The Washington weekly post., 1899-05-23

HRg HUABAGu FlbANhA Dfekhs
y.vrort News. Va. MAJ 2.-Trs Span |
o.. r RsIaa Merordes arrived ln
. Roads this afternoon al t.s0
e Ia -.W OF JHe Merritt Wr"eNng
...- tugs ]. J. Merritt ald Rescue, I
... ....maaul,d by tHe steamer , l. /
N -.. size .s uoW 40 anchor nearly two
. 81 odd Point Comfort, where s"s 1
.. acid lu quarantine Tor five day.. I
.a. Quarantine officer Ps,tus board .
... ....D. tHls afternoon, 5Gt ~ one
,-.- .-- cruiser has come ashore. lt
49, -.. deemed necessary 90 GeJa.l the
,-.. o. F.-HsrmaHs Island
...... .r.uas from Newport News Nor
O.. a.. Hampton went 20 old POINT this
afternoon 10 srr the cruiser, and hum
,-r.s went og' 90 the vessel in Launches.
J,....,.ou rates which will o. made oy
,. importation compau!rs, VIII at
--... thousands OF visitors 10 ola Point
v... ... vessel Us there. The Mercedes
-.a santiago week ago yesterday, and
reached Hampton Roads gyot deal
.r-- -.aa was expected. When she =
f.r.-.. .rYm quarantine, she All 80 10
g.. I.r-sm0uth Navy Yard for repairs
Greeted by Boom Il Cannon
~r. voyage was uneyentful with the eZ-
C..... ot the very quick time made. /
,.... were u0 accidents nor incidents 10
Y.r -ar Trip up The expedition Wds in
,srf. u Capt Merritt who WIS aboard
-.. powerful tug Rescue. and Ii wIs due
..- pulling ability that the cruiser was
5.. DELAYED three OF four days longer.
t-,.ru o. the Mercedes was the wreck
g.. barge Sharp The cruiser dropped
.....r about - yards Of the Old Point
wharf. and ". j. Pc;lUs, quarantine OIL
r.- 90 once boarded her Her arrival Was
f,r...rf bv the boom of cannon on
hoard r.r monitor Amphitrite the train
ill., -..rs Essex and Alliance and the
r-aU cruiser Peoria. all Of which w@re
.- ra- Roads. Aboard The Mercedes
There aT, about twenty men OF the MeT-
pin ur.ekiug crew but DT. Pettus Wouii
r.r allow any Of these nor IN fact, any
Dolly lrom either Of the tugs or the barge
p. land nor was she boarded by any one
f..r himself
surgeon General Wyman. Of the United
States Marine Hospital Service, Wa At
o.s Point, but he did not 90 on board,
,.r did Assistant Secretary Nanderlip,
val was also at old Point. The tug Res
c.- l.ft al once for New York. where
PERMISSION 10 land crew was refused.
Two EIag- LIvi"G-
The cruiser viii be held at quarantine
g., DAYS All the bedding and mems
clothes will be thoroughly fumigated in
tH, steam-room of the quarantine vessel
jamestown. while the inside OF the yes
rel will be- thoroughly washed out with
L.chl0rdr Of mercury. When the time is
uut the Mercedes VIII come up to the
Norfolk navy Yard
Arrangements have already been made /
l.re % gle Tousug maritime demon !
S.rariou In her honor When She caIns into (
ru- Roads she had flying from her stern /
rag flags, one representing the country /
2, which she now belongs and .hr other
rrpg---utiug the company which saved
t-r .T1m the briuy deep. ON her bow there
a---ass the only thing To indicate hat
s.. ever sailed under any other flag than
'.G which rioated over her CdptUrs. She
,-r.-- spanish rscutcheOH She will
come uu 10 the navy yard here Friday
morning.
Widow SUES for > @. 900.
Nr-. T.. ". Rodgers, widow of the !
.I- J. W. Rodgers, who was NOR
r-.y injured IN the Opera House !
,.ra-trugH- Ct October p 1885. has
,.l,.,a --.t Iu the Corporation Court /
tug 3.npD against Contractor Thomas /
D. ~raLL UI Richmond. Mr.. Stagg
Was The contractor for the Opera House, I
ana Alr. Rodgers had been invited by him /
o. -u 90 The building and figure on some |
finishing work inside. ON the day he |
Went The entire building collapsed, and I
I,W minutes after Rodgers was taken /
il.m the ruins. Mrs. Rodgers was left /
viii five grTl~ and one small boy.
A telegram Las been received here from !
Capt. g. q. Berkeley. commanding Com |
I-r, IS. Fourth United States Immunes, /
E... have f.-t returned from Nauzauilla /
a.. asr DON at Camp Meade, Pa, states .
..' a.- company VIII be mustered out /
,.n.. june d. The ladies Of The city are .
.ahrs elaborate arrangements 10 vel /
'.H.r '.. returning soldiers, who saw the /
Aua service IN cuba, and are the last 10 .
Gun. bach.
big Deal Completed.
The iraI Tor the purchase Of the Vaua- .
Do elevator property comprising twenty
l..- I -.. heart uf The business section
Vas ...-. minated yesterday. Councilman .
F.rt purchased tho property from
g., "tt-,ayl>r and Ohio Elevator Com /
l..E .ur E-lry uu 4 thirIy-day option. .
ue .a. ..-u.I il 10 the Washington Ave /
..- Investment DoE.pany cor $1,000
l.r barn aid outbuildings Of Mr. JeT
'.-ala- a. wealthy farmer Of Elizabeth .
'"E ....-y. Mas burned with all Of their .
CONTENTS az az carly hour this morning;
..-. about $1,000.
.uv I..r.a States training ships Essex .
a.. A ..s..- arrived al old POlnJ tonight +.
" Havana. Both ships carry mum