The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-21
THE CHANNEL OPENED.
Navigation Not Seriously OBJ
structed by Ice,
WILL BREAK THE ICE.
The Old Dominion will Open the
James River TO Steamers. The
Ice Has Commenced to
Give Way. Other News
of Interest.

The channel is now we'll opened
and vessels can enter the inner har
Dor without Inconvenience. Maj.
brewery, of MISSIONER. Va, on the
James, was i'll the city yesterday.
He said that the ice has commenced
to give way and that the Old Do
mlnlon Steamship Company will
send one of their heavy boats up the
river to break the Ice, 30 that river
navigation can be resumed.
The three masted schooner Joseph
W. Foster, Capt. Wheelton, bound
from ST. Jngo, Cuhn, to Delaware
Breakwater, with sugar, has arrived
ut Norfolk, having been out twenty
three days. She encountered very
rough weather and the vessel was
damaged seriously.
The Q. w. Morse, Capt. Blizzard
10 In port. he reports speaking on
February 18th, the bark Hazard,
from Buenos Ayres, December 10th,
for Boston. She was $50 miles l..
by 5. from Capt. Henry. She re
ported all we'll on board.
The Morse also spoke the shin
VIM. Il. Smith, OF New York, from
Hong Kong November 10th. She
was EGO miles L. by SIS. from Cape
Henry and all on board were we'll.
The schooner Normandy, Capt.
Rivers, sailed from Galveston Janu-
airy 10th for this port with d cargo
OF cotton seed oil aud arrived here
yesterday morning. The Normandy
weathered the recent storms sue
cessfuIly and was not damaged in
the slightest.
The schooner Ida G. Schoolcraft,
long overdue, has arrived in the
hsr Dor.
The steamer Neuse of the Nor
folk and Southern railroad, which
has been fast on the ice on the Albe-
marie sound while forcing her wav
through the Ice n few days ago, dis
covered q schooner flying signals of
distress. She had only enough coal
10 make one of the Carolina towns.
Dut alter being supplied with fuel
returned to the schooner, run OF
more than fifty miles, to learn TINT
the captain wanted some tobacco.
Ihe regular schedule of the steam.
ers Neuse and Newperue, in con.
nection with the Norfolk and Soutb.
ern railroad, will be- resumed to.
Day. These boats have been de
iayed more than week in Croatap
sound IN consequence of the late
freeze. The Neuse Will leave Eliza.
beth City to-day, and the Newberne
vii VII Leave y1, Newbern on Friday, the
"a. Inc routes to Plym outh,
Roanoke, Scuppernong and Chowap
rivers are expected to be opened
TO Gay or tomorrow.
notice Is given that the lighthouse
steamer Holly, moored as a lioht.
vessel OH Bush Bluff shoal, east Side
Oh the Elizabeth river, having bean
carried away by floating ice two
DAYS IN succession and witbdrawn
from the station, owing to the i'm i.
praoticability of maintaining her in
position, has been replaced bv the
schooner Drift, which shows two
hxed white lights. The schoonar
Drift is without topmast and in
boom. Her hull is red and nart y
an large white letters on eaoh side
feIlef Bush Bluff" During thick
or toggy weather a bell will be rupp
by baud. ~
a Southern Press telegram from
charleston says: Capt. Willis nf
she schooner Governor Hail bera
from Norfolk, reports that IN tbe
18Th, IN latitude 49, north Ionai
.aae io.oo west, he passed the
schooner Maggie Dalling, of pbila.
deiphia. with her foremost gone one
third from deck, main and mizzan
masts gone by the deck, small boats
gone, 10 persons on board, beadino
NORM, northeast. On the l4tn- lar
snde 32.45 north. longitude rs 80
vest, passed the brig james Brown
OF Weymouth, Move Scotia. Tha
Governor Hall encountered oontin.
nous gales from northwest. hieh