Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-17
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,s..,o,,- Tho Harbor Commissioners
,so,,rea, accompanied by the Mayo'
that city. who are on an eA'e"' os
for the purpose of inspecting tne W..
docks and terminal facilities OF Inv
to-, seanorts. arrived at Ola lo'"'
cor,,ort late Saturday night on 'iie Day
T,,o s,eamer Mayor Raymond freio"-
,o,,o who IS also a member OF the oa", ,,
disn parliament, accompanied Oy 80.
...an,hars Of the commission, came w.
$50 Ola Point yesterday morning on,
rant Ia the ship-yard for the pup
,,~necting the large dry-doch iiow .,a,,
49, ond the mammoth dry-dock VIM, -,
,s NOW in course of construction
tho day. the distinguished Nisi'o'
,urned TO old Point and reHiiiieu n,,,,s
visiting the fort and surruhulie9 20
,,,orrIno the entire board went over ~
Iiiol s.is 90 900 the terminal facilities OF
~, Norfolk and Western and 10 go
Lunch the navy-yard. at portsmouth
,rto,, returned this afternoon 10 Olu Toiii''
Ill rleased with their trip, ana 'o-Ioi
ro,,, r,orning they will come 10 TINS ci'y
I'm n body for the purpose OF i"spe =
~ terminals of the Chesapeake anu
J Ohio railroad which are acknoWleuseu
! 70 be the best on the Atlantic coast. NJ
win also go through the departments ~
| the ship-yard and inspect the thrf uis
battleships which are in the water i" Wv
| last stages of completion.
In the party. in addition 70 Mayor IRE,
,ontaine are Hon. J. ]. Tarte Minister oil
| public Works OF Canada. and the follow
ing members OF the Montreal HarDoi
! Commission: Robert MacKay president
| Perciyal NJ. ST. George City Engineer o.
Montreal. John Kennedy, Harbor Engl
Moor and Messrs Robert Bickeride' II
| Seath. r. Lemay. A. Racine, ID. u. Inom
son l.. I.afeur A. Gabell, and John TOT
! rance. 49,,
Tho BOARD Of Health of Newport News
and the County Board or supervisor
bol1 a conference this afternoon for th'
purpose of determining Just now iar e"oi
should be responsible for the cost o
,akirg care ~ the few smallpox patients
In the pest-house. a satisfactory under
standing was reached. Several more sus
rocte have been isolated, but 1t Is no
believed that they have smallpox. I'M
nbvsIcions do not anticipate turthe
spread. ,,o r,;rs
presbvterian church of this city, yestei
dav preached the annual sermon 10 ",
. members of Bremond Lodge, NO. "a, y
: F. and A. NJ. The churcn was wei NJ IA,
and Mr.. Wellford's excellent sermon hei
the attention OF his auditors closely
, Night Yard-Master Il. A. Cooke an
Conductor Niche. or the ChesapeaAS an
Ohio railway. who were shocked py
i've trolley wire that was left expose
SATURDAY. night over the railroad wher
T. intersects with the electric line, ar
doing very well, and neither is in dan
( gerons condition. Mr.. Cooke, however.
5 more painfully injured than was at mrs
q thought. He is suffering internally:
II is understood that the Citizens Tei'
nbone Company will make an eXtenslo
I 70 Williamsburg in a few days
= Colonel Taylor, who formerly command
cd the Second Virginia volunteer Inla'
! trv contemplates moving from WOO
stock. his present home 10 NeTpo
g News. He has many friends IN TINS ci'y'