The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-06
THE SEASIDE CITY.
Norfolk New. and Notes-The New Dry
Dock-The BATH. ship Tcxa,--Poiitioai
aud Otherwise.

Norfolk New. and Notes-The New Dry
Dock-Thc BATH. ship rcSas--Foiitical
and Otherwise.
Special 10 the Times.
NORFOLK. Va. September j. Work
men are now engaged night and day on
the new Simpson dry dock. in order to
have it completed by the 18th instant.
when the government will accept H..
Several defects were found in the dock
after il had been practically completed.
and the contractors had 90 remedy
these evils before the day for turning
over arrives. The force of men they
now have at work is very large, and
there is no doubt Of the dock being
completed now in time for the cere-
monies on the 10Th.
Naval Constructors i. G.. Bowles.
Robert Gatewood and Assistant Naval
Constructor ID. w. Taylor meet at the
nayy-yaId Monday 10 continue inycsti
eating the charge that the battle-ship
Texas will not float if built according
10 the plans furnished by the Barrow
Snip Building Company. Of London.
The board viii revise carefully tile cal
culatiOns as 10 space and weights of the
Texas. and ascertain whether there Is
really a necessity of changing the Eng-
lish firm 5 design. IN order 10 make the
vessel seawOrlhy and suitable tor naval
service.
Work on the new ship-yari being con-
structed at Newport News by {. L.
Huntington s Company. 10 progressing
very fav0I-bly ard the company are
confident of being able 10 commence
operations By the lsl Of January.
Some of the best ip-builders and con-
structOrs in the country have been em-
plOyed by the new firm and nothing
but the latest approved and best ma
chinery will be put in the plant. Con.
tracts have already been made with the
Mallory Line TO build two ocean steam
ers and Mr. Huntington large in
terest in this concern 1t i5 said will ia
sure all Of the ships Of the line being
repaired at the navy yard.
Greater enthusiasm Is besg mani
issted in the coming gubsrnatornI
election in Norfolk among Democrats
than for years. Democratic clubs are
at work in every ward and in come
wards there are several clubs. Monday
night delegates will be elected 20 "a con-
vention which will nominate candi-
dates for the Legislature. aud a. there
is a harmonious feelin. existing there
will be little trouble m selecting TWO
good men. Democrats are already
contributing literally 70 the campaign
fund. and money for local use will be
abundant.
The cotton crop this season is two
weeks behind time, a1d five new
bales of cotton are all that have been
received here. This time last year the
receipts had amounted TO = thousand
bales. The heavy rains are the cause
for the crop being behind time. They
have also injured 1t materially. and ,0t-
Ten men are awaiting with much inter-
est the report of the Agricultural De-
partment estimating the probable yield
Of the crop in the United States this
year.
The crew of the United States
steamship Pensacola have taken
their quarters on the ship,
which is now ready for sea after having
received extensive repairs at the navy
yard. The Pensacola VIII leave Tor
Baltimore Saturday, to take part in the
Oriole.
Plans and specifications for a new
iron and steel shop for the Norfolk
navy-yard, to be erected on the site Of a
similar building destroyed by fire some
years ago. have been completed. The
new building is to be e. feet long. two
stories high. with a boiler house ilx2l
feet.
The United states steamship Brook
lyn is expected here from New York
next week. She will be thoroughly re-
paired and supplied with new boilers,
shafts. propeller. and several condensers
in + lace Of the antiquated machinery
now aboard. The repairs will occupy
almost six or eight months.