Evening journal., 1918-02-27
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Old Town is Shaken by
40 Mile-an-Hour Feb
ruary Gale
PROF. FOSTER AT
CLUB MEETING
specisl to THE EVENING JOURNAL.


NEW CASTLE, Del. Feb. 27.-The
wind storm which broke over this sec
ton early yesterday morning RACED
with great fury Policemen IN their
heats report that they made their
rounds in the teeth of the gale with
great difficulty, but fought their way
through on the lookout for possible
accidents and fires.
Buildings trembled from the impact Of
the strong force of the winds and stall
wart trees that have withstOod times
lighting ravages swayed to and fro like
mere saplings.
Night workmen report the waters I'm
the Delaware river TO have been lashed
into mountainous-like waves.
In many homes the occupants got out
Of their beds and dressed for any
emergency. for they did not know what
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Men going early to work fully ex-
pected to see or hear OF great damage
having been done IN New Gas De- and
there was a pleasant surprise among
all when 10 proved TO be TO the con-
trary. Until today the only damages
reported were:
A window blown out Of the building
occupied by Jacobs drug store. at
Delaware and Harmony streets; a
chimney blown OF the house at No.
COZ Delaware street, occupied by John
Bridgewater and family: large limbs
torn from trees in front OF the home
OF Levy Court member James q shaw,
in Delaware street, between Fourth and
Fifth, and the fence blown away from
in front Of David Boulden's home. Della
ware and Third streets
a 65-year-old man applied for lOig-
ing al the police station last night and
was accommodated The afed appIi-
cant would not give his name for pub
lication. because he said. "I once
held responsible positions In Canada
and If my name and the facts NJ my
down and out condition got into print
some Of the newspaper men, friends of
former haleyon days might see it'
The old man said he was @ former
business man in a large Canadian city
and that he later became connected
with a banking institution there. He
said he Is In O feeble physical condi-
lion and that he Is trying 20 get 90
Baltimore and enter the Johns Hopkins
University 10 have an operation per
'ormed
Professor Foster. Of Delaware Col
ege, entertained O. well-attended meet
ng at the Century Club last night. be-
spoke on THE Poetry OF the War"
Noah Friedman. an employee at the
Baldt plant, has returned from New
York city. where he visited relatives.
Mrs John Wilson. who has been 3D.
FOR the past two weeks from grip, is
convalescing.
Earl Bacon, a former salesman for
the Harry Kenyon Tobacco Co. VII
mington, has accepted a clerical posi-
'ion with the American Manganese
Company.
William =. Myers. OF Third street.
near Delaware. formerly asslstcnt man
ger Of the New Castle Construction
0mpany, yesterday had his household
Goods moved TO Elizabeth, n. J, where
he has been appointed superintendent
of munitions plant
Mayor Cavender yesterday completed
The installation of q pipeless heatinc
system in the First Presbyterian
Church One radiator, situated directly
over the furnace beneath. opens into
The church auditorium.
The Mayors ofilce was without elec-
trio light for an hour last niaht and
rs a result Mr. Smith. town clerk. was
compelled TO stop his work and SIC in
fhe dark while George l. Ungor made
temporary repairs The room above
The Mayors office Is used for overflow
school purposes and 10 is believed that
some Of the pupils in The room some
how cut or disarranged the electric
wires.