The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-12
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NEWPORT NEWS
Pans for Public Pier-Contract for a
Steam Vessel

obSaHl VESSEL.
Newport News. Va, Jan. IL
ciai.)-Newport News will have in
the not distant future, good thing In
the way OF a public dock. The new
pier VIII be built by the Old Dominion
Land Company, at the foot of 25th
street, and will he 700 feet long by 100
feet wide. There will be 1000 SQUARE
fees OF surface on the wharf, nearly
all OF which Will be covered. The pier
| Is being designed to accommodate three
of the largest vessels and several
smaller ones at one and the same time;
1t VIII also be splendidly lighted by
electricity.
In an interview yesterday, Mayor w.
A. Post, who has Che engineering work
in hand, said shat The plans for the
new structure are about completed and
that the work OF building the pile
foundation will begin at an early date
Mayor Post further stated that he had
asssura ncce from the Washington and
Norfolk Steamboat Company. that
their Pnlatial steamer Newport News"
would touch here every day as soon as
the new dock IL completed.
| The Newport News ShipbulIding ana
Drydock Company was to-day award
ed contract for the construction of a
| large steam vessel. The companx
!
ticular,s concerning the vessel TO be
built could not be learned after the late
| hour ut which the news was received.
But what is most Important, Is dis
ttnctly known. VIZ: that the local COM
plny has another vessel to construct.
IL Is reported On good authority that
rho Newport News Democratic club,
which cut quite figure in the NUM-
c.2al contest in the spring of 90, will
he reorganized on the cath instant, the
clubs second anniversary.
Jas. II. Redfo:d, formerly of Norfolk,
VINO has conducted a retail business at
several stands In this city during the
'shree years past. and who. ut the time
| of his decease was an employee Of the
Newport News Supply Comply, died
suddenly from heart failure yesterday
evening. 1t is rather striking coin
c!dcnco that MIR. BEDFORD was filling
the same position that Arthur Free
man did two months ago when his life
was as suddenly snuffed out as Mr..
Redfords was yesterday.
Jos. c. WILLIAMS. of North Carolina.
i railroad employee here died of pneu-
monsa. at the rooms he occupied on
Washington avenue, between Goth and
30th streets. The deceased leaves a
wife and two children in destitute cir
stances.
Several minor case were disposed Of
In the Police Court to-day, ana the reg
ular routine OF criminal procedure
was In progress in 'ihe Hastings Court.
The barge Coal King, which was sent
adrft by the gale off the Eastern Shore
on the 1st of January, was sighted and
spoken by the steamship Greenbrier
Sunday morning. The steamship
GreenbrieT. Captain TRUCK. arriving
TOY Ia In
ing sighted the barge Coal King Sun
day morning at O'clock about $50
miles southeast of New York Although
she was flying no distress signal, Cap
tain TRUCK went out Of his way TO
speak her. Being In good shape and
having n bountiful supply of provls-
Ions, she would accept no assistance,
but requested that a tug be dispatched
To tow her ito her destination.
The Coal Kings exact position when
sighted Sunday morning was south
east by east II east true, $50 miles from