Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-18
HEALTH MEASURES AT OLD POINT.
a Thorough Inspection of the heser'a-
tfoo-Personai.

tion-PersonaL
Correspondence Of the Richmond DISPATCH
Orp PorNr CouYoRr. VA, September IT,
The very efficient corps OF medical gentie.
men and their assistants VINO Iepresont
the Marine Hospital Service nj TINS u.s.
are now waiting, Micawber-like, lot SOLE
thing TO turn up. while at the same tlIne
are. 40 doubt. earnestly hoping that there
may be no hurry about 1t. during tno
week Surgeon Hatton, OF BaltiLnore'
has been transferred to Sandy hooA;s
where he has been placed in charge OF
Camp Lowe, while DR.. J. NJ. Reisanan' OF
St. Louis, and DIR. II. G. Irving. nom
Virginia Beach, have reported 70 oqIsoo t
Carter for duty. The training Snip JhlH o., -
town was towed down 70 the h o,,oso IN
Thursday and anchored at the OLD quAIth,n-
tine grounds, when are located hye Inlies
southwest of the fort aud about midway
between sewells Point and Newport News;
notice that your usually well-inforineu
Norfolk correspondent locates her at VII
loughby Spit. which IS about two mics
southeast OF the fort, but this IS mistake
THOROUGH INSPECTION.
Major yickery, post surgeon, and his as
sis,ant, DIR. Reynolds, during the week
made thorough inspection OF all tho
buildings on the reservation, includlng tne
hotels, and gave such orders as VIII pu'
them IN the best possible sanitary conul-
ton. We have not vet established qua
rantine against New York. and no steps IN
this direction will probably De taken
unless the danger becomes greater:
The nomination of Hon. ID. Ga diner
TYLER for Congress by the convention at
Newport News on Wednesday last gives
general satisfaction to the Democrats Oh
the Lower Peninsula. who. Will snow thelf
appreciation of his worth on the oth Oh
MAJOR Robert L. Meade. from the marine
barracks. Washington. and family arrived
here Monday for a month's vacation.
Lieutenant Commander Holman Vale
and family arrived Yesterday from Colo
RADIO SPRING., where they have spent the
Passed Assistant-Surgeon Victor c. b.
Means, now on duty at the Naval hospl-
tai, is here on visit.
Mrs. Colonel Alexander, who has been
the guest of General and Mrs. Clarkson,
Of Atlantic City, for the past month, ar
rived home Monday. She was accompe-
MED by Miss Larrabee, daughter OF eS7
Governor Larrabee, of Iowa, VINO VIII
spend month al the post.
Lieutenant and Mrs. +. A. Millar,, VINO
have been spending their vacation at Lake
Placid. n. y, returned TO the post Mon
day.
class. arrived from San Francisco Sunday
morning.
Iieutenants Zenir, Anderson. and Rug
giles have returned from their sumner
vacations.
Hiss Rubie Miller has returned from
birmingham, Mass, and joined her father
at the post. Mrs. Miller and MISS MAY
Miller stopped over in New York 70 visit
friends and Will be home about October
1st.
Miss Carrie Vau and Miss Louise Booker
left Wednesday evening for winter )
course at the GEORGETOWN convent.
blr. Taylor Evans. son Of Commander
Robley -. Evans, OF the Yorktown, went
TO Annapolis wednesday rs an alternate 70
be examined for the Naval Academy. IL
the other young man passes. Taylor VIII
return and attend William and Mary Col
iege this winter.
Miss Mamie Kimberly. who has been
spending the summer here with friends,
returned to Washington yesterday.
Colonel James G.. Fulton and daughter
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bodell expect to leave
for Washington tomorrow evening. the
latter TO attend a reunion OF his old reGi-
ment-the Tenth Pennsylvania Reserves.
TIE GRAND ARMY ESCANfPMEST.
The band of the Artillery School, twenty
pieces. in charge OF Drum Major Wmne,
leave tomorrow night for Washington and
will have the right Of the line IN the parade
Tuesday. About half the members OF the
Soldiers Home at Hampton are heading
that way, and the boats have been crowded
for the past week.
The following Richmonders have regis
tered at the Hygeia Hotel during the
week: L. H. Frayser. Miss J.: i.
Tree, Miss Pearl Sydnor. Miss Ruby
Sydnor. Miss Alice Foster, Barton Ii.
Grundy, j. c. Mayfeld. Sol j. Binswanger,
Fred. McAuly. q. X. Tenser, J. c. Dame,
Miss Mamie A. Snyder ". p. Turner. W.
+. Turner, Mrs. J.. Boseken. Mrs. H.
Schmidt, Mrs. p. iCassigund, Mrs. A.. ID;
Atkinson, Samuel I. Atkinson, CabelI
Davis, John Mallory, John Curue, {. 5.
Ship, and Miss Annie Ship.
Miss Nellie Tree, of Richmond, and hel
sister Mrs. Adam Gray, Of Cincinnati
ware here on a VisIt Thursday.