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Evening journal., 1903-09-18
BOARD OF HEALTH WILL
BUY ANTI-T0XINE
Granted an Extra Appropria-
ton ofSIoo by City Coun-
Gil for the Purpose

City Council transacted very little
business last night.
Councilman zebley informed the
members that City Solicitor Robert G.
Harman would attend to the matter Of
entering into an agreement with tlt
r. I. DUPONT de Nemours Company
with regard to opening the Rockford
water tower TO the public. The mat
ter win probably be acted upon at the
next meeting.
The Board OF Health was granted
an extra appropriation OF 500 with
which to purchase ante-toxine. This
action was taken after a communica-
ton from the Board Of Health had.
been read. calling attention TO the fact
that diptheria is usually prevalent at
this time.
An invitation for the Water Witch
Fire Company to attend the housing
of the Union Fire Company's new ap-
paratus on September 20. was re-
ceived and accepted. An invitation TO
attend the Emmett memorial exercises
in the Opera House on Sunday next
and act as ce-presldents, was also
accepted.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
According to the Report
Walter Gebhardt Was
Showing Toes at Sale
When Detective Caught
Him
Although 1t Cannot Be
Verified 1t Is Said He
Was Given a Secret
Hearing in This City
BeforelMagistrate

Walter ,Gebhardt. resident OF
BlackbiH, az small town about two
miles from Hockessin. is said to have
been arrested one day last week and
held in ooOtban for the upper court,
on the charge OF manslanghter.
The arrest iss reported to have been
made by statei Detective .Ratlidge on
the ground that, Gebhardtjparti
In the1 recent iynching Of George
White.
1t iss alleged that Gebhardt was
placed under arrest on Friday Mast
while ,attending a public sale at Mt.
Cuba. He Is said to have exhibited
severaf bones winch came FROM the
toes OF ftthe slayer OF Miss Bishop.
Rumor has Il that a secret hearing
took place before Magistrate Hollis Of
this city tand that the accused man
was held Nn $1,000 on the charge OF
manslaughter.
Julian c. Walker. a member OF the
Rev Castle county bar. whose home
Is IN the viclniy Of Hoclessin. is said
TO have been engaged as counsel for
Gehhardt inn case he is indicted by the
grand jury
IL has been reported IN this city for
several days that an arrest had been
made ndsmnumber of residents OF Mt.
Cuba 81 vicinity have said that the
arrest was made. 1t did not seem to
be much OF a surprise TO the citizens
there as Gebhardt Is said TO have made
himself very conspicuous on theN day
Of the public'sale and also previous tc
Il possession.
ticent I'M regard to the investigation
being made and as both Julian c
Walker and Magistrate Hollis were ou
OF town today the story co19ls1 not .... p
I, verified.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
QUAKER CITY MAN
HORRIBLY MANGLED
Dead Man Had Letter Ad-
dressed to F. N. Witmarth,
Philadelphia

The body Of a man lEorribiy mangled.
was found at the West Yard early this
AMI brought to the French street
station. Deputy Coroner Kilmer later re-
moved the remains OF the unfortunate
man TO the mofgue.
From a letter found in his pocket he
is believed TO be f. n. Witmarth, Of
Philadclphia This belief is strengthened
by the fact that on the dead mans arm
are the initials r. N. w.
The unfortunate man is probably q
years Of age and wore good clothes. In
his pocket was found some small change
ana a Il jsweled gold watch, which was
broken beyond repairs.
Deputy Coroner Kklmer comniopi icated
with the relatives Of the man in Philadel-
phia. but up to the time or going TO press
received no word from them.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
From the Reports That
Are Coming In 1t Is Be
Iieved That at Least
One Hundred Were
Drowned
Thrilling Experience of
the Wrecked Tugboat
Spartan in the Della
ware Bay--Heroic Work
on the Part of Pilots
TO the Erening Journal.

Special to the Evening Journal.
Lewes. Sept. 1s.-The big ocean-go-
ng tug Spartan sank in the Delaware
BAY above the buoy of the Boom in the
hurricane which ragged on Wednesday
morning and it at first was thought
hat her entire crew had been drowned.
I has developed, however. that all but
hree of them have been rescued, but
Iope of the others is given up. Ten Of
he men were landed at Anglesea, n.
t.. yesterday, and two at this place.
There were fifteen all told IN the crew
Ind 1--WE of them were Delawareans.
captain Albert Chandler and Mate
Peter Nelson were landed at Lewes and
rom the meagre reports of the rescue
In the Jersey coast it is thought that
he still missing are Chief Engineer AL
bert Lingo, of Indian River hundred
Ind two Norweigians, names unknown.
|'he others Of the crew were Daniel
lingo, second engineer, Of Indian
River; James Chamberlain, of Days
|oro and Joseph Carey. Of Franlford,
Ind John Hudson. OF Philadelphia.
Names Of others are not known.
Thirteen Hours in Water.
Captain Chandler was thirteen hours
b the water on a small board and
lfate Nelson was exposed on the bot
|om of small sdffn for eight hours.
the captain was so near exhausted
hat he was ready to slip his hold and
link before he was rescued by the tug
|-ykens.
He said that the pilot boat Philadel-
bhia cruised round about him almost
within hailing distance with a man In
Der rigging apparently searching for
but he did not have the
bower of speech to call nor strength
- raise his, arm. IL was near dusk
'rHen he was picked up and he had
kslly mlde up his mind to give ur
sink If not rescued before dark.
N Iate Nelson was on the bottom of q
M tll skin and had much the same ex-
$erience as the captain only he had a
aarger float. He also was despondeni
krhen rescued by the oil steamer Kins-
ban Both men were out beyond the
5verfalls lightship when picked up.
Hlawser Caused Wreck.
The cause of the accident to tn,
aug which resulted so disastrously was
hawser fouling I'm her wheel They
Hrere anchored but the gale was drag,
Ming them ashore and the cable was
ut and an effort made to work hel
Sngines without knowledge of the
pulled wheel She refused to respond
nd was soon at the mercy of the winC
nd sea and sank
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
WANT SToP-ovER PRIVILEGES
Effort May be Made to Have Railroad
Tickets Marked of Here.

made to secure stop-over privileges ~
railroad tickets for this city. The con-
cession Of stopping off at Philadelphia
on excursion tickets has been granted
Philadelphia by the B. & O. and Penn
sylvanla roads and local merchants
are OF the opinion that the same thing
might be accomplished for Wilmington.
Persons passing through en- route to
Philadelphia and New York might de-
sire to stop of here TO confer with
local manufacturers or for other pur-
poses, but under present conditions
this is impossible.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
COAST STREWN
WITH WRECKS
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Reports of wrecks and
drownings continue arriving
from so many points along the
coast that it IS at present inn
possible to give an accurate
estimate of the number of IA
taIities. 1t is believed, how
ever. that at least one hundred
lives were lost in the Storm
Following. are the vessels sunk
and the attending drownings.
off Hatteras, steamship Mex
icano and twenty-three men.
or Maine coast. two fishing
schooners and fifteen men.
In Delaware Bay, tugboat
Spartan and two men.
At the Breal0water, schooner
Marsh and five men.
OF Barnegat. barge Garden
and small crew.
The fate of two schooners
and three barges. last seen
near the Delaware Break
water, is unknown.
It is estimated that fifty
lives were lost by the fishing
feet ,off Five Fathom Bank.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
Fire in East sixth street

Fire broke out in the horie Of Mrs. ].
R. Hobbs of No. SO East Sixth street.
about o'clock this morning and did dam
age TO the extent OF $500 before it was es-
tinguished. The blaze started IN a
clothes closet and the prompt arrival of
the district engines prevented more
serious fire.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
STRUCK BY TIMBER
Miss May Paris Injured On Market
Street This Morning.

While walking up Market street past
the new theatre being built for w. L.
Dockstader this morning Miss May
Paris of Twelfth and Tatnall streets.
was struck on the head and painfully
injured by a piece of falling scanfoId-
ing. She tainted several times and was
carried into the office Of Nields, Brown
and Nields. She was attended by DR..
j. Harman Rile.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
Struck BY Passenger Train.

Suffering with numerous bruisls
Daniel Hanley. Of No. 917 Lancaster
avenue. was found near the Delaware
Railroad junction last night and
brought to this city for treatment. He
was removed to the Delaware Hospital
and told the physicians tSat he had
been struck by a train.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
Lann to coaoh peIaware.

The Delaware College football team
has secured Oscar Lange, who played
with the Philadelphia Professionals last
season TO coach the eleven. Lange is one
of the best football players in the coun-
try and with the material at Delaware
College he should be able 10 get up a
strong team.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
DsuoI<y' Mceinnis AGAIN in Tolls.

William McGrann. better known as
'Bucky" McCinnis. who escaped from
the workhouse several months ago.
was captured last night by Harry
Piel ce. who found hin wandering along
on the "-Jast" "Bucky'' was serving
a sentence for drunkenness at the time
of his escape.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
Unfortvnste Vessel Cleared From This
POD. sa Monday.

The British steamer Mexicano. which
sank during the gale at the Breakwater
on Tuesday night is well-known to the
local custom house officials. She has been
engaged IN the oil carrying trade for a
long time and only cleared from this port
on Monday last for Vera Cruez. Mexico.
laden with 1865 gallons of crude pc
troleum.
The captain of the unfortunate vessel.
r. Stewart King. Together with q men,
bers OF his crew lost their lives. Only one
of the crew was rescued.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
Scarlet Fever at Hocllessin.

, Secretary Loeber. Of the State Board
OF Health has been asked to go TO
Hockessin, where an epidemic Of scarlet
fever prevails.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
Buy Good Groceries

at Lynch's. If our goods are satis-
factory tell others. If not tell us.
Lipton's English Breakfast Tea, quail
ity No. 1, 35c package; Ceylon and
India Tea, quality No. 1. 35c. package;
quality No. 2, soc. packages. Fruit Jars
and spices.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
cd swedes Rummaae saI..

A rrmmage sale for the benefit OF the
Old swedes Cfiurch will be held in the
parish house, Seventh and Church streets
beginning Morday. November 9. People
wishing to contribute will kindly send
word to Miss +. b. Davidson. No. GO
Church street.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
Held Under Peace Bond.

John Feeney was arraigned before
Magistrate Moses Wei last night or
charge Of acting disorderly toward
Charles W. Stewart. After hearing the
evidence the magistrate held Feeney
under 500 bond to keep the peace.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18

Lewis NJ HauDt. member Of the
United States Inter- Oceanic Canal Com
mission. is discussing in the Phiiadel-
phia Ledger the future access Of that
city to the Atlantic. Naturally what
pertains to Philadelphia in that respect
is of interest to Wilmington. Mr.,
Haupt reviews the costly work in the
Delaware channel and how il was un-
done by natures forces and unwise
dumping Of material.
He reviews in brief the conclusions
of the. Engineering Board Of 1879 which
had a very beneficial result upon the
stream and the boards of 1885 and 1899.
Whilst the board of 1879 recommend
ed dredging and dumping on shore or
behind dikes out Of the reach Of the
currents. that Of 1855 recommended a
plan for the permanent Improvement
by dikes and regulating works. It is
estimated that to construct the twenty
six foot channel 600 feet wide at mean
low water would cost. by dredging. 81
217.426. and for the interest and MAIN
tenance $685. .439 would be required am
nually. while to- secure the same result
by regulating W orks would cost S2425.-
123 and the annual charge would be
only s1S4.21O. II also found that
AASte'0 atr a. So A't9 oDolr hSAioh 10
navigation. while regulating works. II
their positions are properly marked
are an aid to it, The amount of exca-
walton for the twenty-six-foot channel
was computed TO be 5.256,2S3 cubic
yards. and the unit price, except for
rock was taken at 30 cents per yard.
AS a consequence Of this report dikes
were commenced. at Reedy Island in
1SS9 at Minin bar and Fishers Point
in 1883, at Kink,yra Bar uD the river.
in 1880, and at the Bulkhead. near Fort
Delaware. in 1891, where the plans
called FOR two dikes only one Of which
has been built.
After varied experiences and in con-
fr,or.s,,,,ea ~, r,lf+t, t,,...1
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
cIeared Wlth Rehnnd OIL

The French bark ALA ct Isabelle
cleared from this port this morning
with 269.5S7 gallons OF crude OIL 600
barrels of refined petroleum and 200
barrels of naphtha- The cargo is VAL
ued at $4,000.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
sophomore Glass officers.

The sophomore class OF Delaware Col
iege has elected the following officers;
President. George Farnan, Wilmington;
president. De clifford Ponenberger,
Newark; secretary, Harry G. Lawson
wilmington; treasurer. Charles W. Clash
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
city oMe:,rs pauahter Dead.

Florence e. Boughman. aged 16
years. daughter of City Auditor Bough-
man. died at the home of her parents.
No. 500 Broome street. on Wednesday \
evening. The funera, VII take place
tomorrow morning.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
DISASTROUS COLLISION
Trolley Car Causes Death Of Horse and
injury 70 It's Driver.

A Wilmington City Railway trolley
ear and a circus wagon belonging to
Walter l.. Mains circus. collided at
Thirteenth and Dupont streets about
IL o'clock last night with disastrous
results. One horse attached to the
wagon was killed and the driver pain
fully hurt.
The force OF the collision threw the
driver. a man named Mcdowell, into
the street and hurled the wagon
against the horses attached 10 it, One
was killed but the other escaped harm
Mcdowell was considerably bruised but
] his injuries win not prove fatal.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
VIM oive q Rake.

The missionary society Of the First
United Presbyterian Church viii hold a
bake On Saturday morning at II. F..
Wolfes Paper store, No. sos Madison
street.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
WEATHER BULLETIN


cloudy
to In
On
winds
Ito the Banks
Evening journal., 1903-09-18

Preparatory services for communion
on Sabbath morning will be held this
evening in the First United Presby-
terian Church at Third and Broome
streets and the sermon will be preached
by the Rev. w. +. L. Freund OF the
Hanover Presbyterian Church.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18

ing sound. In half q minute a wall Of
angry sea so white that the spray look
ed like snow Gamer out Of the east and
hurled itself upon us. 1t buried the
Philadelphia under'tons Of water and,
although she is a staunch vessel II
caused her to tremb,e in every, timber.
Then Followed the Wind.
"The first force Of that mighty wave
was the worst. After ifNcame a gale
Of wind, which blew at the rate Of so
miles an hour. and sent the spray fly
ing in clouds.
when daylight came we eaw the
Marsch. lying bottom upward, being
pounded to pieces against a ple Of
rocks at the Breakwater. with two
men-Norman Campbell, the mate, Of
Boston, and Henry w. Bishop a sailcT,
Of New Observation-Disclosures to por-
ton Of the wreck. The rest of the
five members of the crew, including
Captain j. B. Mehaey, Of New Lon
don, had been swept away and
drowned A crew Of five sailors from
the Philadelphia. under the leadership
of John johnson, our mate. manned
one Of the lfehoats and after a peril
Gus. trip succeeded in rescuing the two
survivors of the schooner.
They said that their ship had been
running to make the harbor of refuge,
behind the Breakwater, when the
storm struck and upset her in a
twinkling.
Sighted the Spartan.
scarcely had we left the wreck thar
the tug Spartan was sighted. She had
heavy list to one side and was ap.
parently about to founder. We coult
not see a living soul on her decks, ant
concluded that the crew had taken tC
the boats. Late i'm the afternoon w'
sighted the sea- going tug Lykens. will
Captain y. T. Chandler. OF the Spartan
on board. Captain Chandler. who wal
transferred to the Philadelphia, sai'
that after clinging 20 a piece of lumber
for eleven hours he had been picked NJ
in a nearly exhausted condition four
teen miles out at sea.
"A short time later we were signales
by the British steamer Kinsman. bound
from Philadelphia for Dublin. the crew
} OF which had rescued John Nelson
mate of the Spartan, from an upturne,
yawi boat, 10 which he was clinginf
miles out at sea. Mate Nelson told u,
that shortly before his rescue by the
Kinsman a fireman from the tug VIII,
had been drifting near him for hours
clinging to a hatch had disappeared"
CONTINUED on Fourth Page)
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
H|GHWAYMEN
HELD FOR COURT
"Whiskers" Mullin and "Al"
Spencer Identified as Men
Who Held Up Mckay
PRISONERS ARE KNOWN TO POLICE


the Upper court-The Case of ItaI-
ian Charged With Embezzllng Con-
tinued.
Thomas, alias "whlskers" Mullln and
."Al" spencer. two well-known char
acters. were arraigned in City Court
this morning charged with highway
robbery. They committed the offense
in broad day light at Third and Van
Buren, streets. The victim was Geo.
Mckay an old man. He had been
drinking previous to the time OF the
robbery and could tell the court very
little about the affair. He said, how
ever that he met the prisoners at
Front and Thorn streets yesterday af-
ternoon and after leaving them. they
followed him to Third and Van Buren
where one knocked him down while
the other rined his pockets. taking SIS
In greenbacks and some small change
from him.
Kate Brown, young woman, living
at Third and Van Buren streets. at
tracted by McKay's cries OF They're
robbing me-" ran to the window lad
Witnessed the assault and robbery. She
identified the prisoners this morning
and her evidence when presented At
the Court Of General Sessions viii go
far toward sending the men TO prison
for n long term
Patrolman Frank Kane arrested Null
lin Immediately after the robbery in
the vicinity OF Third and Van Bur'D
streets. but Spencer was not picked
up until later. Working on d descrip-
tion, Patrolman Sewell d. Scott ap-
pretended him last night. After hear
Ing the evidence the court held both
men under $1,000 bail each for the
upper court and also held Mckay un-
der $500 bail as a witness.
Leroy Armstrong. colored, was fined
81 and costs for disorderly conduct and
then charged with carrying con-
cealed deadly weapon. on the latter
lcharge he was held under 500 bail yfoi
the court OF General Sessions.
EmbezzIement Charged.
Vito Gallo was arrafgned on a charg
OF embezzling s171 from the Italia
Mutual Beneficial Society. He was a
oficer OF the organization and Is al
legged to have taken the money Will
acting IN that capacity. Upon the re
quest OF Assistant City Solicitor Bald
win Springer the case was continue
until Monday marning. the prisone
being held under $500 bail until tina
time.
william Forrest was fined SO an'
costs for assaulting William Lewi1
Frank Burton. a cripple. was sentenced
TO sixty days Imprisonment for vag
rancy.
Held For Larceny.
George Thompson was held undei
$500 bail for court for stealing two
trowels. the property OF q boss brick.
layer engaged in building operation,
in the Ninth ward. The latter secured
lThompsons release from the work.
house on Wednesday when he had betr
committed for drunkenness and upor
securing his freedom the defendant
went TO work for his benefacitr. Hi
disappeared however, shortly afte
starting In TO work and with him ~
disappeared three trowels. Onicei
Davidson arrested Thompson aL
found two Of the stolen articles in hil
possession.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
tlawsor Caused Wreck.
NRECKAGE SIRENS THE MISPILIOH
Apple and Pear Orchards Near Mil
ford Ruined by the
Heavy Wirds.
Ipecial to the Evening Journal

NUtllaA " AlAI NllAAA5 oO4AA-AAs
Il Milford, Sept. 1S-The storm which
.aged over this section for several
hours yesterday did much damage at
he mouth of the Mispillion, word Of
which was received during the day.
trhe wind was particularly wild at this
Nboint blowing with such fury as to
rive three schooners upon the beach
+ nd to nearly demolish the mud-dig-
0se at work cleaning out the channel
1here. The dredge was driven during
Ahe height of the storm upon the ietty
york and much of the piling is torn
&hp or broken off.
The schooner Three Sisters. which
4xas anchored inside the rivers mouth,
WAS driven upon the north bank, while
he oyster boat Humming Bird, owned
by George and Lewis Paisley. was car
lied by the high tide and wind upon
he marsh. Another vessel, name not
learned, is also stranded and several
Small craft disabled. The government
work in building the jetty at this point
s supposed to be damaged to the ex-
Il .ent Of several thousand dollars and
he. contractors are viewing the wreck
lone.
Loss to Fruit Growers.
Another feature of the havoc wrought
s )y the wind is that apple and pear or
lizards in this section were almost de-
S luded Of their fruit, and a serious loss
& will accrue to the owners. A large
& ,rultgrower said yesterday that he had
{ hardly a basket of fruit left in either
4 nis pear or apple orchard and that his
+ oss is large The damage to standing
s ,odder cannot at this time be esu-
S mated. but there Is much loss. In
#many places fodder has been blown
q over large areas by the wind and
q uined by the rain.
Pilots Heroic Work.
H Heroic work performed by the pilots
4 )n board of the Philadelphia in rescu-
4 ng the survivors of the Spartan and
q Aarsch was the chief topic Of conver-
Il 5aiion among shipping men yesterday
Pilot Henry Maui, who assisted III
~ ~rk gave a graphic description
-e scenes.
all my years Of experie4ce
'r saw anything like it" -e said
Il Philadelphia. in charge Of Cap
. Fred Burton, was cruising just
& )-tside OF Cape May when, with
'carcely a moments warning, the
q storm swooped down upon us. II
I've to be a hundred years old I shal
acver forget it.
shortly after 4 O'Clock I was IN the
rilot house tof the Philadelphia; th'
sea was calm and quiet. and 1t was Sc
clear that could readily see the caiE
-sht, when heard low moan
Evening journal., 1903-09-18

Forbes & Co. removed to 406 Shipley
st. Wall paper, window shades, Both
phones. shri
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
Would Not piseuss story.

The above story was taken to the Of
fees OF the Du Pont Company in the
Equitable Building this morning. The
reporter was told that p. S. Du Pont
was the only person who could give
any information regarding the matter,
and that he was out Of the city.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
THAT CHANNEL
To THE ATLANTIC
Authority on Subject Dis
cusses Work of Deepening
the Delaware River
HOW COSTLY WORK WAS UNDONE

Mr.. Haupt Concludes That the Enyi-
neerins Board of 1879 was Correct
in Prohibiting Retv-,sin. in the
Stream.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18

WEATHER: Today, Partly
cloudy to fair, falling tenn
perature, light winds. To-
morrow, Fair, slightly cooler,
fresh winds. Sunday, Fair.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18

FOUR CREED: To publish
Ehe news that ought to be
published; to tell the truth
that ought to be told, and to
put it into readable form.
Evening journal., 1903-09-18
MExlCANN KNOWN HERE

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