Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-06
A STARTLING SALUTE
TO A PETERSBURG BRIDE AND
GROOM IN 1864
RECALLED BY A RECENT WEDDING.
scarlet Fever In Policeman y
INsmiIy--A Runaway Accident In
Dinwiddie-Thc Richmond, Peters
burg md CT rciinr Road.

PETERSBURG. VA. November g.
Especial 1.-The recent marriage here 81
a popular young officer OF the Fourth Viz
gina Volunteers and q belle OF The city
recalls a wartime marriage. which. In
February. 1864, was celebrated In he same
residence from which the young officer
OF the Fourth led his bride 20 tho altar.
The marriage OF 1864, like the recent enc,
was notable. The military friends OF
the groom OF 1898 were infantry officers,
those OF the groom Of 1854, who was a
young lieutenant Of artillery from Mis-
slssppi, were artillery officers. his best
man being a lieutenant, his next best
man a captain, and his third best n major
Of artillery, all Of whom a few months
later took an active rart in the historic
siege of Petersburg.
\ STARTLING SALUTE.
The bridal party of 1864 were compli-
mented by q salute from a section OF the
groom's battery. then stationed in Ches-
terfeld county near Drewry's Bluff. Two
guns loaded with blank cartridges were
placed within fifty feet Of the Richmond
and Petersburg railroad, and as the train
from Petersburg on which the couple
were journeying to Richmond. reached
them, the gunners opened IRE, TO me sur
prise OF the engineer and the consterna-
ton Of the passengers. The engineer
slowed his engine. in token of surrender
TO the enemy, but a signal from the Of
hcer i'm command of the section soon as
sured him that Confederates and not
Federal gunners were pulling the lam
yards. and that no harm was intended.
He therefore moved on. The passengers
were thrown into a state Of grent excite
ment. Many of them jumped from their
seats or crouched in alarm, believing
that the shots they heard were from hos
tile cannon, and il was sometime before
they could be quoted and the situation
explained by friends Of the bridal party,
one of whom the artillerists had taken the
prccautiOn to have in each coach. TO as
sure tho passengers that the firing was
only a military salute 10 the bridal couple.
The incident having drawn attention to
the couple. they were warmly congr1tu-
lated by the passengers The groom of
1864 is prominent and popular business
man of Petersburg, and tells she story
of his bridal trip with great enjoyment
still
SAD AFFLICTION.
on account of scarlet-fever in his fam
ily. PoHce-O Officer Henry Dolan has been
excused from duty for some DAYS and
his residence on Federal street has been
quarantined. Two OF his youngest chill
dren are so i'll with the fever that they
are not expected to live. Yesterday his
eldeSt child. a bright and charming girl
Of years was taken i'll. and though
thought TO be better last night. she died
this morning. She passed away so quiet
~ that death was hardly suspected by
the grief-striclsen parents.
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
While Mr.. w. l.. PEBBLES. a well-known
farmer of Dinwiddie county was driving
four horses to a heavy drag in his field
yesterday afternoon, the animals became
frightened. and ran away. They plunged
into a ditch, and the best OF ;he four
horses was killed by breaking his neck.
and another was so injured that he Will
probably have 10 be killed.
GENERAL NEWS.
Traffic operations will be commenced the
first of the week on the first twenty miles
Of the Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina
railroad. The first heavy shipments OF
lumber will be made from the sawmill
of w. r. Crawford, in Dinwiddie. 1t is
said that the passenger service on the
road will be regularly commenced the lat
ter part of the week.
The funeral of Robert Morton (colored),
who was hanged yesterday. took place
this afternoon from Gilheld Baptist
church. A large crowd was present.
The parents Of Morton are worthy and
respectable people.
The ballots TO be used i'm the election
next Tuesday were stamped this after
noon by the members Of the Electoral
Board, in the presence of Judge Mullen,
of the Hastings Court
a largely-attended meeting OF the in
dependent colored Republicans of the city
was held last night, and resolutions were
adopted endorsing Mr.. Epes for Congress.
Rev. j. d. Harte, pastor of the Second
Baptist church, will deliver the address
at the Young Mems Christian Association
Han Sunday afternoon.
The announcement of the death in Louis
willie Of Rev. DR.. #. d. Witherspoon was
received with sincere regret I'm this city.
He was fer some years the beloved pas
tor of Tabb-Street Presbyterian, church.
He leaves relatives and a host of friends