Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-10
FROM NEWPORT NEWS
THE VULCAN on A HUNT FOR THE
MARIA TERESA.
LIEUTENANT HOBSON'S VIEWS.
lie VIII Lend His Advicc--IIunting-
ton Rifles May he Mustered Out
Little Fannie Bowers Dies from
Burns-Nuoicipnl Matters.

Especial. 1.-The United States repair-shr
Vulcan, commanded by Captain McCalla
OF the navy-yard who relieved Lieuten-
ant-Commander Harris passed Old Point
this afternoon at / 80 o'clock. bound out
TO the ocean I'm search OF the lost Spanish
cruiser Maria Teresa. supposed to be
ashore at. some place near Cats Point in
the Bahamas. The Vulcan went out I'M
accompanied. but II Is understood that
the Montgomery will follow tonight or
tomorrow morning
HOBSON on BOARD
Lieutenant Richmond Pierson Hobson
arrived from Washington over the Ches-
apeake and Ohio I'm time to go aboard the
Vulcan, and his advice will be valuable
when II comes to floating the Spanish
prize. II she is found TO be high and dry.
Hobson was In New York yesterday al
ternoon. when he received instructions 10
start at once to board the Vulcan for the
purpose Of accompanying the searching
expedition. He says that there were six
Water-tight compartments in the Teresa
when she started. arranged under his own
direction, and he cannot see how the ship
can be at the bottom unless her plates
were badly sprung, letting in the water.
The Mcrritts' wrcckng tug Merritt ac-
coTding to advices received here from Old
| Point Comfort passed at a late hour last
night and shortly after headed out Of the
| Virginia capes i'm sOutheriy direction.
If this is the case. it is very evident that
| the wreclng company has stolen pretty
march on the navy, and IL the Teresa is
| TO be found she will get the credit. and the
Vulcan will play second fiddle 1t would
be possible for the tug to claim the ship
for salvage but in view Of its contract
| with the government no such complica-
tions are likely to arise
THE HUNTINGTON RIFLES.
1t is believed here from letters received
from Savannah that the Huntington
Rifles, now attached to the Fourth Vr-
gina, will shortly be ordered home to be
mustered out The citizens Of Newport
News, when they learn of the time the
boys may be expected, will probably OF
ganize TO give them big reception and
banquet. This company, as well as the
other companies of the Fourth. is great
ly depleted by reason Of discharges and
sickness. II is said that the Fourth,
once regiment Of 1900, now presents
the appearance Of battalion.
Little Fannie Bowers, the 3-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. y. Bowers
Of Thirty-hfth street. who was horribly
burned several 0dNS ago uitu llllS llblU-
ing from the effects Of her injuries. She
inhaled the flames, and it was seen that
nothing could save her life. The funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon from
the residence.
There are about forty pupils, regular
attendants at the public schools i'm the
city. who have declined TO be vaccinated
OF this number the parents of thirteen
have positively refused to permit their
children to submit to the vaccine point
After an ideness of ten days the
bricklayers have resumed work on the
new high school If the work is not
pushed faster than it has been in the
past month. il will be February LIST before
the building is completed.
HONORABLY DISCHARGED.
Mayor Moss was this morning notified
that his brothers. Corporals Charles c.
and Frank c. Moss. had been honorably
discharged from the army by order of
Secretary Alger. Mayor Moss personally
interested himself i'm their discharge from
the Huntington Rifles, and his efforts
were to-day crowned with success. Cor
poral Charles Moss is sick in the hos
pital with fever.
The condition OF Drinks Strother the
smallpox suspect. seems to have changed
for the better md hopes are entertained
for his ..,5..f Health-Oficer j. r.
Bagby is -. ae--.el attending the sick
negro.
LA G. NE T.. DUCHESSE.
The Plan, -L.r. steamship La Grande
Duchesse left the ship-yard Yesterday
afternoon on her final trial trip TO Mon
tank Point. n Y ON the vessel is Gene
raj Superintendent Walter a. Post, of tho
ship-yard. who will see that the vessel is
given every benefit of test trip. The
Duchesse is expected to return some time
tomorrow She will then be sent to Sa-
yanuah 10 go on the Plant Line.
The sewerage commission held meet
ing this morning and considered several
matters of importance. The sewer con-
tractor was notified that he must clean
up the streets as he goes along ana must
either brick in his manholes in forty
eight hours or cover them until such
time when he shall be ready to complete
them. He was also scored for interfering
with travel on the electric road, ana
cautioned not 10 disturb the traffic unless
absolutely necessary.
Archer Corrigan. an old soldier from tn
National Soldiers Home who had been
incarcerated in the Elizabeth City counlE
iail. was found dead in the closet yester-
dav. An investigation was deemed IN
necessary, as death was due TO natural
causes.
The crack Hampton eleven has arranged
q game with William and Mary for next