The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-13
WRITTEN FROM NORFOLK.
Remarks and "Reminiscences of New
Orleans Journalist.

~. Y. g." editorial correspondent of
the Sugar Planters Journal. published
at New Orleans, has recently been In this
section and has sent to the Journal some
very interesting letters relating to this
city and vicinity He was a Confederate
soldier and recalls "reminiscences of the
war when his regiment was stationed on
Willoughby Spit to prevent landlrg of
fhe tederals. In concluding. the writer
says of Norfolk
we literally embraced the good old
city which so warmly welcomed us when
he reached there in April, 1861 and which.
before we left, gave us our life partner,
VINO from that time shared with us many
or the hardShipS of war and ever since
has been an able lieutenant in the bat
Tie OF life We both keenly enjoyed the
meeting OF dear old friends and kinsmen,
ana with them shed the sympathetic tear
at losses and sad changes made by time.
Norfolk Is now great city, doing a large
business. both in cotton exporting and
as wholesale distributing point, and
the wealth secured from those sources
and the great development Of the rich
farming country in the interior, Chat
being the finest truck farming region of
the United States), have all resulted in
an Improvement to the city which has
changed 1t from the low, muddy town of
the war period to a well drained and
Mghiy improved city, with residences
equal to those of any. We were inter-
ested in seeing that Norfolk, with low
lands like those In New Orleans, had
successfully introduced the sewerage sys-
tenn of drainage. Why cannot our city
do the same?
suburban towns which have resulted
from the development OF Norfolk are
Brambleton, on the south side of town,
covering a territory which was an old
woods W tha a.
ed that way to the Entrenched camp,
but now Is a city wlt.lin itself, although
a part of Norfolk; and on the east side
or Norfolk another suburban town
known as Huntersville. has made almost
an equal growth, it, however, not be-
ing included in Norfolk's corporate limits
although built up so solidly To the city,
with electric cars extending through it.
The whole city is well equipped with the
most important adjunct 20 modern civ,
liiZation. The water supply Is good and
ample, coming from Il small lake which
les near the spot where the Louisiana
1uard artillery wore encamped for near
" year, and whore the writer so often
stood guard and perfected himself in the
dill
Speaking of the Louisiana Guard ar
ti!le1y reminds us that while in Norfolk.
thls time, we had the pleasure Of meeting
an OLD membsr OF that command, Mr.
W. F Irvine. now located there and do
ing large business as a commission
merchant. He, like the writer married
one of Norfolk's daughters, and after
beipg In business awhile after the war.
he wisely concluded to return and locate
tnere. He, however, still has a warm
place in his heart for the Crescent CITY.
ana particularly for the dear old COM
rades or the war, after whom he in
auired with feeling interest and 10 whom
he sent kindest regards. Major Irvine
was directly instrumental in the building
OF the magnificent Young Mems Chris
tian Association of Norfolk. and the
president at the time the building was
inaugurated.
But we must close, to stc,.l about this
Grand old city and hunt up the manv
uear trends VINO made bright so many
of the days now long gone by