Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-29
NAMES OF THE SHIPS
Which We're Chartered by the
Gao. Steamship Co.
KNIGHT ERRANT AND ..SOMOA
wo Very Large Vessels hitch VIII Ply
Between export News and Eng
land. First of Them wnl salt .
Early Next Month. y

AS has been stated in the Daily Press,
the Chesapeake & Ohio Steamship
Company; which operates d line of
aud England. in conjunction With the
i Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company,
will in the immediate future put two
more large steamers on the rum out
Of this port 4
The names Of the two vessels were
given to the Press yesterday aftern DON
officially by Mir. II. E. Parker, terminal
superintendent of the Chesapeake &
OHIO railroad, the highest official of the
company at this point.
They are the British steamships
knight IIrrant and Samoa, both Of
them being well known at this port.
The Samoa is commanded by Captain
Hudson, but the master Of the Knight
ElIlant is not known here as far as
could be learned yesterday afternoon.
The Samoa is one of the largest freight
vessels (which has ever visited Newport
News but the Knight IIrrant is still
larger. The former is a ship of 4,501
tons burden while the latter is of 4,747
tons burden.
The Samoa was in port some days
ago and loaded one Of the largest car
goes Of grain that has been shipped
from Newport News this year, She
sailed for Rotterdam and upon her re-
turn to this city, which will be dmnle-
diatcly, she will enter the service of the
Chesapeake s. Ohio Company
The Knight Errant has frequently
visited Newport News and is Well
known here. When last reported she
was at Antwerp, from Bombay. and
was on her way to the United States.
She will arrive in port in short time.
q: he first OF these ships to sail for
England for the Chesapeake 81 Ohio
company will leave port during the
EARLY part of next month. Which of the
two it will he, or the exact date Of all
ing has not been announced as yet
The Samoa is one of the finest ships
that comes to this port. She. has a
commander who is generally popular
and the vessel is ranked among the
best afloat. She is also one of the big
gest steamers which touches at New
port News.
u ADD NAMES OFF SHIPS
The large steam collier Santuit will
he sold at public aution at the Chesa-
( pesll<e Sc Ohio passenger pier at noon
or September II. This sale is ordered
to satisfy the claim Of the Knicker-
I. booker Steam Towage Company, CT
Maine, against the Atlantic Transport
tation Company. formerly Of this city.
"A decree OF the Circuit Court entered
In the Office of the clerk last Nednes-
4 day. authorized the sale OF the collier
A at public auction as "a result Of the at
tarhlnent proceedings which were in
.JShe Tfsa1e 1nSilIs No cnnducted nv rsi.t =
s,ers.e.,,t n. w NSi1staaI a II Ia mr..
sehasse ;" viii r,a renn,ret1 r. nav sca sh
The tackle. "a nr,a1el ana furnitnreo viii
90 with the shin 49,
s ',Th,, Sa nt1,it is ono of tho vessels AZ
.tached. Nv the Knirlxeyhocker Comnanv
1 Some Imon,ths ago when II tnstit1rt "a
suit against the Atlantic Transnort>,~
tion C-omnany for s45 mo- The A r.
,(,o was forced into the hands ~ 70.
ceiyers Tho f,hesaneaka e. Ohio rail-
road also sued the 4 ~ "a Recently
the ha rpes Ocean Re,le NIvstic EaJle
and cha rnesttte we're sold 10 satisfy 1l,e
claims apainst tho defunct cnncarn
II The ichesaDeale & Ohio 1ailrna Il
II bought in, all three Of the Vessels #
. 4 ,helicyed thai the c. &, O viii also
1yuv the: santiuit a
The Atlantic -T,ra nsnortation Comma
nv was organized. with a, canitaI nf s3.-
4 00) 600 nntien. the Ia We nf Tia State ~
New Jersey in 1897 for the nurnose ~
shipping coal from NeWncrt News to
Northern norts. All Of This coal was
shinped here over the G. &, O For =
1yhfIt. the "a. #. Co did =. Hourshin 6,
business on borrowed money h,1t ~ wa {
( not long before there were r,ru1ors of
trouble in the wind. The A. T. co.
then ,the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad
y own coal ana 1t was reported a snort