Evening journal., 1914-08-15
FALLING bricks
BREAK Shoulder
New Jersey Visitor Meets
With Peculiar Accident
in New Castle
MUCH SYMPATHY
FOR RAIL VICTIM
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

NEW CASTLE, Del, Aug. l5.-G. !
Rowe Rounds of Clayton, n. j., met with |
a serious accident in a peculiar manner
here on Thursday evening. He is visit !
ing his sister, Mrs. Moore, on South !
Third street. and while sitting on the
front steps Of her home a brick rolled !
of the roof and fractured his collar
bone.
Mr.. Rounds was in the company Of
young woman on the front step when the
brick which apparently fell from the
chimney, rolled down the roof and
struck him. DR. Lewis Booker reduced
the fracture. Mr.. Rounds is dubious
about believing that the brick fell of
the chimney, but is of the opinion that
some one threw it at him.
In the Young Mems Republican Club
on Monday evening the Republicans OF
the First and Second districts will name
delegates to the State convention at
Dover The Republicans of the other
three districts will hold separate meet
ings and name a delegate from each
district.
Much sympathy is being expressed for
William b. Ratledge, whose loss was
heavy by the fire yesterday afternoon.
The origin of the fire is a mystery. Pres
ident William j. Ferris of tin Trustees
of the Commons, said last night that
the loss on the barn and carriage shed is
about $1,000 covered by one-third in
surance. Mr.. Ratledge lost thirty tons
of hay and all this seasons stray. There
was no insurance on the straw. Farmers
on the Commons farms yesterday after
noon and today offered Ratledge assist
ance in the way OF dividing their straw
with him, but the farmer will be OBJ
liged to buy hay for his stock and
horses.
The Good win, Fame, and Reliance
Companies responded to the alarm OF
fire, but all they could do was to save
the dwelling and granary.
Groups Of people last evening dis
cussed the idea Of asking City Coun-
ell to prohibit the railroad company
from running north bound trains ON
the south bound tracks through the
city. This was the cause of James
b. Toman being critically injured ON
Thursday evening. For forty years
Mr. Toman has resided in front of the
crossing at Ninth and Young streets
and in that time has been instrument
tai in saving hundreds of people, cid
and young from injuries at the cross
ing. Following the passing north Of
freight train on Thursday night Mr.
Toman started to cross the tracks
and no doubt felt safe after crossing
the north bound track as NJ soutl
bound train was approaching Sud
! denly he was hurled in the ali an
b landed on his right side. DR.. Wer
. tenbaker and DR.. McEntee made re
p cord runs from Wilmington here al
5 DR.. Booker was not nt home at tn
1 time. Miss Margaret Toman.
] daughter of the injured man is on
2 of the trained nurses at the Delawar
= Hospital and she remained with he
father all night. Miss Name TOman
another trained nurse, stayed witt
her father yesterday.
Prompt action on the part of Motor
man Carrow yesterday afternoon pre-
vented what looked like a serious col
lision. While about to 90 up the higl
bridge in Wilmington the car wa
met by a young horse driven by tw,
1 young men. The colt stopped an
: backed the dearborn against the ca
I and then reared up. Carrow stoppe
the car but not before it hal brokei
the front wheel of the wagon. ri
young men refused to tell their name
!, to Conductor Leach, saying that
: was the first time the colt was drivel
! and that it was no fault of the trolle
! company's employees that the WACO.
n was damaged
The winners at the spot dance a
: Ocean Beach Park on Thursda,
. evening were William Day, No. 10
O Winchester Place and Miss Lillian Gas
e sidy of No. 500 West Seventh stree
e Wilmington. The judges were ClaI
e ence Meter and Miss Nora L. Wins
j. low.
d. Frank B. Flickinger who, has bee
B. on the battleship Nebraska for thre
D, years, is visiting relatives in Ne
d Castle. He tells some interestin
If stories about war life in Mexica
a waters.
'e Dancing will be conducted at Ocea
l. Beach Park on Tuesday, Thursda
e and Saturday evenings next week
x The work of laying the gas mai
along the Wilmington road is bein
., rushed. The digging machine whic
~ digs a trench 900 feet long daily
attracting considerable attention.
y II was stated here last evening thi
10 Harry Hance, a well-known New Ca
tie hundred farmer will be a cand
date for Representative on the R
publican ticket.
X. The fredericksburg, Nd, basebs
Id team of which c. Gibbons and Jot
II, Carlin are members, defeated Milfol
of yesterday by the score of 9 TO 4.
he Miss Lola Vining, George Proud al
-. -. Al. r
lg visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ne,
20 man Maqsnvc Md