Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-26
NEWPORT NEWS.
Arrival Of an Overdue stcnmshiP-N
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NEWPORT NEWS. VA, January %
! oSpeciaI)-The British steamship TROJAN
| CAPTAIN Torkildsen, arrived in Hampton
J Roads last night, ten days overdue o'
her voyage from Glasgow to Newport
Nous This morning the vessel came up
TO the city. and will load for return
trip to Glasgow In speaking OF his voy-
age TO your correspondent this morning.
Captain Torkidsen had this to say:
1--WE left Glasgow December 9th, ana
should have made the trip I'm sixteen
days which Is our usual winter time. we
had good weather for twelve hours atter
leaving port, but then we encountered
heavy westerly gales which continued lot
twenty-One days. For length or tme IL
was the toughest weather / ever expert
enced We were continually pitching
tossing. and rolling and some days we
were unable To make more than ~ khols'
Even then we could not always go ahead,
as very frequently we were forced In
southerly direction by the big seas. MY
ships daily average is 2Gj knots, but only
three DAYS Of the voyage were we able 10
make 200 knots. and more frequently II
was much less than that / was In hopes
that | would pick up a derelict IN oruer
10 make up for my loss. but not a SNIP
not even a plank. did ! pass
Miss Susannah Harriet Fehtress. OF
this city. and Mr. Henry VI. Tucker, VINO
is employed i'm the Chesapeake ana ONO
Offices i'm Richmond. were married this
afternoon at the Washington-Avenue
Methodist church by Rev. Bernard +.
I.ipscomb. pastor of the church. in the
presence Of a large number Of Invited
friends. The church was beautifully de-
cOrated for the occasion.
Tho bride entered the church the
arm Of Mr.. +. Christian, relative. pre-
coded by the maid Of honor Miss Hatrie
Christian. and the ushers-Mcssrs. Bert
Livezey and J. /. Cottrol At the chan
eel the bridal party was met by the
groom and his best man. Mr.. Thomas X.
Belch. Of this city. Miss Laura Davis
played the wedding march from Lohen-
grin on the entry. and 90, Promise Me.'
during the ceremony.
The bride was attred I'm a handsome
tailor-made suit Of blue, and wore hat
and veil to match. She carried a large
bouquet OF brides roses. The maid Of
honor wore a suit Of dark-brown novelty
goods. with hat and veil TO match, and
carried La France roses.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs Tucker proceeded to Old Point
Comfort in a carriage. and there boarded
the Washington boat for an extended
trip through the North. They will make
their home in Richmond on their return.
Mr.. fuckers bride has been resident
of Newport News for about five years,
and has been IN the employ Of the COT
trell Real-Estate Company, as stenOgra-
pher and book-keeper.
The jury sitting in the case Of Thomas
Ash. the negro. who assaulted a white
man by the name of Watkins several
turned a verdict Of guilty al Warwick
courthouse yesterday. and fixed punish /,
ment at one year I'm the pententiary. At
torney Collier. of Hampton, who defend
ed the prisoner asked for a stay of sem
tence I'm order 10 make arrangements 10
plead for a new trial William Ash. Tom
Ash's brother. was given two months i'm
jail and fined SO for completely in the
crime.