniature
streams which hurried on their course TO
the river. Every one sought shelter in
their houses and the thoroughfares were
deserted except as an occasional trolley
car passed through the city carrying a
wet and beraggled load of passengers.
The river was comparatively free from
all descriptions of claft although Just be-
fore the storm set in with half a gale
blowing Coleman DuPont's yacht Treck,
which has been lying off New Castle for
some time, hoisted sails and with a party
Of young people aboard sped before the
wind down the river.
A number of Wilmington and New
Castle people went to Riverside Park
earlier in the day, but the heavy storm
drove them away and by o'clock lights
were out and the resort deserted. The
downpour had one good effect in this city,
however, masmuch as it gave grass grow
ing in Delaware street a much needed
watering, and as drop after drop of rain
beat down upon the blades, they nodded
their heads as if in appreciation of the
water. The city's pasture soon will be
ready for moving and as a good crop of
hay is assured, the sale of it should add
several dollars to the city's treasury.
In st. Peters Church at o'clock fun
eral services were held over the body Of
Abram Kelly, aged p years, who died
in his residence on the Doninger farm
near this city, on Friday last. Interment
was made in the cemetery adjoining the
church. Mr.. Kelly was one of the Oldest
farmers who lived in the vicinity of this
city, having resided on the farm where he
died for n number of years. His wife
died in May of this year. Five grown
sons survive him. Apoplexy was the
cause Of his death.
DR. and Mrs. George w. Quinn, Of Will
mington, accompanied by Burchall, Tom
my Doran and Billy Coffey, of the
Brownson baseball team spent several
hours in Riverside Park yesterday. On
the trolley cars down DR.. Quinn gave sew
eral selections on a graphaphone which
he carried with him and which were en-
joyed by the passengers. Tommy Doran
gave several recitations through the
megaphone attachment to the graphic
phone. while Coffey gave limitations Of
the calls of animals including the lowing
of cows, the neigh of horses. caclle of
chickens and the roar OF the lion, much
TO the amusement of the occupants of the
\ car.
Penn Treaty club. Of Philadelphia
came to this city on Saturday and crossed
bats with the New Castle A. c. The re
suit was that at the close o. the ninth in
ming, New Castle had the figure on the
scorers book, while the visitors battet
out but four runs.
Miss Julia Enos is visiting Miss Vir
ginia Cooper
Fred Worthingten, OF Philadelphia, for
1nerly of this city, and his daughter, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Orion Carrick.
John Hance, formerly a policeman il
this city, now of Philadelphia, and hi
daughter, spent Sunday with Mr.. an
Mrs. George Swan.
William Hughes, Of Chester, Pa, wa
a guest of George Hoffman yesterday.
Mrs. Henry Blouth, of Wilmington
spent yesterday at the residence Of he
brother, Harry Stoeckle, near Ne'
Castle.
Mrs. James Whitelock. Miss Bertha i
Redding and Arthur Whitelock Jr., q
Philadelphia, were guests Of Mrs. jaime
Brown yesterday.
Miss Cora Trutt. who has been visi
ing Miss Frances Lancaster, left Satu
day for the lower part of the State.
Dr. w. ii. Richardson, who has bee
indisposed for some time, is improving.
Thomas X. Lancaster, who has bee
the guest of his parents for two week
left Saturday for his home in Philade
phia.
BaptLsts Meet tn Clavton