Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-28
GOSPORT NAVY-YARD.
Plenty OF woRE-Fivs SHIPS BEING
REPAIRED.
An Old Citizen Dead-ferrib'y crushea
While Coupling cars-Personal
and General Notes.
tcorrespondcnco Of The Richmond DIspatch.l

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NORFOLK, September ~. 1888.
The monitor Puritan and the United
States steamer Ossipce have arrived IN
Hampton Roads from Philadelphia aud
will come up 10 the nayy-yard to-mor-
row morning. Both are TO be extensive
" repaircd here and the Puritan partly
rebnilt. as she never was finished. She
will be worked on leisurely when there
is no other work at the yard. The Ossi-
nee will have her machinery repaired
and must be ready for the winter cruise
OF the home Squadron in the West In
dies Five vessels are now here repair
ipg-viz., the Pensacola, jamestown,
Passaic, Ossipee, and Puritan. The
Passaic came ont OF the dry-dock to-day
and is now taking on coal and receiving
her finishing touches preparatory to
leaving for Annapolis
The body of the 'lOngshoreman, WI
liam Page, drowned from the steamer
Cape Charles last evening, has not been
recovered. He leaves family.
Major A. q. Nicholson, inspector
general of the United States Marine
Corps. is here inspecting the barracks at
the navy-yard. =, -,
MIR. Peter Moore, one OF the oldest
citizens of Norfolk, is dead.
Naval Constructor Francis 7. Bowles
is slowly recovering from his severe Ill
ness. lie continues Mt Kennebunk, Me-,
but is expected here next month.
Norfolk county farmers are suing the
Atlantic and Dnnvllle railroad for in
Jury ~ their farms.
Mr.. George johnson has been appoint
cd n dnuehtsmau in the steam-enginoer-
ing Department at the maynard.
Arthur Parker and James Parrish, OF
Portsmouth. who graduated IN medicine
at the University of Virginia last ses-
SION. loft for New York last night to con-
tinue their studies at Columbia College.
Mr.. William Parker, auditor of the
Fort Worth and ii PaSo railroad, Is visit
ING his home and relatives III Ports
mouth
Tie Virginia gunboat Chesapeake is
in port.
4 feet Of three powerful ocean tugs
md eight fea~going barges loaded with
coal from the Lamhcrt's Point piers and
pat 90 sea at daybrcak for the New Eng
land ports.
The weather is fair and lovely again,
end all win1-bound shipping IN the har-
Dor and Roads have put to sea.
Ihe wrcckiug steamers have all re-
turned TO port, and report no disasters
from the late storm along the coast.
Pavmaster :. Il. Calhoun, Of the pro-
visions and clothing department of the
ward. rs shortly 10 be detached and or
dcred 10 the United States steamer Ga
lena
Mayor +. G. Banks has gone TO New
Yorh.
The schooner Carrie +. Lane arrived
at Iamberts Point yesterday seventy
two hours from Portland, Me, the quick
est trip on record.
William Shaycrs, n brakeman on the
Virginia Beach railroad, was terribly
crushed while coupling cars at the Beach
yesterday afternoon.
The Board Of Health is in consultation
with the City Attorney to lind out whe-
Their there is law enough to prosecute
persons who maliciousy report yellow
fever in Norfolk.
The meeting of the various exchanges
Of the city IL the interest OF the Rich
mond Exposition and an exhibit from
Norfolk viii take place on Saturday at /
O'Clock. In addition to the excursion Of
the Confederate veterans monster popu-
lar railroad-excursion is to he organized.
Rev Alexander Gait and wife are in
the city visiting his father, Professor
William r. Calf, on York street. q.