Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-05
PIONEER STEAMER.
First Of q Line Of Seven TO Run from
Norfolk to Liverpool.
CAPACITY OF THE LAMBERT POINT.
She Can Carry More Freight TO Her Ton
mage Than Any Vessel AHoat-
Her Cargo.

NORFOLK. VA, December 4~-t5peclal)
The new steamship Lambert Point Cap
tain Jenkins, which left the ship-yard.
at Sunderland. England, for America.
arrived at the Norfolk and Western
grain elevator this morning. The Lam
bert Point Is the first vessel OF the new
line Of the Norfolk and North American
Steamship Company. formed to run a d.
rect lire between Norfolk and Liver
pool and the Continent.
HER CARGO.
She took on 5000 bushels OF grain mere
and this afternoon went TO Lambert
Point. She will carry out this voyage
1900 bushels Of grain. 1900 bales OF cot
ton, 5000 slaves. and 100 bushels of Poca-
hontas coal.
HER TONNAGE.
During the next twelve months seven
other vessels will be built for this COM
pany TO correspond generally with the
Lambert Point, which is an feet long,
43 feet wide. with Il depth OF Y feet.
Her regfstered tonnage Is 2.152 net. 1887
gross. She was built by Joseph il.
Thompson. OF Sunderland, England, and
is TO ie used as a freight steamer only
there being no accommodations Tor pas
sengers. She stands alone on the list
OF modern cargo steamers, as she can
carry more freight than any vessei now
adoat with the same net tonnage. Her
grain capacity is 2l6.VO bushels
EXPORT TRADE.
This line will be organized especially 70
handle the export trade OF the NorioIk
80. ..t-laI from, amherf Point.
and a new era for the foreign trade OF
this port is expected. Her first trip
across was made from Hamburg TO New
York. with a cargo Of sugar.
T1berius Lambert. liquor and tobacco
dealer. made an assignment to-day. La
billties, $4,000.
WESTERN EXTENSION.
The directors Of the Seaboard-Air Lin
were in session to-day. IL Is said the
company Is looking TO a western extern
sion. Mr.. Everett st. John, the new wee
president and general traffic manager OF
the line. arrived to-day, and VIII make
his headquarters at the general oinces III
Portsmouth MIR. John H.. Winder Will De
general manager OF transportation. Inc
crowded condition of the road just now
toyes tho r affc facilities TO their utmost,
and makes business lively day and nighl
ON the railroad docks on the Portsmouth
aide of the harbor. Mld-winter is q busy
season on the docks.
OFFICIAL VISIT.
CAPTAIN 4. =. Hulce, of Richmond:
Grand Chancellor Of the knights OF
Pythias of Virginia, with Past-Grand-
Chancellor d. j. Turner and other grand
officers. paid an official visit to the lodges
I'm Portsmouth last night.
draft Of men for the new cruiser MIN
neapolls left the recelying-ship az the
navy-yard last night for Philadeiphia'
under command Of Lieutenant T. ID
Tyler. .r
A i3-year-old son Of Mr.. Michael Mar
tin. OF South Portsmouth, died yesterday
afternoon from an attack of lockJaw'
having stuck a nail in his foot about nine
days ago.
A COLD RAIN.
The mild weather Of the past seVetai
DAYS has given place to a cold rain TO-
day. &.
A large feet Of oyster vessels was III
port Yesterday dlscharging their cargoes
at the packlng-nouses. ,,
The colored infantry companies OF ths
city are To be dlsbanded unless recruited
CAPTAIN Thomas J. Scott, a well-knoWn
Virginia pilot, died at his home on
Wood street, last night from paralysis