Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-16
GETTING INTO SHAPE.
Newport News After the Storm-The
shipDing--The Poor.

shipping--The Poor.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA, February ID
| Special For the first time since last
| Saturday ships Of every description en-
| tered port to-day I'm numbers. After four
| days Of almost entire inactivity business
at the piers was resumed, and il Is be-
| lieved that the shipping will fairly flock
into port during the next few days. The
lee In the river bas been broken. but
there are eth many vessels icc-DOund I'm
the stream, awaiting assistance TO get to
the piers. Altogether. the tonnage on
the river waiting for coal is fully JoOOO
tons. and this will be increased to-mor-
row.
Four tramp steamships from the South,
a number Of schOoners and barges and
the fruit steamship Jamaica arrived du-
ring the day The fruitship Kong Erode
is being unloaded to-day after being tied
up at the pier for eight days, awaiting
favorable weather. The Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad will run a special fast fruit
train through 10 Cincinnati tonight that
will, make the trip i'm passenger time.
This viii Re the first fruit-train 10 go
West ffon the coast since the Inaugural
tion Of hostilities by the elements.
Louise is SIN ice-b0und at the passenger
pier but "a tug came over from Norfolk
this afternoon and made connection with
the train for Richmond going nack ON
Tie arrival of the evening train from
Richmond.
The trains are going and coming almost
on schedule time. and the mails are get
ling somewhat heavier. The electric cars
are now running through into the city.
and connection by rail with Old Point
and Hampton is possible again on regu-
lar schedule. The track for the entire
distance was cleared by hand
The first boat 10 arrive with mail from
the North over the 0ape Charles and Bal
timorc lire. came in this afternoon. The
Washington steamer arrived this morning
several hours late.
The effect Oh exports and imports at
Newport News vail be- very disastrous,
ana the total Tor the month will hardly
equal half that Of February I'm 1898. which
was valued at nearly 100000 and was
one OF The largest months i'm the history
Of the port
Work at the ship-yard - being gradual
~ resumed and by the end Of the week
h is expected that an OF the departments
will be- I'm fun operation again. II r. still
impossible 10 DO any outside work owing
thaw only where 10 has been shovelled.
Work on the piers has also teen resumed.
and business generally has picked mp con-
siderably oyer what 10 was Monday.
The charity committees OF the Business
Mems Association have been doing val
liable work among the poor OF the city
to-day. over 1900 has been collected. IN
addition 10 O. large quantity OF supplies.
and suffering I'm AN quarters of the city
is rapidly being aileyiated. Food. fuel.
and clothing are distributed generously.
The suffering has been intense. but IL
seems thar the want % fuel has produced |
more agony among the poor than the /
want OF food II has been impossible 10 /
get coal hauled o. some sections of the |
city OWING 10 the scarcity o. carts ana /
the condition OF the hors s. which have /
been worked day and night
Mr.. W. j. Payne. OF Richmond prcsi-
dent Of tho Newport News ana old pOiat !
Railway and Electric Company ard also I
president OF the NewpOr, News Gas Com !
pauy. this afternoon telegr3phed Presi- /
lent Vest. Of the Husiness-Me Associ1- /
ton. 20 draw ON him ar sight for 500 To- I
assist In alternating the suffering Of the /
poor people. and 10 telegraph him If fur
.her assistance is needed. This is tine
argcst and most generous donation made
n this city. and was greatly appreciated /
Jv the Busintss-}icu'- Association.
The charity committees are being as
sisted in their work hy the newspapers,
he physicians. ami the doctors.
Newport News NOW has ro connection
With Norfolk by telegraph or telephone,
he cables having been Interrupted be-
wecn Old P0in, Comfort and the Rip
{aps. The outflow of ice IN Hampton
roads is very great, and schooners and
,arges at anchor have been carried along
By tae constantly moving blockade. All
# tAc cables 90 Norfolk four in number.
mn from old Point Oh the Rip-Raps and
hcsc were caught 100 by the anchors OF
he vessels as they were carried towards
Doe CIpes. The cables were broken and
eudercl useless.