Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-24
CRUISER NEW YORK.
OUR BIG NAVAL RACER NOW LYING
IN HAMPTON ROADS.
Not a Good Place for q Pisno-Col one1
Pages Last Oniciai Vfsft-Other
Personal and Social Notes.
Correspondents Of the Dispatch)

| (Correspondence OF the Dispatch)
OLD POINT COMFORT. VA. Septem-
Der 23.-it is a great pity that the cruiser
New York was not completed In time
| 10 participate in the naval review OF
| April last, to show our foreign visitors
what we can do when We settle down TO
| business. She dropped into the Roads
on Thursday afternoon, and Is now an
chored off the Hygeia Hotel, near the
Detroit. She expects to go TO Norfolk
| on Monday morning but as she Is draw
ing twenty-six feet of water, the depart
ment Is a little afraid she may run
aground. and this they do not want, as
Them newspaper fellers" would be sure
10 get hold OF II. The gentlemen Of the
Pilot Association are perfectly satisfied
that they can take the vessel up without
grounding. though they admit there is not
much water 10 spare.
The gun-boat Detroit took run out TO
sea on Wednesday last to give her en-
glnes a limberlng up. and test her new
guns, which have not yet been fired on
board the vessel. Paymaster Simpson,
who is an accomplished musician. was go
ing to purchase piano to while away the
time on their three-years' cruise, but "a
his room is under one OF the six-inch guns,
Il would break every string the first time
IL was fired.
GOING TO THE GROVE.
DR.. Booth. proprietor OF Carriers Grove
on James river where old-time Virginia
hospitality is dispensed with liberal hands,
was here yesterday. calling on his many
friends. A party OF the officers, who own
a sail-boat, have arranged for trip to
the Grove to-day, where they will spend
Sunday with the genial host.
Colonel Charles Page, Medical Director,
Department OF the East made his last
official visit OF inspection TO the post
during the week Or. Page is a native OF
Fredericksburg. Va, and should be Sur
geon- General OF the army to-day, but the
fates were against him. He retires In
about six months. and will then take up
his residence I'm Baltimore. and continue
the practice Of us profession. lie left
Monday evening for Atlanta and other
posts on "Se gulf. He is the man who
saved lie life Of the writer during the
war. ~ a.,
most ACCOMPLISHED officers in the ord
nance corps. was at the post during the
week. shaking hands with his old friends.
He was stationed here some six years
ago but Is now In command OF the
Benecla Arsenal, California. He has been
doing the Worlds Fair and visiting
friends in Washington.
Colonel Irwin, Medical Director De-
partment Of the Missouri and wife, who
have been visiting their son, Lieutenant
George lie Roy Irwin, OF the garrison
returned to Chicago on Tuesday evening.
A SILVER SENATOR.
Senator Walcott. Of Colorado, who was
here over Sunday enjoying the sea breeze,
u.uu visit 70 Commander Bowman, OF
the Detroit, and made a thorough inspec-
ton of that vessel. He admitted that
they had nothing like It In Colorado.
Mrs. Lieutenant Newcombe and family,
who have been spending the summer In
the berkshire Hills, returned to the post
Monday.
Post-Chaplain J. c. Kerr, L. s. A, now
East on leave, Is visiting old friends in
the garrison. He assisted at the services
In the post chapel Sunday.
Lieutenant George l.. Anderson, sixth
Artillery. has returned from two-months'
leave, most Of which was spent examining
the exhibits OF the Ordnance and Flee
tricaI. Departments at the Worlds Fair;
finding time. however. to spend a couple
Of weeks at the White Sulphur.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. CAPTAIN Frances +. Brown, who
has been visiting friends In Cincinnati
and other points. returned home We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Freeland and daughter, OF Charles
ton. :. G., who has been visiting her
brother. Post Chaplain Charles y. Free
land. returned home on Monday.
Lieutenant G.. n. Whistler, Fifth ArtH-
lery. now on ordnance duty at the Sandy
Hook proving-ground. arrived here on
visit Wednesday.
Messrs r. W Brlstow q Co. OF Rlch-
mond. secured the contract for the new
building on Thursday Tor
the sum Of $l0S33. There were eighteen
bidders. some OF them being over N9'WO
Mr. Alpheus Frank, son OF Colohel
ROYAL i. Frank, commandant, LETT last
evening for Ithaca, y. y, to enter Corneli |
while the season is in the scar and |
yellow leaf" the young people have not
vet given up their bathing. and II the |
present weather continues, It will be Kept |
I'D into October.
The following Richmonders have regis
tered az the Hygeia Hotel during the |
week: J. y. ORnley. DR.. ID. j. Coleman
Edward Hendrick, " Donati, Saunders
Uobson. Annia Kisttinor, +. NJ Ruther-
ford. W. T. Moseley.