Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-15
MOUTH yD7 ADVERTISEMENTS!
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Afl14.''TfIRILLING SExPERIENG en-. s.
Two Gent emep ana Their Families 1T
The Mercy OF the: w aYea. III
y. Frida y last two ntlemenJ wIthftheir
wives and two hildrenf left this city
for New Poln t. Mathews count sim oiie
was but little wind blowing "a fthe,
time and they drlfted nearly oil day.
AS night came on! the wind Sbreezed up
and the boa Sbegansto giidey swiftly
through the water. When solt lin the
bay thesjibiugsof the boom 4 knocked
one Of the & men overboardsi.H His COM
panion,S mat tempting to get into a. skin
that. they had behind THE sloop, fell
overheard. The sklff was then drifting,
from them. Bothsmen swan to her and,
IN 5attemptingato get In i the boat Sturn-,
ed bottom4 .upWhrds Is. dpdy they had, to.
cling TO her fot fety. All this time the,
la dies and children who were on the
sloop5 We're gliding swiftly across the,
bay,at aggood rate OF speed. q One>, of,
them caught the helm and steered the
boat for shall low. water and when she
struck they threw outs the anchor and
lowered the sails By that time 1t was
neaf 4 o'clock. In the morning and.
neither of them knew where they were.
They We're almost frantic from grief
and fright. Zach thought that her, hus-
9and had been drowned. When day
came they did not knew. what. to do,
but 1t seemed MS if the hand of .Proyi.
dence was with them. Their husba nds
who chung to9the sklff, were. driven
ashore by the tide and wind and were,
saved. In looking down the beach they
spied mast and their hearts began
to beat quick and fast at the thought
that possibly 1t might be their boat,
and as they drew nearer and recognized
the boat hopes of seeing their loved
ones and fears that possibly they
might have been swallowed up by the
angry waves, chill ran through them.
almost freezing their blood ;[>but fears
| were soon driven away and joy took
the place of fear. for husbands and
wives saw each other at distance and
made rush for each other. The chill
dren, for the time being, were forgot
zen, - was joyous meeting with ALI
ana they will always feef that the
hand of Providence guided them
through the danger. All embarked In
the sloop and sailed for home, which
they reached later in the day.
LATESTsNAvAL NEWS.
Passed Assistant Surgeon r. G. Brod-,
rick, retired.
Second Lieutenant l.. A. Bostw,ck.
Lieutenant e. Thelss to hold himself
in readiness for sea duty.
Lieutenant f. D. Read, retired
The following officers sail on the
Solace for duty on the Asfatic station:
Lieutenant-C Commander .Al Ward, Lieu
tenant Commander ". c. Cowles, Lieu
tenant Commander C. S. Richman,
Lieutenant j. II. Oliver Lieutenant r.,
f. Lopez Lieutenant NJ. c. Gorgas,
Lieutenant w. H. McGrann, Lieuten-
ant B. c.. Sampson, Lieutenant. c. NJ.
Knepper, Lieutenant "A. NJ Proctor,
Ensign II. P. PERIL. EnsignIO D. Dun
can, Ensign l.. r. Sergeant, Ensign A.
| Macarthur, Naval Cadet T.. Morrison,
Naval. Cadet 2. Fl. Madison Surgeon o.
D. Norton, Assistant Surgeon r. C.
Holcomb, Assistan. Paymaster F. p.
Sackett. Assistant Paymaster c. j.
Cleborne. Civil Engineer II. r. Stan
| ford and Boatswain j. McGrath. These
marines sail on the ship: Major Wal
| Ter, Captains j. e. Walker, II. L.
/! Draper, p. NJ; Bannon, First Lieuten>
/ ants w. NJ. Gulck, e. 4. Hones, r. F.
Beers, l.. Feland, ]. c. Breckenridge,
w. H. Clifford, w. w. Low. j. W.
Broatch, w. Fl. Parker, Second Lieu
tenants w. L. Jolly, w. McCreary, f.
NJ. Wise, S. Elliott, n. G. Burton and
L. NJ. Little.
INtTHE POLICE COURT
Two gentlemen appeared in the Po-
lice Court yesterday in answer to a
! summons TO answer the charge OF vio-
lating the city ordinance In reference
to the building line They, 1t was. said.
had not conf0rmed to the Lines given
by the city surveyor. The case was
heard and dismissed.
Two DRINKS paid the usual fine of 81
and costs.
James Johnson! colored, was arraign-
ed on the charge of, whipping his WIFE
The evidence did not bear out.the al
legation and johnson was discharged
from custody.
ME- W. H JJett4fsstee Cen
ductor j. r. Edwards, of the car which
ran into and seriously injured Mrs.
Heat tn, appeared In court to answer
the charge of assault and battery on
the lady. The case was continued and
both men were allowed to go, on their
own recogniZance to answer when call
ed.
James BraXton, colored, charged with
entering the dwelling of Rev. r. r.
Water1eld in the night time, was fined
$50 and bound over to keep the peace
for twelve months in the sum of $50
Mayor Baird was satisfied that Brax-
ton had no evil intent in entering the
house.
MIR. JAMES FLEMING DEAD.
The well-known county citizen, Mr..
T 1nac Elontninor IF A.,