The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-22
GONE TO THE SEASHORE.
rHoUshyDs OF RICHMONDERs VISIT
THE RENDEZVOUS.
Tbex Arrive Mt Old Point in Beautiful
Weather, But Later In tho Day Have
Experience With a Severe Storm.
r.. chesanealse and Ohio Broad-street

DIV morning was '~D
Richmonders bound for Old Point TO see
the great war ships In the roads rive
long. heavily-laden trains left the depot
within an hour. Before starting these
long trains filled the side tracks even be-
vond Broad street The crush at the
ticket windows was similar to that a.
a circus ticket wagon. and the haste
TO get aboard was almost reckless 10
attempt 10 tell who went down would be
like reprinting a section OF the city
directory. Every seat was full. ana from
twenty to thirty persons standing In each
car. IL may be stated with certainty
that the Chesapeake and OHIO on lts
five long trains hauled TO Newport News
and Old Point no, less than 2,oVO people
Five hundred or more or these were
public school teachers and childreh'
hundred and fifty the girls and FACULTY OF
the Richmond Female Institute, In spe-
cial vestibule cars and the balance were
composed OF Richmond people OF every
walk in life. The clergy were Wen repre-
scented, and among those l saw were
Rev. Drs Hall, Hoge. Turnbull, Ray
DR. Jud. Wood, r. w. Cardwell' Judge
Edmund Waddil, John w. Gordon. ana
a host of representative citizens were
on board The immense crowd got OF
and arrived without accident at Ola
Point and were soon on board OF the big
steamer Louise and other boats viewing
the many ships Of war.
A more beautiful day could not have
been imagined than when the Richmond
host arrived at the seashore. balmy
breeze was blowing. and all went as
merry as a marriage bell.
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and hats had to be held for precaution
sake 1t blew harder and not a Few
were lost. The big steamer Louise with
| 2 COO passengers on board made three at
| temns TO return to the wharf after
trim around the fleet before she sue
ceeded. The gale strengthened. Ere long
! sand was blown In every direction, ana
with such great force as 10 sting the
face and nearly suffocate those exposed
| TO its pitiless assaults. The waves rose
and the buildings on the Point fairly
shook with the wind. Small boats were
compelled TO seek shelter, and cOmmuni-
cation with the ships was soon cut OF.
! Ricbmopders everywhere, They made
picnic of the trip, and by the middle OF
| the day the unfinished foundations Tor
, the Chamberlin Hotel balconies, the piers
| and every sheltered place where the ter
| rible cyclonic wind could be escaped
was temporarily turned into lunch
table. II was really pltiful 10 see the
sport made by the wind Of ladies' hats
and dresses and In not a few cases
faces were cut with the flying gravel.
Many people wished themselves at
home, and the little children, OF whom
a gOodly number was present, sunered
from the discomforts of the occasion
This has been the gala day Of the week.
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The people were there by the thousand
They overran every place not prohibited
and Il is safe TO say Old Point never ex-
perenced such = crowd before. No &C
cidents were reported. however. and IL
was a grand day for many. Police Ser
geants Hall and Tomlnson were there,
and Sergeant Cosby and Marion Sutton
were also fit representatives Of Rich
monds finest At o'clock the wind was
blowing a gale. and everyone seeking
shelter as best they could. Fortunately,
there was no rain.
Among the many merry crowds at the
rendezvous is Mr. Warren G. Elliott and
party, from Wilmington, y. c., who ar
rived there a couple of days ago. They
are living for the time being In private
car. and daily can they be seen travelling
from ship to ship on one of the speedy
steam launches The rotund figure OF
Warren Elliott always occupies prorll-
| nent position in the bow OF the BOAT
and II one can be reminiscent. reminds
| quite a number of people at Old Point OF
the time that he and that prince of good
| fellows. Willie Talbot, led the grand
| march 10 supper at the White Sulphur
| Springs last summer. The german that
night had been awfully slow, and the
| Richmond men who had travelled west
ward anticipating the best OF times were
not satisfied but when the railroad mag
nate and Mr.. Talbot marched through
the ballroom they had the entire gather
ing with them. 1t transpired that II was
a grand night. and the two faVorite;
have been thanked thousands or time:
by the fair debutantes there present ane
the men who were considering that they
were having an awfully slow time.
Among the people at Old Point are
Mr. r. L. Alfriend. Miss Anna Lee Al
friend and Mr.. Otis NJ. Alfriend, and
caught sight Of Mr.. J. p. Atkins on tn
Government wharf He has been out n
Chicago for more than two years, ant
has made money with Swift Co., bu
he is now with the car service depart
roent OF the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
way and Is doing we'll
Virginans will be glad TO know tina
Messrs. Groner, Glennan, Figgatt Jordol
| and that royal good man, Dr' bdhes
are at Old Point. They spent a splendi
time Of 1t Thursday. and when they wen
I'm style upon the Blake they were re
ceived with charming hospitality, and al
came away with souvenirs.
Mr.. c. d. Langhorne's bevy OF prett
girls attract very considerable attentio
at the Point. and Miss Irene Langhorne
by her queenliness and charming man
ners. is sought after by both Russian
Italian and American officers.
She has quite a rival in Miss Dais
Rives the lovely sister OF the authoress
I for IN the charming debutante OF Abe
marie one sees one OF Nirginias loveiles
women.
To-day the Chesapeake and OHIO raj
way will run trains leaving here at
A NJ A. NJ and 3 F. NJ. Returning
they will leave Old Point at p. M
715 p. NJ. and 10 p. NJ. The vestibul
train at 0 A. NJ. will be run In as man
sections as the throng Of people ma
9 require.
Al 10 A. NJ. the Westmoreland an
= Commonwealth Clubs will leave in
special yestibule train over the Chess
neake and Ohio railway. The member
az the two clubs will he accompanied b
their ladies'. and at Old Point large e'
:, cursion steamer will be in waiting fc
;. them to take them out in the bay an
u around the various men-of-war or II
different nations. The clubs will start
their return trip at 1O15 +. NJ
, on Sunday trains will leave only
:, OK NJ. and p NJ, and returning lea'
:. Old Point at p. NJ. and 10 T. VI.
N The Chesapeake and Ohio also Is u
Ia best route to Norfolk. passing In vie