Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-10
at NEWPORT NEWS.
o,ur CROMWELL LINE STEAMSHIP
couus LAUNCHED.
SIXTH PROM THg YARDS THIS YEAR.
,,,oroVements TO the Hnrbor-
rho Estimated Cost-Natter :" "e
pr.sscd - Smau-PoN Precautions
social club organized.

,.,.v-p0RT, NEWS. VA. November p
.....-.,i, ono passenger and freight
,'.'..,,sbip Corss. The sixth vessel p"'
...,sr5 NJ Tn, ship-yard this year. was
launched at the ship-yfd this al''''''V''
...t.5 o'clock IN the presence OF 'e'v.''
'......,d people. The Comus IS ou'''-
,... ,no Cromwell Line, 20 run oe'",e"
work. ana New orleans. Her
.b.,. the proteus. VIII De launched
,ard FIN about five weeks. Inc
, to-aay's launching was Miss
.. Rohrcr. of Burlington. W. IN
..t.s.ne party were Lieutenant
81. ...r Gohrer. United States navy,
-,- solrer The sponsors parents,
....-. uorluten0ont POST, ol the
Captains ". Nj. Folger ana
....rr who viii command the
....r.. and Kentucky, respectively
.4 ..l.rs. Miss Rohrer christened lne
Sim vIt1 the traditional bottle OF chuln-
-..r. .s 10 started down the ways. Inc
i....l.ul was in every Way successlul
rnr C0mls gliding out upon the wafer
,.-r tho buoyancy of o duck. She Will
i. ready 10 so in service an ABOUT SIX
weeks.
Reliable information has boon received
here 10 the efIcct that the War Depart
meurs estimate OF $4,000 ior James
river IMPROVEMENT does not include inc
cost of dredging Newport's mlooie Ei o",.N
bar. which is the approach 'o '"o
larhor here. Acdng ON lns''u ''el,'
go, tho last C0ueress. Mayor casey
49, 5-ares rcnrincer cons. made over
301 eoundiugs. and deciocu lndt A'."'"'
,,lbte yard. of mud would have 90 DE Zee
moved to make the depth on the bar
fbirfv feet at mean low-watcr. 10 would
cost H. cents "a cubic yard 90 do TINS. Tie
made "a favorable report, URGING mat the
work Doe done. and Oun- many Instances
where vessels have been detained on
...ount OF low water over the bar. but
d.. report DO is understood. reached
IT,. .lnetun TOO latc TO nave the estimate
embodied in the recommendation of The
l.. Engineer for River and Hupor I'm
ment. THE shiu-yard. shipping. and
ness interests viii take up the mat
Ser and present 10 TO Congress when The
ruc arrives.
Iajor jefferson Sinclair one of the
Dest known citizens OF Elizabeth city
county and % gallant Confederate officer
died late last night at The home of his
brother. Keith Sinclair. His death was
mot unexpected. as ho had been sd for
some time. Major Sinclair was born i'm
Hampton ia 1929. but spent most of his
lue Iu Gloucester county Hc quit talm-
iu- when the war broke oui and entered
f.e Confederate service ass captain of the
1ofk hangers. serving four years. Up
Orb four weeks ago he lived in Gloucester
lIs wife preceded him TO the grave only
. short time ago. re i- survived by
three sons and three daughters. The re-
mains will Doe sent TO Gloucester t0-m0r
I1w for intermout
The Board of Health viii. in q few
days. commence 10 take prccautiOn.
against a smallpox invasion this winter
The pcst-houses have been thoroughly
renovated and general vaccination viii b'
ordered shortly.
one hundred and fourteen leading bust
ness aud Professionalism have orsa
nized q social club. % De known o. th
Newport Club. Robert @. BicNorj.
well-known lawyer. was elected presi
dent.