Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-18
TO VIEW THE SHIPS.
FOUR HUNDRED WENT DOWN FROM
RICHMOND YESTERDAY.
The Clubs TO Go Saturday, tho schools
Fridsy--Railroad Arrangements
Rendezvous Notes, &c.

huu Nt5trIu llulns WcIc CIoNucu. I'cil
day this week the crowds attending the
great display will increase and on Friday
ana Saturday Hampton Roads will be as
much sea OF human creatures as OF
water and fishes and battle-ships.
A great many went TO the sea-
side on Sunday and took a sail
among the boats. The Chesapeake and
Ohio carried quite party of Richmond
newspaper-men to Old Point, and the day
was most enjoyably spent by them. Their
train was one of the new vestibules which
have inst been put into service. and IT
contained all the modern appliances and
| conveniences of the day in the construc-
ton Of railway cars. They are deliberately
| furnished, and the interior designing. Is
| both beautiful and artistic. These trains
are lighted by electricity and heated by
| steam.
| MADE A QUICK TRIP.
| The scribes and their friends were es-
corted by Mr.. John ID. Potts. division pas
senger agent of the Chesapeake ard Ohio.
who made q splendid host throughout the
| day. The fastest time ever made between
| Old Point and Richmond was made by
| their train upon the return trip.
The vestibule pulled out Of Old
Point promptly at 10 i. NJ, and
running so smoothly that the rapiditv
was absolutely unobservable, reached the
depot in this city exactly as the Old Mar
ket bell tolled out the hour of midnight,
the rate of speed beng nearly foity-seveD
miles an hour. This train will be run
regularly every day during the rendezvous.
Among the Richmond people who en-
| loved the comforts OF this train on Sunday
were Colonel Henry G. Jones, Messrs. A.
y. Stokes. John Bell Bigger, Curtis Cau-
thorn, L. n. de Witt. Maurice Ciaggett,
and William Wilson, besides representa-
tives OF TIE DISPATCH and other city
papers and the Southern Associated Press.
The day at Old Point was pleasantly
spent IN visiting the fort, walking along
the beach. and sailing through the fleet Of
| war-shiDs.
A party of eight of the visitors, after
considerable difficulty. succeeded IN board
ing the Russian war-ship General Admiral
and after further difficulty managed TO
escape TO shore through the intervention
of friends.
THE GOVERNOR WILL O..
Governor Mckinney proposes TO go to
the rendezvous. His present intention Is
to leave here Thursday morning and re;
turn that night. He will be accompanied
| by Mrs. Mckinney. the BOarG OF Chesa-
| peake and Its Tributaries and their wives,
MIR. Lee Moore and wife, and Captain
| Baylor and wife. The party Will travel in
! the private car of Mr.. ID. w, tIockwlr
general superintendent of the Eastern Dl-
vision of the Norfolk and Western iail-
road. which has been rendered the Cover
nor, and at Norfolk will board the state
! observation-disclosures Chesapeake.
CONVENIENT ARRANGEMENTS.
BY actual count 1lS persons went from
here to the naval rendezvous ria the Nor
| folk and Western yesterday. Many Rich
monders are already at the seashore,
having gone there some DAYS ago III order
to be certain of securing accommodations
at the hotels and boarding houses. The
railroads have endeavored TO make the
most convenient arrangements and sche-
dulles possible in order that all classes
NAV have an opportunity 10 witness the
rendezvous Mt q small cost and at the ex-
peuditure of little time. Trans over
the Norfolk ard Western leave Richmond
this week at A. NJ. and $40 and j:35 Z.
NJ. and reach Norfolk, respectively. at
1895 A. NJ, 6:20. and 800 =. Nj. Return
ing. they leave Norfolk at 1880 and 1925 A:
NJ. and i and 10 p. Nj. On Friday a special
tram will be run over this road. leaving
Richmond at A. NJ. arriving at Norfolk
at IL. Returning, it will depart from Nor
folk after the grand protecting display:
Already over $50 persons from Richmond
have made arrangements to go on this
special.
THE O. AND o. TBA1NB.
The Chesapeake and Ohio is running
two trains each way a day. They leave this
CITY at 9 A. NJ. and at =. NJ, and return
ing. leave Old Point at and 10 L. Nj.
This 10 o'clock train has been designed Tor
the especial convenience of those who de-
sire TO remain to see the search-hght and
pyrotechnic displays. This line has CHAR
tered the steamer Louise. which Will con-
meet at Old Point with all its trains. Pas-
sengers will thus have an opportunity to
inspect the various ships. Refreshments
will be served on board the Louise;
The steamer Ariel will leave for Norfolk
on Wednesday and Friday at A. Nj.
Round-trip tickets will be good for ten
days.
PARTIES GOING DOWN.
The Chesapeake and Ohio have made ar
rangements through Mr.. John ID. Potts's
office here to carry the Westmoreland and
Commonwealth clubs and their friends
down on Saturday. the teachers and
scholars of the public schools on Friday
and the young ladies of the Richmond re-
male Institute and Professor John h.
Powelrs school the same day. 1t is also
nrettv certain that the First Virginia Regi-
inent will 90 10 Old Point Friday. Colonel
Jones went down Sunday to view the ar
rapcements of things, and it is thought
about 400 or 500 of the boys in uniform
will go.
MANY CHILDREN TO GO.
The public-school children will be under
the sunervision of Superintendent Fox and
the teachers. Fully 500 little scholars will
he taken TO the rendezvous. The Com
monvealth- Westmoreland party will num-
Der about $50 and will spend the day
in tho vicinity of Old Point and re-
turn 10 Richmond the same night, leaving
Old Point at 1915 o'clock.
Arrangements have been made by COM
mittee from the two clubs TO secure q
steamer with q licensed capacity of $500
passengers for this party. They Will ENJOY
a breezy sail for three hours, and portion
of the day will be spent IN visiting the
men-Of-war.
The Committee on James River Improve
ment Of the City Council and few invited
guests will GO to Norfolk on Friday IN tho
two city tugs William Z. Craighill and
Henry Christian. The boats Will leave the
ARIEL dock at A. NJ. sharp. The, party
will be gone several days ana VIII cach
evening return 10 Hampton. where Sleep
ing accommodations have been secured.
Other organizations. societies. and par
ties are making arrangements 10 90 to the
seaside TO witness the assemblage OF the
battle-ships.
The Howitzer Band of eighteen pieces
left Sunday Cor Old Point, where they Will
spend the week. They will probably play
on the United States warship Columbia
during their absence from the city.
TwESTY-sIx VESSELS
Mr.. John ID. Potts received the. follow
inc Telegram Yesterday afternoon from the
Chesapeake and Ohio's Norfolk agent