Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-28
HEAVY GRAIN EXPORT
LARGEST IN HISTORY OF NEWPORT
NEWS.
Elevator Pressed Beyond Its ca
pncfty-A Pier UtiIixed-A jail De-
livery I'm Warwick County
Raising the Wynnoise.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, February u
(special)-The shipments OF grain from
this port for this week have been unpre-
cedentedly large. The Chesapeake and
Ohio elevator, one OF the most COM
modious in the world, has been operated
to It's greatest capacity day and night,
but even then could not handle grain
has been utilized to load grain from. and
for the past two days yellow streams
OF corn have poured through the chutes
into foreign steamers There are nine
teen large ships waiting their turn
to load, and others are daily arriving.
The steamship knight Commander finish
ed taking on a cargo late last night. con-
slsting of $4,000 bushels OF corn and oats,
and the monster steamer Samoa wiz
soon commence TO take on a cargo Of
about 10000 bushels Of the same kipd Of
grains, the larger portion Of which will
be corn. During the week 1000 600 bushels
Of grain were loaded. making the largest
quantity OF grain ever handled by a single
elevator In one week. Although Febru-
airy is a short month, a recapitulation Of
more grain has been exported during this
month than any other in the history Of
the port, even surprising by good mar
gin February. 1896 which was the heaviest
shipping month up TO the present one.
1t is said that owing to the large increase
In the export trade that new elevator
viii be erected in the near future.
a JAIL-DELIVERY.
News was received this morning from
Warwick Courthouse Of a wholesale Jail
delivery, which occurred there last night
Every prisoner made HIS escape. in
Guiding Burrus Latta and two other per-
sons indicted for murder. One OF the
prisoners was under sentence Of eight
years in the penitontiary for highway
robbery, and would have been taken to
Richmond the first Of the week. 1t is be-
lieved the inmates Of the jail received
outside assistance, and they had been
furnished tools with which to pick the
lock, and afterwards piloted out. There
Is no clue to the absconding prisoners
THE WYANOKE.
gThe work Of raising the Inflated steam
er Wyanoke, which collided with the
United States cruiser Columbia in the
mouth OF the James river last April, was
begun here to-day by Contractor Edward
cooper. OF new 10TH. Inc tDulidEl 4fN
by the government provides that the ship
may be either raised or blown up, at the
option Of the contractor. The Wyanoke
is an Old Dominion Line passenger
steamer, and on the night Of the col
llsion was en- route from Richmond for
New York She collided with the cruiser
which was lying just off this port, and
sank IN less than twenty minutes, but
all the passengers were rescued, except
eight persons. The Columbia was slightly
damaged, having a small hole cut in her
PROV fifteen feet above the water line.
She also lost forty fathoms OF anchor
chain, part Of which was afterwards re-
covered.
Among the invited guests at the ban
quet given in Philadelphia last night in
honor of Senator-elect Penrose was
Colonel H. de Il. Clay, Of this city.
Tomorrow morning at the First Pres
byteran church the pastor, Rev. Il. IT,.
Wexford, win preach q special sermon
before warwick Lodge, No. Y, X. Of T..
The Pythians viii attend in n body.
Mrs. Evans, vile OF Mr.. George H.
Evans, a contractor. died suddenly at her
residence here this afternoon Of neuralgia
of the heart. She IS survived by her
husband and one child, Mrs. Amy Haines,
OF Richmond, Va. Mrs. Evans was born
in North Wales, but had lived in this
country the greater part OF her life. She
was q devout member Of the Baptist
church.