Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-22
THE WELCOME RAINS.
UNFORTUNATELY THEY WE'RE AC-
COMPANlEO BY HAlL-STONES.
preparations for Ncmoria,-Day Ira Forts
mouth-A Battalion Coming TO tho
Uny.iiing-Di. Coke shipment.

rCorrosnondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
NoRroLK. May The cop'ous rains tha'
were so badly needed by the truckers LOT
their maturing crops and the farmers Tor
their corn and potatoes camc this morning
in most abundant downpour Tor sevef"i
hours. accompanied by the usual eiectric"i
disturbance. but unfortunately for many
of the truckers eliminated about noon III
terrific hail.storm, lasting five or SIX MN
utes. and doubtless doing great damage 70
the fruit and vegetables IN The line OF Us
pathway. Some OF the hai l-itones W,rt ~
large as hickQry-nuts, AMI the mos, Di tnv''
the siIe OF marbles coming ~ ll..' To- -,
cular season hail-storms are always ul,as
irons in the truck fields and oicnaiur' oHt
fortunately do not spread over largo area
DINING AT TIE BEAcH.
When the Boston steamships come "
from Baltimore. making lhet Iounr 'Ilf
North. IL IL the regular thing now TOT M
the Dassoncers on board 70 run down 20
Xirrtnia Eeach take dinner. ana spchu
the dav. returning IN time 10 take tn,,'
shin. which at this season salls NJ /. u.
The bathing season has coininehcei III
earnest AT the Beach. and the water y
ouite warm. Ocean-Shore PAN IS not yet
open TO guests. ror Ton,
the deck of the tattle-shlp Texas To the
ground Yesterday afternoon, distance O.
thirty feet. inuring himself terribly ABOUT
the head and body and breaking ono Oh
Mir John Mcwilliams. an old and well:
known Dickinson and contractor ol
Portsmouth. died at his home, IN the
comfy. Yesterday afternoon. MIR. William
-. y
workman. died at his home. III the new
town section OF Portsmouth, ABOUT the
same time.
WITH IRON s.IELDs.
The graves of the Confederate dead in
Portsmouth have all been marked with
| IRON shields instead of flags for Memorial
Dav. which event occurs on luesaAs'
Quite n large number 81 unknown Con
| federates are buried IN the grouhi7 Oh TIE
United States Naval Hospital; e.so' SOM
Confederate sailors who were hlile9 'T
| died from injuries in the Merrlmac- Mont
! tor fight in Hampton Roads.
OF the Fourth Virginia Regiment Com
panies +, b. +. q. and Is VIII 60 10 nc j.
mond 10 attend the unycllng OK lle a. T.
Hin monument. under command OF Lieu
tenant-Colonel Harry Hodges. The Hunt
| ington Rifles, Of Newport News, Will 20 IS
| part Of the BATTALION.
Inc lulNIdl Oh A4t iahii' 4 tttiN.' -. '.-i
| will take place tomorrow afternoon trom
ST. Paurs church.
PLANS FOR BANK.
Mr.. G.. c. Moser sent over TO Newport
News Yesterday plans for the new First
National Bank building, at a cost OF r2j.OlO
to $50 900. 1t Will DO Of brick with stone
| base and trimmings.
The British steamship Aeon cleared yes
terday with 1.sl7 tons of focahontas coke
| for iampico. Mex, the largest cargo of
coke ever exported from the United
States. II is TO be used IL the ioundries
at Monterey.
II is stated that the German ship Noltke
Will 20 10 Hampton Roads a5 soon a. she
comes ont Of the dry-dock and there meet
another German War-ship. and together
proceed 20 Halifax ci route home.