Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-28
NORTHERN VISITORS.
DRIVEN SOUTHWARK ON THE CREST
or THE PRESENT COLD WAVE.
Young ARTILLERY Oficers on Thor Last
slap" Of observation-disclosures
and Social Notes.

OLD POINT COMFORT. VA, January
N-fspecial.) -Thers Is an old adase tnae
n an III wind that blows nobody good
that II exemplifed by the recens COLO
wave. which Is rapidly nlling up tne
hotels here with northern visitors wno'
having left behind them temperature OK
afteen or twenty degrees bdow sero'
find that thirty above Is much more COM
Portable.
The twenty young officers now under
instruction at the artillery school are on
their last lap, so 70 speak, and Will
graduate In June They are bonins up for
thu final examination. and to make
record which may assist them later on In
securing some pleasant stan or college
detail. 50 dear to the heart Of the young
lieutenant.
Rear-Admirai George Brown, the pop
ular commandant OF the Norfolk yard,
and wife were at the post on, a visit
Monday last, and took dinner at the
Hygela. Among the party were Lleuten-
ant Fred. II. Tyler and wife and Lieu
tenant Roger Wells, Jr., and wife, who
were making calls on army friends at the
post.
Major Lafayette II. Campbell, retired.
and wife arrived here from Denver on
visit Sunday morning. Major Campbell
was stationed here as Quartermaster some
sixteen years ago. and a number OF fine
buildings, particularly the enlisted mems
barracks, were erected during his admin
istration. He was retired for disability
IN the line OF cuty some two years ago
and has since fevoted his time TO his
extensive mining interests at Creole Col,
where, with sons friends, he struck 1t
rich"
PERSONAL.
Major r. y. Moseley. surgeon United
States army. has gone to philadelphia on
q months leave of absence.
CAPTAIN X. r. Ball. assistant surgeon,
has been ordered here for temporary duty,
relieving DR.. Brewer. who will join his
station, at Fort Riley, Kansas.
Lieutenant william +. Hancock. Firth
Artillery, who has been on duty the past
summer at Chicago, Is visiting friends at
the post.
Captain John w. Pullman, post-quarter-
master, went to Washington yesterday
on a short business trip.
Lieutenant William Lassiter. Fifth Ar
tlllery, WHO IltS DtNu ~ MS hpA'N' IA
tersburg, Va, for the past month on
leave, returned to the post Monday and
resumed his studies.
Mr.. William III. Kimberly left yesterday
for New York. where he will spend a
couple OF weeks.
The quarantine station here has been
discontinued for the present. and tho
three boats-ths revenue-cutter Ewing.
the Koch, and the Dagmar-have been
moored In Hampton creek for the win
ter. DR.. Perry. who had charge OF tho
station, has returned to Washington. and
Or. Baker, his assistant. TO his home, In
Richmond.
The coast-survey steamers Bache and
Blake were in the Roads during the
week, taking on stores for their winter
operations In southern waters, and went
to sea Wednesday morning.
An old hand fre-engine, which was
brought here by Chief-Englneer John
Baulch from New York in 1851. has been
ordered sent to tho Jeffersonville depot
for storage. She Is probably the last OF
her class in the country. and has done ex-
cellent service here.