Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-25
OLD POINT COMFORT.
PERTINENT OBJECTIONS TO COURT
MARTIAL AT FORT MONROE.
A Model and Well Disciplined Garrison
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fCorrespondence Of the Richmond Dispatchi
On Porxr CoxFoBr. Va, January "a
There has been but one general court
martial convened here IN the last twenty
years for the trial Of an artillery officer,
but two such courts have been ordered
within the past year for the trial Of par
ties in no way connected with the post or
the artillery service. The officers station
ed here do not like TO have the post made
n dumpine-ground for such cases, but
there is no doubt il is done in the interest
Of economy. The court now IN session
here for The trial of Lieutenant Roach,
First infantry, is composed OF the follow
ing members: ColonelA. @. NJ. Pennington,
Fourth artillery, president; Colonel Will
liam l.. Baskins, First artillery; Major
John A. Darling. First Artillery. and
CAPTAIN Charles r. Barnett, assistant
ouartermaster, from Governors Island:
Major John II. Myrick, Third artillery,
from Fort MeHenry;. Captain Mills, Gap
tain Davis, DR.. Polhemus, lAeutenants
Adams, Dance. Duyall, Parkhurst, ana
Greble' of the garrison; Lieutenant VIII
liam Baird, Sixth cavalry, from Fort Myer;
and Lieutenant w. Z. Birkhimer, Third
artillery. from Washington barracks, Judge
advocate. When the court was called 10
order on Tuesday and the charges read the
accused requested weeks delay TO pro
cure counsel. prepare his case, and get ms
witnesses, which was granted. The charges
refer to financial transactions whlch &C
cured before he was ordered here Tor
medical treatment.
OFF TO SEA.
The Chicago, Yorktown, and Dolphin
have been cruising about in these waters
for the past week, but settled down IN the
Roads last night for an early start TINS
morning. Admiral Walker, who las been
In Washington consulting the department
IN REGARD to his cruise, came down this
morning and went aboard the tiagship,
wien steam was turned on. and the fieet
proceeded to sea, the Chicago IN the lead,
followed by the Yorktown and Dolphin.
II was thought that tho Atlanta would
be ready to sail with her consorts, but IL
has been decided 10 complete the repairs
found necessary when she was surveyed
before she leaves the Norfolk yard. Ihls
may detain her two or three weeks.
GENERAL HowABD's FAMILY.
Major General o. o. Howard, command
ing the Division of the Atlantic, arrived
here on Saturday with his family from
Florida, where they have 6een sp9ndlng
two or three weeks. General Howard went
on TO Governors Island that evening, but
Mrs. Howard with her son and daughter
decided to remain over until Monday eve:
ming. She visited the Hampton Normal
School. and was called upon by Colonel
and Mrs. Frank and number OF the OH
GERS and ladies Of the garrison during neI
stay.
land. Second infantry, who has been visit
| ing her daughter, Mrs. Lieutenant Greole
II = t. 1,tc hand a Pine Ridge
Monday last.
Miss Bowman. of Wilmington, Del, and
her niece. Miss Gibson, of Middletown
Del, are the guests of Colonel and Mrs
Miss Charlotte Evans, daughter of Com
mander Rubley ID. Evans, United States
| navy, left Tuesday evening for Washing
ton on a months visit.
Mr.. George Wallace, of New Albany,
Ind. is the guest of Colonel and Mrs
lieutenant @. B. Wheeler, lately trans
ferred frem the Fifth artillery TO the Ord
nance Corps, left last night for New York
He will be assigned TO duty at the Sandy
! Hook proving-grounds.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Thomas Curtis, son of Colonel Cur
lis. Judge advocate on General Howardi
staff, is here on visit, the guest OF Lieu
| tenant w. Il. Homer, Fifth artillery.
Miss Annie Fulton left last evening tol
| New York. where she willremain month
| the guest of Miss Lalo Baccere, daughter
of tie ex-hIinister from the United State!
Miss Juliet Clarke. of Hampton. is visit
inc Miss Maude Bodell, of the garrison.
Mr.. William S. Yeatman, discussing OH
Ger of the War Department, was the cues
| of his brotheT-in-law, MIR. Bodell, on sun
Mr. W. J. Holmes. Of New York. super
intendent Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, and wife arrived here on Wed
| nesday.
TO LOCATE CEMETERY.
Colonel Owens, civil engineer of thu
Ouartermaster-G Generals office, spent
couple of days here during the week look
| inc after n location for cemetery nea
| Hampton in which to bury the inmate
| from the Soldiers Home. who are rapidly
answering their last roll-call.
MIR. S. i. Crttenden, of Cooperstown, N
Y, who for number of years was wlnte
manager of the Hygeia. was here Tuesday
on his way TO Virginia Beach. -,
The Hygeia is rapidly filling up witt
northern visitors, and among the guest
are quite a number of musicians. Thel
| got together last evening and gave nltsl
| Gale in the parlor, which was very much en-
| loved. Mrs. Shoninger, of New Haven,
an expert violinist and played a number
| difficult selections, being accompanied b.
her husband on the piano: She IS also
fine vocalist, and with the assistance @
| Mrs. Julia Bradford and Madame JUST
mani, of New York, contributed largely t
| the evenings amusement.
| TRY AGAIN.
A movement is on foot to establish
! telephone line between Norfolk and New
| port News, which if carried out will proba
| Div include Hampton and Old Point. u
do this they will have to lay cable to tn
| Rip-Raps and thence to the land on tn
Norfolk side. The Western Union trie'
| this route for q number of years, bu
owing to the frequent breaks IN the cable
| caused by vessels dragging their anchors
| it had to be abandoned.
| Work on the new electric road IS pre-
| crossing rapidly. and it will no doubt b
| completed between Hampton and Mi
| Creek by Nav LIST. The company have no
vet secured a grant from Congress to eros
the reservation except with such restric
tions as would render the road unprohta
bic. A new bill is now before Congress t
remedy this evil, and the authorizes a.
making arrangements TO pave the roa
leading from the new wharf to the cause
way leading to Mill Creek with Belgia
blocks. This will be a much-needed In
provement, as the old shell-road Is "wor
out in service"
The engineers department have CON
pleted two of the jetties and are nol
| at work on the third. Whether this wi
reclaim the land-or rather the sand-i
front of the water-battery remains to b
seen.
M0rEe EROM rAE IINlNE RSlIY