Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-15
FELL DOWN A hATCn
Serious Accident to Joseph
Saunders on the St, Enoch.
A gl0NGsnoREMAN's NERVE
Picked Up His Finger aad CARRIED it 20 q
Doctor. Las. Payment on the Co!lier
saatuit. Transac,ion Closed.
Steamers Overdue.

SeStefu9y al lernoOn. Joseph Saunders.
one Of the white longshoremen. fell
down into the hatch and was very had
ly injured internally.
He was Very quickly picked I'D ~
sor1fe of his companions and DR.. Hob
son was sent for. The doctor cxamin-
ed the man and found that, strangely
enough, no bones were broken. He pro-
ncunceS the condition of the man very
serious. though. but says that he thinks
he will recover
Accidents while loading ships are so
comrncn that very little attention is
paid to them. at the same time some
of them are attended by unusual fea-
lures sometimes. An example OF tbs
Was furnished yesterday on the same
vessel when another longshcrenlan cut
his finger entirely off. He reached
down and picked up the severed po,-
ton, walked off the ship and went to a
PHYSICIANS Office and had it sewed on
with all the sang froid Of {, man made
OF guttl percha.
A GREAT DEAlL OF BUSINESS
There is a great deal OF business go
ing on at the piers now and the pros
pec!s for heavy exports this month are
excellent.
Not only is there a large number OF
tlalnps but the harbor is thick with
sailing vessels ccune for coal and other
freight. There is everything in the
shape OF craft in the river from the
big five nasted schooner down to a cat
boat. The water 'brisucs with nasts.
The great Chesapeake & Ohio liners
1Taptlan and Shenandoah are both at
PIER taking on huge cargocs. The
Rcwtor and Sllidby are loading at
No. 5.
n n,
with the sale of the fine collier Santuit
occurred yesterday afternoon when the
agents of the purchasers, Messrs.
Haley & Appleton, CT bosom, paid over
to City Sergeant Milsteal the remain
der Of the amount paid for the steamer.
1t was IN the shape of Il certified check
for $3.50, $4,000 cash having been paid
down the day before.
SOUTH CAMBRIA OVERDUE.
The British steamship South Cam
bra Captain Morgan. which sailed from
Hampton Roads for Havana, is a month
overdue at her destination and fears
are entertained for her safety.
The South Cambria, which is {. Well
known visitor to Hampton Roads sail
ed August 10th With $500 tons OF coal
for government Use to be unoadcd a
Havana Since she passed Core Henry,
no report whatever has been received
about the ship.
She must have encountered the severe
hurricane which swept the Atlantic
coast shortly after her departure. The
ship may have gone out of her --1t;rse
considerably to avoid the fury III the
storm, but even then she SHOULD have
reached her destination before n,N-.
The South Cambria is Il stauncn snip
of 1,26S tons net. She was under orders
to proceed t. Hayti after dis:harSii,s
her corgo OF coal. "
MANY CARGOES LEAVE
An unusually large number Of cargo
ships arc scheduled to load at l;liS )or;
in September and October and rs about
all Of them Will leave nearly on schedule
time, the prospects FOR Il heavy export
business in the near future is verS;
bright.
According to the schedule the large
steamships knight lGrraHt and ;un,ra
will both sal! this month as part OF the
Chesapeake & Ohio fleet. The i-niSh5
Grants movements during the past
month are nowhere recorded, but i, IS
understood that she will be hare il
time to load and get under way wi-h
cargo on the Esd Of this month. Tho
Samoa sailed September 9th for Roll..r-
dam for this port.
Following is 4 complete list OF the
vessels scheduled to load caryoas here
for foreign ports:
st. Isnnch United States Shipping
Company. Antwerp Sept. Is.
Rapidan, Furness, Witty &: Co, lLtd-)
Liverpool, September T..
Shenandoah. I'urness Witty & Co,
Ltd) Liverpool September 10.
knight Errant, Furncss, Witty & Co.
Ltd) Liverpool September 2i.
Barcelona. United States Shipping
Company, Hamburg September %.
starfcnu, United States Shipping
Company. Rotterdam and Amsterdam,
( September "a.
Z = ~. TO-.
September 25
Trojan. United States Shipping Com
pany, Glasgow, September %.
Chicka'homny, Furness, Witty < ca,
ti1td) London, September IS.
Rappahannoek, Furness. Witty & Co.
Ltd) Liverpool, September 2S.
Samoa, Furncss, Witty & Co, I:n
London, September 70.
st. Iconards. United States Shipping
Company, Antwerp, October I.
Sorrento. United States Shipping
Company, Hamburg. October Z.
Teviotdale, United States Shipping
Company. Rotterdam and st:.rdnm,
October Z.
Appomattox. Furncss, Witty (. 60,
Itd.) London October :.
kanawha. Furncss, Witty & Co,
GLtd) London October H..
VI Lord Lansdowne, United states Ship
ping Company, Dublin ana Belfast,
October Il.
Oricl. United States Shipping Com
pany, Rotterdam and Amsterdam. D.:to-
Der Is.
k:ei,,un, United States Shipping
Company, Glasgow. October IS.
Albano. Omitted States Shipping Com
Hamburg, October p.
Grccnbric. t'urness. Witty y Co.,
G.td) London. October 81.
st. jInoch, United States Shipping
Company. Antwerp, October 2S.
"a, mi oh ct,f.u n
rany, Hamburg, November 4.
Il I. The following Steamships not order