Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
SAILORS BODY FOUND
It Had Been in the River Evi.
IDENTIFY for Some Time.
Fed Robbins. II Coal Pusser on the L. 5. $.
Essex, WHO Had Been Marked, "a De-
scrtcr sen, to tho Grand Jury Ease
2 ball To-Day At the Churches.

Yesterday morning abou; $50 o'clock
| Gatekeeper u. Adams ut the Chestnut
street ferry deck, saw an object noa;-
ing on the water between the ferry lock
and Frcy's pier, resembling human
body, and called to MIR. William Long.
worth on Captain w. H. Frcn, his
schooner. On approaching the object
lie found it was the lifclcss body OF a
sailor and it was brought 10 Cannon's
| wharf.
Sergeant Rudd was notified and he
caused the following jury to be sum.
moncd: Messrs. j. s. Ethcrcdgc. Chas.
Parks. Q. L. HUMPHREYS. a. H. Gentcs.
Il. L. West aud c. l.. Old, headed by
the Coroner. DR.. +. NJ. Morgan. After
| viewing the remains the verdict was
that the deceased came 10 his dea III
from causes unknown to the jury.
| There were no marks of violence on the
| body.
y half pint of whiskcy, 1885 in coin.
Il letter and several other articles were
found on his person. The letter was
| from his mother and was dated April
| LIST, 1900, and was signed Mrs. Hines
whose address was No. SD West Wood
street. Philadelphia. II expressed much
| love and desire 10 see him and in
sisted on him coming home to see her.
! The name OF Fred was written several
times through the letter. His last name
was not given.
Three sailors from the u. S. s. Essex.
| now n. the navy yard, identified the
| body to be that of Fred Robbins "a
| ship mate and coal pas of the Essex
| The body was turned over to an officer
| OF the ESSEX. who conveyed ii 10 the
Marine Hospital. where it was prepared
| for burial to-day at 10 o'clock in the
hospital burying ground.
y Chinamun Informed tho euriOeFr
MIR. Borum. on the ferry boat Superior
| that he saw man fall ovcrboard
about two weeks ago Just us the boat
| was coming in the Berkeley slip about
o'clock in the night. The same China
man also told 3. l.. Cherry. the gate
| keeper, about seeing Il man fall over
board. but they discrcditcd his state.
ments. not having heard of any one
| being missed.
| The deceased enlisted on the ESSEX
April LIST. 1898, ut Poland. Me- at the
age of IS years and gave his muthe,
| ana fathers name as Mr.. and Mrs. l.
G. Robbins. living at No. 154 College
| street. Lewiston, Me
He had been missing from the shir
| about two weeks and left without per.
mission. Yesterday morning he wa.
marked deserter. which charge wa.
eXpunged after his remains were found
He has due him on the ship over $500
Quoted. will he paid to his next kin.
SENT TO GRAND JURY.
| Silas Washington, colored. charged
| with the murder of Minerva Young
also colored. was before Mayor Mccoy
yesterday morning and waived examI-
nation and was sent on to the grand
| jury
The Berkeley baseball team will play
| the young men of the Franklin this
afternoon at o'clock on the ST. Helena
reservation. An interesting game Is
| looked Tor.
Captain ]. S. Whltworth has placed
| n contract With Mr.. S. Z. Mu;h to cree,
n two-storY residence on tho site Of
the one destroyed by fire several days
| ago.
The revival meetings in progress a,
the Main Street Christian Church were
conducted last night by Rev. j. 7.
Main, pastor of Chestnut Street NJ. r.
Church. The sermon was instructive
and cdifying. The pastor will conduct
the service Sunday morning al Il
o'clock and 7:45 y. m. Subject At the
evening service will be The Open Door
to the Christian Life" Prayer meeting
Mt o'clock Sunday afternoon