Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-05

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Gccrnpons<aes Of th< Rlehmood Dispassh,l
Auorsr {. 1854.
Saturday night one Of the sAddcst deaths
occurred IN stanton that II has ever been
my lot 10 notice. MIS-. LOWE Berkeley; tns
wife Of DR.. Carter Berkeley. the mcdtcsi
director a the Valley Mutual Lie Asso.
citation, died 1t her residence here, about
n O'Clock the night mentioned, " thout one
momente warning. She had been out
walking and returned NJ midday with q
violept hcsflAehe. TO which she was subject,
and laid down. The pain was very violent,
but NOT unusual enough TO suggest medical
attention, But about IL O'Clock she re-
marked to her servant woman. the only per-
son In the room, that the pain was easier
and she would be all right Ia the morning,
and. turning her face TO the wall, she al
most instantly expired. DIR. Berkeley vas
absent, recreafsng on the sca-coast, the six
children. The eldest Of which 10 fourteen
and the youngest one year old, being the
only white persons In the house. The dis.
may and distress Of the family was heart
rnding. sympnthixing friends were,
however, soon summoned. and while some
did all that eould be done In the bereayed
household. others spent the rest OF the
night ut the telegraph Office trying to CON-
municatc with Dir. Berkeley, who. u was
finally asecrtained. was at Cobbs Island.
An tfort was made through the Western
Union officials here and at Norfolk to start
steam-tug from Norfolk after him tina,
night, but II being Saturday night, and
the crews all scattered, a tug could
H.. nd ~
81 o O'Clock Sunday morning TO
convey the sad intelligence TO the
b<rcayed husband. Twensy-four hours OF
suspense aud painful voting followed, the
remains of the wife aud mother mean-
while having been embalmed and friends
SUMMONED by telegraph from distant points,
hut no communication could be bad with
Captain r. Il. Berkeley, the elder brother OF
the unhappy gentleman, who IL teller OF
the Augusta National Bank. aud taking his
vacation somewhere In Maryland. This
morning ri 10 o'clock the wire brings the
news that the captain OF the Norfolk tug bad
found DIR. Berkeley Sunday afternoon at
Cobi;s Island. had returned with him to
Norfolk. and he Is coming by the early
Chesape axe and Ohio train from NEWPORT
News-snd sad. sad coming home II will
be 10 one Of the tenderest hearted OF men
and most devoted husbands 1 have ever
known. Mrs. Berkeley was Miss Giikcr-
son. Of this county. and has very large
family connection. She was an eslimable
lady, In the healthy bloom OF wom2nhood
q iayoriie In society here, esteemed aud
loved by a large circle OF acquaintance.
The sympathy OF This community has sell
dom been so thoroughly aroused as by the
painful circumstances OF her sad death.
Yesterday most OF the puIpits In the
town were occupied by visiting clergymen.
Rcy. J. Z. Strider. OF Savannah. Ca,
preaehcd nj The First Presbyterian church,
S,.-. Dr. Shields nj Trinity Episcopal
c,,rrc, ID Rev. Thornton sampson, na-
i've on Riehp, md. and missionary TO
Greco. d.l,,crea n = address at the Second
Prssbytey an church. 81 speaklng OF 'uc
,(cnliaTisies OF the Greeks ID. gave;
striking illustration Of their love VI ie''u,
ing ana desire TO learn something new, ~
referred 10 by the Apostle Pail eighteen
Hundred years ago, he said that In Athens,
n city OF about $4,000 inhabitants. there
were twenty-five caily newspapers. Mr..
,SamLsnn us summoned By telegraph last
night 10 the death-bcd Of his stcp-iather,
Dr. b. +. Watkins. formerly OF Richmond
and late OF Rochester, n. I.
uuch.needed Improvements ana repairs
are going on at The Deaf, Dumb, and BIND
Institution under the supervision OF tue
newly. elected principal and former expe-
rieneed official of that establishment, Cap
tain Thomas s. DOYLE. New life seems to
have been infused into this institution
under the new administration. And the
prospect is that the coming year viii show
the largest attendance the school has ever
had. There was considerable falling on
DUNG the last two years.
Captain Doyle has used the last census
reports 10 get The necessary Information rs
90 the deaf, dumb, and blind children in
the State, and he finds that there are 300,
very few Of whom have ayailcd themselves
Of the rare advantages offered in this insti-
tuition 10 those thus afflicted. There Is one
family tlone OF Lewises In Acccmac coun-
IL In which there are eight young persons
and children, all deaf mutes, and others
are scattered over every county in the
State. The supcrintendents plan for
reaching them will be TO sand out one Of
the teachers 10 visit The families and &C
quaint them with the system pursued and
the advantages afforded here. Professor
l.. q. Eyritt, who is IN cid teacher in the
institution and an expert in fhe sign Ian
vuage, will start on a tour OF this kind this
week. going through Richmond
Petersburg and traye,,in1 ,rivo,s
conveyance thr""".. the counties be-
e"s'" ne latter place and Nor
folk, and then through the Eastern
shore counties. A personal contact with
an official ri the school is often necessary
10 explain away prejudice that exists in
The minds az many against an institution oil
this kind, which Is regarded often rather
as an asylum than school where regular
course Of instruction is pursued. This Is
due in great part. that friends Of the school
think, 10 the wsy in which the school ID
generally spoken Of by the newspapers OF
the country az State charity or al asylum.
which is hardly the way TO put an educr
tional institution. OF which ali Virginians
may well feel proud, before the people.
Inc primaries Oh oa.urI.ay. ne .sr as
heard nom. indicate a solid Tscker delega-
lion 10 the Convention Of next Thursday.
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