Evening journal., 1914-02-14
NEWSY DOINCS
OF NEW CASTLE
West Side Man Breaks Ankle
by Fall On the
Ice
WILMINGTON MAYOR
TO ADDRESS M. E. SCHOOL

Special to TIE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Del, Feb. l4.-Henry
Madden, a resident Of the west end. met
with painful accident on Thursday
night. In stepping of the back door
steps Of his home, Mr.. Madden stepped
On the ice and fell to the pavement. He
was unable 20 arise and when assisted
it was found that his LETT ankle was
broken. He was carried TO the residence
Jf his son-in-law, Frank Murphy, and
later was removed in the Phoenix am
bulance TO the Physicians and Surgeons
Hospital, Wilmington.
New Castle had its share OF the storm.
but everything possible was done to
seep the trolley cars running. There are
no cars in operation between New Castle
and Delaware City. Several DAYS ago
the only car in operation broke down
and an automobile was run on schedule
.ime But on Thursday night the au-
-omobilc did not 90 to Delaware City,
and four soldiers had to hire an auto.
mobile from another garage. Two colored
women, who came from Wilmington,
walked to Delaware City.
disappointment reigned supreme this
morning because the ears between here
and Wilmington were not running.
Navigation on the river was at j
standstill. The captains decided it was
safer to anchor than attempt to proceed
in a binding snowstorm.
In the Methodist Church tomorrow al
ternOon Mayor Harrison w. Howell OF
Wilmington will address the Baracca
Class.
It st. Peters Church tomorrow the
mission for the women win close and the
mission Tor men win commence. The
women's mission has been a success.
Adelphia Lodge, No. S, Knights OF
Pythias win celebrate the golden jubilee
OF the order on Friday evening.
Owners of vessels have started an
agitation regarding pound nets and
shad fishing nets along the coast and
in the Delaware river.
General complaint is heard among
shipping interests engaged in the
cOastwise trade of the menace to
navigation along the coast caused by
fishermen placing pound nets in the
fairway of vessels bound north and
south. Il is declared that the stakes
used for these nets extend for several
miles out, and that to prevent vessels
damaging them there is stretched q
strong wire or chain along the tor
for the purpose of entangling any
vessel running into the net.
While the regulations require q
light on the nets at night when It Is
stormy, the lights are extinguished
and the unmarked obstruction is a
menace to tugbOats, which keep as
close to the beach as possible on ac-
count Of the light draft Of the vessels
In tow. Il is declared that there Is
no intent on the part OF vessel
owners to restrict or interfere viii
those obtaining a livelihood by fish
ing. but the nets are and have been
they say, a serious menace TO life an'
vessels.
shortly before midnight on Thurs
day a colored man was seen actini
strangely on North Fifth street
officer Tobin placed the man unde'
arrest. An examination showed tha
he had been shot about the less, bu
the man declined 10 talk about TN
shooting. Being crippled and show
Ing signs Of being demented the maj
was Kept until yesterday morninl
when he was committed to the Dela
ware State Hospital for the Insane.