Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-19
WITH A MARCH TIDE.
THE BRITISH STEAMSHIP cRAGSIDE
READY TO BE FlOATEO.
A Large Salvage for tho wreckers-Mis
haps to Old Dominion Boats
Reported jail Delivery.

tcorespcndsnce Of the Richmond Dispasch.I
NoaroLK, Va, March 1s.-Reports from
the stranded British steamship Cragside, at
Ocracoke beach, state that the wreckers
have turned the ship 30 that her bow Is
now inshore. and the vessel is about ready
70 be t3oated with the first favorable March
tide. So far as known she is not greatly
iniured. The work of taking out the
several thousand bales Of cotton continues.
II Is piled on the beach and then brought to
Norfolk as rapidly as possible; Inc crew
wrecL;no company. The job Is heavy
one and the salvage will bring large
smount to the wreckers, the cargo being
very valuable.
THE LURAY IN COLLISION.
Tho Old Dominion steamer Luray was
damaged in a collision with schooner IN
Hampton creek q day or two since, and
hoo haen taken to the ship-yard for re-
na;,a The steamer Newberne, OF the same
line ashore on Roanoke Island, was hauled
off without injury.
Last night the Colored Young MEMS
tha Conference of the Colored Young Mems
Thristian Association workers in Virginia
10 he held in Richmond, commencing on
tbe nth instant. as directed by the Inter-
national committees.
Ground was broken yesterday at the cor
NOR az NAV and Claiborne streets tor the
new MoKendree Methodist Episcopal
church. The edifice will cost over S22 600.
GONE SOUTH FOB HIS HEALTH.
Cant,in w. Z. Face, one Of the able
n;lots Of the Virginia Association, has gone
10 Florida on account of his health, and
from there he will 60 to Cuba Tor two
months. mi, us
organized last night and e'ected ueiegates
TO the Republican League convention 70
meet on Richmond on the 10Th.
Captain Langley, naval attache OF the
Rr,t,sh LEGATION at Washington, visited
Commodore Weaver at the navy-yard yes
information has been received at the
nolice department of q Jail delivery. at
Camden Courthouse. N. Co., yesterday.
Several negroes sentenced to the penlten-
tiary escaped and arc thought to be In this
section.
DIR. wHLEToS's PARTY.
Rev. DIR. II. NJ. Wharton's party of Holy
Land tourists reached Gibraltar yesterday
after very stormy passage out, All are
well. The party Is largely MADE up Oh
Norfolk ana PORTSMOUTH, ppOPiO'
deaths among the elderly ladies of Nor
folk and Portsmouth have been unusually
frequent of late and many good women
have passed away.
who died from la grippe, took place this
morning from the residence on Freemason
street and was attended by the Norfolk
Light Artillery Blues, the Lee Rifles, and
the Norfolk City Guard. He was asergeant
in the latter company, and only twenty
years old.
ORGANIZED.
Another branch of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union was organized IN
Norfolk yesterday with Mrs. j. L. Darcie
president. -
Rev. Vernon PAnson, of this city. will
90 TO Texas IN April, having accented the
presidency of a female college in that
State.
NAVAL NEWS.
Chief Engineer f. ID. ROBBIE, in charge of
the steam-engineering department OF the
navy-yard, has gone TO New York. The
outlook for that department is very
gloomy, and only apprentice boys are now
at work.
James Pickett, of this city, a wor kman
on the battle-shp Texas, fell through one
of the hatchways yesterday and was badly
hurt.