Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-04
A TORPEDO SYSTEM.
NORFOLK HARBoR IS NOW Tho
ROUGHLY PROTECTED.
.or, Rsramcntv Produced nj tho Fort By
Arnsteurs--Arrival Of tho Vesu-
vius In the Roads.
or.n POINT COMFORT, VA. February

OLD POINT COMFORT. VA. February
s.-(speciai.) 1.-THE Engineers Department
which began some extensive improve
| ments at the fort about two years and
/ half ago, has about reached the limit OK
! the funds at present available. and dis
charged all but few OF Its employees
Wednesday. Among the latter is Mr..
william +. Whine. who was employed
for ten years In the Richmond and Dan
VILE shops at Manchester. and who left
for Richmond yesterday to take his old
position. As result Of their work we
now have a mining casemate from which
a system Of torpedoes covering the en-
trance TO the harbor can be operated.
and two concrete projections for disap-
pearing gun-carriages which are intended
to resist any shot an enemy can send
against them up 10 date.
The officers and ladies Of the garrison
furnished their friends another pleasant
entertainment last evening. when "Our
Regiment" was presented at the theatre,
with the following caste: Mr. Dickinson
(retired merchanO, Mr.. Brown; Mr.. Ell
laby (his fr1and), Mr.. Milar; Captain
I,
Guy Warrener Seventh FooD. Mr.. Du-
vail: Rev. John Talbot (curate at Mud
borough. Mr.. Menoher; Batters Mr.
Dobbinsons servant, Mr.. Montgomery;
Mrs. Dobbinson, Mrs. Mlllar; Olive (her
daughter). Mrs Menoher; Enid Thurston
(Mr. Dobblnson's niece and ward), Miss
Kobbe: Maud Ellaby QEllaby's niece.
Mrs. RidgWay.
The play being 'in the line OF duty" as
II were, the young gentlemen entered into
the spirit Of the fun and played It with
an easy grace and abandon that was ably
seconded by the ladies. Where all did
so well 1t would be invldious to particu-
lariZe. and that IL was a complete sue
cess was manifest by the liberal applause
bestowed by the audience. The entire
garrison turned out to see the play. and
a goodly number OF visitors from the
Hygeia Were also present.
The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius. which
has been blowing up wrecks along the
coast, came into the Roads yesterday af-
ternoon.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Colonel Bird. Of Columbus Bar
racks. o.. arrived here yesterday. and is
the guest of DR. and Mrs. Towle of the
National Soldiers Home.
JuuBt NtWlOH JtllS, OIL W dSulOR-
ton. spent Sunday at the post on n visit
to his daughter Mrs. Captain Pullman.
Mrs Charles Il. Riley, of Cincinnati. o..
arrived here yesterday. and will spend a
month with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bodell.
Mrs John e. Kimberly left yesterday
for Baltimore, where she will spend a
couple Of weeks visiting friends.
Mr.. Marye, of Philadelphia, is visiting
at the post. the guest OF Lieutenant and
Mrs Duval.
Mr.. Charles T.. Welsh and his sister.
Miss Annie Welsh. left Monday for New
Orleans. to take in the Mard Gras. They
go TO California by the Southern Pacific.
and after taking In the MldWinter Expo
sition. will return by the northern route.
Mr.. c. c. Walker. assistant superin-
tendent of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail.
way, was here on a visit yesterday.
The body of male infant was found
on the beach near the fort on Monday
last. The matter was reported TO the
county authogities. who are endeavoring
to unravel the mystery
The following Richmonders have regis
tered at the IIygeia Hotel during the
week: Captain G. Gray Bossieux. II. o.
Williams. W. Il. Saunders and wife. II.
l.. Watkins. j. $. Munce. and Mrs. Mary
J. Arnald.