Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-18
NJ arlno Notes.

minutes north. and longitude 80 degrees
50 minutes west. Wishing to be re-
ported all we'll
Mr. Richard Taylor. of this city. has
purchased the yacht Diana from her
builders in Baltimore. She is a trim
craft. schooner rugged, and OF about
ten tons burthen. AIR. Taylor accom-
| panied by Mr.. Edmunds. left for Balti-
more yesterday evening to bring the
| yacht 10 Norfolk
The barge Henry II. Litchield has
gone on Graves railway to have her
| bottom recaulked and painted.
The tugs Juniper and Joseph NJ. Clark
are just OF of Graves railway after an
overhauling.
| The quarantine steamer Dagmar is OH
| Thomas railway. Berkeley. overhauling.
Commander Albert Ross, inspector of
the fifth lighthouse district is out on
tour of inspection of the lights in the
Chesapeake bay. He is aboard the ten
der Holly. ana is accompanied by Rear
| Admiral Frederick Rodgers, president
of the Board of Inspection and Survey,
ana Captain Thomas Perry, naval sec
Rotary OF the Lighthouse Board:
The United states Civil Service Com
mission has notified the local board of
examiners At Baltimore that an o1<ami-
nation Will be held on June ~ and 20 in
all the cities of the United states where
local boards are located for applicants
for the positions Of inspectors Of huls
( From the eligibles resulting from this
examination ccrtification will be made
to the position of Inspector of hulls at
New Orleans ana at Baltimore. The
salary is $500 per annum. Open to all
citizens who comply with the require
ments.
The court of inquiry into the loss of
the British steamer Virginia. Captain
Samucls. which was wrecked May ID on
Diamond Shoals. WAS held at the con-
sulatc in Baltimore Tuesday. The
board finds that Captain Samuels had
managed his vessel in a seamanlilIe
aud proper manner. and when the
stranding was found to be inevitable he
did all that was possible to avert it.
Further. the court recorded with salts
! faction that the efforts to save the six
men lost by the disaster were most
lpraiscworthy, and took pleasure III re-
lfcriing to the manner i'll which Captain
Samuels, at the risk of his life swan
Through very heavy sea and floating
lwrecllagc from ono part of the vessel to
the other after the Virginia had broken
in half. to secure material for making
distress signals and preparing raft to
save life From the evidence the court
found that the crew conducted them
selves in Il creditable manner.
Isle of Wight, May 1Gth.-Passed-
Steamer reronia, from Pensacola by
way Of Norfolk. for Antwerp.
1T Liverpool, May 10th. the steamer
Saturnia arrived from Sabine Pass by
way of Norfolk.
Steamer Banana, from New Orleans,
ARRIVED at Morseillos on the 18th instant
via of Norfolk. Also. from same port,
steamer Tullochmoor, by way of Nor
folk, at Rouen.
4, i'll,
left Norfolk at $50 on the evening or
the 10th. having aboard the local mill
tary organizations here for the carnival
festivities. arrived In Richmond at s
o'clock on the following morning. The
boys" had a good time and enjoyed the
trip up the historic James hugely.
The certificate of the Inspector Of the
Cromwell liner Protcus reached the
Newport News custom house Wednes-
day for record. The inspection was
made Tuesday by William Y. Johnson.
inspector of hulls. and James w. Mich
olson, Inspector of boilers.
The schooner Pearl Redman. cleared
yesterday from Baltimore for Norfolk.
The German steamer Pisa. from Ham
burg: the British steamer Nesta, from
Glasgow and the steamer Santuit. from
Boston. arrived at Newport News on
the 18th instant.
The chooner Edwin Il. Kirk. New
York. arrived in Richmond Wednesday,
The British steamer Rawling. for
Derindjc, Newport News and Baltimore,
is reported in port at Alexandria,
Egypt. 2Oth ultmo.
May 10th the British steamer Peareth
tin by way of Norfolk.
The British steamer Birmingham
cleared at Mobile ON the 10Th for Liver
pool by way of Norfolk