Evening journal., 1902-01-17
LIVED -four DAYS
ON RICE DIET
Soldiers at Fort Delaware
Went Hungry During
FrOeze-up Of River
spsoLaI 10 lha EvenIng Iournal.


New Castle Jan. 17.-Wth the break
ing up Of the ice in the river yesterday
about fifty soldiers from Forts Dupont,
Delaware and Mott were given leaves Of
absence and passed through this city en-
route to Wilmington. It was the FIRST
time they had been off since the river
froze up some time ago. In speaking OF
the freeze up to the correspondent, a sol
dier from Fort Delaware said that sup
plies gave out entirely and the los men
stationed there subsisted on rice for four
days.
about twenty OF ms went ont ON the
marshes and tramped around all day try-I
ing TO shoot stray duck, but not a one
did we see" said one OF the blue coats.
Grand Master Workman j. l.. Ellis
and staff last night installed the f0llow-
ing named onicers-olcct of Friendship
Lodge, No. 3. Ancient Order of United
Workmen Past Master, William Mar
guess: master workman, Neil Sentmann;
foreman, Thomas Hewlett; ovcrsecr.
Orion A. Carrick recorder. James l..
Bacon: iinancier. John B. Manloyc. re-
corder, Robert G. Gordon; guide, John
NJ. WISE inside watchman, George n.
Tobin, Sr.; outside watchman. Edward
Cheayins: representative Go the Grand
Lodge, Denney Smith, trustee for three
years, Charles II. Clewell medical ex-
aminer. Dr. William II. Kuntz. Follow
ing the ceremonies supper was served at
Bacon's cafe
While driving q horse over the ice at
Rogers pond yesterday Samuel Roberts,
who was guiding the ice plow, came near
/ drowning. The horse, pl0w and man
broke through the ice Roberts had the
plow lines about his neck and was drag.
ged head downward beneath the water.
Try as he would the man was unable TO
extricate himself, the ropes holding him
beneath the surface OF the water. a
number of men ran to his assistance and
dragged him out on the ice. They wer,
none too soon, for had he remained there
few minutes longer he would hav,
drowned
On Saturday, January 20, John II
Shearer, assessor, will sit at the Office OF
Mayor Boyd for the purpose of correcting
the assessment list and assessing persons
who have been omitted. The assessmen
book is in Ferris drug store.
. hlhltlN Atoitihhl NNNuA NlllnNiN hil
ing their ice houses and n big amount ha
been harvested. The ice is of q goo'
quality. .t-r
The schooners Mary and New Jcrso,
put in here yesterday, being unable q
proceed owing to the ice ia the river.
. The young women of this city will pre-
z sent the "Old Maids Convention" in IA
I Opera House OF Delaware City tonight.
y James Clough, conductor on the WI
4 minglon and New Castle trolley line. ha
/. his pocket picked Of 81 on The o'cloc
7 trip from Wilmington to this city Oh
other evening. A few days ago Nj
Cloueh had his pocket picked OF q quar
D tity Of change lie believes he know
5 the thief
e Although nearly 40 years OF age Jac
= Montgomery, conductor of the WI
D mineton and New Castle trolley line
q cutting now set Of teeth. He recent
= cut three and now the fourth is comm
through
Joseph IL. Stewart is making repairs {
his bodybuilding plant and viii begin th
construction OF tenders and life boats o
a large scale He will also constru'
naptha launches.