The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-15
A Graphic Letter from the Scene Of The
Maine Disaster.
WRITTEN BY A SAILOR AT KEY WEST
Rev. Al. Frfstoe Resigns ms Pastor
OF Tho Second Baptist Church-Rite
or Confirmation Administered
Trunk and Efng Company ChRrtor,

Petersburg, Va. March 14.-(Speclal)
IA sentilmau of this city has re-
celved Lester from Cr.e of the sailors
aboard one OF tha battleships Lff Key
west, In which he says IL, part: II ,lhlnk
tina naval beard Of inquiry will find that
the cause Of this explosion was. as the
papers hruve stated, from the outside
If they have not asc5rtaned che cause
10y this tinrl' they Eev'ar will, us the
whole ship is being covered by the soft
mud at the Dtirtom. She is sinking n
root each day I done Ilhi:ak you Will
ever sac her afloat again Our divers
are STILL working on rar, but the bodies
are In such m bad state that they can
not be identified. We have
lict had any divine service ic! IA mocth
Wa are all getting tired of remaining
mere in one place. There is not much
u eat here except fish Our whole crs.w
are fishing each afternocr. and SONS
large fish ara caught, but we are sick
Cl nSh now. The four small ships ure
IN Tn" :Emer harbor, and all of them
are coalcd. buzz | frc,pe the department
Will not send any OF them 70 HavarI,. as
th''k II would be a niolish thing to
DO s't this time. l am glad to see thers
is much patriotism left in our people,
ana thar Ehcy ara united this time |
nope they will rct be satisfied with a
small Indemnity. 1t should be for II
sum old Spain car.not pay, and we
should swipe everything thsy have UNI
til we are satisfied"
Al tha morCing service ar She Sec. md
l'aptist church yesterday the Rev. n I
rrlstoe, who, rs stated in this CORES
pondance. has accepted a call to the
pastorare Ct ;hc Central Baptist church
IN Chattanooga Term, t=rldered his res
iEnation to his congregatiCc. which Was
:. & iyrno hp, t,l,a
on April 10th rzX:-
Bishop Randolph preached and admin
lstered che rf;c CT confirmation nj Grace
church yesterday mcir:inE to thirty per-
sons. Among those confirmed was Mr.
Samuel Fl. Marks. who, y, few DAYS ago
celebrated his Goth birthday. At night
me hish''p preached ach confirmed Il
CLASS OF eight persCc:S at thc church of
the Go2d Shepherd Memorial us, Bland
ford.
The regular monthly mes ting Of the
baptist Sunday school Union. Assoc;a-
t!m was h2,id ,s,t the Baptist church at
l"ttrick. Oh usterfleld county, yesterday
afternoon. The reports submitted
showed the schools to BE- in n good cor,
| dl'iu". y meeting of all Che Epworth
Leagues II Petersburg Will he held NJ,
Marker Street M. l.. church :o-an5rrow
! night for the purpose of psrfcctin.- az,
Elworth League Union.
Judge J. NJ. Mullen. Of the Hastings
! Court this morning grartcd a charter
| or incorporated 20 :he Virginia Tru.,I
and Tag dcmpa"v. This purposes for
| when the company is formed Is tbs,
manufacture end sale of trunks. trav-
| eilr'S bags valises, satchels boxes
| novelties, and all other articles that car,,
| ne mHE:uhs~turcd CT VOID. len th1r, pnpsr
! or Cther subs namccs. This capl',l stocl;
~ che company IS - hc not less than
| Slo'oOo, nor more than $4,000 divided nm
| INTO shares Of $l00 each, and real cstals,
| 10 IN" valucrf rot ever $40 900 is To he
| h5!d ~ a,".y one cline The officers for
! Inc firs; year nrc: II. l.. Plummsg. Jr.
! president; Thomas II. Woody. vice
: president: Charles y. W.thcrSpoon. s,,
/ rotary end treasurer. Directors, IT, L.
! Piumr2r. Jr.. Thomas II. Woody, c. ID.
! Withsrspc N, Augustus Wright and l..
T +. Furua.
-Four car lords of munitions of war.
! Including two large camrr-,.L passed
/ through Petersburg last nigh:. over Tho
AtHInt.c Coast Lb:'a fer some point in
| f. Gida.
Judge Mullen today appointed
Messrs Y. S. Bcckwith, j. c. Hoy. NJ.
l.. Hlsr:son, Bartlett Roper m"a Robert
| ". D-tiaNGn commissioners TO assess
| damages in she condcmna ton cases of
ma R!chmcnd, Petersburg ard Carolina
Ram i!d company, against the South
sue Alarfnfactur.nG comr2my. the up
! par Appomattox company and several
| individual parties. These commission
| 5rs VIII meet in the 18th instant AT IN q
| office of ;ihe Southwest Manufacturin, :.
| company.