Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-12
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Much Damage in and Around the
City by Wind and Flood
From the River.
STAN Correspondence of Every Evening

SIAN Correspondence of Every Evening
New Castle, April IL Many employees
of the Bethlehem steel works and othei
workmcn, including trolley car men, vii
long remember the second week OF April
marked by one of the greatest storms In
the recollection of the eldest inhabitant
During yesterday the city was reached
Ivy long jaunts in vehicles of all kinds
The steel plants had many persons con-
vcying men to and from the plants,
through water and mud, the ambulance
being in constant service from early until
late. The power on the trolley line was
oh at times
The weather vanc on the old Town Hall
was bent over carly this morning and
many roofs showed the force of the winds,
estimated nj times at more than 90 mllcs
An hour. The cars were unable to reach
Delaware City, because Of breaks in the
river banks at various places.
4 bad break north of this city in
undated the marshes in that section.
South of Dobbinsvilc the water, at n
late hour LAST night. was encroaching upon
the properties although the water was
vet several feet away from the buildings
The banks broke near Armstrong; creek
at two points north of the Bethlehem
Steel Co. and the plant WAS reached VIA
the spur tracks used by the firm III
treighting materials South of the plant
there are several breaks and nj the
Hamburg farm q! Joseph II Qulgley great
uashouts have occurred The owner spent
several thousand dollars IN rebuilding
the Delaware river bank recently and had
Il mud dredging machine with which 10
make the mud retaining wall oi the
river The work is all for naught and the
wheat fields are now under water. Adj
Joining fields are also under water
The old baseball fence oi the New
Castle Baseball Club will bc disposed of
NJ public sale tomorrow afternoon. The
sale Will bcgr AT > clock The grounds
urc the ,,ro pcrty III the Pennsylvania
Ia lroud Ii Is proposed 10 nay the rental
.ui = wear. o permit independent ball
The nem,bers uf the Home and School
Association will meet at : clock this
evening. NJ which an interesting report
nj the recent mothers convention. held
at Dover. will he gwen Ivy the delegates
Dir T. l. Cross viii be orc Of the speakers
The general program VIII he given by the
scholars OF the sixth grade Red Cross
work and school gardcn> viii be discussed
The members oi the Rcd Cross. at
though Handicapped by weather con
dltiouS. have bcra accomplishing ex-
cellent work DUNG thr past week. and
those AT tire head oi the department are
we'll pleased III crc are several sewing
machines IN usc part q, the time. with
room for Others who can sew III the IN
tcrcst Of our soldiers and sailors
The following cine ~ Seminole Tribe
Of Red Men have been raised To their re-
spcctivc stumps by Great Chief David
NcAicnimin: Prophet. John ClNmer:
sachem. Edward II Nay or 1r Robert
Barnes, senior sycamore: Albert VIII
helme, keeper OF records: keeper OF
wampum. James b. Lancaster; collector
of wampunf. Howard Wilhelm: Edward
Proud. keeper Of seals; Charles Clyrcr.
4. +. Beale. sannaps. John Proud. Albert
CLAYTON, r. f. Pcnder. Charles Hewlett,
wigwam: George Proud. ,Ir. guard OF
the forest: committee of entertainment,
Albert Wilhelme, George Proud. .lr-.
and Charles Clymer provided a fine feast
for the occasion.
An excellent program Is being arranged
for the entertainments OF st Peters
Dramatic Society. on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings, in the basement Of
~ Peter T. C. Church, and from
present indications tho affair will he well
staged and carried ont The principal
characters will be James r. Hancc Jr
Miss Mary LanderS Miss Rose Ma Caugh-
an. Miss Mary Wright James White Jr..
James Carlin. William McGrorx Miss
Catherine McCaugLan Miss Bessie Rcy-
nolds. Hugh Ryan Thomas McGrory.
The reserved seat sale will open tonight
~ Lavler's store
Pastor Bicking oi Nazareth VI L.
{ hurch viii take for his morning theme
Oh SUNDAY Love The preacher Will
talk to the Baraca Class in the afternoon
and the Young Peoples Society in the
i-vening
In the public schools on Thursday,
Alay ,. achievement day will be OBJ
served by the students.
\ reception will be given TO the new
pastor. Rev John J. Bicking. OF Nazareth |
N. l. Church. this evening, in the sun
Hay school room at ) o'clock