Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-17
MANCHESTER NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF SATURDAY CLEAN
ED on THE SOUTH SIDE.
YALOR OF The CHESTERFIELD DOCTOR
DIR nrnnsford Distinguishes Him.
self at Snntin&o--Becomes a. Maker
or Hisfory-DOg Bites n Child
Chapter of Accidents.

writing from the field I'm cuba, a war
! correspondent says: 1.-THE war conference
in the camp of the Cuban General Ca
ilXo Garcia, at Aceraderos, between
| General Garcia, General Shafter and
| Rear-Admiral Sampson is likely TO prove
| historic because Of the fact that IT mark
| Ell the practical, beginning Of definite hos
ulities against the Spaniards. by the COM
| bined army and navy of the United States
in conjunction with the Cuban army or
liberation. The conference took place in a
hut"
From letters received by friends i'm the
county, the following is gathered: 1t was
Virginia man, DR.. j. +. Bransford, of
Chesterfield county, who, in command OF
the Captains gig, took Admiral Samp-
son, General Shafter, and some other
generals ashore to General Garcia's
camp for this conference
Dr. Bransford is now surgeon on board
the Gloucester, ana i'm addition he vol
unteered to take charge Of one of the
larges. guns on board-ship. He has,
therefore, taken an active part i'm the
various engagements of this gallant
cruiser-some seven or eight all told.
In that wonderful action of July Cd.
when Cervera's fleet was annihilated by
our ships, Dr. Bransford regulated the
firing of his gun. frequently firing it i'm
person. After the action he took charge
Of twenty-threc wounded prisoners Ii
was the Gloucester that first received
Admiral Cervera after his defeat, at his
own request, and he was met by its brave
commander-Wainright-who, with true
Christian manliness, exclaimed as he
~ 10 "a
foe, Il congratulate you. sir upon having
made as gallant fight as was ever Wit
messed on the sea-"
The foregoing is a splendid tribute IN
the yalor Of DR.. Bransford, and the coun-
ty from which he halls is very proud of
him.
DOG BITES A CHILD.
The 3-year-old chLa of Mr.. James
Baker, Sixteenth and Perry streets. was
bitten through the lip by vicious dog
last night while the child was fonding |
the brute. Mr.. Baker took his child TO |
DIR. Lawrence Ingrams office, and he |
treated the injury. 1t was painful. but |
will not be serious or dsfguring.
Nathaniel Watts. an inmate OF the City
Almshouse, was stricken with apoplexy
early yesterday morning. At the request |
OF City-Physician DR.. Ingram. Dr. John !
w. Brodnax went TO the institution and |
the necessary medical attention. |
PINNED TO THE GROUND.
A very curious accident happened on
Thursday afternoon 10 Joe Brown. a col
ored laborer at the paper-twine plant.
The man was engaged In carrying some
heavy condemned lumber. and one piece
had twenty-penny nal in the end On
dropping the plank the nail went through
Browns shoe and foot and pinned HIM TO
The ground. His foot had 90 be priced up
before the man was liberated. He was
taken 10 his home. where he received
medical treatment.
Mr.. Gibson Saunders, while at work on
he carpenter shop of the Southern rail-
Dad yesterday, was so unfortunate as 70
plit his foot open with an adze The ply
ician I'm attendance had 10 take several |
stitches to sew up the wound. Mr.. Saun-
lers was taken TO his home, on Pine !
treet, in Richmond.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mrs. MCGEE and daughter have return
d from Baltimore. where they have been
listing relatives
Mr.. II. B. owen and family left yester-
lay morning for Chesterfield, where they
will spend the summer.
Mr.. Il. NJ. Fendley, Jr., is confined TO
lis home. on west Fourteenth street by
illness. He has been sick for the past
everal weeks. I
Miss Daisy Nesser. OF Charlotte. n. CT
5 in the city. the guest OF her sister.
irs. Maggie Nessler, OF west Tenth
treet
The usual services will be held to-day
n the churches.
Mr.. Samuel Greed TAYLOR. who has been |
ute sick for the past few days. IS much
improved under the care of his family =
MUSICIAN, DR.. Lawrence Ingram
The condition OF Mrs. Thornhil, wife c
Rev. DR.. l.. r. Thornhii. was not so 4
tvorable last night as for some days z
asst.