Evening journal., 1905-07-27
EW WCASTLE
.C0MPANY'S PLANT
IS MODEL ONE
Powerhouse Erected by New
Water Company to be
Nearing Completion
COST HAS NOT BEEN CONSIDERED
Special to Tho Evenlng IournaL

special 10 Tho Evening Journal
New Castle, July 2l.-Althoueh there ap-
pears to be ample room for criticism re-
garding the condition OF Now Castles
streets certainly no fault can be found
with The plant which Is being erected by
tho Delaware water Improvement Com
pany and now nearing completion.
The power house building is one Of the
finest OF It's size that can be found in a
radius Of many miles and apparently cost
has not been considered in its erection.
The structure. which IS Of brick built
about iron skeleton work. has been SUBJ
stantally put together by workmen un-
der the direction Of Frank Ross, com
tractor The interior of the building is
divided INTO two sections, one for the
boilers and another for the pumping and
electric machinery The floor. which viii
he of concrete six inches Ia depth will be
laid in a few days and the bases for the
engines. pumps and generators will be OF
similar material
Both boilers are in position and one Of
the large engines has been placed in the
house and the work of setting It up is
progressing. The pumps and generators,
the latter two in number. are expected
al any time
In constructing the base for the 125-foot
stand pipe cement has been used entirely
and the foundation is capable of sustain
ing an enormous weight The stand pipe
is expected 90 arrive, possibly this week
and viii be set up section by section.
when the plant IS completed entirely city
officials will be invited TO give IL thor
ough inspection and the company will en-
tertain a number Of guests at the power
house on the day It is formally put in
commission.
COLONEL GEGANs TRIP.
Colonel James J. Gegan has returned
from pleasure and exploration trolley
trip through southeastern Pennsylvania
and reports having had most pleasur-
able time. The Colonel" says that the
only drawback IN connection with his OUT
ing was the constant demand for nicl1ies
BY trolley car conductors. Leaving here
for Wilmington at o'clock on Tuesday
morning on the local line he was twice
requested TO produce fve cents In order
10 reach the =. & r. Junction Scarce had
he settled himself comfortably on a VIII
mington City car when the conductor call
cd fare please" and another nickel was
hshed up by the Colonel" Reaching
Sixth and Market streets in Wilmington
% was then necessary 20 pay q nickel TO
be carried TO Brandywine Springs. SO far
the trip had been nothing out of the or
binary, but trouble began after the trolley
ri e..
had pulled out. The conductor came
through the car and collected nickel A
few moments later he called again for a
similar contribution. II was paid Twice
more was this operation repeated ere
Kennett Square was reached There
Colonel" GHan dinod al the Kennett
Inn before resuming his journey TO West
Chester. After riding for a few minutes
the director OF the car put in an appear
ance for his fare
'Lookee here" said the Colonel" "how
many fares do you collect between here
and West Chester"
"only seven" was the reply
"All at once" queriod Colonel"
"Noop, one at a time" said the con-
ductor
James and seven times he fshed up a
nickel ere he reached West Chester. There
he alighted, went to cigar store OBJ
tained s. in change in hve cent pieces and
started on his way 10 Philadelphia Five
times before he reached sixty-third and
Market streets was he compelled 70 dive
in his pocket and once more after he
reached that point i'm order 10 get down
into the city. He shied az the sight OF a
Darby car, however, and came home on
the train. During the journey Colonel
Gegan dug up just twenty-one nickols.
HAVE COTTAGE AT PENNsvILLE.
Edward r. EllSinton, Albert Pedricl,
Edward White. Jacob spilSer and Harry
Hance have rented a cottage al Penns-
VILE and will occupy Il during the month
Of August. The young men win go back
and forth daily TO and from their busi-
ness.
SEIZED WITH CRAMPS.
Seized with cramps while swimming.
William Z. Morrison. aged Is. one OF a
party from WILMINGTON, who came 10 this
city FOR fishing trip, escaped drowning
By a narrow margin yesterday afternoon.
Edward Register and Harry Wilson
brought him ashore and revived him af-
ter working nearly an hour
INHALED GASOLINE FUMES.
William u. Beebe q Son. boat-buiiders
who have lost much gasoline from theii
warehouse recently discovered that a boy
had teen stealing the liquid and making
himself and others drunk from the fumes
The hoy was arrested and later sent 1,
his fathes. who promised 70 prevent fur
lher depreciation.
cOJSTIss' PLAYING a FEATURE.
Charles countss. catcher Tor the New
Castle baseball club. caught for the saleu
~ J., team in salem yesterday IN a gamr