The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-10
CALL roR ANOTHER CONVENTION.
Admiral Brown saws the ship il al Right.
No OfiiciaI Trial Yet.
NORFOLK VA

NORFOLK, VA, Sept. "a rumor,
which originated az Ola Point yesterday
morning TO the effect that the trial trip
| Of the recently-completed battleship Texas
| was "A failure. and that her defective ven
| II auon mad rendered several stOkers IN
| the fire-rOom insensiblc from heat. caused
| no little excitement end comment az tire
| navy-yart hcr" According 90 i.:Er;.sl
! Hrov1 The report is absolutely untrue.
hen the Admiral learned this morn
! ing that the story had been telcgraphed
all over the country be was indignant.
as Were the other officers Of the yard.
The Admiral said. THE whole thiug is
canard and in line with other false re-
ports that have been sent out regarding
the Texas. The plain fact is. The Texas
has had no trial trip as yet. nor Is the
time for her official trial set, and it WON'T
be until everything IS boz readiness. Her
machinery is in The hands of tac Rich
mund Locomotive Works As yet and 10
has lot OF men aboard her who are
being trained BOO the work Of firing and
working her. and preliminary trips are
being made 10 get her engines in work
ing order such as are made on every
new ship. or course. in the Tot of green
men firing there are some who 90 not
know how 70 take care OF themselves.
Il received n letter from Captain Glass
after his trip yesterday. and there is
nothing In this story al all The ship is
working an right. 10 Is not decided when
the trial Is 90 come or, nor rs the trial
board appointed. When Captain Glass is
ready. which viii not hc before Monday
or Tuesday. be will notify the Depart
ment that In three days the trial may
take place. and the board Will boz APP
pointed and sent down 20 attend the
trail.
WASHINGTON. ID. g.. Sept. s.-The
Navy Department to-day received dis
patch from Captain Glass. of the new
batflc-ship Texas. which recently return
ed from Norfolk from preliminary trial
N.U L.. ID
of survey had asked that the chief cngi-
neer al present detailed for duty on
that shin be- detached and that another /
chief engineer bc detailed in his place /
Captain Glass also informed the depart |
meut that while passing through snOdl |
water between Norfolk and Hampton. ON |
the preliminary trip. the condenser or |
the Texas became partly filled with mud. |
causing the vacuum 20 fan 20 twenty |
inches. and resulting In "a corresponding !
loss OF horse power Captain Glass says \
the condenser VIII be cleaned and other 4
minor work completed boo time for another /
engine trial on Thursday
Nerthermuin Dairy. on the Princess
Anne road. about half a mile beyond
town. burned down tonight. With forty
four fine milch COWS. besides "a large guam
tity Of feed and dairy utensils
-Four fine horses broke their fasten.nes
ana escaped.
The loss is estimated at $500. with 81
500 insurance
The origin OF the fire is unknown, 4.
though incendarism is suspected hy the
owner of the dairy hr. Shelby Scott
4 bucket brigade OF employees and few
ne.ghbors was found. and succeeded in
saving Mr.. SCOTS magnificent country
home. which was ablaze several times.
JACK. ,.l.as Joe Bin Johnson. awhit) was
locked up here today on the charge Of
breaking into tie post-ofice AZ Warren
Plains, y. c.. April H. 1850.
He was found working on the Atlantic
md Danville railroad. as a section hand.