The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-23
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.

Our Fortress Monroe Correspondence.
FORTRESS MONROE, July 20, 1895
After ten days of delciously agreeable weather the
thermometer has taken sudden somersault Military
scenes set down in glowing ction nothing to the
actual in this region Of horrid heat Everything
is stand still except the mercury, which shows an
upward tendency No joke topic ever dryer than
the air s and II this weather continues long enough
there will be left particle Of dampness in the water
or anything else or anybody else.
EXCURSION SUFFOLK.
Brigader General o. L. Mann, accompanied by his
staff select party Of ladies' and gentlemen-though
some ladies' from the female seminary in the end did
not behave themselves in very ladylike manneryes
day went excursion in the C. p. Smith to Suffolk.
II delightful day and delightful sail need not
describe the picturesque wndngs Of the Nansemond
and the charming beauty Of the scenery Each bend Of
the river is historical for rebel batteries hurled
defiance and death from these jutng points At inter-
walls are still visible distractions placed in the water to
prevent the advance Of Union forces the river But
the river is open to free navigation now, and the
rich lands either side will soon be in the
hands Of enterprsng Yankees and tceming with evil
dences Of industry, thrift and prosperity. Pigs Point,
embracing several hundred already in possession
of Mr. Jewett, q Massachusetts, man, and his Yankee
skill and labor making their fruits apparentin the fine
fields Of growing grain, planting Of fruit trees, and
naDltaOle cosy mansion
left by the original owner 70 run to ruin and weeds and
diapidated shsbbiness Suffolk In it, present state,
exhibits scene Of fcron neglect Of buildings and streets
and the wretched and impoverished look of the
residents doing ample justice 70 that native
soth and want Of public and private spirit
that coupled with the curse Of slavery has made this
Eden worse than wild waste OF neglect decay and
wretchedness There are five companies Of cavalry sta
toned here the First New York Mounted Rifles, consist
ing Of consolidation Of the original organization Of this
name and the Third New York cavalry. and under COM
n n he W IN MnrSh nft
place, Hahn, formerly was Vposctter in tho HERALD
ONCE The troops reviewed. BY General Manu. attsr
which they went through variety Of cavalry man.
eayres showing good discipline and careful military
drill: The day was agreeably spent Captain -, Of
SAINT Captain Dem showed himself hospl,abe enter
aineF aud General Mann thought the life and soul
steamer going and coming It was aone holiday
excursion, but graceful and pleasing inerminglng OF
mxAnDoAr COMMUNICATION TO NORFOLK
The steamboat MONITOR for some time running between
here and Norfolk, was taken on to-day pursuant 10
government order Uncle Samuel II is to be presumed
in unusual but oommendable counting Of outlay and
the benefits received found the former largely in prcpon
reach Norfolk from here rely the Richmond and
Baltimore steamers touching here route for there
the semi tugs going back or forth on govern
SUBJECT OF pxAors AND nnoss
Those who down to the In great ships are sad
by very ancient and reliable authority to some
things they would not otherwise Those who would
wish 70 know the quantity Of peaches and watermcons
should come and take look. Az Mr. Tsodles remarked
Of watchboxes aud wheebarrows, II might be re
marked Of peach boxes and waienelons The boxes Of
peaches confront you every side and the green
Of the watermeotS have depth Of emersd hue and ubi
st a~sy S:WsoD wo asa s
boxes Of peaches and from nve hundred TO thousand
melons In addition TO this large Quantities but more
xos- -cotRNISIoSEp ofrlcKRs GOING HONE
Sixty non.conmissioned officers lately belonging 10
the Thirteenth New York heavy artillery, stationed at
Norfolk len to-day for home phey have been mustered
out OF service being the surplus non commissioned
onicen through the recent consolidation Of the sixth,
menta
EXODUS or ymAta 1nAczxm
There has just been grand exodus OF Northern lady
teaching eonirs6and and other schools q. Hampton,
o.on III 10 % on %
have been quite institution, 70 say nothing of the
schools they have had under their charge Long
the incompetent wers weeded out Those going home
and they constitute quite cops-tske with them tho
sspec and be wishes Of every one and hope that they
viii In the appointed time reyn 70 their old nalds OF
labor NJ. Raymond General Superintendent, deserves
geae credit for his pels9ns zeal 10 his isbors and tho
edmable system and dscipiDs Iuausursted In The
duct q ihsss schoola 80 '71
The Burning OF the ship yVfliiam Nelson.
/. prom the NewfouBdlsnd Dag Book. July IL
Our readsts have 70 thank Robert Alexander ESQ, Of
morning 70 place before them the following correct
account Of most terrible catastrophe occurring a
ON Sunday last The particulars, which We get directly
Tho bark Meteor, Captain Hart, belonging 10 Messn
W. Stewart from Aquadilla, p H. bound to Queens.
thirty passengers-twcny- one males and nine females
picked By him Wednesday last juno 49, In Latitude
q degrees % minutes longitude 81 degrees Is minutes
ing Of "Wednesday last the weather being moderate the
watch on board the Meteor heard shreks and shortly
after number Of people (male and femae) were dis
covered floating about picoss Of wreck Captain Hart
at once got his boats out and from that time up TO
Of the day they busily engaged searching
miles OF water and each piece had 70 be searched
good many dSad bodies we're found The saved passen
gers Captain Hart tho following details Of the dis
aster:-
The lost vessel was the American ship william Nelson.
from Antwerp, bound 10 New York with passengcrs
She had between -four and Ave hundred cmigrants on
board. On Sunday last the captain of the William Mel
son determined upon fumigatng the ship aud the mate
and some OF the crew set about tho work pot Of pitch
taken into the lower hold below the passenger deck
and red hot irons were thrown into IL The pitch Of
gnod and boiled over setting the ship Ore %
such extent that IL was found impossible extnguish
the flames They spread rapidly, and before long the
vessel of fire, burned to the wacrs edge and
sank carrying down with her four hundred people
The rescued describe tho during the fire
truly heart endng Mothers threw their babes tho
water aud fell back thcmreivcs into the flames Whole
families died together excruciatng torments Brothers
and sisters parents and children ran franticay about
for help they not W lind. The saved passengers
also say that when tho Captain found he could
the ship he got his boats out and with his officers the
and the cabin passengers, left the remaining unfor
tunstes 10 their fate number of very young children
were placed IN " the snip, NJ bcinR
furthest from the but they had not been long there
when The flames bur through the side Of the vessel upon
them, and In an instant they consumed or puch
horrible scenes Is the account made up
Captain Hart states that woman was picked up by
his seccnd mate on piece ofspa apparently dying She
had been, indeed all the rest had, three days and
three nights floating about the water without food
Having rcscueda that could be found, another ship
being Ave six miles of, apparently searching for the
wrecked people, and besides having as many board
he could feed Captain Hart determined 70 boar up for
ST. Johns being then three hundred and twenty miles
south. He thinks s probable the other ship has saved
some OF the poor creatures
The rescued male passengers recovering fast from
their fearful sucrIngs but all the females
less burnt about the hands, arms and lefs large
number n young children were burnt
Drowned while Bathing.
Boror, July "a, 1895
Iast evening two young women named Casharine
Craig and Mary Coleman we're drowned while bathing ri