Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-10
NAVAL MANGUVRES.
THE caulssRyoRKTowN VISITS HER
HISTORIC NAMEsAKE.
Ground Selected for shsre Driiis--meve.
msnts of Other ships--Another We'd
ding IN the Fort--Se~ Quarters

On PorSr CouroRr, Va, May a.--On
Saturday last the gunboat Yorktown, act
inc under orders from Rear-Admiral
Walker. steamed up the bay and into
York river. enohoring of the old village
after which she was named. Hef object
was TO select place whore the crews OF
The feet could DO landed for battalion
drill and incidentally to give the crow
lesson in ancient history withoutlooking
NJ the books" The crew inspected the
caves OF CORVALLIS, the new monument,
and the earthwork thrown mp there by
the gallant Macruder and his men some
thirty years ago. They found suitable
place FOR shore drills and returned to the
Roads Sunday.
WAITING roR ORDERS.
The new cruiser Newark, lately COM
pleted at Cramps shp-yard and fitted out
81 League Island. arrived in the Roads
"Wednesday an hour after the Chicsgo and
Boston bad sailed for Norfolk. Captain
Casey got his vessel under way on Thurs
day, and sailed for Yorktown, where the
boys will get run ashore and remain
several days The Yorktown, jamestown.
and Portsmouth - all good Virginia
names--are now in the Roads waiting Tor
something 10 turn mp.
the Standish for Annapolis on THURSDAY
afternoon. She is due here with the dear
middies about the Goth OF June.
The German schoolsblp Nike. which
was in the Roads last spring ls now cue
from her winter cruise in the west lndles'
GIBsoS--JAcEsoS.
The marriage of Miss Nettie Jackson and
Mr. Alfred T.. Gibson was celebratedln tne
Forts chapel at z M. on IueSaay' heE
n IA fiQfQfinU MISS jack
eop IL A daughter of the late Dr.. Donald
jackson. of the medical corps OF the army,
and for number OF years member OF the
family of Surgeon j. II. Patzki, who gave
her away. The groom is scotch gentle
man from near Dundee, who has lately set-
fled in Canada. where he is rising young
banker. The church was handsomely de-
corated for the occasion, and Professor
Fitz-Jones, of Norfolk. presided at the or
ran. Leutenants Homer, Adams. Straub,
and Janders were the ushers. ana tbe
church was crowded with the oihceIs anu
ladies of the garrison. AT the CONCLUSION
of the ceremony the bridal party and their
friends repaired TO the quarters or Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Wake, where reception
was held. The young compile; accompa-
MED by Major and Mrs. PatZkl, lett by the
evening train for New York en rone Tor
thor new home. Major and Mrs. Patzki
sail to-day tor Leipsig, where they Will
spend the summer OF his old home.
SOCIAL NOTES.
Mrs. Hawkins, wife of Colonel III. ;.
Hawkins, Twenty-third infantry, now
etationed az West Point, n. y, arrived
here Yesterday accompanied Dy her Two
charming daughters and will spend
month at the Hygeia.
Miss Ruby Miller, daughter OF Colonel
Miller, Fifth artillery, has returned rom i.s
pleasant visit Of two weeks spent WIN
Mrs. CAPTAIN Brown at Jamestown Island.
Miss Grace Maxwell, of San Francisco,
arrived here Sunday on visit to her aunt
Mrs. General DeRussey.
Captain Morris g. Foote, Ninth infantry,
who arrived here last week WIN ms oIl9e
from Washington, left this morning 70 JON
lis regiment at WhIpple Barracks, Ariz.
Mrs. Harrell, OF Washington, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Lieutenant Shaker, OF
the garrison. r,,
Lieutenant Ramsey ID. Potts; third
artillery. whose ewes were left in bad con-
ditiop from an attack of ia grippe. mas
been granted three months leave OF alb
sence. and left with his family for Loudoun
county, Va, where they will spend the
Mr.. p. Bowman Bird. son of Colonel
Bird, quartermaster, has gonet TO Cnclnnatl
with view TO locating there IN business.
Mr.. S. ID. Babcock, president OF the New
York and Boston railroad. and party OF
friends visited the Hygeia Monday.
Colonel A. @. Pennington. Fourth artillery,
and Colonel NJ. X. Millen, Elttn artillery,
of the Artilley School stan, lett Tor WASH
ington Tuesday evening TO attend meet
ing of the Board for Testing Range Find
ers. Of which they are members. -,
Mrs. Dr. Mum and her daughter, Mrs.
Lieutenant Van Deusen, of the garrison,
returned Sunday from o short visit TO
Washington. ,
Katie Parry, of Baltimore. are here on
visit. the guests of Mrs. General DeRussey.
Mrs. Parry resided here in 1861, when her
father. the late General Dlmmock, was
commanding the post.
OFFICERS QUARTERS.
The Secretary Of War has authorized the
construction OF another new double set OF
oficer,s quarters, which will be CON-
menced during the coming month. Ihey
will be located in the vacant lot opposite
the Catholic church, as AL the ayalaoie
space inside the fort is occupied. ms
will take two more families out of the
damp and dismal easements and render life
for them more pleasant
Colonel w. ii. Owen, of the Quarter
Master-General's Office, arrived here yes;
terday to look after site for cemeterih
purposes in which to bury the deceased in
mates from the National Soldiers Home.
The cemetery at Hampton now has over
0OOO buried there, and the limit has been
reached The death-rate among these old
veterans has largely increased in the last
decade. and in the nature of things must
continue TO increase for some time to come.
MRS HOLT PAGE HoSoRED.
Mrs. Holt Page. a popular society lady of
Norfolk, is visiting Lieutenant and Mrs.
Wake. dinner party was given IN her
honor on Saturday evening.
Lieutenant kewcomb, of the Revenue
Marine Service, and wife, are the guests of
lieutenant and Mrs. Eastman. Lieutenant
Newcomb is ordered 10 duty on the Rush,
and leaves tomorrow for San Francisco to
Join his vessel and look after the seal in
terests in Arctic waters.
Miss Nav Miller entertained her young
friends in the garrison at tea given IN
honor of her guest, Miss McCallum, of
Governors Island All the young people
in the garrison were present, % were Miss
Fannie Oils and Miss Carrie Morrow. of
Baltimore, and number Of young ladies
from the hotel.
The rails for the new electric road are now
laid from Hampton TO Mil Creek, and
piles are arriving for the new bridge over
which il will be extended TO Old Point.
The cold wave did no preceptible DAM
age here. but ii broke mp the small boys
bathing for few days and calledin a num-
Der of staw bats that had rather too pre-
meturely come TO head. as it were.
number of people are going to James
town Island next Wednesday TO celebrate
the landing of the pilgrims at that point.