Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-21
ADVANTAGEOUS LABOR.
Portsmouth, y-DOcks-Eerowed Their
B0nds-Pcrsonal-A Mexican War-Shlp.


Honds-Pcrsonal-A Mexican War-Ship.
Correspondence o. the Richmond Dspatch.l
NorroLK, September 20, 1889.
In the construction of the new dry-dOck
at the navy-yard. which was opened with
So much ceremony yesterday, the con-
tractors say they Effected saving Of 10 To
20 per cent. IN labor here as compared with
labor in other places where ihev nave built
docks. The labor Et-e, though mostly
oolored men and slow. IS reliable and
sure. and greatly superior TO that IN
New York. They declare they never worked
such advantageous labor. The climatic
conditions here are also altogether ia
vorable for outdoor work all the year
through, and more hours can be made and
better work accomplished than in other
places. Good labor can be commanded
here in any quantity desired, and common
labor is practically unlimited.
The old and new dry-dOcks are both to
be connected with the powerful centri-
fugal pumps Just erected Tor the simpson
dock. for the reason that the old machine
~ requires eight hours To empty the stone
dock. and the new machinery takes very
little over au hour TO do the same work.
The president and directors of the bank
rupt Home Savings Bank renewed their
bonds of $40 600 each to-day for their APP
pearance at the November term OF tho
Corporation Court 20 answer indictments
pending against them.
The quarterly inspection Of the marine
corps at the yard took place to-day by
Major 4. G.. Nicholson, adjutant and In
spector-gencral.
A party of officials of the New England
FIRE departments were in the city yester-
dav. and were entertained by Chlef-En-
gineer Thomas keviu.
Supreme-Regent H. Il. Watts, Of Ports
mouth. is to have big reception in Peters
burg on the 26th of October at the hands
of the Royal Arcanum of that city.
Early risers report frost IN this vicinity
this morning.
The Rev. DR.. II. NJ. Wharton. the WELL
known Baptist evangelist, who has just re-
turned from Europe, will be with Rev. DIR.
A. f. Owen at the COurt-Street Baptist
church on Tuesday next.
Commander II. W. Huntingdon has been
ordered to duty at Gosport uavy-yard.
The 3.000-tOn cruiser ordered TO be built
ut this ward viii be constructed alongside
of the Texas, so as 10 be Convenient TO the
big steam tools. The plans are ready and
She will be started in thirty or forty days.
The yard now promises steady employ
ment for the working classes for long pc
Rod.
The proposed exposition in Norfolk next
spring seems 10 have about fallen through
owing the backwardness Of merchants Ill
making su inscriptions.
The Boston steamship Decatur III. Miller,
Captain J. G. Taylor, arrived here to-day
with three shipwrecked seamcn taken
from the schooner Henry Clay yesterday
morning at O'Clock seven miles southeast
from Block island. The schooner was
bound from New York 20 Portland, Me-,
with cargo of iron when she was aban-
dOned. All of her sails were blown away,
and she was general wreck leaking at O
terrific rate, with the wind heavy from the
north. The men were well cared for on
the Miller, and on reaching here were
transferred TO the steamship Dorchester
and sent 10 Boston. They were much
Frustrated with constant work at tho
pumps and exposure.
The Mexican man-of-war Merida passed
out the capes at noon bound home. She
coaled az Newport News. Admiral Pinot,
OF the Mexican navy, is on board. q.