Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-18
NORFOLK.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE Abe.
MARLE-souED DISASTER.
Another Body Recovered-The Howitzers
Having an Enjoyable Time.
Methodist Notes.
e,pondence OF the Richmond Dispatch. !

Correspondence OF the Richmond DISPATCH
NORFOLK, July IL, 1886.
Reports from the wreck Of the excur-
sion-schooner INSTEAD Of steamer in
Albemsrle sound state that another
body has been recovered--that Of Miss
Mary Mann, Of Roanoke island--which
makes the third. Il is thought that
there have been more lives lost. TTen-
ty-fye or thirty persons were on the
schooner-all from Manteo, the county
seat OF Dare county, on Roanoke island,
and were caught by the sqaall Two
miles from the Nag Head shore. A
large fishing canoe was in tow OF the
schooner, and when the capSize occurred
a number Of persons thrown into the
water scrambled into or chung to the
cance and we're saved. Lieutenant 4.
c. Chsytor, in command of the United
States sloop Alert, was at Elizabeth
City, N. c., when the news reached
him, but he made all possible haste aud
reached the scene Of tho accident in
about two hours, and with his crew
performed gallant service in rescuing
the shipwrecked party. The sheriff of
Dare county, DR.. Fox, and the princi.
pal people of Ianteo were on the
schooner. An inquest was held to-day
on the bodies that have been recoy-
cred.
The Howitzers continue to enjoy
themselves in camp as well as tho
weather will permit, there being rain
every few hours and uncomfortably
cool nights. Numbers Of the company
visit the city daily, and every night
there is hop at the hotel. attended by
the young ladies' of Norfolk aud Ports
mouth as well as all at the View. This
morning the Howitzers gave german
at 10 at the hotel. 1. was led by Ser
geant Starke and Miss May Poindexter,
of Richmond, and was graced by quite
throng Of the fair ones from this city.
Last night Lieutenant Lorraine, Ser
geant Starke, and Priyates Barnes and
Atkinson arrived from Richmond and
Joined the company.
There was target-practce on the
beach yesterday. The evening parades
are greatly interrupted by the rains. A
number Of visitors to the camp are ex-
pected tomorrow from Richmond to
spend the day. =.
DR.. j. NJ. Blsnton, Of Cumberland
county, who has been stopping in this
county for few days, is out on lec-
turing tour for the National Grange,
and Will leave for the North and West
tk;c evening. The Doctor was Master
of the State Grange of Virginia for
number of years, and is very popular
with Changers throughout the country.
Mr.. George ". Church, OF this city,
has been awarded the first asd second
prizes in the nayy-ysrd for the best me-
tsllic paints, tested in ten months OK
pertinent on the bottom OF iron vessels.
The Norfolk District Methodist Epis-
oopal Conference, at Hickory Ground,
elected the following lay delegates to
tho Virginia Annual Conference, in No
yember John I. West, Thomas San
dtrlin, 7. G. Owen, and L. I. Brink
ley. Resolutions appealing to the dis
trict were adopted fayOring the endow-
ment Of tho Norfolk chair of Natural
Science at Randolph-Macon College
and stating that $4,000 had been Sc
cured, mostly in Norfolk city, and
g. 900 moro is needed. DR.. Latferty
delivered an able and eloquent address
on the importance Of disseminating
broadcast among Methodists the reli-
gious literature of tho Church.
The assessment rolls just completed
for this year places the total value of
the real estate Of the city at sll,963.-
450-a decrease in value Of s25, ITO for
the year. Personal property, sl,739,-
G30-an increase Of $l06,635. The
new rolls just completed for Ports
mouth show the total real estate value
10 be 50, l66, $40, a slight increase over
last year. Personal property, ai3i,-
sSi. u.