Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-16
WAS IN vERMIFoRM APPENDIX OF
A NAVAL MAN AT NORFOLK.
UNUSUAL CASE AT NORFOLK.
S. Christy Now Regarded as II
wonder by Doctors-cnrpentcr.,
Strike Prevented-A Dcsgar With
Home Made'' So1
Hntcher's Resignation

NORFOLK. VA, December l5.-(spe-
cial.)-There have been a remarkably
large number Of cases of appendicitis
among the men of the navy of late. AT the
naval hospital here there are at present
i've .convalescents. upon whom 1t was
found necessary tC operate. DR.. Persons
and his staff were warmly congra tult.tec
to-day by tie assistant Surgeon-genera!
of the navy upon the fact that all will
recover.
One Of the men, II. S. Chrsty, is con-
sjdered wonder by the surgeons. Tic
is about the tirsI man in the naval ser
vice in whose appendix anything has
ever been found. The surgeons knife.
however, brought to lignt in the apren-
dix a great, big i:eedlc, which the man
swallowed three years ago.
A strike OF the carpenters of the city
has been prevented by well-known Ia
Dor leader, II. II. Steinbess, Of st. Louis.
general secretary and treasurer of the
National Buildings Trades Council of
America.
A Norfolk contractor, it is alleged, dis
charged foreman for advising the men
to join the union, and the carpenters
wished to strike because Of it. The advice
Of Steinbess was that in view of the re-
cent strike, suit should be brought
against the offending person. His opinion
is that it would be better to wear the
opponents of the union out with suits
than to attempt it by striking again
Steintess will attend the building trades
meeting, and may leave for home to-
morrow.
Chief-Justice Fuller will likely preside
over the Federal Court here on January
18th. when the suit of the Virginia negroes
against the Governor and members OF
the Constitutional Convention of Virginia
will be tried. The suits are similar to
those brought in Richmond last Friday
Captain b. Salomonsky to-day became
dissatisfied with some ruling OF Judge
Hankel of the Corporation Court, and
made some remarks rejecting upon him.
| City-Sergeant Lawler engaged in fight
| with him, and others became involved.
The matter was afterwards hushed up.
| The term Of District-Attorney Edgar
| Allan expires January 5th. and 1t
| is stated that on that date Judge Lewis.
| of Richmond will assume charge OF the
office here.
w II. STOKES DEAD.
". H. Stokes, Of Portsmouth. died to-
| day. aged ST. He was one of the most
prominent educators in eastern virginia
| He was formerly editor of the Ports
! mouth Times.
| Miller, Rhoads & Co. have purchased
SIS 900 worth of real estate for the purpose
of charging what is already the ltrSes-
| store in Norfolk.
| Another cargo of coal arrived here TO
| dav, and was eagerly gobbled up at
/ starvation prices.
"HOME-MADE SORES
| The fate of Henry Cody, a white beg
gar. depends upon whether Dr. C. L.
! Culpepper, of Portsmouth, says ne pos
| sesses homemade sores or not. He had
carbolic acid salve when arrested, while
drunk. and told the officer who took him
! in that he had used it for making sores
| with which to impose on the public
The committee Of the First Baptist
! church. to whom was referred the reslS'
nation of the pastor, Rev. r. b. Hatcher
has reported that the pastor is hNed II
his resolve to leave and there is nothing
left but to recommend the acceptance OF
the resignation. High praise is accorded
| Mr. Hatcher in the letter OF the commit
| tee for his work in the upbuildlng OF
! the church.
A class of 100 was confirmed by Bishop
Van Denver at st. Mary's Cathohe
church yesterday
| A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
One OF the most thrilling experiences
| ever reported here by marines were those
| from the crews of the Ocean-golng tug
Philadelphia, the freight transfer barge
| number g. and the steamer Pennsylvania.
all of the New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk Railroad which were caught IN
| a terrific gale just inside the virginia
| Capes. Sunday morning. The tug Phiia-
| delphia left Norfolk Saturday with a
| barge containing eighteen freighters,
| which were being transferred across
! Chesapeake Bay to be sent to New ork,
from Cape Charles, Va.
After battling with the elements Tor
| hours, the tug found herself almost out
Of coal, and in order to make port and
| save the crew, was compelled to abandon
| the barge which. in the meantime, had
lost three heavily-loaded freight cars
| overheard So great was the storm that
| the barge's crew of six men could not
! he gotten aboard tne tug, and had to
| be left to fate.
At Cape Charles the tug reported to
| the steamer Pennsylvania, which lett at
| once in search Of the barge, and to res
| cue the crew. The storm increased in
| fury and after several narrow escapes
| from laundering the steamer Pennsyl-
| vania thought she would have to turn
| back. and abandon the barge. which had
| by that time been driven helplessly to
sea, with all hands aboard After SUI
preme effort, however. the steamer reach
| ed the barge, which was caught and with
! great difficulty towed to port
| THE MARCELLUS LEAkY.
| The naval collier AIarcellus arrived If
/ Hampton Roads, from Baltimore. with
| coal for Dewey's fleet. She developed q
| serious leak forward. and Assistant
| Observation-Disclosures Evans went to the