Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-30
WILL GO TO PULASKI.
GOVERNOR AND DAUGHTER TO
VISIT BELLE HAMPTON.
An AGED FATHERS PATHETIC STORY.
Tells Governor Tyler OF How the
News of His Soldier Sons Death
Did Not Reach Him for Five
Months-CapitoI Notes.

Governor Tyler Will go 10 his home, in
Pulaski. tomorrow. TO be gone several
days. lie will be accompanied by Mrs.
Tyler and by Miss Lilly, his youngest
daughter. who has been greatly indls-
posed for several weeks. She Is re-
covering rapidly, and a stay at Belle
Hampton. the Governors country home,
is expected 10 speedily restore her TO her
usual blooming health.
The Governor and Mrs. Tyler and Miss
Lily will not return until after Easter.
A FATHERS PATHETIC STORY.
Governor Tyler had a caller yesterday
who told a story OF deepest pathos, and
one which had many OF the Characters
tics OF fiction, save that it was true.
The Governors caller was Mr.. c. +.
Hall. an ola man, who resides near
! Montpelier. in Hanover county He Is
now well advanced in years. His figure
is bent with age, and his hard hands
| Indicate that labor has also helped 10
| bow his once erect form. The clothes ne
wore were old and faded, but they looked
neat because of being so well patcheu.
The old man came TO tell ths poNeinol
| the story of his sons DEATH ana ASK Ior
| helm I'm obtainirs. money due MN from
/ the United Staies bONeihihen' % '''
| sons heir.
For the old mans son was soldier,
even as his father who was gallant
member Of Pages Hanover Battery III
the Confederate army. The young man.
Thomas Hall. came 10 Richmond 10 I'VE
several years ago, and AFTER WORKING mere
went to Petersburg He had resided
the time Of the outbreak Of the war last
sprlng. When the call for troops came
the young fellow could not resist the
martial spirit burning within him, ana
enlisted in Company i, Fourth Kegl-
ment formerly the a. L. Hill Rihes' OF
Petersburg He went TO Jacksonvlle
with his regiment. and not long after
reaching there was taken Ill ana sent 10
the Second Division hospital. After seve-
"a! weeks he became convalescent, ana
was given tbirty-day furlough. with
leays TO come home. lie came TO Peters
burg. ard spent some time with friends
I'm that vicinity before going 10 MS
fathers home, in Hanover.
KILLED IN CHESTERFIELD.
But some time in October, before he
had been able TO go to Hanover to see
his parents. he was in the woods in Ches-
ferfeld watching some men fell tree
4 limb struck him on the head. rive
days lator he died. He was buried IN
Petersburg.
Nobody notified the aged parents Of the
death Of their boy. They thought untl
n few days ago that he was in Cuba
with the Fourth Virginia, and were
eagerly looking forward to the time
when he would come home with his resi-
ment. Three or four days ago the news
came In an indirect way or the death or
their boy five months before.
The old couple were Frustrated. The
father went TO Petersburg and Chester
field county The death of his son was
easily verified Then he came to Rich
mond TO see Governor Tyler regarding
obtaining from the War department
anon. so pay due his son at the time OF
his death Mr.. Hall said he was very
poor and that the amount would be
godsend 10 him.
Governor Tyler was very deeply in
torested in the story, and promised the
father TO do all in his power to secure
the money due the dead soldiers heirs
A MOTHER SEEKING HER son.
Governor Tyler received a letter yes
terday from a lady residing at Clarks-
vile, making inquiry regarding her SON.
Private Thomas Wooten. of Company +,
Fourth Virginia. She states that the last
received by friend i'm Suffolk over a
month ago. stating her son was very Il!
i'm the hospital at Camp Columbia. She
has heard nothing from him since, ana
is fearful lest he be dead.
Governor Tyler at once wired Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Edwards at Savannah, to
know If young Wooten was with his com
pany.
THE CAPTURED OYSTER-BOATS.
Mr.. b. r. Gunter, Commonwealth At
torney of AccOmac county, was 10 see the
Governor yesterday. and gave him a fun !
account of the recent seizure Of the Water |
Lily and the Minnie Estelle and their |
crews by the Virginia police-boat In Tar
gier sound. Mr. Gunter admits the boats |
were in Maryland waters when seized. |
but he holds there is no doubt that the !
crews had been taking oysters In virginia |
waters, and were pursued across the |
boundary line.
The boats are owned in Maryland. All |
the crew, save two, have been released. |
These are held for trial I'm the County |
Court of Accomac. The vessels gre also |
held awaiting condemnation proceedings. |
Governor Iowndes, OF Maryland has de- |
manded the release Of the men ana Vcs- |
sells. Governor Tyler is doubtfu. az his |
power to set free the men, at least 49, !
their case Is now I'm the hands OF the |
courts. Mr.. Guctsr and Attorney General !
Montague had long conference regarding |
this point. The decision OF the latter Will |
be announced in day or two.
THE. RICHMOND SCHOOLS.
DR.. S0uthall. state superintendent of |
Public Instruction has visited the phi |
mary schools of Richmond in company |
with Superintendent Fox, during the past |
week. He speaks iuklhe highest possible |
terms of the work Being done. He says /
the methods In use are, many of them |
new. and the interest manifested boy the |
little folk Is Us strong as hc has ever |
seen. Dr Southall Will visit the High !
School and the colOred schools next week. /
Among the visitors at the Auditors |
office Yesterday were Messrs. Samuel w |
Lyons. Treasurer of Norfolk county; c. |
4. Tabb. Treasurer Of the city of Ports
mouth. and VI. J. Nash Deputy Connie
sioner Of the Revenue OF that city. The
latter resigned clerkshp in the Audi
tors Office 10 accept his present position |
and he was warmly greeted by his old
associates i'm the office.