Evening journal., 1921-11-21
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Three Gunners Get Lost in
Woods While Hunting
Rabbits
WILLIAM p. AHERN
DIES IN PHILA
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NEW CASTLE. Nov. 21.-Loss in
a wood, along the Christana flats
near Christiana and piunging in an
aimless manner through thickets Of
briars and underbrush for more than
three hours. was the experience OF
Chandler II. Gebhart, OF this CITY,
carl Idnden and John Armstrong
of Wilmington last Saturday even
ing Mr.. Gebhart and companions
went to this section in quest OF rab-
hit and bird. about / o'clock Satur-
dav afternoon. They had left their
automobile at the farm house OF
Vim. II. walker. and walked about
miles to the hunting ground. Thelr
efforts until about 4 o'clock had beeh
unsuccessful. AT this time the dog
began getting rabbits out of the
brush I'm quick succession. Mr.. Gen
hart had killed four Dummies in 2
short time. hut his companions mao
failed on their shots. The game
was being found so thick, that the
eunners did not notice the darkness
closing down upon them.
About 8 o'clock they began tryini
~ and their way through briar
thicl,et and underbrush. From tina
time until about s o'clock the'
foundered about in aimless man
nor and was about to give up. built
! a fire and camp for the night whel
thev heard the distant reports OF
cum giving the gunners signal o
a searching party.
Mr. Walker and his sons noticinl
? the gunners had failed to return al
hour after dark. set out in search o
! tho three men. With gun, dog an
b lantern. the searchers hunted 10
Z over two hours for the missing mel
3 Ahout 3 o'clock the signal gun wa
4 answered by shots fired by the gun
I ners The signals continued NJ
iii the voices could be heard by eith'
Il nartv. Mr.. Walker and party le
c the sportsmen to the log crossing IN
Il Christiana river on which they ma
It crossed earlier in the afternoon.
The searchers and gunners, exec
Mr.. Iindeu had safely gotten aero
the improvised bridge, when q
hound took up the scent OF Or
n rabbit and took to the wood aga
u Calling OF the dog was OF no ava
and Mr.. Lindeu was compelled
go after the busy canine. Getu
her he placed gun and dog und
81 his arm and with lantern in ha
lie and guy pole in the other he start
~ across the log to join his frien'
m About mid way. Mr. Tindell cried o
g. Here I Go Boys" following Will
i a loud splash was heard, and NJ
o rindell was dragged from the Il
i feet OF water minus dog and la
D. tern. The dog had preceded "
s. Iindell ashore and the party pr
e ceeded to the house OF Mr.. Wal
J. or. got thawed out and arrived hon
g sometime before 1870 o'clock.
william p. Ahern. aged a., son
n Mr.. and Mrs Patrick j. Ahern,
=. East Fifth street. died about 10.
ne o'clock Saturday night in the Met
e. odist Hospital. Philadelphia. Phi
ed deiphia. following a serious opel
as ton. for estrangulated intestin
o. Mr. Ahern, who was a former Phi
re dclphia policeman, lived al So
TO Trinity Place. Philadelphia He "
a SpanL,h- war veter
entering the war as a corporal in
company H.. returning as a SERGE
OF the same company.
.VT Mr.. Ahern was born In Blackt
vi Hundred. this county. moved "
his parents to Townsend, n
where. when about years old. ne
companied his parents to this G
". where they have since lived. In
MAJ last war, he was enlisted for en-
ohh rency fleet work. was a foreman
ere Hog Island. afterward going
rate James River operations OF the q
geo shipping Board where, about
vi years ago. ne was stricken with
80 festival trouble. An operation
laie performed at that time. and d
,un about two weeks ago he had eni'
ie good health, when ne was striC
'uh- with peritonius. The last opera
.se was performed last Thursday al
80 noon. when a change for the w
'''e took place and his father and br
er Harry. Of this city. were Gale
~ his bedside and remained with
"a until death came.
~ Mr.. Ahern. when a young
married Miss Anna Fleming
teacher in the local schools
"a daughter Of the late Mr.. and
~ John Fleming. OF this city who
, 10 wives him. They had no children
&c" father and mother. Harry AheI