The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-01
SOUTHERN NOTES.
Notes of More or Less Interest From
Dixie Land.

Nplcs OF nAnit Vt Less thtcItSt ibii
Dixie Land.
The Memphis Commerc.a l-Appoais says
The big mattress wnlcn completes INC
revetment of the Memphis harbor was
buried under the water yesterday morn.
ing az 10 o clock. which was earlier thar
was expected. The mattress was about
1900 feel long and so feet WIDE. ll ex.
ten4s from the foot OF Calhoun street Ga
the reve,ment pa, In by the bridge cons
pany and laps that mattress somewhat
10 was not expected tnat tlis mattress
would be SUNK before yesterday after
noon. but the engineers got 10 ready f0I
tnis performance earlier than they anul.
pated. Ii required about an hour 20 sinh
the mattress. Sinking was accomy isaed
By the constant piling on of stone which
caused the J.g willow carpet 10 sink ln-
der The water gradually The dimensions
of the mattress are. 10 ba exact. 1880 by
800 feet beng about the same Size as lhe
other two which protect the bank north
OF b. and from the foot of Be3le stree,
south 10 lts beginning. W. "a. Reos ass
sistant engineer in the office OF Captain
Mason ~ Patrick directed The work of
building the MATTRESS and sinking &c.
About so toms of stone. each piece weigh
.ug from Ten ~ forty pounds were used
iu sinking the mat and about 800 tons
more viii be pun over 90 CD the 1eXt feH
days to holQ Do hrmy in place The mat
contains $500 cords OF brIsl 900 cords of
poles and q tons ~ wire and wire strand.
u lies In the river from the low water
line ont From The loW water line 10 The
nigh water line DC win ho paved as the
Ievee is paved from Jefferson 10 Eeale
streets. This paving work win be done
at once as the water is rising. Tho
placing of This mattress completes the re-
Fetment of tne Tennessee shores of the
Mississippi river from Beale street south
POI point below the bridge The mat
cost between $4,000 and $3.50
WANT a VISIT FROM MK1NLEY.
President Mckinley has never bad n
chance as yet 90 see any of our troops
leave for n foreign shore. During the
progress OF the wlr when soldiers were
being sant from Tamn1 and other ports
his official duties az washington render
cd it impossible for him TO witness their
omhark0ti0n. From the great interest
ha has shown foo everything pertaining fo
the troops Do is evident that ho would
appreciate an opportunity to personally
spect transport examine fhe arrange.
ments made for The men. ANA satisfy
himself as 40 the provisions for their
safety and comfort while al sea- Should
Doe visit Savannah be could have this
chance. The plan for the movement
of no army corps now here to Cuba
.or+ep7rftfoe fine c,,ba~l,qff,o Of aor,o
rarin,onfs drrirr December. II would
raouiro no change of army plans and mo-
oyfro effort ~ consequence 10 have ono
o- more than-norfs in readiness here "a
the time OF iis visit The r.-iroorr-
lre ronlrord Tor treir chang, ~ location
the c9mmissarv stores are lore. and
everything could bo n~crared fo have "a
.r.rr.-d or moro mon embark drrin, fho
Presidents visit IN the ,fv
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SENATOR MoHGAN'S SFEIDli-
one who listened 10 Senator alorsans
speech last night could not but become
g,i,, ne f,o, tha, rirr,irobsr, tas before
i- The greatest future OF any lrland ely
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