Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-01
Jews HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Council Decides 10 Fight
Water Question in
State Courts
ONE HEAT VICTIM
ON WARMEST DAY


Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. Del. Aug. Heat
records for me past sixteen years
we're smashed yesterday. and people
suffered as hey have not suffered In
wears from the heat. The big STEEL
mills felt the heat wave worse than
any other place in the city. and the
result was that scores Of workmen
we're temporarily knocked cut Men
worked in the mills with as little
clothing on as the law allows, butd did
not get much relief. Despite the
constant interruption of work none
Of the mills were Obliged to suspend
work for the day. Thermometers
registered various high marks, some
showing a temperature Of l03 degrees
in the shade while others showed
only a hundred degrees. But nobody
took the time or spent the energy
TO argue about which instrument was
,orrec.
Tho docks at the foot OF Delaware
street looked like the Boardwalk al
Atlantic City during the early even
ing hours as 10 seemed That every
man. woman and child in the entire
rity had gone TO the water front IN
The hope of finding relief from the
intense hca OF the day Towards
O'Clock a cool breeze cam9on the river
and brought some relief. but for the
most part people sweltered and made
the best of a hot situation.
One death can he traced 10 the
heat that OF George Pennington
Negro workman one OF the steer
mills. He has been suffering with
rhumatism OF the heart, but worked
on Monday and retired that evening
in apparcn. good health. Yesterday
morning he arose and got ready 10
work but complained that the neat
affected him. In shori tlme ne
was dead He was so years old, ana
is survived by his wife.
Council is going to tackle the bond
issue once again when II meets IN
regular session next Tuesday even
ing. The last Legislature authorized
the city 10 issue bonds to the amount
of $4,000 for street Improvements
The matter has been in Council once
before this summer. but there was
such a strong protest from taxpayers
ngains. the issuance Of bonds az TINS
lmo that tho matter was dropped. Preal-
dent ] IT, Stoops said last night that
The bond issue question will be settled
next week. II is expected thai Coun-
cl viii pass tho ordinance providing
for the issuance of the bonds
Vemhors OF tho Board of healih
have decided 10 take The water Ques.
ton up IN IA" courts and has turned
The matter over 20 city Solicitor Mex
nndor III Cooper 20 take action to
compel tho water company TO furnish
better water Members OF the Board
81 Health said laet night that there i'
erave DANGER 30 the public health M
The present situation and ma some
action Is necessary Membefs OF
Council stated that the water company
viii make efforts 10 remedy present
conditions II given time. They eApec
the company 10 meet the demands OF
Council. and tho Board Of Health and
water users are hoping that the com,
pany will find a way in which It cas-
get better results from the new and
cd wells.
s. s. Deemer has started the ball
rolling Tor money with which the To-
cal Rcd Cross chapter expects to buy
materials 10 make comfort camp bags
or the members Of Company II or the
First Regiment. n. G. ID. YESTERDAY
he sent the chapter a check for $40. i
Is expected that enough money wll
be raised this week TO enable the
members OF the local chapter 10 star
work on the bags at once. IL VIII
take about $3.50 to provide complete
comfort bag fer each member OF the
company
street car traffic between this city
and Wilmington was tied up for over
an hour aast n ght as the result Of
a lack OF current at the RIVER Front
bridge IN Wilmington. The bridge
was hoisted short'y after 6 o'clock but
when an effort was made to lower 1t
there was no motive power The
bridge was up for over an hour. The
EAR due in this city al 115 O'Clock
aid not arrive until after o'clock
10 cars came over the route during
hat per cd
Members OF the Board OF Education
held short meeting last night bu
there was no business OF importance
Ia transact. Owing 10 the excessive
heat there came near being no meet
ing as it was almOds an hour aite
Tho regular meeting time before
nuorum appeared All teachers VIII
have been appointed have accepte'
he positions There were no BIDS z
act on and no communications TO dis
russ. The school grounds commute
reported that progress is being mad
In dividing the commercial room ,
The High School building. The com
M ttee reported that all rooms WI
be in. good condition by the tim
school opens in September