Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-11
NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH.
DEATH OF AN OLD MINISTER.


Rsv. Reubss Jones, ID. ID, Breafhes ITS
last ArseF UseIsi Life His Career
Naval Notes.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatchl
NORFOLK, December 10, 1885.
Rev. Reuben Jones, ID. d., the ven
cradle and beloved Baptist divine Of
this section, died this morning about
o'clock at his home at Churchland, Nor
folk county, after two weeks suffering
from typhoid-fever. The deceased
was seventy-seven years Of age,
and we'll known and respected
throughout Virginia and Eastern
North Carolina, particularly among
Bsptists. He was born in Isle OF Wight
county. and first married in that county.
In early life he removed with his father
to Tennessee, and there became con-
verted and joined the itinerant minis
try of the Tennessee Methodist Episco-
pal Conference in lS4l. In the year
following he returned to Virginia and
Joined the Baptist Church, and was
called to the pastorate of the old
Shoulder's-Hill church, in Nanse-
mond county. In 1S49 he resigned,
and was called to the Cumberland
Street Baptist church, Norfolk, where
he remained for two years, and then
removed to Arkansas. He remained
but four years in that State, and then in
1885 came back to Virginia and
Shoulder's-Hill church, now located at
Churchland, and died as pastor Of that
congregation. In 1856 he was married
the second time to a lady in Murfrees-
boro'. n. c., and leaves five children.
one son having been killed at Malvern
Hill. lie was for many years modera-
tor Of the Portsmouth Baptist Associa-
ton, and was one of the first delegates
to the Southern Baptist Convention, and
assisted in organizing that body in 1915.
The three ships of the United States
training fleet, the Saratoga, jamestown.
and Portsmouth, having been three
months at the navy-yard repairing, all
left this morning and dropped down to
Fort Norfolk to take on powder, after
which they proceed to Hampton Roads
and give the apprentice boys three days
exercise and manGuyriDg. putting to
sea Monday for the winter cruise
through the West India islands and the
Spanish main, returning to the United
States about the middle of April.
There are about 700 apprentice boys on
the three ships.
All the bay and river steamers are
again several hours behind time to-day,
delay ed by heavy fog last night.
A collision between the Raleigh eX
press and a material train on the Sea.
board and Roanoke railroad on Tues
day night badly wrecked an engine and
several burden cars.
The Virginia Beach Railroad Com
pany has made satisfactory settle
ment with its creditors, and the receivers
will be removed by the court in a few
days. The company settled on basis
Of 80 cents cash and 20 cents in bonds.
The schooner Maria Elizabeth, Of
Norfolk, bound from New York for
Norfolk and Washington, with a cargo
Of stone, was caught in the storm Of
yesterday morning off Smiths island,
and sprang leak and had her sails
blown away. The crew finding that they
could not keep her free OF water, the
captain hoisted the distress signal.
which was answered by the steamer
Wyanoke, of the Old Dominion Line,
which took her in tow. The sea
made a clean break over the vessel,
and finding that she was in a
sinking condition. the captain signal
ed TO the Wyanoke to stop, and the
crew were taken on board the steamer.
The Wyanoke continued to tow the
schooner about fifteen minutes longer.
The hawser then parted, and she went
down in five fathoms of water off Cape
Charles. The crew was brought to
Norfolk. The master Of the vessel,
Captain Marshall, had several Of his
ribs broken and his arms severely
bruised. All the crew were more or
less injured by the stone rolling about.
The vessel was owned in Norfolk, and
not insured. The cargo was insured
g.