Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-14
WINDWARD ISLANDS.
rue DESTINATION or THE PORTS
MOUTH AND JAMESTOWN.
Tn. Atlanta Not Ready to Go-The Gun
boat Chesapeake Back from rangier
sound-sunk I'm . Collision.
,soondepo. Of the Richmond Dispasch.i

fccrrespondencs Of the Richmond Dispaschi
NonroIx, January IL. 1891.
The United States apprenticeship Ports
month. Commander John Schouler, having
completed repairs, left the hayward this
morning in tow of tug for Hampton
Roads. where she will await the arrival OF
the jamestown and proceed in a few days
on cruise to tho windward Islands. Inc
officers seem to think the machinists VIII
not get through and the Atlanta VIII not
be In condition to leave here next Mon
day, as ordered. She will have dock-
trial Thursday.
of the United States steamer Atlanta, ieIt
last night with his family for Washington.
As the ships are getting ready to sail tne
families of the officers are leaving lor
home. IT ~.
Assistant Naval Constructor j. II. Lin;
nard, of the navy-yard, has been ordereu
up for examination for promotlon.
PBoTRAcTED MEETINGS..
protracted meeting com menced AZ tne riIs'
Baptist church last night and New Il. y. JONES'
d. D., the pastor, viii be assisted oy rev. SS,s,
noiius Tyreo ID. d., the weli-knoWn evsnsenss
and author. The meeting VIII oouptess 10
productive OF much good 10 the communiv.
series OF meetings are also In progIess q. no
new Queen-street Methodist Episcopal cnu,cp'
Rev L r. Betty, Rev. j. s. Hunter, heV. -: r
Lipscomb assisting the pastor, Kew. y. i. "his-
ley. and preaching during the week. 49,,
The oyster gunboat Chesapeake Is IN porl
from Tangier sound, where there was oo ,1naoI
rable work recently In driving on hiesai
dredgers. ,..a g.,
CLERKS association has been organized IN
the Norfolk postoffice and +. b. wing eiec'eu
delegate to the National Genvenyon, WIN
tins nf hF
died in the asylum as Williamsburg on senuy
night were brought homo 70 Portsmouth tnis
morning and buried this afternoon.
DRILLING MARINES.
There are now about one hundred marines
drilling daily at the yard. Major mclean L,.on
commanding the barracks, conducts the uInnhs.
The marines have not yet moved INTO tner ne"
quartera ~ -.
The mem bers Of the Portsmouth Board OF
Trade will es1oy their annual oanques anu loiu
Mr.. George A. Armistead, an old ana we'll
known citizen OF Portsmouth, was founu oeeo IN
his bed yesterday morning. He was much re-
spected.
DRAPED IN MOURNING.
The express-of1ces In the two cities are
draped In mourning for the death OF Division
Superintendent Clayton,
Twenty-one steamships are now under char
ter 10 take cargoes OF cotton from NoriolE 20
Europe Eight Of these steamers are expected
this week.
IN COLLISION.
The schooner Viola. Captain Willis, OF York
town, was In collision yesterday wilha barge IN
tow OF the tug Harold, Of New London, between
old Point and the Rlp-Rsps The Harold and
the barge passed on without giving any assist
Ance. The schooner was taken In tow by the
revenue-cItter Hamilton and towed until she
sunk IN the channel near SewelPs Point The
topmasts OF the schooner are out OF the water.
The captain and crew came to this port on the
cutter, aud Captain Willis noted protest. The
vessel was loaded with oysters
Tho dispatch steamer Fortune left the navy
yard to-day for stores for the different navy
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