The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

over all. her beam amidship. ~ feet. She
is clipper built, her interior H. furnished
In cherry. statc-roorn ~ htted up AT OF
the main cabin. and the c0ok-room Is
forward Of the engine-roofn. The forecas-
tie forward OF the galley furnishes ample
accommodations for the crew.
The Accomack is splendid sea-bOa',
and also "A very good lce-boat. thDt stood
the ice admirably last winter Her c'~w
consists OF nine men. who are wiliink 10
stand wha1eyar may GO% cos 'een
er: L. n. Straker. mate. VIM. f. Luxe:
chief engineer; NJ. r. Worrell, assistant
engineer: James Vest. b., r punton' r.
Bradshaw. Il. Wdgefn, dech hdiius' ~
seph 30 caly. steward.
The armament OF the Accomack consists
II a UofchkfsS cannon. fifteen Springfield
rifles. and two Winchester rifles. ,,ach
nan also has a Winchester pistol and
there are baycnets kept on hand TOT close
fighting.
CAPTAIN wM. T. HUI GINS.
CAPTAIN w T.. Hudgins. the commander
in-chitf Of the State oyster navy, was a
young lieutenant I'm the revenue cutter
service at the breaking out OF lhe wal.
and resigned his commission al once 70
come South. his home being al NoEioln.
Va During the war he served in both
branches OF the service, as captain OF me
artillery and Lieutenant In the navy. re
commanded the naval detacnmeht ~
Fort Fisher, and fought the heavy guns
when II fell. lie was wounded on that
occasion. captured and taken 10 Fort Del
aware. After the war he served as neu-
tenant both In the Columbian ana teru-
Wan navy. on September 18th, 1893. he
was appointed captain OF the State
steamer Chesapeake and as such cap
tain-in-chief Of the Virginia oyster Navy.
Capt. Hudgns has been very active ,h hl
protecting the oyster interests OF the
State, and has made a great many cap
lures which resulted I'm the prosecution
Of the offenders. on February lsth, leti'
ne went to the assistance OF the stare
schooner "Tangicr," in Tangier sound,
which had been driven from the BOUNDARY
line by overwhelming numbers or Mary
land dredgers. After a spirited ENGAGE
ment with abou. twenty Maryland Schoon-
ers that were dredging In Old Woman
Marsh he put them to flight ana cap
turcd two schOOncrs and eighteen prison.
ers CAPTAIN Hudgns has done very good
service recently in the Potomac hhd
James rivers, where nc mas mace a Ia a. &c
largely improved since Captain HudElnS
has taken charge Of the fleet. under me
general supervision Of the Board on the
Chesapeake and its Tributaries.
CAPTAIN JANIS II. cosTIS.
Captain James n. Costin. the com
mander of the oyster steamer Acco-
mack" is like Captain Hudgins, very
efficient. and has rendered valuable ser
vices TO the State. Since he has taken
charge OF the Accomack and brought the
vessel UP into Tangier ana fo .s,in,s.',
sounds to protect the oyster INDUSTRY
there. he has been very successful. VI
his arrival there he found that puln
sounds had been very poorly taken care
Of. no discipline having been maintalncl.
soon. however. he had everything work
ing very smoothly much 10 the sausiac-
ton Of the tongmen. whlle the dltuseis
dislike the presence or the AccoiidvN III
those waters as well as That Of her com
During the past season Captain Costin
Rad a .rying time with the craDpers IN
order to keep the Marylanders out or
Virginia waters he had to use his hotch-
kiss cannon on several occasions, nut ne
succeeded on nearly every occasion ~
bringing his victims TO terms. AZ lne
winding I'D OF the season captain tOslh
had i'm his possession four Maryland poats
and their crews. The boats were SUISSE
quently sold. and the captains OF tne YES
sells were bailed for their appearance; Dut
sxipned their bail. amounting IN all 10
very large fleet Of boats is out during
the present season In both sounds, ana
times are apparently good for the OYSTER
men. but the Accomack and her crew are
kept busy day and night to Keep both
sounds clear. 90
Captain Costin is at present p years
old. and has been following the water LOT
twelve years. For ten years nc was en-
ployed In the service Of the New, Aorh'
Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad 'on-
panv and was first officer OF the steamer
New York" when he took charge or the
"Accomack." Winter before last. when
the New York had her rudder broken by
The ice and could not move, he walked
seven miles across the ice 10 the shore
and telegraphed for assistance captain
Costin was born and raised on the cas-
tern shore at Eastville. Northampton
comfy. where his father had the prcttest
house I'm the county. on Mattowoman
river. only one mile from Cesapcake Say.
He was educated at the Cleaveland Hign
School. I'm Fauquier county, where he
spent four years as boy.