Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-20
MISS CHRISTINE BRADLEY, OF KENTUCKY
The Pretty Girl of the BlueGrass State Who VIII Chris
ten the Battleshp at Newport News on Thursday

defenders of national honor is consigned
TO the bosom OF the deep Is always mark
ed by celebrations and rejoiCings. There
fore, when two such vessels as those to
be launched Thursday take their bap-
tismal plunge, 1t is natural that the
celebration be of unusual brillancy. This
will the character of that at Newport
News.
NEWPORT NEWS WILL BE CROWD
ED.
The entire country is deeply interested
In the event, and the busy little city on
the James will have within her gates on
that day a crowd large enough to tenn
porarily double its population. From
every direction the people are coming,
and railroad and steamboat lines VIII
be taxed to carry them.
Richmond will furnish a large contin-
gent. Governor Tyler, who will be down
IN I'idewater this week, will attend, and
his staff will accompany him. This is
the first occasion of the appearance OF
Governor Tyler with his staff, and he Is
DESTROYS that the attendance be com
plete.
ALI. EXPECTED TO ATTEND.
1t is expected that they will all attend.
The following officers compose the staf:
William Male, Acknowledgement of the
State of Virginia; Lieutenant-Colonel 10.
Lane stern. assistant inspector-general;
c. OBJ. Cowardin, chief-of-staff and as
sistant acknowledgement; NJ. l.. Dawson,
Judge acknowledgement; King r. Har-
man. inspector of rifle practice, Dublin;
w. NJ. Coulling, Northumberland,
city: w. Brydon Tenant, paymaster-
general, city; w. o. SHELTON, chief OF
ordnance city; G. V. Darlington, sur
geon-general. city; Louis C. Barley, COM
missary-general Of subsistence, AleXan-
dria: G. c. Cabell, Jr., chief of artillery
Danville: Fl. c. Ford chief of engineers,
ST. Adams School, Radford; W. w. Sale,
aide-de-camp, Norfolk w. II. Mann,
aide-de-camp Petersburg; George $.
Shackelford, aide-de-camp, Orange; w.
o. Moore, aide-de-camp, Wytheville; Z.
]. Campbell, aide-de-camp, Amherst; h.
Dorsey Cole. aide-de-camp. Fredericks-
burg; s s Thomas. aide-de-camp Berry
vile: George r. Pickett. aide-de-camp
Washington, d. c.; Lieutenant X. G..
Croxton, United States army
The staff will leave Richmond early
Thursday morning, and arrive at New
MORT News about o'clock, or little
later. where they will meet the Governor,
who will come up from Old Point.
CROWDS FROM RICHMOND.
Resides the Governors staff. a large
number of Richmond people will go down.
Among the parties made up is one num-
herring sixty. the guests OF Mr.. Henry
valentine. who has chartered ;pecial
train. which will leave Richmond early
Thursday morning
The Chesapeake and Ohio will move one
train from the Broad-Street station at
7r5 o'clock and another at 8. In addition
m these the officials say they are ready
70 run any number of trains when rlay
he needed to carry the crowds, ana ex-
meet 10 have to put on one ana possibly
tu,o more as the fare has been fixed ct 81
for tine round-trp, which will tend TO
make the crowds much larger
THE Chesapeake aud Ohio has also ar
ranged 10 have two of its passenger
steamers, the Plymouth and the Louise,
leave the railway wharf shortly before 10
o'clock. and proceed up the river TO
noint opposite the ship-yard, where the
hest possible view of the launching can
be obtained 1t is expected that there
,,,,u not be a foot of standing-room unoc-
c,nied on the decks Of the two steamers.
~ addition 10 the excursion rains
which will run from Richmond, the
Chasoneake and Ohio will also run a spe-
o,al train from Clifton Forge to Newport
S,@ys This train will leave Clifton Forge
-, i, p M. wednesday night. just behind
The Washington express, but will reach
pichmond before the latter. which al
wavs loses about two hours at Gordons-
vile. -
pradIey. OF Kentucky. and STAFF, and Miss
christine Bradley, and about 800 Ken
tuckians. will pass through Richmond at
noon wednesday. The party will cpend
the night at Old Point. and Miss Bradley,