Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-13
MATTERS MARINE.
Tremendous Grain Business. Steamer
MObiack Arrives.
Steamer

From reports gathered at the custom
house it is very probable that this will
he one Of the largest weeks in the ex-
many months.
Several vessels have already sailed
this week from this port with large car
goes of wheat, oats and corn anl
around Pier No: 5 there is the greatest
activity.
Yesterday when a reporter for the
daily Press went down along the
water front the busy scene at the g"oln
pier was very noticeable, and from the
present outlook the activity will be con-
tiEued for some time to come
Tied up at the pier there were sew
'eral large vessels loading grain for for
cign ports and there are others 10 be
Esn berths there in the immediate flu
e. Three ships are in these waters
grain n and will be loaded as soon as
Possible.
Yardmaster IL. +. Ford, of the Chcsa-
peake & Ohio railroad. stated this
morning that the shipments Of grain to
Newport News from the Vest arr, III
present very great. This is undoubtedly
due to the recent cut in rates ny tn.
railroad
There are row at an average of 200
cars of grain arriving here from t."
West every day and t>e business is not
likely to be amy the less in the ,lnlne-
date future. MIR. Ford said that as a
general rule there were 200 car loads re-
ceived daily
Il mas been reported that there is ;llc,e
grain arriving than can be handled 70
an advantage. hurt Mr.. Ford says tsi, il
fl..,
amount Of grain coming but it car all
bc handled with the present facilities
At present he said. the grain is taken
from the cars and placed in the elevation.
as fast'as it arrives and there is hardly
any time that it has to be lief. il Tho
ca out on the yard, although this is
sometimes the case, when there is a
great rush of grain to this port.
lhe engineer. who is in charge
or the work of building the na W
l.eoo'Vuo bushel grain elevator for tlla
railroad, mas been instructed TO set tho
sneW building up as soon as possible.
1nis is taken S an indication If the
belief that the grain business is t.
greatly increase before many months.
Inc work is progressing rapidly an an
immense amount Of work has allaaiy
been accomplished.
New, rapid, handsome and commodi-
ous are put proper terms to describe
tHa latest addition to the river and bav
meet 81 steamers of the Old Dominion
steamship Company. Her name is
MotJack, selected by request after a
body OF water in the Eastern Shore tn
which she Will run she arrived in
hampton Roads Tuesday NOR. i.p-
about O'Clock fresh from her builders
the w. 4 y. Fletcher Company. Of Hoo
hoken, N. j.. and looks as spick and a.,
sFah as new pin Capt. Thomas NJ
SGuthsate, who will be in command of
her, mad charge on her nlsl!Ien long
Instance voyage, and he brought her
DOWN m about twenty hours. actual
running time.
The MohjaclS is a sidewhec!er and a
valuable vessel to her cor,1any. She :
painted White. as are all of the other
oid Dominion river and ba- steamers
and resembles to Il certain extent tbe
ouracd steamer NORTHAMPTON. She is
lso feet long, IS feet beam and draws,
ABOUT 6l-2 feet OF water She has a
cohdeEstng engine With 42-inch cylin
GER loot stroke and steel hoilc-
20 = feet long and 1l2 inches in diane
ler. IN her trial trip the Mobiack made
s'Ntsen mites an hour natural draucht
ana IS expected to make the run be-
."een Norfolk and Old Point in thirty
flve or forty minutes. The steamer is
licensed 70 carry 1000 people, and her
decks, which are large, Seem TO Justify
this number. The saloons are m,,n1,
more spacious than We're those OF rhe
steamer Northampton.
The main saloon is finished Il, witt !,
and gold, with side seats. these helms
cushioned with plush of an olive hue
ne dining room. airy and inviting. is
situated on the main deck, with the
hltchen IN the rear. The ,AIobjack has a
ialSe irelSht capacity and is in every
Way a complete steamer She yo.as an
the route to Mathews and Gloucestar
To-Day. relieving the steamer Accnmaclz
winch has been on that route since ~ .
chartered steamer j. S. Warden left for
New York recently. =
cnted States Marshal West served a
iinel on the Norwegian bark Ch,.vso-
Ute and cargo for claim of George "
ooyle OF sl,a15.47 for repairs. and place,
the vessel in custody. The Chrvsolite
was mere when she was first found TO ha
5n leaking condition
Mr.. walter A. Luckenbach u-a,,
known IN this city as the TRAVELLING
agent n OF the Luckenbach Tug Company
OF New York, died at the home Of his
1ather, Mr.. Louis Luckenbach. in
Brooklyn. N. Y, on Saturday. INV 9Th
at 10 p. M., OF appendicitis. The TUGS
Mary =. and Walton a T..,c,-c-h1:S,,
ana the oarges AnI.ie f. Smith, Rona-
out and Astoria, all Of the Luckenbasn
+ con1pany, had theit. Tags at ha'f-nas +
yesterday In srcspect to his memory.
An order was entered in the United
States Court at Norfolk yesterday dis
missing and striking from the docket
. the cases Of Grant, master VS.. the