The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-27
THE PINNER's POINT"
The Handsome New Vessel Inspected by a
Large Number of Invited Guests.
CAPT. JENKINS IN A JOvIAL MOOD.
she Guests FcaStcd on All the Deli.
c""ics ni the Seuso,, and the Com.
pnny the Recipients OF MANY
Compliments aud Good wishes
Work ut Pinncr-s Point.

IL compliments and good wishes guar
anteed success, the new steamship line
pelWcen Norfolk ana Liverpool has an
assured future as Il great factor in lin
commerce of the world These com,,li
hentS were bestowed Yesterday on thn
new company. it's managers, its agents
IN Norfoik, the beautiful steamer pin
Iic' r IoiGt, itH genial captain and i'm
l'ct' on everything and cvcryboCy far
ana near connected with the naw rn
terpfiSr And they were bestowed bv
men IN positions which enable them in
u:'sist me company in realization of
their wishes.
These good wishes and comnJincnts a
were bestowed on board the ner steam
Siip rinn"r'S Point while she was living
AZ ner dock al Lamhert's Point loadirr
VIII cotton ior Liverpool. About forty
pi"tiiiheht railroad and business inei,
nad been Invited by Capt. David len
ktns. the commander Of The pinnc,'s
ONT. To make an inspection of his v.S
sci. The party left Norfolk on the tus
Natie about :45 O'Clock and included
Sr' c,e i"ilowinS gentlemen: Mir. T. L..
simpson, of Simpson, Spence ~ Yoi,n.r
me managers OF the North Amr,jrn ;,
ifailSport Company: James Graham. Jr
me iuctl manager Of the line; Col u 81
!ohi' Eice-prcSiicnt OF the Scabonrd
.fH Lile; Col owens, vice president or
tne e A'lantic and panville railway: CAPT
Challes G. Elliott ana q. Al! Scrncji oi
me Norfolk and Carolina railway. W
~. Taylor and ". G. Alden. of thr A.
iantic and nanviIle railway: ~. s, Dn-
Nnhl ana Jos. Cox. of The Norfolk ana
western: Barton Myers. British con.
c,il: y. Brnadts. Louisville Nv. r,
SoMIeS; Atlanta, Ga; J. Henry. of New
! ork; Messrs Amin anu Wnshin-tor
representing Forbes & Co. large .si1i,,
SiiiLpers' or New York: Dean Hart, of
i'enNtI, Col: NcnnOn Jones of HnIti
more: w. n. Byrnc. l.. !. II VIZ l.;
Jarvis, y. r.. Hcrner. w. II. ravrc
-. ). Donovan, John Tannar. " T.
G,'HEurN. W. }. and j. II. DonnelI i n
t.eiu, W. Ii. Hcndrcn Fcnton Hughes
>. w. Harris ana several ncwsnane
reporters. Si'al'cr
ne ,uE was met ut the pier nj Lam
nSIt lolht by the genial captaiu :nd
lhc party escorted on board The Pin
] ner foint. where they were given
sal ~ 1PrTrau'i',F to inspect the yes
SCI anu view the handsome uunnint
ihehts Tor the comfort of her crew ana
,he rapid handling of her freight Artrr
hii hpur Srent i'm this way all were in
htru 10 The saloon where n splendid
.,,., ,'nstuon awaited them. Everything i'm
nS"SoN was therc, from the prolld tur
Key E"bblcr 10 the less handsome lnnl;-
l,is. oMt nevertheless rs luscious Inh.
Ster' Dishes of cut glass tiIcd with tbn
.i'"'ceS' pphbons were distributed about
s!'c Hoie tHoie III intervals and a corps Of
sP"SEaily engaged and well drilled woir
crs were on hand to attend to thn ,,,n,
of the guests. '''e wants
Nabt;; Jenkins was in an cntcrtainin..
il""u; but no less so than MIR. Simnsnn
M" hent Things lively from start 10
,,i,,' WIS purely an informal gath
at home '''''e !" ieei
When all had satisfied the inner man
number OF impromptu toasts were. or.
'tIcu ana appropriately responded 10
capt. Jenkins arose 10 rcSnonJ In ~,
sfit
remembered that he had left the manu.
script OF his speech in the char, rn,,,,,
ana could not get al it,
Nofioik was responded To hv Hon
,ta,'oh Myers ana then Capt. Jenkins
stated that the company was huiiSi,,..
another ship. larger and hrttn, t;,"n
Innrr tho iamhcrt's Point or Pjnnrrs
! ONT and The new vessel would IL.
named the ''Scwcli's Point"
N.er Mr. parant had responded 10 -
ro,I. ".,I' :" ~, 'hr norfolk and Western rail
iutn' tni. CHARLES q. Elliott gpv, SOM,
information about operations nj pIpn,,'
Point. i'''ei
Eight years ago a small sandy s,rin
:" 'tha fronting 800 feet on the shore
W 'he fil%abeth. nj Pinner's Point
WIS pmfchascd with its riparian rights
extending about l,50o feet to The inn
inS hafhor line. This was th,. brsfn
nihE "i Inc establishment of n c.rnnt
n.ep water terminal uncxc,.Ilcd in liz
tiohS. convenience. and acccssi-
DlIltN. by any in the South.
Pinner's Point is peninsula front
ms ABOUT $500 feet on our moin rivc,
anu bounded on the east 10y Scott's
creek, which divides ii from the CITY or
portsmouth and on the West nv no
broad western Branch river The shnoI
II, front. iIrm sand on top, avcra ciu:,
about l.5O0 Ia $500 feet. goes bare NJ
low water, and its termination ahrunt,
~ drops to depth of 30 to - feet
Ihe land on the point is high apd
lcVei, the soil light and well drained
IL IS by nature admirably adapted for
railroad terminus-without stree.ts
or highways. Yard tracks can be CON
S'rnctrd without obstruction or hin
drancc to the public
The shoal affords an excellent site for
the construction of large docks. slips.
ana piers Il is situated about oppositn a
me centre of the water front Of the CITY
oi Norfolk. ana one mile from its prin
clpal wharNes. and less than that dis
lance from the great coal piers at Lam
DrrtS Point The deep river I'm front
Is about l.200 feet wide The Norroll.
ana Carolina Railroad Company has
from time to time acquired on the Point
two farms and part of another compri
sing about one hundred and sixty acres
or high land, carrying the right to use
the fiatS. y large portion Of this prom
crty the Norfolk and Carolina has yc-
Gently conveyed to the Southern Rail
way Company, having previously
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