The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
several Found Floating IN IN.
the River at Norfolk.
P'OWHATAN WAS FLOA1lT'l>El:,lD)
The Board Of Health Has Recommended
4 That Individual Drinking Cups Sc
Provided for Children Of Public
School for Sanitary Reason.

o. b Z Il
uos exhumed and identified this morn
IL, i,rho,nns Gordon, of Washington,
arrived here with tho impression th Hal. ne
body was that OF his uncle, Wlli ~
K Rresnnhan, brickmnson OF Washing
Il IN Thomas Corridor wns accompanied
IN Fl. Figg, a. brickmason Of Portsmouth,
Who knew Bresnahnli IN Washington. any
had seen him after he came mere Ihey
sa;d that Bresnahan had come nero 10
a ,,,y,,or,, ~ his trade in Hampton. but they
n do not know whether he worked ai'ef
Ia came here at ALL They have no t lliee''y
Il ne 10 how the man met his DEAN. lou.
# r. O1end,hal, the coroner, who examined
a he body. says that he is confident the
Il death was violent and unnatural anu wa" 'l
4 caused by blows from heavy ana si'1fp
3 implement.
The body found floating at the ferry
Sin Yesterday was Identified this morn
f ar .3sInuellUAM II N 20 lo'll 81 1'"t
Mas employed, till about two weeks ago.
ntfthe barrel factory OF b. I3 llalsteao' III
Ii ~ 1,ton street. 1t was the time book or the
,nnoves OF the barrel factory found III
+hal nocket of the dead mans clothes that
oavc tbe clue OF identfication TO SOLO
nan rridgcfo,tl,,5 the morgue keeper VINO
draw he body from the water yesterday
T ,norn,nc. Whitehurst had been emploSeu
"a n+T'tha barrel factory for several years
10 and bore a good character. mere WIZ
~, marks of violence on the body, anu
0t he impression of the coroner is that li'e
+ man was drowned. c,o,4,rr
& 4. Another dead body was found iloailhs
An he water this afternoon. II was taken
Hi n,t=of the river near the Norfolk ana
Il Western Railroad station. 1t was soon
RS recognized as the body Of Charles rely,
Who has been missing since l'ece1llpe y,
Il 3d He left home that morning rs Hs .I'.
II Int WAS seen soon afterwards win Two
4 - 'Ia,.. ,rho we're strangers to his friends
P,It1 "a Petty was ship carpenter ana u
ss8s son farinr man. nothing was thought OIL
E ,,,sr failure to come home until ten DAYS
aftarwards, when his friends acknowl-
.ES edged their apprehension for ms shi ,.s,.
g511,sS . hsence was published and INQUIRIES
81 ,,nro made but nothing beyond the In
Y cidcnt Of lie sailors was revealed uhtli
5.3si Ia ~, for gave up the dead body To-Day:
p Petty was thlrty-eight years OF nsn m, NV
"a native of Princess Anne county. = iielo
were no marks on the BODY. ana ", wv
lSnirht says that It seems case OF simple
Z drowning. The body was claimed by let-
! Tvs relatives for burial.
~ 'sl.s STEAMER FLOATEIo.
vs. Tho officers OF the Merritt & Chapman
~ sWrecking Company say that the steamer
\ nf the Merchants and Miners mo "hlch
went ashore during her trip from here TO
Z. baltimore on Saturday was the Pow
Z hatan. not the Kershaw as reported. Inc
q officers say that they pulled her pr at
;S woif Trap at $3.50 O clock yesterday morn
33$f,np md that they ought to know whlcn
n vessel sho was. The ship is reported not
i.& injured and continued her Trip " i' "at'e
The steamer Norfolk, which came IN
si8 from washington this morning, lost her
PROPELLER at the dock and lies there.
helnless now. There will be no steamer
out TO washington tonight
murder oGcArrcd, at Churchianu sun,
day morning. A .cre1yd had cnhsleGntena
md was kept In the place by the ram. ~
.i DISPUTE arose between Charley MARTIN,
K alias ,.Hoghcad." and another man named
3 FRITZ Martin, who Is an old offender,
and looked upon rs dangerous man,
drew n knife and stabbed the other man
in the heart. Britt ran from me mousse
and fell dead In q field near by. Inc
murderer made his escape and has not
been captured 1t Is said that there was
bad blood between the men, ana mat
TIL Martin had once served Il term In tho
county Jail for cutting Britt.
BUT SEVEN PLAIN DRUNl<s.
The police docket for tho two days
showed Dut seven CitScS VI plut'i ''"'NS
This morning. The officers and friends of
the administration are pointing win
pride TO that record as showing tho I'M
proycment in the order, habits and
is morals of the city Meantime, however,
the docket was pretty we'll filed with
names of persons charged with other
Boffenses, thus reminding the crusaders
that there Will be still something to be
done even when the citizens shall have
been reconstructed as to sobriety, Still
5F Yesterday was a dry Sunday and the
person who wanted q drink at bar
went to some trouble to find It. Tho So
"a clal clubs were stIll in operation.
Tho Board of Health has recommended
that individual drinking cups bc pro-
vided for the children of the public
schools as sanitary prccautlon, Tho
board considered the subject tonight a
the request OF the School Board.
YALE TEAM COMING.
The transformation Of Lafayette foot
K ball field into baseball park Is rapid
The sridiron, on which some of tn
greatest football battles of the Soutl
were fought during the past season. !
being replaced with Il diamond. for bat
lies with the bat, In addition to tn
HiG change OF the field. there will DO an
R other grand stand, which will accommo
date 1000 spectators. The left nel
fence is moved back ana the park
made square, so that Norfolk Will hay
Il one of the finest athletic parks In tn
x South. Manager Ashton Doble, of III
" University of Virginia baseball team
M has scheduled game here on April 1T
!. with the Yale baseball team. Both Yal
and Virginia have made good shown
@ during The preliminary practice game
played this season, When the Nirgin
4 team arrives II VIII have met I.afayett
Brown, Pennsylvania. Cornell and J..
gyi high university teams and several oth'
6s minor teams. The enthusiasts will
X able to Judge the qualities of tbs NiISin
team when IT meets the Iale team,
Great preparations have began at Il
"a norfolk Country Club for the sprir
opening. While there will be no form
8 y exercises, tho house and grounds a
being put IN repair The tennis cour
will be ready for the players next wee
Il The Virginia tennis tournament Will
@ played at tho Country club during I
week OF June sth. The Norfolk and 4
n $& iuntic TeymiEal Railway Company, Will