Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-04
NEWPORT NEWS
Atlantic Transportation Company
in Receivers Hands.
Changes I'm the Chesnpeahe ma Ohio
Clerical Force Claim for damages
Growing Out of the Phoebus Riot
Personal nnd General.

Newport News. Va. January ga
telegram from New York last night an
nounced that the Atlantic Traasporta-
ton Company. with headquarters at
Newport News, had gone into the hands
of q receiver.
General e. p. Meany, president OF the
company, was appointed as receiver in
New Jersey court yesterday.
The Atlantic Transportation Com
pany is n new corporation, being not n
year old. General N.eany. general
manager OF the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company. and ex-Gov-
ernor McCorkle. of West Virginia, are
among the corporators. The former is
president Of the company and the lat
ter general manager.
The company was formed to trans
port coal in the coastwise trade. 1t
controlled the greater portion of the
coal traffic out of Newport News. The
company has five-year contract with
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company, by which 1t may obtain an
nuaily as much coal as it needs up to
100000 tons. making n maximum OF
20,000,000 tons for the life OF the con-
tract.
Ex- Governor McCorkle organized the
company. 1t was capitalized at $1,000
600. Several vessels formerly used in
the Lake Trade were purchased, and
these were put in service by the new
company.
The trouble seems to be that the cap
italiZation was not sufficiently large.
Coal is slow TO yield money. and the
company could not afford to wait. Con-
sequently it was forced to the wall.
The general changes which have ta-
ken place in the last few days in the
force of clerks employed in the Chesa-
peake and Ohio shipping offices con-
tinue to excite much interest.
Mr.. T.. w. Strngneld city cashier.
has resigned, and has been succeeded
by Mr.. Freese. of the Lexington offices.
Mr.. G. w. Reynolds, ship clerk, has also
resigned and Mr.. II. a. Woolens, of the
receiving register department. has been
promoted to uhe position. Mr.. Turner
assistant car service clerk. going up to
Mr.. WoolcnS' desk, Mr.. Frcese, of Rich
mond. filling the vacancy. There have
been other minor changes necessitated
oy these promotions.
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES.
a claim Will .be filed against the
| United States government by Mr.. p
/ T.. Eagan for damages resultant from
Il riotous attack on his bar-room and
music hall on Mallory street Phoebus.
last October by an enraged mob. The
! incident out of which this claim grows
| Is fresh in the public memory. Ea-
gans' place, known as The Rialto,"
was sacked and partially burned. one
| of the rioters was killed and six others
more or less injured by the proprietor
to defend the place. AT least the grand
| jury declined TO indct Mr.. Eagan. be-
lieving that he was warranted in his
action by the facts as elected.
Mr.. Eagan, who now lives in Wash
| inGton, sustained considerable loss rs a
result of the destruction of his stock
and fixtures, and has now retained Mr..
]. Barron Hope to prepare claim for
damages to the amount. approximately,
OF $4,000. the same to be presented Ia
| Congress for action. Mr.. Hope. assist
| cd by Notary T.. w. Holt, will secure
| a1idavits from the contractor who
made improvements to THE Rialto"
| building at Mr.. Eagan's expense, and
| from various furnitures and liquor
| dealers and others from whom he pur-
chased stock and fixtures, and will file
these to sustain his claim. The claim,
will be pressed upon the attention OF
Congress by Congressman Harry lib
hey and Congressman II. a. Wise.
BRIEF MENTION.
| 1t has been practically decided that
| April ., the day on which the negro was
| actually given his freedom. and the day
| which is generally observed as Eman-
| cipation Day in other States, will Wit
ness n big cenebration in Newport
| News, and 1t is probable that in after
/! years April will be observed in New
port News instead of January /.
Mr.. Kent Harrison, son of Judge c.
| M. Harrison, Of Staunton, a member
| of the Supreme Court of Appeals, ar
rived in the city to-day to accept po-
sition with the Chesapeake and Ohio
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