Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-14
INDIANA'S RETURN.
A DIVERSITY OF OPINION AMONG
SEA LAWYERS.
should She Have Been Ordered
Back!-The GO-as-YOu-PIcase Idea.
Preparations for the Bazaar-
Personal.
Personal.

OLD POINT COMFORT, VA, Febru-
ary Especial )-There is considerable
diversity Of opinion among the sea law
vers here as TO whether Admiral Bunce
was justified In ordering the Indiana
back TO Hampton Roads, and thus giving
that vessel a black eye, when her turrets
got her into trouble last week off Hat
teras. The impression appears to OBJ
tain that, had the vessel been allowed TO
30 rs she pleased, and not keep in line
with the other vessels Of the squadron,
she would have reached Charleston on
time. with no bad effects from her
VOYAGE. When q body Of troops is on
the march, and obstacles IN the road
ere encountered, the order to go as you
please is always given, and many Of the
officers here think that the same rule
could be adopted at sea with excellent
results. However, there is one thing to
be thankful for-no lives were lost, and
the vessel sustained no serious damage
from her shaking-up.
THE BAZAAR.
Extensive preparations are being mace
for the bazaar, colonial tea, and minuet'
which will be held at the Champerlln
on Thursday next for the benefit OF the
DIxie Hospital. The young ladies or
Hampton are now practicing the minuet,
and the affair promises to be both So
cial and financial success
The government authorities are ar
ranging to break up and abandon the
Post Cemetery. about a mile up the
beach, on the bayshore, and remove the
bodies to the National Cemetery al
Hampton. This spot has been used as
q. burial-place ever since the post was
established here, and contains the re-
mains OF about four hundred persons
both soldiers and civilians. The ground
IS now required for military purposes
as it Is proposed to locate a number
Of modern guns at that point.
FOR THE INAUGURATION.
Orders have been received to send -four
batteries Of artillery. and the band
of twenty-one pieces to Washington or
March Sd, to participate in the inaugu-
raj ceremonies. They will probably sc
by one OF the new line of steamers.
Colonel Royal T. Frank, commandant
where he has been attending a meeting
OF the Board OF Ordnance and Fortifica
tons.
Colonel II. C. Hasbrouck, Fourth Ar
tillery, left for New York Wednesday
on a short business trip.
Mrs. Burruss and family, Of Smith:
Centre, Kan, is visiting her parents
Captain and Mrs. ingalls,.
Miss Lily Fair. of Gloucester county
is the guest Of Mrs. Bodell.
Captain j. Il. Beliinger, assistant guar
termaster, now on duty at West Point
Is visiting friends at the port.
Miss Kitty Lemley, OF CHEEKY Chase
Nd. arrived here yesterday. and viii
spend a month with her father. Lieu
| tenant III. r. Lemley, Third Artillery.
| CAPTAIN r. II. Patterson. First Artil
lery' left yesterday for a weeks visit e
| Washington.
lieutenant w. p. Richardson. Eight
Infantry. now on duty at West Point
| N. Y. IS here on visit
Lieutenant George Montgomery, Ordi
nance post, now on duty at Governor
island. is visiting old friends at the post
Miss ellison, OF Fort Hamilton. N. y.
| "A here on a visit, the guest OF Lieuten
ant and Mrs. Wiser.
Mrs. Major Corbusier entertained he
| friends at a tea yesterday AFTERNOON
which was largely attended. and YER
/ much enjoyed
Mrs. Bodell leaves on Monday for Gin
| cinnati, to spend month with he
daughter, Mrs. Charles u. Riley, Q
| Horndale.
= Captain John w. Pullman, our popula
quartermaster. has been ordered