The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-11
NEWPORT.

Sunday was lovely day from a
weather point OF view, and the large
number OF excursionists that came from
up the river made the most Of their visit,
Many hundreds enjoyed a dip. in the
briny, while others took in the cliff walks.
just after dinner couple of Newport
rowdies created a disturbance on one OF
the electric cars. They were both drunk
and used very filthy language and when
elected from the car they smashed several
OF it's windows and assaulted the conduc-
tor in an outrageous manner. Both their
names are known and the matter Is In
the hands OF the police authorities who
will doubtless bring the offenders to
book.
The funeral OF the late Joseph Bradford
will take place Tuesday afternoon and
will be attended by Newport Lodge Of
Elks OF which he was charter member
. Deceased was a young man OF genia!
happy ways and was universally beloved
by all all classes OF citizens He was
recognized leader in all matters athletic
and had done much to foster and en-
courage baseball in this city.
A story is current that George Peck, a
well-known gardener. has deserted his
wife. and eloped with his neice Miss
Elizabeth Tyler, q young woman 10 years
old. 1t is said they have been traced to
Chicago.
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy Soley,
paid flying visit to the training station
on Saturday evening, and took advantage
of the occasion TO 60 over the Bar College
building.
Washington Commandery No. 4. X. T..
went to Fall River on Sunday on n spe-
cial train TO attend the funeral Of Sir
knight James Mahoney, late OF New
York, and for many years valued en-
ploye of the Old Colony Steamboat Com
pany.
In Saturdays ball game the Berkeleys
beat the Atlantics 5 to a.
Richard Bullock. a groom OF Col Jays,
was thrown from his horse on Saturday
and severely injured, breaking one Of his
legs, besides being cut and bruised.
Last summer an old wreck was discov-
cred on the west side of Goat Island by
the torpedo station divers and efforts have
been made TO find out just exactly what
she was aud how long she had been laying
there.
Before last winter set in several old
curios had been brought to the surface;
notably an old-fashioned hour glas; areal
old carronade that showed at once that
the vessel did not belong to this century.
So long had the old ship been lying
there that she was completely embedded
in sand, with n couple of feet of mud
lying on the top OF her hull As the
divers proceeded with their work the
disturbance of this slime proved n serious
hindrance till within the last few days.
when "a hose was carried down and the
mud washed away.
This was not only hard and tedious, but
was also very dirty aud trying work. but
the boys persevered. In the cabin big
collection OF genuine old-fasbioned jugs
and bottles were found but the greatest
treasure was TO come.
In box in the cabin was faded yell
low piece Of parchment. Carefully aud
tenderly was the papers uurolled, and u
was the old ship commission dated 169s.
Her name is the Mystic; $40 tons bur
then; 12S feet long: drauRht l3 feet; ten
guns. commander and captain, the Hon.
-Biven, or some very similar name,
belonging to Her Britannia Majesty
The divers located another old wreck,
evidently another man -of-war, and an
inspection OF her hull reveals solid shot
indentrd, forcing the conclusion that
both these vessels went down side by side
after n red-hot battle.