Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-28
ESCAPED SINKING.
7ue COLCHESTER coLLIoes WITH A
BALTIMORE plLoT-eoAT.
tho Former Badly Damagcd-The Pilot
Not seriousiy--water Over the Norfolk
Wharves--nowdea Arraigned.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dispascn''
NORFOLK, Va, October q, 1890.

correspondence Of the Richmond D'spnsch.'
NoRrolK, Va. October 81, 1890.
At an early hour yesterday morning,
while il was still dark, the steamer Tol-
chester, bound from Baltimore to New
York. was in collision with the Maryland
steam pilot-boat Pilot just off Cape
Henry. The Colchester was struck on
the starboard side and had all homework
down 10 the guards torn off for twenty
feet or more. Hor machinery was not
;n;ured. and she arrived in port yesterday
afternoon looking very badly wrecked.
Tbo Pilot had her forward bulkhead
stove in and is now at Old Point No
one was hurt on either vessel. 1t Is said
that both barely escaped sinking. The
COLCHESTER was recently sold to Now
York parties and she was being taken TO
that port TO be delivered. She Is now at
Grayes's ship-yard.
A NoR'RAsT sQUALL.
A thunder squsll came mp about noon
Yesterday, and was followed by north
east blow and hard rain last night. Az
high water the tide rose over the whslVes
and flooded the streets, running INTO
eome OF the warehouses and floating the
wood and lumber adjacent 10 the nver.
Not much loss resulted, however, though
the water was higher than at any time
since the memorable April gale. The
wind is high to-day and northerly.
The wrecked engines and trains IN the
smash.up caused by collision on the
Tar-Riyer division OF the SeaDoard ana
Roanoke railroad last Thursday, have
been brought down to the companys
shops in Portsmouth. 1t has been
long time since the Seaboard road eX-
perienced such wrek.
BowDEy's HARD ROAD.
The Murdaugh wing OF the Republi-
can party have issued Oil address 10 the
Republicans of Norfolk county arraigning
Congressman Bowden rs the bitter and
implacable foe of Norfolk county general
ly. for creating discord in the party,
making promises which he has not fui-
filed. diyerting her Just share OF pa
tronage, attempting to set up his per
sonal friends as leaders regardless
OF the wishes of the people, ana
for DISTINGUISHING the voters OF
three precincts because Democratic
election commissioners had thrown
out the vote of said precincts. Inc
grievances are then detailed ana the al
dress is signed by twenty-four prom.
nent white and colored Republicans OF
the county. who claim that Bowden has
misled them and injured the party and
must be defeated at the polls.
RESIGNED.
Keeper J. l.. Odell, Of the Cape Henry
lighthouse, has resigned his position on
account of poor health.
An effort is being made to get Gov
ernor ID. b. Hill, Of New York. to speak
here next Monday night In behalf OF Dr.
Lawson. .
The storm yesterday interfered with
the Murphy meetings, but they were
largely attended nevertheless. Mr.
Murphy will remain here another week.
The funeral of Lieutenant +. j. SIM
monds, L. S. II. NJ, took place from
St Johns church in Portsmouth this
morning, Rev. J. d. Powell, tue rector,
conducting the service.
Sheriff Williams of southampton, is
in the city and speaks very encouragingly
OF Democratic success In that county
next week.
EFFECT OF THE STORM.
The schooners p. j. Woodruff, from
Baltimore to Salem, and the Il. Q. q.
Wishart and A. G. Lyons are in port to
supply spars and anchors lost during the
late storm
Last night a difficulty occurred on
Queen street near the Peoples Taberna-
Gle, in the course of which Charles Bell,
a resident of Huntersville. was cut IN
three or four places by another young
man named Evans.