Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-24
Rush of Work Following The
WestIndian Hurricane.
SCENE AT PIERS YESTERDAY
wharves Crowded with vessels and the
Gres,est Activity to Ise Seen, The
Ocean Going Tusboat Sweep
stakes and Her History.

newport News Will be larger this Week
1han they have been any week this
summer There will 9)e 4 number of
ships ITO sail with grain during the re-
manning days OF the week and already
several large vessels have cleared for
Foreign ports with corn, oates and
wheat.
Last week work along the water
front was practically abandoned on
account of the West Indian hurricane
and there was very little business
transacted in the Custom House The
s&pol;S, as :, natural result were quite
small, there being almost no business
during the early part Of the week
The fact that the grain exporting
business was tied up to a large extent
during that period has made the bust
ness much more active this week The
activity really commenced Hast Sa.,lr-
day and on Sunday the elevator was
working to its utmost capacity.
This week the elevator mas been busy
All the time and the grain pier has
been constantly lined with ships ia king
on grain. Several i1.lre sailed this week
so Tar and the pier is at present very
active. Several other vessels are on
the: way here and Will take on grain
as soon as they arrive and can be given
berths at the wharf.
The scene at the Chesapeake and
OHIO piers yesterday afternoon was
lively and the work of loading ships
was going busily ahead at all Of
them. Out in the llal'bor there We're
number of sailing and steam YES
sells waiting for berths at the wharves
at pier No. j. one Of the coal wharvcs
the large five masted schooner Ma
thaniel Palmer is taking on an i'm
mense cargo Of coal FOR a northern
port. She will probably finish loading
and sail some time today.
Along side of the same pier. and
directly in the rear of the Palmer is
h Ysfr,A
Whch was in the recent storm and
broke away from her tug coming in
70 Hampton Ruads under her own
sahls. She Will sail with coal tomor-
cHJW.
AT pier No 4. the large general
merchandise wharf, there We're several
merchant vessels loading and unload
ahg general cnrgocs and the scene was
one Of the greatest activity None of
the chesapeake and Ohio steamships
was in port.
On the north side Of pier No s. Ma
grain pier. was the big British steam
SNIP Ieviotdale of London, taking On
a cargo OF oates, corn and wheat II
Will be several days before she is
ready to sail.
The large British steamship strath-
more us ON the same side Of the pier
and Immediately next to the Teviut-
Gale. She is also taking on grain and
VIII finish loading at about the same
time as the Teviotdale. 1t is not
known to what ports these ships will
sail.
NThe German steamship Albano. a
regular liner from tilis port to Ham
burg is on the south side OF Pier ).
loading grain for her home port, Ham
burg. She win probably sail before
the end of the week. Several other
Ships will sail for foreign ports with
grain.
Probably the prettiest towing steam
er ever seem in this port, or in fact on
the Atlantic, is the steamer Sweep
stakes. which halls from Tairport, Oh
the Lakes. The vessel arrived here
Tuesday towing several big barges
which will load coal, and ilnnedlate-
~ tied UP at the slip 10 replenlsh her
own bunkcrs
The Sweepstakes has made one trip to
this port before. but very few people
knew it. When the steamer came in
yesterday and dropped her barges in
the harhor. She was Immediately an
object of interest and quite Il crowd
watched the vessel tie up in the slip.
The Sweepstakes is built entirely Of
Wood and is nearly as large as some
of the river passenger vessels She is
combination towing, freight and pas
senger vessel, having an engine and
bits Tor towing purposes. store room
for freight and handsome passenger
accommodations. The vessel lis hand
tua,.ei n,'ns'ieu .i1i"us'out: Hhe VIII
THE USk HERE.
The banana ship usk arrived in port
yesterday from Port Marie, Jamaica
with a large cargo Of fruit. She is
now unloading at The piers
This is the first banana ship to come
in here for several weeks and the
fruit men We're glad TO see her put in
an appearance, as the quality Of ba-
nanas on the market now are not of the
best
FUISNlGSS, WITTY & Co
AdHces received from London state
that the accounts of Furness, Witty Il
Co. shipbuildcrs. give Indications that