The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-29
A CONING CTR.
Tho Quarantine station nj S""'"P'''
pri,gs About Great Improvement

ri, o,.rantine station nj southport
priros About Great Improvements
SOUTHPORT. y. C.. August 2S-Spe-
clal-The hot spell that 50 compie'eE
frustrated tho entire country snort
,,,,e AGO sent the writer 20 seek the
oool salt air that IS always TO be iounu
H.. ,,o,tb of cape Fear here In the
&c lft,le town Of southport, torneiy
i,,,ov.n az Smithville. situated on D'..'
80 on the banks Of the river on W..
onr.lsida from here, it empues
INFO the broad Atlantic leaves Ho'"'"0
ha desired as 20 location. ll9
tauts number about l.AD Iret'g'
Looking dwellings are seen on al, b,
A brick iau ana n courthouse S'"N-
AN open court, facing when is tne pa
In mis- mark Is "A magnificent grove "a
~ az fine as any one could wish
-, s.e ,rhere are three churches Epis-
(o,a1 Methodist and Baptist mere
,.rint9d n weekly paper, the soutnpo.'
leader the only paper IN the S,a'e ,n'''
IN. the Richmond Times, had inc hlin-
moss ~ holt the Chicago ticket
eoutbport is. as yet. dependent on tne
..o.,,e- Wilmington to reach the OUT
.fd- world but work is being rapidly
,r.bod ON a railroad being buiH from
Huntington here by the G. j. ana =.
rsilroad and when that is cohple.e+
nhs contract calling for its completion
before the end Of 1880, then southpoN
will awake from IT'S quiet me-
The government about ten years ago
onuropriated money for the nuildlhs anu
equlpping OF a quarantine station hs.e'
The first contractor for the "ViN, al
baldwin Of Washington, ID. c., forfeited
AZ E4g T.
psake Of that city. who was one or Bad
wins bondsmen. with Mr.. Peakes step
nins, IN the first superintendent, MI.
xVceks was retired. and the superntend-
ence was placed In the hands OF the
efficient surgeon in charge or the slatloh'
Dr. John NJ. Eager.
A few days ago Captain John II. Deve-
roux. superintendelt or construction OF
the quarantine stations for the South Al
tantie coast arrived here. Captain Deyr-
.e,,, 10 from charleston. 5. G. RE brings
~ tho discharge Of his duties ripe
e,,,erfenca and u determined purpose
~ nusb this work 10 completion and
thus hermit the trade OF Wilmington ana
Southport 10 move on unhampefed 10Y
the serious objections made ~ snlit
masters 20 90 20 distant stations Tor
dismfection when arriving here from IN
fected ports.
II has been ordered that among other
things for the station here an artesian
well be sunk This will be done risht
ont I'm the river IL will seem strange 10
20 through the salt water Of the river
far below and bring up pure, fresh water.
II the sinking OF the quarantine wen
proves successul, the town authorities
VIII have one in the towa.
Am This shows that the little town VIII
soon be- forcing itself 20 tho front, ana
those far-seeing men who nave cast thelr
an moro vcfl be- rewarded The opening
nm Of Southport will be injurious 10 VII
n1irofou Tor the vessels which no" pass
swiftly by this place. and load ana IN
load az Wilmington. VIII. when rall-
road reaches here. stop az southport
As write the New York steamer Sips
o,,Ietly by on her way up the river. Ly-
inc, quietly al anchor is the revenue cut
ter Colfax. that has just returned 10
North Carolina waters from watching
the steamer Commodore, that has been
in sympathy with the Cubans. Some
times the harbor here Is well filed with
vessels or many kinds. and the tugs are
kent busy az such times.
DR.. Eager has arranged for the collec-
ton and classiflcetio Of the material 10
be taken rom the artesian well In the
middle Of the river 20 be sent 20 State
Gcologist Holmes. TO be put in his depart
ment.
Opposite Southport is Fort Caswell. and
near that Is the Cape Fear life-saving
station Twelve men are constantly kept
there. and through them many lives have
been saved. on the opposite side OF the
mouth Of the river from Fort Caswell
stands glimmering white Bald Head
lighthouse This is on an Island called
Smiths Island. upon which the growth
is truly tropical. Within sight stands
Fort Fisher. or rather the place where
the fort once stood A little further up
are the great rice fields. and many his
toric places.
No one could ever regret visit 70 this
place.
Mr.. Gus Sycie and Mr. Joe sherman