Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-25
OLD POINT.
A RECORD OF TIE WEEK AT THE
HYGEIA.
A German Distinguished aussts-forsisn
Naval vsssels-Ths Duke OF suther-
iand-A Crowd Of Visitors.

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,conespondencs ofthe Richmond Dispstcnl
OLD POINT COMFORT, VA,
April %, 1886.
The german given here last Saturday
evening was . most delightful affair,
but was not so largely attended by the
Young gentlemen of Richmond as the
one which occurred here last week.
The steamer Fortune came down from
the yard Saturday afternoon with a
party of ladies and gentlemen to call
on Mrs. j. G. D. Walker and her
friends, and remained until 10 o'clock,
q few Of them remaining over for the
german. Among the party were Gap
tain and Mrs. Brown, Commander Cot
ton, Pay.Director Rufus Parks and
wife, Lieutenant Commander 4. W.
Watson, Mrs. Watson, Miss Watson,
Lieutenant William G. Cutter, Pay
master Leeds G. Kerr, Lieutenant L.
w. F. Waller. Marine Corps; Royal
Faragut, Miss Elkins, Miss Warfield,
Miss Taylor, and Miss North.
There was quite lively scene in the
harbor on Monday last. The North
German corvette Louise, which has
been at Norfolk for the past two or
three months, came down to the Roads
and anchored off the hotel. She ran
the American ensign up to the mast
head and fired o salute Of twenty-one
guns, which was returned by the Co
lumbiads of the water battery. In the
evening about o'clock this vessel was
Joined by the brig Mousquito, also one Of
the German training ships, which has
been cruising in the West Indies during
the winter. She is sailing vessel, and
was towed into the Roads by the
steamer Pilot, of Baltimore.
There are q number Of distinguished
gentlemen on board the Louise, which
is differed as follows: Count Won
Haukwetz, commanding; Captain Pass,
Count Won Moltke, captain Lieuten-
ants Baron Won Schimmerman, Dassel,
Goerricke, and Schaefler. The Mos
quito is differed as follows: Major
Pirali commanding; Captain Guerlick,
Lieutenants Capella, Krause, Meiring,
and Goetta, DR.. Buerger, Lieutenant
Scherlack, paymaster.
The Louise expects to sail for Europe
on Wednesday next; the Mosquito will
follow her about May 10th. During
their stay here the apprentices will
come ashore and drill on the parade
ground of the fort, which will be a
novel sight for the visitors here, as the
German manual is considerably differ
emit from that in use in our army.
Many of the officers speak English
fairly we'll, but when they become
earnest in their conversation, drop
| into German" The officers Of the
garrison have extended to them the
hospitalities Of the club, official visits
have been exchanged between General
Tidbott and the commanders, and as
the ladies have kindly offered to teach
them the "german their stay here
promises to be q pleasant one.
at never rains but it pours," and
on Monday night we had another dis
tipeuished arrival here, the Duke Of
Sutherland on his yacht Sans Peur,"
from Fernandina, and aparty of friends.
She sailed from Southampton November
9th. and has been cruising ia tae West
Indies and Gulf since that time. She
was at Jamaica when Count De Lesseps
and his party arrived, and the Count
induced him to run over to Colon and
take look at the canal.
The party had bad weather coming
up the coast, and decided to return
home by the Servia. They left here
Tuesday morning for New York ria the
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
railroad. The party consisted of about
twenty persons on leaving home, but
they dropped out from time to time
until Captain Hayden, DR.. Gaylord,
and Mrs. Blair and daughter. with their
maid, were all that remained.
The Duke is tall man, with gray
beard and pleasant face, and is probably
sixty years of age. He is one OF the
wealthiest men in England, and has
considerable money invested in the cat
tie business in Montana.
General A. d. Hazen, chief signal
officer, has been here on a visit, and
was received with salute betting his
rank.
Rear-Admiral Leroy. United States
navy, on the retired list, is spending a
few days at the hotel.
Ex-Governor William Z. Cameron
arrived here on Saturday evening, and
will spend couple of days at the post,
where be has many friends among the
officers Of the garrison.
The Hygeia still keeps crowded, and
the two seasons promise to be merged.
A number of the guests, tempted by
the extreme hot weather, went in bath
| ing. and pronounced it superb.