Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
NEWS OF THE DAY
At new CASTLE
Edward r. Mcdaniel Severely
Burned in Gas Explosion at
His Home.

Special correspondence Every Evening.
New Castle. June 20 Edward Il.
Mcdaniel, 1913 ". Second street yes.
ter1ay morning about | o'clock upon
returning home after beach party.
had narrow escape from being In
hired by exploding cesspool gas.
Entering the yard TO hang his bathing
suit upon clothes line he detected
an odor and heard runhllng sound.
lie started To investigate the trouble
and went into the outhouse and
struck match and the next instant
an explosion resulted knocking him
| through the door and against wire
fence. n distance of several feet. Ills
right arm was slightly ent and he was
burned about the head. neck aud
chest. The hair on his head was
burned and also his eyebrows His
eyes were nnlniured Ills clothing
caught FIRE but he managed To ex-
tirguish the blaze. The flare re-
sembed powder flash and was oh
served by his brother John. who was
lying in bed and had thought that
gasoline tank In one Of the garages
nearby had been struck by lightning
nr. Lewis Booker was summoned and
dressed the wounds.
Last night before Mayor w Les
lie Cramer, Dominick Conzon, a youth,
was given a hearing on the charge OF
entering the canoe house Of John ana
ia mes McDevitt at Battery Beach and
taking from the clothes Of bathers
money and other valuabies. The boy
Yesterday afternoon was observed en-
tering the building by Edward II
NayIor. 1r., who was nearby II was
alleged. A gold watch was taken last
Friday from the pocket Of James Nc.
Dewitt. who had left his clothes IN the
building while canoeing The wateh +
vas sold 10 James Duminiiy Tor 70
cents and was produced in evidence by
chief OF Police Matthew Tobin and
identified by the owner. The hoy was
lerturesi bv the mayor and then turned
~ or 20 tho father who said he would
endeavor to break him Of his habits.
Alfred c; Sterling. whp resides on
farm on the river road opposite the
piel Construction Co. several miles
s, nth of this city was surprised yee-
ter,iav morning 10 discover taa
thieves had entered his property and
stolen 81 spring chickens. together
with five oops.
The Trustees Of the Commons met
last evening Inatead Of holding the
regular meeting next Tuesday even
ing. The sum Of $4,000 on account
vas ordered paid Boice Brothers for
fencing the farms nf the Commons.
Several estimates were received from
contractors for the erection Of barn
on the Bayari farm at Hares Corner.
The bids were placed In the hands II
the acting committee together with
Mr. Hewlett and Mr. Lancaster fer
investigation. The contract will he
awarded at the regular meeting in
July.
Last evening the members of In
dustry Council. No. 20. Jr. @. u. A.
NJ, elected the following officers who
viii he installed next Tuesday evening
which will be the final meeting until
the first Tuesday IN September: Couns
cilior, David Harrington; viee-eoun-
rilior. Paul Kern. assistant recording
secretary. John Wallace. warden
John Barnes. conductor Edward
Earle weggenmann. inside sentinel.
Ralph Dulng: outside sentinel. Carl
Wortz; trustee for rs menths. Marvin
tIatton: representative of joint hall
committee. Frederick WiIhelmc. cap
tain OF auoit team, Robert barnes.
on Friday evening several members
o. the Brandywine Forest. No. 20, Tall
Cedars Of Lebanon. will leave Della
ware street wharf i'm q launch for
Penn's Grove. The boat will leave at
6 As.
While bathing in the Delaware river
at Battery Beach last evening, Tlmo-
thy Steele foreman of tho core mailing
department Of the Deemer Steel Cast /