Evening journal., 1918-03-02
news HAPPENINGS
EEOUT NEW CASTL
Trolley Car Burns Out an
Runs Away, Frightening
Passengers
TOWN TO PRESERVE
HISTORIC STONl
,pecial TO THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Del, March 2-Nearly
twenty passengers riding on a vii
m.ngton and Philadelphia T action
Company car, No "a, which LEFT New
Castle at 7.iO o'clock last night, ex-
pe.ienced some excitement that they
will not likely forget for some time.
After the car had passed the power
plant, lust outside OF New Castle, there
was a loud report and sheets OF danes
shot up from the controllers at both
end Of the car. Motorman Joseph JOne
was burned about his hands and face
He iumped from the front platform and
rolled into a ditch. He was not seri-
ously burned nor hurt much from
jumping. Jones did not stop to shut
of the current before jumping from
the car and the car continued its run
for one-fourth Of a mile without a mo-
to~man
In the meantime the passeng gers were
In a panic and letting out loud yells
and screams
The flames kent shooting up from
the front controller box and the pa %
sengers could not make an exit from
that end While Conductor Harry
Loveless was pulling down and tying
the trolley pole. G A. Latta, manager
Of the A. p. Jaeger stO-a-e house %
New Castle. stood in the rear door and
would not allow the passengers TO
iumn. but warned them 10 keep %
Their seats After Conductor LOveles7
tied down fha t~ollev pole he ran n
the front OF the car and succeeded in
brinclng 70 70 a stop.
The car followinV the runaway came
alone soon aetor the accident and pull
ed the di ahled car 10 a siding
A marble slab three feet by sever
feet. hea~in~ thn names of Thomas
Dele nrst sheriff Of New Ce-tle county
and members % ihe Levy Court which
had hoon riacsd IN the iol when that
Institution was built in 1851, and which
was preserved when the iail buildln'
was torn down later, will soon tlnd {
new nrhl'c resting place The trus
tees of Market Smare have decided g
have the slab erected in the front wal
Of the Market Sdua~e building tn
slab VIII he artl-ticallv mounted
The trustees announce that as sool
as The weather is suitable they vii
order a General cleaning mp about Mar
ket Square There Is a town ordlnanc
AGAINST the throwing Of paper or ruh
bish on the streets. and members O
Market Sduare body say prosecut'o
will follow II any Of the obiectionabl
matter fnds its way on Market Squar
promises
Mr. and Mrs Jacobs have purchase
Tho fixtures and contents Of the dru
store at Second and Delaware street
from the William J Ferris estate. Be
fore Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs rented tn
store ~ was conducted under the lrr
name OF Charles F. Ferris & Son.
Mrs Harriet Sternberg, of Readin'
pa was a visitor here yesterday lool
ing after her business interests.
WorFmen have half finished digsin
the cellar for the proposed new builc
inc OF the New Castle Trust Compan'
II weather conditions are favorable.
will not be long until work on N
foundation Is started
John T. Mercer. superintendent
The Deemer steel Company, who n
received an injury to one OF his kneecaI
some time aso. is improving nicely.
Ms Elias Clayton, formerly Of Ne
Castle, but who now lives in Chester,
visiting friends here.
Mrs Elmer Cross, Of East ThiT
street. who was IN for several days
recovering.