Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-10
NEWS Of THE DAY
AT NEW CASTLE
Novel Sort of Blaze Fought When
Railroad Caboose Catches
Fire.
stan CORE spondence OF Every Evening

New Castle, July Something OF a
novelty in fires engaged the attention oi
the local fircmon and a crowd OF deeply
interested citizens yesterday morning tho
blaze being nothing less than n railway
caboose tho little red house that
makes il ALL as the Pennsylvania
Dutchmau describes the hindmost car
of "A freight train.
just how the fire started in the caboose
is a matter Of doubt At any rate, IT
and the locomotive drawing it. were
about ten miles south of the city when 1t
was discovered The theory ia advanced
that sparks from the engines stack blew
IN through the open door and set fire To
tho cars flooring, yellow pine heavy
with caAly-ignitcd wood oils. The crew
had no way of cxtinguishing the blaze
and the nearest point where help could
he obtained was New Castle so the on
glnccr "lct her out n link" and a dash
was made for this place
IIeraldcd nv whistle shricks the engine
and it's blazing tail pounded stormly INTO
town Tho hour was between Z and s
in the morning
The Good VIII fircnen were hastily
summoned their hell and the engine
whistle helping each other right mcrrilv
calling for trciucn and an aggregation oi
spectators
Fire Recorder John Doris who Is
stationed at the fire house, acted as chef
IN the absence of John Il Trultt, who rs
visiting friends in Atlantic City. lie
notified Vance Mitchell who quickly
hauled the chemical engine to the scene
hy automobile truck other members Of
the fire company who took active part
were Walter Sihicv and 0gl t,andcn.
The c,boosc was placed at the Eighth and
South street crossing where the chemical
stream was applied using 20 0gallops of the
fluid, after which a plug stream WAS
applied qucnchng the ilampa In order
"a Vtinguish the blaze II was necessary
tp chop Che flooring away to gain access
20 tlc burning parts The damaged car
MAS taken to the Edgo Moor shops for
repairs
The Dorcas Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will meet IN monthly
session on Thursday afternoon AT , O'Clock
~ the home o( Nlr and Mrs Frank Moore
The uwmhcrs viii leave IN automobiles
from the church at 80 p nj,
George tnrcr, who recently accepted
the contract for installing electric lights
in the Methodist Episcopal Church. has
begun the work
The Juutor Bov Scouts base ball team
VIII play a return game on Saturday At
Wilmington. with the Wolf Club team
The Wilmington boys say they will not
allow the New Castle bows 10 beat thcm
IN this game as thcy did on last Saturday,
the scorr being III "a
The funeral 81 Molten 6 Rogers, held
Yesterday afternoon Was largely attended
The pal bearers were Edward \ l'latt
James T. RiggS, James l. Bacon, Edward
W laglc, Leslie Walls, Prank l., Bridge
water.
Miss julia leonard began her duties
yesterday rs telephone operator AZ the
New t'5stic exchange Of tho Diamond
State Telephone Company She stccccis
Miss Margaret l|ull. who recently resigned
90 accept 4 position ia Philadelphia.
Edward Brown, employed at the Raldt
plant III the Penn -Scahoard Stccl Cor
poration badly burned hiS ~houldcr
Yesterday. while carrying a heated plate.
The injured man was taken 20 tho office
of l)r Julius nodd for treatment.
The work of Installing the steam heating
plant Ia Nazareth NJ l. Church has been
started lv the contractor. Thomas J
RrIScoc and COMPANY. of Wilmington.
The Welfare Campaign Committee
Of his city vii hold it's fourth weighing
and measuring party tomorrow afternoon
y
Club building Il is requested that al
babies not previously registered be
registered tins time
Mir and Mrs George Mitchell and
daughter. Of Newark Md. have been
spending several days as the guests Of
Mr. and Mrs Andrew Mitchell and family.
Mr. and Mrs Jolu Connor, of Balti-
more. Md have been the guests of MIR
and Mrs John j Doris, Of 213 Harmony
street
George Harrington was operated upon
last evening at the Delaware Hospital
for appendicitis
Tins city was in darkness last evening
all Of the are lamps were out due 10 a
breakdown AZ thc power plant.
George kingslandS. Of tins city mashed
the back fender Of his automobile on
Monday evening a. the corner Of Sixth
and Delaware streets bv colliding with a
southbound trolley car Tins corner Is
dangerous one on acrouDt OF very
sharp turn aud several accidents have
occurred nj the place
Fur Rent Apartment with all con
vcnencca. Apply 10 4 + Pfrommer, -
North THIRD street ADV.
GERMANY pats irr dangerous socialist.