Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-28
find AS HAPPENINGS
& ABOUT new Castle
Boz Residents Resort TO Town
Pumps Since Pumping
Station Burned
TROLLEY CARS
JUMP TRACKS

cHeetS or the ure Mohuus Nt3"'f
which destroyed the plant OF me
Delaware Water Improvement Com
pany. will be felt in this city for some
time. George Ungcr, superintendent.
OF the water company. said TO-DAY lhat
good progress is being made toward
restoring all service. With the oe-
struction of the plant tho artos q ,
well water supply was shut on ana
the faucet water being used IN New
Castle at present comes from the old
running station at Newport rms
water, many say. is in smelling ana
dirty i'm color. SO the town pumps
have been resortod 20, and all day
YESTERDAY householdors were carry
ing water i'm buckets from The numer-
GUS pumps located along the curbs.
Fortunately. most of these pumps
,Scrc i'm working order due to the
warm spell Had the fire occurred
during one of the cold periods II
would have found the pumps frozen
M. AS Il was. one or two had 10
be thawod out before they could be
started
The plant supplied electric light
power and water to the city and
swiichboards. plant wiring. etc.
were practically destroyed. The cleo
trio power distributed by this COM
pany. as well as That used for pump
Ing water and lighting the streets
is taken from the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company, and
the nro did NOT interfere with the
supply of power. During the progress
OF the FIRE lincmen from the traction
company cut wires clear Of burning
poles and made changes in the con-
ncctions. and this made possible the
restoration OF current for stores and
houses after an interruption OF only
about half an hour
The street lighting problem is q
moro serious one. The special regu-
lating transformers used for the ser
vicc were ruined by the FIRE. Mr.
Jnger telephoned q hurry order TO
the General Electric Company for
new regulating transformers, and or
dcred other material needed for re-
pairs. and the stree. lighting system
VIII he put in commission as soon as
possible. II may be day or two
before this rs accomplished. howe, er.
The motors used 20 operate the
pumps were badly damaged. hut an
extra motor has been supplied by the
Tract on Company. This will be plac-
ed today or tomorrow. and pumping
water from the artesian wells will
be resumed.
Mrs. Fanny Spencer. colored
W dow. we'll known In this city. dice
~ Der home IN Buttonwood yesterday
She was so years old Arrangementl
for the funeral will be made later
An invitation mas been extended e
The members of the New Castle Cen
tury Club 10 attend the session of the
Century club. at Newark, Friday
afternoon, when .1rs. Frederick C..
snyder. of Newport. VIII give an ad
dress on "Iome Economics" Mrs,
snyder Is q canning expert
The Dorcas Soc city OF Nazareth NJ
T.. Church VIII meet al o'clock to-
morrow afternoon az tho home Of
Miss Mabdel Clewell Business OF
Importance will be considered.
The trolley car icnving Wilmington
1t 240 O'Clock in the afternoon for
this city got off the track yesterday
on It's Wilmington run. and the trip
was cut out OF he schedule alto
Eether Later IN the afternoon the
car leaving here for Wilmington at
4.25 o'clock was delayed on the out.
skirts OF that city by another car that
had Jumped the track. and north.
bound passengers had to be trans
lcrred
Funeral services were held yester
day morning for John Mellon. VIII,
died Saturday Brief services wer
held at his late home No l16 Eas
.HT 4 H..T IA.
al ST. Peters Catholic Church. Inter
ment was made in ST. Peters Gene
terry The ball-bcarers were job
Duncan. George Williams. Euger
Lewis, Patrick McGrory, Joseph Can
lin and James Toman
"Bookier McGinn. OF Wilmington
was arrested by Chief OF polio
Iobin yesterday charged with begin
on the streets. When McGinn struc
town IL is said he wore a good over
coat and had shoes on his feet. bu
when he was arrested he was minu
both overcoat and shoes. Whether h
had sold thom or whether he too
them of and hid Them somewhere 81
as to excite pity in the hearts OF thos
he asked for aims. is not known.
some OF the toughs end DRINKS o
me New Jersey powder towns are
coming TO New Castle, according e
Nhief Of Police Tobin. who arrested
,n'ee men within the last day or two
on charges Of being drunk and dis.
ss Harry Fisher was fined SO
MAJ '9s1s when arraigncd before
ah,o Noaney Frank Tobin was nm
,Vas s ~ pay hne Of So and costs and
fhir,,. ~, 10 me county workboueo for
,oo,... nays While Clayton AIcC,...;.., =
Ion, 0 .r,,h was Just as linn -
an identical sentence having received
Nicolo Rossi. OF No ao-
,,e sent 10 the Dolavvaro ~ street
rii.e'un Monday. sunerine. p.,a,
fractured arm lie reros,.s Wit
July whiie az work in ono WY m
steer plants where no Is en,,,i. tn
Cand'daios for the Board ~ 10y ~, su.
ton, especially those now scr,. ~ '
The board. are busy elecfionalz,..
The election viii be held y, /,
Mayors Office Saturday afternoon ;
tween ! and Z o'clock. Tho n,eer
members whose terms expire point
their records and ask for support
the voters on those.
The Rev Addison A. Ewing. rect
OF Emmanuel =. e. Church. will A.,
Ever series OF six drawingro,
Bible lectures and readings al
home OF Mrs. Iammot dupont. Wilmir
ton. the first one 10 be given tom,
row morning al 11.30 O'Clock. aud I
Eeries TO contiDue Thursday mornin.
week after week. until the SIX IL
lures have been given The genef
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