The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-21
THE SUICIDE OF A
PROMINENT MAN.
Captain C. Shirley Harrison Takes
His Own Life
WITH PISTOL AND lAUDANUM
The Appomattox Sweeps away n WOOD
en- Bridge at Petersburg-Ano'her
Contract for siN-Inch Shells
forthc Government
WITH PISTOL AND LAUDANUM

: prTERsBURG. VA, Feb. 2o.-specisl-
D,ews reached here this morning OF
the death Of capt G.. Shirley Harrison
NJ Timer Brandon. on james River VINO
ls said 70 have committed suicide on last
Friday bv taking laudanum and shoot
ing himself with IL pistol lie cicd on
last Saturday afternoon. Dr. Marks
who extracted the ball IS Of the opin-
tom that the wound from tho ball would
not have caused death but that the
laudanum that he swallowed killed him.
Can't Harrison was born at Upper
Brandon and resided there until his
death. lie was sixty-two years Of age
and the fourth son of Nj. and Mrs. Nm.
Byrd Harrison. Of Upper Brandon. Dur
ing the war between the North ana liie
South he was captain ot hcaNF aI1".
larv company composed ~ citizen or
Prisce George county The company
first went 90 jamestown, and then TO
Chafn's Bluff. Al the battle or sailors
Creek Cant. Harrison and his entire
ccmuauv were taken prisoners and carried
TO Johnsor's Island. Capt. Harrison
never married. BE leaves one brother
col. Randolph Harrison, Of CUR bcrlaud
county. Va. and half sister and
brother. lie was educated 20 Niiiitm
and Mary College lie was NJ one ime
o. member of the Board Of Directors or
the Eastern state Insane Asylum az
WILLIAMSBURG
A. tro lime of his death he was
member Of the Board Of Directors Of
tb. central state Hospital located 10
TiuufGGia county near Petersburg. FOR
some time he was chairman of tne heIl-
oer.ffs partv Of Prince George county
and has always taken active I3it ID
politics Capt Harrison was mos; cN-
ceuent gentleman and has larf" Circle
of friends in Petersburg 10 whom ms
death was a great shock
The condition of Capt. Thos. FannlH'
who was stricken with paralysis some
DAYS ago. is somewhat improved to-day.
ICE GORGEs.
The Annomattox river is a perfect field
~ loo r0rrrs. though the Zee is melting
rapldly and the water has fallen
some little. u Is however over the wnaris
for some distance. During the ir.-hei
the water bias been about four feet above
rs ordinary height. Thousands OF peo-
rie visited the river yesterday TO SEQ
the beautiful sight presented.
The undonomiuatonal uoon-day prayer
Meeting began to-day an the y. NJ G..
s. Nll These meetings viii he cone
Quoted by the different ministers az
Petersburg
BRIDGE CARRIED AWAY.
The wooden bridge across The river
leading from this city 10 The Romano
Fire Works factory ON the Chesterfield
side of the stream. was washed away
tonight by the freshet
THE TWENTY-SE OND.
The 22d of February will De observed IN
Petersburg by the closing of ihe banks
and different government offices but rs
There are no military companies here
there will be no military demonstrations.
Tho three Councils of Junior order ~
United American Mechanics and the two
Councils Of Daughters of Liberty viii
celebrate Che day with appropriate cxer-
cises 40 night. The address OF Welcome
viii be made 10y Hon. H. u. lvcy There
viii also be addresses by Rev. !. w
Rosohro Rev. Geo. W. Wray and Kew
MI Guyer There will be Rotations by
Misses Marion de Jarnettc Edmonds
and Hasty. and Mr.. Joe Taylor
SEALED PROPOSALS.
Mr.. John d. Watkins. chairman Of the
special committee OF the Common Coun-
ell ON the new clerks office 10 be erect
ed I'm this city has advertised Tor sealed
proposals for the work All bids must
bc in by twelve O'Clock February &th
The plans and specifications for the new
building ate ON file al Major Waitc's Of
flee in this city. When completed the
ncw clerks Office viii bo an absolute
tre-proof one.
SIN-INCH SHELLS.
The Petersburg Iros Works Company
has been awarded by the United States
government a contract for 200 siX-inch
shells for sea coast defense. The contract
is 10 De filed inside Of the next six
months.
This IS the sixth or seventh contract
that this company has been given by
the. United States government