The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-04
Maritime MisccIIuny.

Schr. Frances Shubert Clifford, left
here yesterday for Winter Shade. Chick
ahominy river. to load pine wood for
Mr.. Barnes at that place, to he delivered
at Philadelphia for Mr.. Gibson.
The work of moving the material of
Groves ship railway from its old place.
on Water street. to its future home.
on the Eastern Branch. is progressing
The new place of business is fast get
ting into shape for marine work OF
any description. The sheds and build
ings have been completed, the river in
that locality drcdged. while the work
of driving the piles for the wharf be
gan yesterday. The new ways are
Just north of the Norfolk and Western
railroad bridge. Eastern Branch, and
adioin the property of that road.
The British steam III. Wes;hall. While
on her way from Newport News 20
this por. yesterday, ran into and sank
the Jackson Barge. No 4. off Sewcll's
Pint. Ths barge was struck near the
bow on the starhoard side and a hole
about five or six feet square cut in her
She was at the time In tow of the tug
Peerless, on her way 10 Philadelphia
with cargo of lumber. AS soon as the
accident occurred the Peerless lowed the
barge back to the Berkeley fats. where
she is now full OF water Captain Car
roll. of the barge, noted protest with
Major ]. Hardy Hendren.
The schooner Warren Adams. recently
ashore. was yesterday hauled out on
Thomas ways.
The tug Pioneer came off Jones ways
yesterday.
Schooner George Clark. from Philadel-
phia. with coal arrived at Old Point
yesterday.
Schooner Fannie H. Stewart, Lane.
from New York. arrived here yesterday
with her flying jib split.
Tnc water in the canal is much deeper
now and vessels are beginning to come
through.
schson L"ttle Russell. Fiddler. sailed
from Suffolk for New York with lum-
Der.
Schooner centennial sailed from Suf-
folk for Baltimore with lumber
Mary Grimes arrived here with blue
fish.
Schooner Murray Vandiver, from
has gone 10 Scotland.
Schooners William II. Bailey. General
r. S. Greeley. and Mary L. Graham ar
rived in the Roads yesterday.
The Merritt Wrecking Companv's
steamer William Coley left here yester-
day for AssateaSue. to render assistance
to three-masted schooner which ia re-
ported ashore at that place The scho,n-
er floated soon after the Coley left port.
TAe trim steam yachts Aileen and
Talisman, both of New York which were
In this port during the winter on their
way South, arrived here again yesterday
fr2m Southern waters. The ,Aileen
which is the larger of the two. in com
mand of Captain David Stephens. came
direct to Norfolk from Savannah, Ga.
although she has been cruising about
the Bahamas and Key West, Fla. since
the first OF February shes IA owned
by Mr.. Richard Stevens. of New, York
whose brother Is T.. A. Stevens. with
Mr.. Irving Cox ot|the firm of Gardiner
& Cox, OF New York. her designers
are now aboard She will remain here
until about Monday or Tuesday and
then go up to Lower Brandon. or the
James. where those aboard will meet
friends who VIII accompany them ON a
months cruise in the Chesapeake.
The TalisMan. In command OF Captain
George f. Crawson. is from Jacksonville
Fla. and 'other points in the South.
where her owner, Mr.. j. f. Ballentine
with friends has been shooting game
since January. She came up the coast
as far as Ocracoke Inlet, N. c., and
would have made the entire trip outside.
but. finding the weather too severe. put