Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-10
RAPPAHANN0CK DAY
Celebrating the Inauguration Of the
c. and O. Transatlantic Line.
EAST AND WEST UNITE.
A Grand Gathering of Business Men-Trip
to the Capes and a Banquet at
the Hygeia.

Newport news was gwen over TO jubila-
tion yesterday, in which the West joined
with the East. The occasion was the cele-
bration of the arrival of the Rappalian-
mock. the first of the six steel steamships
forming the feet of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Steamship Company Limited). The
ships were built on the Clyde, and will
sail under the English flag and be manned
by English tars.
A word az to the Rappahannock Will give
an idea of this great merchant fleet she
is $40 feet long, A. feet beam. 2615 teet
deep, and will carry 6,00O tons OF freight
besides her great bunkers of coal. She ls
driven by triple expansion engines OF 600
horse power, ana, when loaded. Tor last
sailing can make sixteen knots an nour.
TO ste; d her for Yesterdays little run
1900 bushels of wheat were put IN the
hold. Loaded she draws twenty-stx feet
of water.
COMMANDER AND CREW.
Captain Penwell, who used to run the
"Bayarian," OF the Furness Line, is CON-
mander, and the crew Is made up of two
other officers and thirty-four seamen, en-
gineers and stokers. The Rappahannock
IS not designed for passenger service.
though she has a few handsome state
rooms: but she marks an era IN mercnant-
vessels by having an extra deck covering
what is usually the main deck OF such YES
sels and between these decks she mas mt
tings to carry no head of cattle as well
protected ftom sea and weather as any part
Of the cargo Within thirty DAYS the Shen-
andoah and Kanawha, her duplicates IN
capacity, and the Appomattox. Green
bier and ChIckahominy, each TO carry
4, 500 tons of freight, will be over. then a
regular weekly schedule of TRANSATLANTIC
runs will be inaugurated, running semi
monthly to Liverpool and semi-monthly to
London. The Rappahannockl Is appointed
to sail on her first voyage on the l4th inst.
THE OWNERSHIP.
The physical maintenance and owner
ship OF TINS great feet Is vested IN the
Chesapeake and Ohio Steamship Company,
| Nimited composed Of the g. and o. railway
and English capitalists. but the entire
| management of the ships IS IN the hands
OF the C.and o. railway, by reason OF which
| this system can make through bills from
| all parts of the Union to England, with
| the certain result of adding immensely TO
| the traffic OF this great railroad system
and TO the importance of Newport News.
II was fitting to introduce the shippers,
| likely to be interested, to this gigantic en-
| terprlse. and hence the gathering OF yes
| terday, when, under the guidance OF W..
z. Walker, Jr., OF Cincinnati. traffic man.
| ager of the Chesapeake aud Ohio, and now
| styled" Commodore. "a hundred and eighty
| gentlemen representing the exporters and
| journalists of the middle West, and about
an equal number of Richmond business
men, were taken on cruise TO the Capes.
On SPECIAL TRAINS.
The Westerners came by n special
| Pullman train OF six cars, IN charge OF
| Captain Buster TO Richmond, and OF Cap
| tam herndOn from Richmond to Newport
| News. The Richmond contingent was
taken down by Captain Bailey. Embark
| ing at 1l:S0 o'clock the party took run TO
| the Capes, the trip being enliyened by
| music by the Soldiers Home Band, and n
J continual flow of good fellowship between
| the representative business men OF the
| East and West Creature comforts were
| plentiful, under the catering OF w. IL.
| Wilson Of Newport News. The Chesa-
| peake and Ohio furnished ample and most
| pleasant escort in the persons OF It's Pres
| ident, NJ. Z. ingalls,, Ylce-Presldent Axtell
| General Manager Stevens, Superintendeh' ~
| DOYLE. Assistant Superntendent q. q
| Walker; Mr.. G. E.Welford, Mr.E: L. Hotch
kiss, Mr.. III. Wiickham. Commodore Walk
ker. and G. L. Bnngle, OF the Pullman
Palace Car Company.
THE RICHMOND GUESTS.
Among the Richmond guests who wen
| down were Ex-Governor Fltzhugh Lee
| Mavor j. Taylor Ellyson, Hon. George l.
| Christian, president OF the Chamber o
Commerce.: W. G.. Miller, president OF th'
! tobacco Exchange +. IA. Deane, presl
dent of the Grain and Cotton Exchange
Joseph G.. Dickinson, president or Tue
Board of Alderman X. f.. Glover presi
dent of the Common Council; state Sena
tors Conway X. Sands and William LoYen
stem. Messrs. W. K. Tr.gg, L. A. Dayen
port, John SHELTON Williams, X. W
Powers. w. Nj. Cary, +. ID. Christian
Thomas Atkinson, =. Llghtfoot .Normley
Charles II. Simpson, Cyrus BossleuX. W
II. Johnston. Warner Moore, James ii
Ccpers, Thomas Potts, ". J.. White
Valentine Heckler. +. II. Dean, X. 9. Nor
ton. Fred. Brown, Jr., W. T.. Tanner
Junius A. Mosby. NJ. S. Quarle $
B. Alsop, l.. &. Iounger, p. A. Wexford
J. w. Allison. Il. 4. AIyy. j. 5. b. lhomp
soa, of the Richmond and Danville
Charles H. Smith, Robert W. Powers, Ma
ior Robert S. Archer, of the lredega
Works; Messrs. A. Il. Clarke, Ashtoi
Starke. William S. Archer. Charles )
Stringfellow, W. G. Nemyer, J. ;. Parker
son: ". L. Hancock Norman Y. Randolph
| Lewis trGDSUdW, OE., W. W. i@C"iDt bA'
g. W. L. Brock and x. A. Lewis.
THE WESTERN VISITORS.
The Western visitors embraced mer
chants. bankers. manufacturers, railroad
men and others from all principal cite
with which the great Chesapeake an'
Ohio system has connections. Hlth man,
| of these Richmond had already established
trade. Among the visitors were l., l.
Abel. Omaha; W. A. Applegate, Indiana
polls; Brent Arnold, Cincinnati Chambe
of Commerce; =. X. Backus, Toledo; l.
Hamberger. Louisville; {, L. Ballard
louisville. Louisville Board of Trade; l.
A. Barry, Chicago; j. C. Bethel. Louisville
L.. II. BlantOn, indianapolis; G.. Blossom
Minneapolis, National Milling Company
II. Botsou. Chicago; L. Brittlebank, Teri
Haute; James Carruthers, Chicago; ,; 81 .
Cassetty, Evansville; j. ). Christian, Chl
capo. q. w. Cook, kankakee. l., X. ~
Railway; W. A. Coombs, Coldwater, Mich
c. l.. Cutter, Toledo, National Milling 20.
Wm. Duebel, Ypsilanti, VIM. Deubel
Co; O. Dolfiger. Louisville; f. W. Dorh
man. Cincinnati: $. T.. Edmunds. LOUIS
willie; X. ID. Everett, Kansas City; h. C.faiI
cloth. Estill Springs, Ienn.;T /. l.. Forrest
jr., Chicago; NV. fernean, Balnbrldge, o.
+. j. Gardner. Chicago. swift " %; l
Gerlack, Minneapolis: j. +. Gilbert, Nash
vile: G. A. Gordon, Cincinnati; +. C.Grote
Cincinnati; l.. G. Hall. Cincinnati; ID. X
Hamilton, Louisville; X. j.. Hamilton
White Pigeon. Mich; W. ii. Hartzel, Mir
neapolis; l.. Hassonzahn. Io!edo: L.. =
Heindon, Louisville; 5. ;. Heywood, Jacs
son. Mich; T.. Hodge, Henderson. ky.; "
Hoffman. Fort Wayne, Hoffman Lumbe
Co: W. G. Humbert. Seymour. Ind; A. "
Igleheart. Evansville; III. ). Jarvis. Owen:
boro. Ky.; W. 7. jenkins. Chicago
Hammond Refrigerator Line; Ri. L.
Johnson. Evansville; F.. Z; Kaui
man. ST. Louis; 4. NJ. Kelly, NASHVILLE
Liberty Mills: +. Krauss, Milwaukee,. I
II. Iaweon, Cincinnati; j. lie Compt'
Lexington; Charles Lenaker. ST. Joseph
C.F. Ll1tman. Chicago; Colonel NJ. A. Nj,
Rae. Cincinnati: j. NJ. Mccullough
Cincinnati; ID. B. Merrill, KALAMAZOO
James Morrison X Co.. Cincinnati; q. !
Murray, Cincinnati. Cincinnati Chambe
of Commerce; 4. VI. Noble IL CO., Loui
vile; L. Is. Norfolk. Charleston, III, WIN
Flour Mill Company; W. A. Orr, D
= Louis: A. G.. Osgood, ST. Louis; L. !
, Parsons, Louisville. l.. st. l.. and
Ry; L. L. Peabody, Grand Rapids
; p. p. Penman. TT. Wayne; j. II. Phelp
! Louisville: G.. Y. Piper. CINCINNATI; q.
Porter, Winons. MInn.; o.. Z. Pryo
Chicago: /. Rabenstein. Cincinnati; M
; | Rauh. Indianapolis, Moore Packing Go
! L. NJ. Rice, Louisville; j. L. Riddle. .,
bree. KY; j. b. Robertson, Chieago; I. I
Robinson, Milwaukee; II. Ruston, Evan
. vile. Mslrose Milling CO... T., A. Sander