Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-22
AT NEWPORT NEWS.
VISIT TO THE PLANT OF THE SHIP
BUILDING AND ORY-OOCK co.
arch, the Gunboats, and Other vessels
Shipping Oysters to st. Louis.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. January III
tSpecial)-A visit to the plant of The
Newport News Ship-Bmlding and Dry
Dock Company to-day afforded your cor,
respondent an opportunity OF making
many notes regarding the increased WORK
AT the yards. There are nearly 100 men
now on the rolls, and the force is being
increased daily.
In the dock is the barkentine James w.
Elwen, of Bath. Ne, which Is BEING
newly painted.
The city Of Norfolk. a large ferry
boat that plies between Norfolk ana
Portsmouth, is being overhauIed and
painted. and in a few weeks viii be in
fine condition.
one of the largest repair jobs the yard
has ever had is the British steamship
Persian Monarch. She was wrecked seEe'
raj months ago. and is now being turned
into a full-rigged ship. after which she VIII
sail under the American nag
The three glnboats that are being bum
for the government are progressing rap
idly. and it will be but short time De-
fore one Of them is launched. This Work
attracts many visitors 10 the yards WIN
watch with eager eyes the lais- HdF''.
ling cranes carrying immense pieces OF
material TO all parts Of the boats.
WILL BE LAUNCHED TO-DAY.
Mr. J. a. Medley. who IS slperlhtrh M. ~,
the building Of a large ocean lu- I"' ~
.Ihart = Dewey. OF Punta Gorda, IA.,
Informs me that his boat VIII b. lau"'".n
~, Tuesday next, and That the '"i'PNt'
il under contract 10 complete het ~ ~"
c,h Of March. This vessel VIII De ~
nm with a high-pressure Wrrchih5 P",r'
capable Of pumping ~ saI'oHs "
, minnie She Will operate on the
t,o,ila coast Her engine VIII De t'h'r
mansion. of &5o-horse power. she Is -
fHd, Inpg with 10 foot beam, ana WIZ
- about fourteen knots per hour.
h. chin will be fitted up In rosewood
,I mahogany and her pilot-house, cap
,afr,s room. and engineers room VIII"
cherry. ..,,l,,,,, >-,,yvc
Work on the new Washington boat IS
roir,, rapidly pushed. a. the yaIl -
under contract 10 complete her ~ Juh'
Ter This vessel will b. turned over -
nor owners complete in every detail even
IA. linen and crockery will be iurnishri
nv the Newport News yard. ana on mr.
delivery she will go direct into service
between Norfolk and Washington. II
has been decided TO name the Ness
Newport News" and she VIII be the
finest boat on the line.
Manager Darling, Of the electrician
line. had a large force Of hands AZ Work
ON the new extension before daylight
Thursday morning. and the cars that now
stop at Twenty-eighth street Will be- run
20 the ship-yard. The other extension,
which leads 10 the Chesapeake AMI ONO
depot. will be made as soon as the gran
ing il complete on Twenty-fourth street
Very few persons here knew OF MI
Darlings movements until the former eN-
tension had been made, ana as thr Inc
was run through the well-kuOwn Nelson
property, il can be judged why NJ COM
menced at the time r. did. All the m
formation | could get from him was that
he wished to put in full days WORK,
and this was given with smile.
ON THE HALF-SHELL.
Two carloads of fine James-river
oysters Will leave here for St. Louis
packed In the same manner as those
shipped from this port to Liverpool
last month, an account Of which has al
ready been made in this correspondence.
Oysters on the half-shell in missouri are
no doubt luxury
Politicians in Newport News are GER
tainly taking time by the forelock. and
asplrants for county offices are as nu-
merous as real estate agents IN Doom
town The Treasurer OF Warwick Is
probably the only otiice-holder who VIII
not have 10 hustle for denomination az
he stands unopposed. having filled ms
position to the satisfaction OF the voters
OF this county for the past twenty years.
The present Sheriff has two opponents
already In the field. AMI the Common
wealths Attorney three. The latter gen
tleman has served only ons term, put
has big expectations for another COM
missioner of Revenue w. +. Ballard. pet-
ter known in this city as the old war
horse" will have a hard fight for the
first place. but the general opinion Us
that he will come out on top. AS !, VIII
be several months yet before the nomi-
nations are made. those aspiring for me
small offices have not yet shown Their
hand. The Republicans will likely have
a ticket. but they are working very much
on the quiet.
Mrs. w. =. Peed. +. II. Parker. John
u. Culpeper. C. W. Cofer. o. A. Haw-
kins. j. W. Hates. and q. C. Guvernatof,