Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-29
REMOVING MINES.
THE BLowINe-uP PROCESS ADAM
DoNED IN GOOD TINE.
ARMY ORDERS OF INTEREST.
Norfolk Navy-Yard Petitions for
Rate OF Pay Equal 20 That Given
at the Northern yards-Personal
Items.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., July 2s.-(Spe-
clal)-The timely suggestion made in this
correspondence recently. as to the de-
structive effect Of and the useless waste
OF material in blowing up the submarine
mines in our rivers and harbcrs has had
a good effect. In fact. II almost prevent
81 the blowing up OF any of them. AS
far as | can learn. at the Engineers Of
nee Of the War Department. no mines or
torpedoes we're blown up except three
OF the latter below Baltimore. and as
result OF that small proportion. the bay
In the neighborhood was filed with shoals
OF dead FISH. This is authentic. coming,
as IL does, from masters and agents of
steamship lines operating on the bay.
All other mines and torpedoes are being
removed, at least all that those who put
Them down can locate.
OLD POINT MINE-FIELD.
None are being removed at Old Point,
the engineer in charge thinking that they
may be needed where they are later. He
was waited on Friday last by delega-
ship interests operating out Of Norfolk,
and whilst declining emphatically to re-
move the mines, he agreed TO remove the
restriction as to the hours for passing
through the channel over the mine-ields.
lie also agreed TO widen the channel
somewhat and mark it with gas buoys
and a bell-buoy, as soon as the Light
house Board could be induced TO furnish
the latter.
II IS believed in some quarters that the
Engineers Department would have been
clad 20 experiment as to the utility of the
mines by blowing them up, but that II
doesn't want the trouble of removing
them Indeed, / was told that 1t was
rumored around Old Point that a plan
for blowing up an old hulk or two, TO
be towed through the torpedo-helds, had
been discussed, if not agreed upon.
ARMY ORDERS.
"Acting-Assistant-S Surgeons George Maui
ser and Percival 5. Rossiter are ordered
10 report in person 10 Major-General Fitz-
hugh Lee, al Jacksonville, Fla. for as
smment TO duty.
'Iieutenant-C Colonel Joseph I. Haskell,
now at Fort Monroe. is ordered TO his
home. to report by letter TO the Adju-
tant General. and await orders.
Captain Jesse Nj. Baker, assistant quar-
termaster, recently appointed is ordered
20 report to Major James L. Wilson,
quartermaster at Newport News. for duty
under his direction.
Recruits S. L. Burgin, ]. T. Moss. A. +.
slocum. G. f. Fowler, w. La Carlton.
{. L. Mingus, r. III. Paddison. and III. b.
Young, United States Volunteer Signal
Corps, will be sent from Raleigh, n. c.,
30 san Francisco, Cal
Captain John w. McHarg. assistant
ouartermaster, United States Volunteers,
recently appointed, will proceed from this
city to Fort Monroe, Va, and assume
charge under Instructions from the quar-
acknowledgement Of the army. of the
construction Of the pavilion hospital at
that post
d. "Ordnance-Sergeant Peter Helm, now at
ordnance depot, Tampa, Fla, will be sent
without delay TO gFort Monroe, Va. lie
will report upon his arrival at that post
TO Major Ormond NJ. Lissak, chief ord
nance officer. United States Volunteers,
for duty
Major Josiah Pierce. Jr.. chief en-
Eineer United States Volunteers, IS re-
lieved from duty with the Second Army
Corps, and will proceed at once to New
port News. Va. and report in person TO
Brigadier- General Frederick ID. Grant,
United States Volunteers, for duty on his
staff.
private James A. Logan, Jr., Light
Battery A, Pennsylvania Volunteer Ar
tillery. now at Newport News Va. will
be discharged from the service Of the
United States by the commanding officer
of his station, TO enable him TO accept
commission"
Personal.
Colonel William Lamb arrived here last
Aight from Norfolk. and left to-day for
Philadelphia The Colonel is busy man.
He occupies a suite of rooms at the
where he keeps his secretary
and a lady typewriter constantly at work
answering letters, kilograms, and cable
grams.
Mrs. f. c. and James II. Brodie, or
Henderson, N. c.; Alfred T. Graham, OF
Davidson College. n. c.; c. w. Saunders.
Richmond; e. Hunton. Jr., Warrenton,
Va; w. Moore. Richmond; Mrs. r. G. s.
and Miss J.. A. McNelle North
Carolina, are at the Metropolitan.
a. y. Darlington, Danville; w. A.
Hammond and wife, Misses /. Gordon
H. Pulliam, and l. Smith, of Richmond;
+. Posey, Hendersonville, n. c.; Mrs. j.
y. Cox and Miss Cox High Point. n. c.;
w. i. Anderson Blacksburg-St. James
MAYNARD PETITIONS.
Among the visitors at the White House
md at the Navy Department to-day were |
Collector Bowden. Of Norfolk; Postmas-
Ter Burroughs, OF Portsmouth, and del |
'gation from the Norfolk navy-yard. |
They presented petitions 10 the President |
md Secretary Of the Navy, praying for |
IN increase Of wages for certain en- |
lloyees Of the Norfolk navy-yard, so as |
o correspond with that paid in northern |
,ublic and private ship-yards.
Following is one of the petitions:
THE undersigned committee raised
" the outside ship-fitters at the Norfolk
lavy-yard first dsclaim any intention
o be captious about the matter. or take
advantage Of the demand for skilled
abor. being willing TO make all and every
acrihce TO sustain the administration In
ne conflict now before them with the
most ardent and intelligent use of our
Mechanical abilities, do most respectfully
epresent that at the Newport News
hip Building and Dry-Dock Company's
Works those engaged In the same en-
,loyment that we are receive per diem
ay Of 1915, as against x.W received at
he Norfolk navy-yard.
I'VE respectfully ask that the mater
nay be made the subject OF inquiry at
our hands and justice done in the prem
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