Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-15
THICK WEATHER.
TIE WIND BLOWING NINETY NILES
AN E0UR.
Communication Betwcsn Norfolk and Cape
Hatteras Re-sstsblished-Coupon
Cases Continued.
Correspondence Of the Richmond DIspatch.l

| There was thick weather ana COM
parative gale on the Chesapeake bay
last night. but the Bay Line passenger
steamer Virginia and one or more Of the
/ freight steamers came through all right.
/ The Virginia came from Annapolis,
where she landed yesterday, being unable
/ TO get to Baltimore. The Government
wires have been repaired along the coast
aud communication re-establshed from
/ Norfolk 10 Cape Hatteras. No wrecks
are reported on the coast. The wind
reached a velocity of about ninety
miles an hour at Cape Henry
on Sunday night and is described
as terrific. 1t is showing here to-day
and blusery and coda regular mid
winter day for this section.
The barkentine Lizzie Carter, from
Baltimore to Aspinwall with load Of
coal, was towed into port last night in
distress, having dragged her anchors of
Lynnhayen bay. She had TO cut away
her foremost to prevent being driven
ashore.
The wrecking tugs were unsuccessful
in hauling the barkentine Henry Warner
off the shore at SewelI's Point yesterday,
though they were working on her all
dav. The bGrkentlne is heavily loaded
with coal for a foreign port.
The boilers and machinery OF the
United States steamer Galena having
been repaired, all the workmen except
leading men and apprentices were dis
charged from the steam-engineering de-
partment of the nsvy-yard last night.
All the workmen in the thirteen shops Of
the construction department went out
some time ago for want of work, and the
most of them are idle on the streets.
There is plenty Of money for repairs, but
no work whatever available, the Galena
being the last The Secretary OF the
Navy says he has no work that can be
sent here, and there being hitch again
about the new bsttle-ship, the prospect
for several months is very serious for a
large number of the working people OF
this section.
The schooner Theresa Wolff, from Suf
folk 10 New York, with load OF wood,
has put in here in leaking condition.
The colored Young Mems Christian
Association here will be the first colored
association IN America 10 own build
ing.
Colonel r. ?. Wheeler, of New York,
lectures on the "Contending Forces at
Antietam before the Northern Club to-
night.
Yesterday was feld-day for the po-
lice. Some eight or ten thieves were
captured, three at least of whom will go
to the penitentiary.
The prevailing cold snap is likely TO
prove injurious to fruit all through tide
water.
The coupon cases in Portsmouth were
before the Circuit Court yesterday and
were continued to the September term.
Captain Delaro. of the tug Samson,
arrived here to-day and reports that
while at anchor inside of Hampton bar
he saw ten-ton slOOp which WAS az an
Choir mile southwest OF where he was
capsize and sink with all on board that
soon after one OF the crew came to the
surface and got in the masthead of the
sloop and remained there till 30 O'Clock,
when he fell out and persisted. lie (the
captan) in the mean time set signals OF
distress and blew bis whistle, but was
himself unable to 90 to the rescue on ac-
| count Of having tow. lie could not
| tell whether the man was white or black
or how many were aboard of the slOop
when she capsized. He had no idea Of
the name of the sloop or where she hailed
from. The sloop is believed to be from
Norfolk.
The wrecking-tug Victoria Peed has
cone to York river to the assistance OF
three schooners ashore there.
The seamen OF the distressed barken-
tine Lizzie Carter who were injured in
the late storm were sent TO ot. Nincent's
Hospital to-day.
The schooner d. ". Mclean, from
James river to New York with wood, ar
rived in distress to-day, having had her
mainmast carried away in the blow yes
teriay.
The long-oyerdue Washington steamer
Jane Moseley arrived this afternoon,
having started for Norfolk last Sunday.
The captain reports that coming down
the Potomac he encountered thick
snow storm, and Monday morning when
he reached Cornfield harbOr he decided
TO remain there until there was an abate-
ment of the storm. The steamer re-
NAMED in that haven for forty-eight
hours, during which time the passengers
amused themselves as best they could.
The Australian Novelty Company was
on board, several members Of which as
sisted in entertaining the storm-bouud
passengers. The Moseley did not go out
tonight on account OF the continued high
wind
A three-masted schooner is ashore at
Sewells Point in addition to the bark
entine before reported.