Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-15
OLD POINT COMFORT.
OFFICERS WITNESS THE PROCESS or
SHRINKING A JACKET.
The yantie's Cruise 10 the Interest
igation-E ectris Road Nearly
Complete.


s,orv who has charge Of that branch car
ried the class of twenty young onicefs "
washington 20 show them now tnes eas'
new steel guns of the iatesS ,yp''
ond 20 witness the shrinking OF
;ocLet an one that had recently peen
.,rned ont at the hayward. Ihe class
returned home this morning, nA's
had I, very pleasant trip. one OK tn1 I'll J.
GERS remarked that there was govn I had
~ difference between the process ~ pa ta
s,,s, yvitnessed and the plan adopteu " nl'
,notber in " shrinking jackets, her pr
cess being composed largely Oh VIM"
switch. a-yoor.
The authorities are very mucn pten rs,erIy
the fact that most OF the ouIulns .hn,1 bas
used az an ordnance machlne.Ssnonp. bnoI
%o.n tnrned over TO the post Tor scno9.
,,,rnoses Finds have been secured 70 ~
4 NJ in GOOD shape, and the sectiOhiIoo,l..'
Iii 10 Isrge LIGHT. and airy. Inc depart
W. ~ chemistry. mechanical engineer
nc and electricity will be located theIe do
soon as 1t can be put IN order. =, ,bo
Much satisfaction Is expresseu al, he
| fact that the new line OF s.ea Nsnorfoik and
Wssbinoton April I'd. Two steamers MI WI.
W. on aud daIIy trips will be made; my
g 70 on az" arraneement of the Chesapeake anu
| cS;o raiiway with the Richmond ana Ian
ell. road by which through trains WIZ 90
mn from here to Washington IN tne nee a.
future is also a matter OF gra nCs "
| the many people visiting Olu I0'N'
WRECKS BLOWN UP.
The fast-sailing and commodious se5aia ar
Yantic. Commander q. II. hocAwon,
rived in the Roads Yesterday nom :. -
| N
md,,;aa+ion Sne arrived here from New
YorL ON Monday. having blown up s1
.,vacLs ALONG the coast, two OF whicn were
w A hsecon Light and were very danger
On abstrnctlons. She sailed this morning
Cor n crnise south. which Will Do eAtehuou
| as far as Charleston. lima for
Engineers are now SURVEYING t.Daar
| a., ~ electric street-railroad between
| Ola Point and Hampton. Mr.. Bowden Sc.
o,,rod the massage of the bill permitting ~
30 come on the reservation at l:5O a. al;
| Eorch lth-the last act of his congresSlonaI
oareer The road is nearly completed iroDl
| Mill Creek TO Hampton, ana tn tI - IN
| donbt of its being extended 10 hainp'oN
during the summer.
SOCIETY EXPANSION.
Society people who have been look t.h. ta ~
the world through dim religious llgn ..5 10 .
the past month are beginning W eAP"AN
MIS-. Colonel Miller, of the garrison, gave
q Tea on Saturday afternoon, when DrouRhS
together large number OF her irlenus:
ina oficers of the garrison who declueo
so-aa time AGO TO devote one evening
week 70 their lady friends gave a reception
eft the club-room Saturday evening. 1hese
affairs are always delightful; ana nig r.,
number of visitors from the notei "eio ~
attendance. ,,,har
aTV AnfRTIAlltO
If her yonng friends at dinner-party on
TUESDAY evening, given in honor, OF her
niece. Miss Archibald, of New YORK, VINO
Iientenant ID. W. Millar, Third artillery,
is receiving the congratulations OF hls
friends ON his promotion and assighInnenI
10 dnty as instructor at the Artlllery
Scbool both of which came last week.
lieutenant and Mrs. Millar entertained 0
nnmber of their friends ct dinner IN honor
of the double event.
Major ]. p. Sanger, assistant inspector
| General arrived from Washington Monday
10 inspect the National cemetery at Hamp'
ton and the ordnance department. at the
post. Major Sanger was stationed mere re-, o.
pI,ost ed1ntant nnder the late General Will
fam +. Barry, when the school was reor;
ganized in 1868, and still finds some olo
friends at the post.
THE PHoEBUs CHESTNUT.
The Hvpeia is now crowded with visitors,
and standing room" is about the only
tbingleft. The old telegram started by
Phobus some ten years ago" cannot set
NV vav clear to accommodate you before
next week us still going over the wire TO
: different parties North and IN FLORIDA.
Mrs. SchWarZwaelder, or Brooklyn; one
of the most popular ladies visiting mere
arrived Saturday evening. She was lolneG
by her daughter, Miss AIillie Schwarzwael
der. who has been spending some time a
the guest of Miss Bessie Pace IN Richmond
, and they Will remain for month,
Ex-Congressman II. ]. O. Walker. o.
Williamsport, and wife, arrived here Tues
day morning. Mrs. Walker has been mere
: a number of seasons and will be pleasantly
I remembered by many of the young societ'
, people of Richmond. She IS accompanied
by Mrs. Coppin-Hague, of New. York. sn'
: Miss Audenreid, OF Philadelphia, who's
. presence will add much TO the socia
4 pleasures of the season.
Mrs. A. ]. Preston and daughter, o
Davenport. who have been spending tn
: winter at the Arlington, washington, 81
| rived on Tuesday last. Mrs. Preston IS al
7 invalid and has spent O number OF season
n here, where both she and her daughter ar
: deservedly popular.
THE ELKNs FAMILY.
Mrs. Senator Davis and daughter, @
a West Virginia, accompanied by her maj
n ried daughter, Mrs. Stephen b. Elkins, an
= Miss Elkins, of Nantoak, arrived Monday
a MIR. Elkins joined the party this eyenin
\ for short visit.
Mrs. Stanley Mathews and Miss Mitchell
J. daughter of Senator Mitchell, arrived troI
q Washington Wednesday.
h Miss Duvall, of the garrison, who ha
a been spending two, or three, weeks Wit
| i. ..t,, DA cd hnrna n a
or two since.
Miss Lizzie Taylor, one of Norfolk's ia
, bellies, is visiting in the garrison. the guel
u of Miss Alice FRANKIE.
p Major r. II. Montgomery, Fifth cavalr,
8 and wife, who are East on visit aft
y a winter campaign against the Indian
i. arrived from Washington Saturday.
% OTHER VISITORS.
d Lieutenant j. ID. @. Hasklns. Fifth arti
lery, and wife, and Lieutenant j. A. Johl
ston. Eighth cavalry, and wife arrived fro
>, West Point Sunday, where these Office
~ are stationed as instructors.
- Captain 4. A. Hennian, United Stat
engineers, and wife came down fro
!, Washington Sunday.
lg DIR. w. b. Banister, of Washington ba
racks, arrived yesterday morning on sho
vacation.
IS Captain ]. G. Mallery, United States e.
e gineers-who, by the way, Is an old Ham
I'd ton boy-arriyed here from Baltimor
y where he Is now stationed on light-hou
il. duty, Thursday.
lie Mr.. d. II. Bates. formerly president
I'd the Baltimore aud Ohio Telegraph Cor
pany, is here on visit with his famil
He is now yice-president Of the Gamewt
J. Fire-Alarm Company and interested in
storage-battery plant.
IL Mr.. S. MEG. Fisher, the genial assista,
secretary of the Virginia Fire Insuran,
Company, was at the Hygeia Yesterday.
Lieutenant Charles Humphreys, Thii
le artillery, gives an entertainment in Il
IN hop-room tonight for the benefit of q
E. Young Mems Christian Association. He
I'd one of the most skilful amateur prestidi.
TX tators off the stage, and were he not nc
sy seeking the bubble reputation even
40 the lannon's mouthn could soon establi
one in this direction.
~ BRILLIANT lENTEN GERMAN.
The First OF the &eason Mt Old Paints