Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-08
NEWPORT NEWS
Effects Of the Blizzard on
Shipping.
Schooner =. e. Nen-le n, rho uo,to,
of the Hiver--Thc Murderer BRAY
CT, Although Heavily Ironed
aIaiseS His Escape.

Newport News. Va, March 1.-THE
stiifest Northwestern that has visited
Newport News in years swept this en-
tire section of Virginia last night ana
it is still raging.
The storm started last night with n
heavy downpour OF rain. After mid
night it stopped raining ana n cold
wind blew from the North. The wind
increased In velocity and travelled at
times fully sixty miles an hour.
The crews of the ships in the river
spent a night of suffering.
The United States TRANSPORT Thomas
which started for Savannah at 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, WAS ordered back
on reaching Old Point and returned to
the harbor at GEO p. IN.
Inc vessel blew u distress whistle
during the night, for assistance, as she
was dragging her anchor. The whistle
continued to blow through the early
hours of the morning. but on account
OF the rouGhness of the water, no tugs
Ventured 10 her assistance. She ran
INTO the shipyard pier and was some
Wiat damaged; The Thomas tied up
this morning in the slip for safety.
she will have to be repaired before
leaving.
The two-masted schooner j. p. Kea-
gle is q wreck at the bottom of the
river, IN the slip between the break
water ana the passenger pier.
Quit number Of oyster sloops, which
put in the harbor for shelter, are
aground along the river front.
MURDER DEAYTON ESCAPES.
Andrew Drayton, the negro who was
sent on to the grand jury of the Coun-
ty Court on the charge of nurdcrinr
j Clarke "a
ma some weeks ago. and who was sent
TO he pes house TO be treated for small
poN, effected his escape from the
strong house early this morning and
is still at large.
Draytcn's limbs were secured in irons
durlnE confinement ana the authorities
are at loss TO account for his success
iul escape. The irons were new and
heavy and could not have been cut very
We'll in the strong house." as the pris-
oner has been closely guarded and no
one has been permitted to have CONVEX
satlon with him. He is now probably
confined in some duS-out in the woods
with the tramps who are unusually
thick at this time, and very likely has
the snackles on. as il would take hours
OF Hing 10 part the irons.
NAMES FOR MORGAN LINERS.
The names for the four new Morgan
Line steamships and the two new
Cromwell Line steamships. the con-
tracts for which are held by the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry-DoclS
Company, have been decided upon and
they were given ont last night.
me names are as follows:
Itl Alba. meaning the dawn.
III Dia, meaning the day.
1il Siglo, meaning the century.
El l-ibrc, meaning the free.
MIR. HUNTINGTON'S PURCHASE.
Mr.. c. p. Huntington has just closed
p deal with the Old Dominion Land
Company whereby he becomes the own
cr of 1877 lots included in four whole
blocks and two half blocks, situated
Just opposite the ship-yard. running
from Washington avenue back TO the
main line of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway. and lying between Thirty
ninth and Forty-first streets. on either
side OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
branch, which runs down into the ship
yard.
1t is useless to conjecture what Mr..
Huntington acquired this valuable
property for. 1t cost about $4,000, and
may be intended for the proposed steel
plant, the ordnance factory. an armor-
plate plant. or just TO be held for future
use. 1t Will not be sold again.