Evening journal., 1905-05-05
RIVER WAS SWEPT
BY HIGH WINDS
Several Boats Were Swamped
and Fishermen Driven
in Port
CATCH SMALL BUT UNIFORM
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New Castle. May 5.-The Delaware
river in this vicinity was swept by
heavy wind storm shortly after
o'clock yesterday afternoon with the
result that fishing was stopped and
boats on the stream were compelled
TO put into port for safety.
Even those boats that were in harbor
Jared badly and several of them were
swamped Charles Lancaster's new
boat which was lying at the waters
edge with the net aboard was filled
by the waves washing over it and par
TALLY swamped. Jack Wylie and Rob-
ert Newlove's boats were treated in a
similar manner Laurence O'Connors
boat was washed upon the old coal
wharf and William Higgins skin
broke away from her moorngs and
was washed ashore near the Tasker
plant. but escaped undamaged.
The boat operated by William Geb-
hardt also broke loose but Gebhardt
jumped overheard and caught it be-
fore IL got away. Several Jersey fish
ermen were compelled to put in here,
being unable to reach their home
ports.
SHAD STILL SCARCE.
The gale put an end to fishing prac-
tically and as a result but compare
lively few fish were caught The sea-
son so Ear has been a peculiar one in-
asmuch as although but few fish have
been caught the shipments for the past
week have been nearly uniform day
by day. Something over 5000 shad
we're sent out from here yesterday
and Of this number Joseph II. King &
Sons shipped 2500 The present cool
snap will have tendency to drive the
price Of fish up in New York markets
and as a consequence better prices
viii be realized here.
STOCKING WITH PARTRIDGES.
W. S. Collision has been engaged in
stocking points down the state with
partridges. He has placed several
pa.rs Of birds al Harrington. FELTON,
and Wyoming for breeding purposes.
WORK AT WATER PLANT.
Work Is progressing at the plant OF
the Delaware Water Improvement
Company and many men are at work
daily. Men are Engaged in leveling
for the side track that Is to be put into
the tract and four wells of S-inch pipe
have been driven to the depth of from
SO 20 65 feet. It Is expected that a
depth Of i50 feet win be necessary and
in this work steam power viii be used
a trench ave feet n depth is being
dug toward New Castle for the water
mnins
COUNTESS AND CHASE TO PLAY
Charles Countiss and Eugene Chas,
win hn the positions OF catcher and
third baseman respectively for tn,
Media baseball team this season. Thl
Meiin club viii open the season al
Media tomorrow. having as their OPP
onents the Madison A. A.. of Ches.
ter,
CAUGHT BIG CATFISH.
G. +. Toppn and w. B. Smith. Jr.
both Of Wilmington, had a good days
fishing in the canal at st. Georges
yesterday and succeeded IN catching
about fifty pounds of perch and white
and yellow cats" one of the catfish
measured 4 IL inches between the
eyes.
INTEREST IN NEW DEAL.
Much interest is expressed IN the
deal whereby the Dobbins houses
have been purchased and the fact that
the dwellings will be put IN good or
der. Already several families living in
New Castle have expressed their in
tenton Of renting one of the houses
when they are completed
DELEGATE TO CONVENTION.
Mrs Hickman Hewitt and Mrs. w
$. Collision, Of Fifth street. were del.
egaies from the First Baptist Church
10 the eleventh annual convention o.
the Delaware Baptist Mission Societ,
held in the Delaware Avenue Bapus
Church. Wilmington. yesterday.