Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-23
MAJOR STAPLESDEAD
AZ FeLLAT THE FEET or HIS oAuoH-
TER AND EXPIRED.
The white Squadron 60 Sail FOR the Hub
Foundry at Lambsrt's Point
chief wright's Funeral.
,c.--..ronde,ce n the Richmond Dispatch

rcorrespondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
EonroLK, June 22.-Major Il. G. Staples
a drv-coods merchant. and well-known and
muoh-respected citizen of Portsmouth, fell
dead Ia the street shortly after midnight
ON Saturday night. he had Just left his
store. and was passing up Court street with
his daughter when be fell IN front OF the
police-station, and on being taken into the
station expired. DR.. l.. A. Bilisoly was
summoned, but il was unnecessary, OF
course. The city coroner, DR.. George W.
Maupin, viewed the body, but held no
inmlast, Major Staples was a most worthy
citizen and devoted Christian and tenn
perance worker from his youth up, having
been one of the founders OF the Fourth
Street Baptist church. During the var MS
sympathies were with the Union, ana ne
served in the Army of the Potomac as
cantain and then major in the quartermas-
ter's department. After the war ne was
chief clerk in the hayward until urants
second term, when he was made postmas-
ter OF Portsmouth, and held the posltion
for eight years. He was musical author
of considerable ability. and man Oh nne
intelligence.
/, WRECKED TELEPHONES.
Another severe thunderstorm passed
over this section yesterday afternoon,
wrecking the telephone lines ana the
Postal Telegraph Companys lines on the
country roads, but doing no other material
Orders were received at the maynard
this morning directing Commodore weaver
10 have the United States steamer YORK
town ready for sea by the zyth lhstsnti
when she will Immediately. join the rest OF
the fIeet in Hampton Roads, and together
on that day they all sail for Boston. Inc
Versuyius and Cushing are also yet az the
ward The boiler-makers worked all day
yesterday Sunday on the Chicago: She
will he ready TO sail as directed on Thurs
day. The Dolphin is laid up and no work
whatever is now being done on her, there
being a hitch in Washington about the
work.
cAR-REPLACER.
II il now certain that the foundry for the
manufacture of the Norwood car-replacer
will be located at LRmberts Point. The
company will employ not less than 100
hands at first, which number Will be IN
creased as the demands of the trade re-
The racing mare that fell overheard from
the Old Dominion Steamship Line died
Yesterday of inflammation. She was OF
Eolus stock and belonged to George ID.
Bennett, of Goldsboro', N. Q.
THE CHIEFS FUNERAL.
The funeral of Mr.. William Wright, chief
engineer of the city water-works, took
place this afternoon from st. Pauls
church, Rev. b. d. Tucker, the rector, OF:
floating. The officers OF the water and
fire departments, Marine Engineers Asso-
citation, and large number OF sympa-
thizing friends attended. During his life
Al IL ronah oil the nT1n-
cipal steamboat lines plying on Chesapeake
BAY. Three years he ran steamer IN
South America and at the evacuation OF
Norfolk he took the Northampton to Rich
mond and remained on her until she was
sunk at Drewry's Bluff.
APARADE.
The newly-organized Norfolk-county
fire company, the Rescue (colored), have
a torch-light parade with their engine and
other apparatus tonight, followed by
banquet at Whitehurst's Hall in Ports
| mouth, The company Is fully equipped
! and uniformed.
A negro hand on the farm of Messrs.
Preston Brothers on the Western Branch
named Hargrove Robbins became involved
| in a difficulty Yesterday with another hand
| named Abram Eure, and dubbed him
nearly to death with a door-bar. Robbins
was lodged in the county Jail by Constable
Anderson. The doctors say Eure cannot
live, and may die of his injuries at any
| moment.
DEATH OF MAJOR CROFT.
To-day Major James N. Croft, a. venera
BILE and well-known citizen, died at hi:
residence on Wood street. The deceased
had reached the age of seyenty-seyen
years and came to Norfolk with the Union
army at the time of the evacuation. lie
was chief of police of the city under thu
military regime after the war. and was fol
a long time an attache of the custom
| house as boarding officer OF the port. H'
was the father-in-law OF ex-CongressmaI
Dezendorf.