Evening journal., 1918-01-23
NEWS HAPPENINGS
EEQUT NEW CLSTLE
Purchase Of New Fire Fight
ing Arrarstus fer Town
Again Discussed
CLUB CARD PARTY
TO BE GIVEN LATE
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del. Jan. 23-A COM
mittee Of the Good VIII Fire Com
pany. composed Of Mayor Cavender, C
Toner and Richards 5. Rodney. repo. t.
ed to the town Council sitting in spe-
cial session last night that the Il c
company had ieorganized and made a
request that the fire house ami the
equipment be turned over to the Good
VIII Fire Company. The report was
received and a motion passed author
izlng the fire house and equipment TO
be turned over 10 the company
A discussion a. ose with reference TO
the purchase Of new automobile FIRE
unit. Mr.. Toner told Council that the
greatest trouble experienced with the
present engine was in getting it TO the
scene Of action. Valuable time was al
ways lost in finding some one with a
team 20 haul the apparatus TO the place
needed Mr. Toner said It was as neces-
sary for the town to pay for fire pro-
lection as it is to pay for police pro-
fectlon He thought 1t out OF der to
have a committee to call upon the fac
tory and plant officials and ask fo~
subscript ons toward The purchase Of
new engine.
Fire Chief Campbell said that with
out solicitation several Of the steel
plants and other factory officials had
sad they would be glad 10 help the
town to get an up-to-date flre-nght-
ing machine.
r. L. Fiero, representing a Cincinnati
factory, which builds fire apparatus,
was present. accompanied by George T
Crockett. of the Fame Fire Company,
Of Wilmington. An old type Of the
kind Of fire engine FierO's company
makes Is used at the Fame Fire Com
pany. Of this city, while one Of the
very latest type is In use at the Water
Witch Fire Company, also Of Whining
ton.
Fire apparatus were discussed from
every angie No action was taken by
Council last night It is likely MEM
bers Of Council will visit the Fame
Fire Company and the Water Witch
Fire Company, in company with a COM
mlttec. to be later appointed by the
Good VIII Company.
The prosnccts fo~ new fire appa-
ratus for New Castle in the not distant
future look very good.
Iosenh II Brown. 2-months-old
child Of Mr.. and Mrs Alfred G Brown
colored OF No, i2s East Second street,
died early yesterday morning Of ma
rasmus. The funeral will be held
from the home Of the parents, Thurs
day afternoon. 1nterment IN Union
Street Cemetery.
John f Scully. aged years, son Of
Mr. and Mrs Peter Scully Of Fourth
and South streets, died at the home Of
his parents from gast~itls The body
will he shipped TO High Bridge, n. j..
Thursday afternoon for interment
The cad party which was TO. have
been given last night at the Century
Club. under the direction Of Mrs Neil
Sentman and Mrs Jacob Spelchler, has
been postponed until tomorrow night
because OF the storm yesterday and
the bad condition Of the sidewalks and
streets. which are covered with Ice and
snow.
Joseph McCracken. arrested last Fri
day by Constable Montgomery, Is stlll |
being held in the police station as
Stacker
Mayor Cavender said last night that |
the local police station was for the (
purpose Of holding prisoners tempo /
rarily awaiting trial, and that the
county authorities are welcome to its |
use, but that the case OF McCracken |
outstrips anything Of the kind yet to |
come to his notice.
Il Is understood that Monigomery /
has orders from United safes Marshal I
Fairy TO hold the man, while, on the
other hand, the constable says he would /.
like TO see some disposition made Of
AlcCracken's case. No one seems to /
know what to do.