The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-22
THE STEAMER VIRGINIA.
SHE CONTINUES IN HER FOSiTfoN
ON WOODsON'S mock.
,t,nouch Moved About Fifteen Feet She
VIII Not be Released UNTIL
To-Day.

There was quite lively scene on the
wharf of the Baltimore Steam Packet
COMPANY, Just below Gillies creek, last
evening The steamer Tnoch Pratt, when
Lad beeen chartered by the company to
take the place of the steamer Virginia
which is still sitting on the top OF W oou-
sons rock, about three miles below Dutch
Gan. arrived at the wharf at ~ r. VI
The boat left Baltimore on Monday q
tsrnoon at o'ciOck. and was eApec'eu
here Yesterday morning ABOUT ~ . VioSN.
uoweyrr the entire day elapsed, ana IL
'.' NO, until late In the evening that
r. finally reached here. In view OF TINS
,ac, a. mas been decided 10 take her on
=, o,ce The Enoch Pratt was the pest
-, mat was available In Baltimore at
me time but she has proven entirely 100
President Hoffman. of the Baltimore
H.. ,,iogranhed Colonel H. NJ BOykn,
49,, General agent Of the line yesterday
that they have come 10 stay. IL Is proou-
bie that another additional boat VIII nc
uut I'm service so as 70 secure amy ~ -
between the two cities. fFesiueHt NJ
nm also saws. that IL necessary, spec'di
-. III, ~ huilt TO suit the James-river
traffic. ,,-,.o, coNrf,c.
The ~ AA-st
JED.
The Enoch Pratt brought seven passsn-
-, ,roro Baltimore, and consideraDle
o,nount OF freight. She lett mere asa.'
sbortlv after g o'clock last evening WIN
- ,,,seongers on board, and a good deaf
of freight. u~o,a hos MET
the cut OF the Baltimore line 10 - ~
n,seeneer= left here last night o" ''1
r-noch pratt for one dollar each. She Va
I'm charge of Captain Lonhy Shh.i' ~
merlv of the Henry Christian WIZ W.,
$40 tho Mace of first mate on DoaIu o.
the Virginia" after the latter "S'
repaired. ,o-,,. rho local
,roIebt ayent OF the Southern kailroai
Corsnanv in this city. has been appoin-'u
soucitine agent Of the Baltimore 9-s1ul
pocL.+ COMPANY In this city, anu a'9o
OF the Seaboard Air Lane 80, tho
m, ,,.auer Virginia IS still on 1l0
II, .,,bough several energetic attempts
,,s-s made Yesterday morning 10 pu..
hor m which resulted in moving hei
ahout fifteen feet The tugboat Wlliiam
c,Jav of the Merritt Wrecking COM
nanv came no 20 the city early inns ihorn-
g., n secure some heavy timber ana nan
n dozen hydraulic Jacks, oy ine,il' VI
which IL is hoped that the bow OF tne
soI .i1 be raised sufficiently 90 let the
boat slide on The use OF pontoohs'
which were spoken OF somewhere yes
,erdav is utterly ont OF the question:
inaenuch as there would be no oppor-
unity Of placing them. Divers were
again brought into requisition YESTERDAY
and they examined the entire bottom
verv carefully. There was no hole 10 ne
discovered anywhere. and the only dam
age 10 the boat is At the extreme emu
of the bow. where one OF the iron plates
has been lOosened and rolled up As
soon as the boat is released she VIII be
taken to Newport News into the dry
dock and IL X thought that the damage
will be repaired at cOmparately little eX-
pense in three or four days.
THE STATEMENT CORROBORATED.
The dredge "City of Richmond, belong
ing 20 this city has been temporarily lald
ND on account OF some repairs necessary
20 its machinery Ind this fact forced the
city tug Thomas Cunningham, ST., INTO
idleness for the time being. Several mem
beers OF the Committee on James River
Improvement and the city Engineer de-
cided. therefore. 10 take "a trip down the
river Yesterday afternoon 10 study the
situation and inform themselves as 10
the exact position of the Virginia They
could DO this without any hesitancy. as
there was no expense caused 10 the city.
the Baltimore line having furnished the
col needed for the trip. Colonel IT, NJ.
Boykin joined the party and all on board
fully convinced themselves as 70 the cor
RICHNESS of the facts stated above in con-
nection with the steamer Virginia. IL
was stated hy the Merritt Wrecking peo-
pie that they would attempt 20 raise the
| Virginia at Hood tide this morning about
o'clock. but IL is very probable that
nothing effective will be done until later
| In the day.