The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-14
.DEsTRoYER's TRIAL TRIP l''''
The Barrys Spin on the Chesapeake
Was Most successfuI-There Were
One or Two Small Mshaps, but
Nothing Very Serious.
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|, cancy belongs not to it as d body, repre-
{, senting oil the other sections Of tho
county than the district from whch Mr..
/ Savage was chosen, but to the voters OF
s:$ Tanners Creek district, who elected him
In the first instance. The coll Of Mr..
NM Georse w. Jones for meeting Of the
Y; atra ghtout committee Of the county, to
W. meet In Berkeley on Saturday at noon to
VI elect "a successor Ito Mr.. Savage, Is
a matched by the call Of Sheriff A. c.
i Cromwell for his fellow-citiz Of Tan
/ ner's Creek district to meet ut Odd-f,el-
4 lows Hall, III Huntersvllle. Monday, the
10th instant, at noon, to select the fusion
successor to the deceased
/. member. The meeting will be exclusively
for the Tanners Creek Democrats, and
1.-THE fusionists Of other sections CT the
county declare that they are not going to
II attend at all. The desire Is that the
II voters shall themselves indicate their
/, choice, which will In time be duly rat-
I fed by the members Of tho committee at
VI some regular session.
C2S The torpedo boat destroyer Barry had
\ a trial trip on the Chesapeake course to-
Il. day. She arrived at the navy yard to-
night under Lieutenant Yarnwellr who
Il said the trial was successful. She made
III twenty-one knots under natural draught
Il No forced draught was used at all, The
d ships performance as to speed and sta
ii billy was satisfactory to the trial board
4 Tho firing Of the three-tnch gun, mounted
on top OF the after conning-toWer, caused
the rivets in the deck to pull out. This
has been the case with almost all the
4 torpedo boat destroyers. The deck will
Il be braced with extra angle Irons The
Il constructor aboard desired to try the
power or the boat to back Mt full speed
4. with the helm hard over. The steering
N gear was carried away In q minor partlcu-
lar under the terrible strain, These were
4 the only accidents of the trip.
,s5,g LARGE LIBEL FILED. IS
i J. HI Weldon, Jr., master Of the schoon-
i er r. S. Graham. has filed In the United
Il States District Court a libel against the
NJ, steam tug Ddmar and tho New York,
j Philadelphia and Norfolk Railway Com
u pany's barge mo. 80, for S00S4. The libel
u liant says that on February %, 1908, the
A schooner, with cargo of lumber, was In
collision with the tug In Hampton Roads
a and was damaged to an extent not fully
determined till repairs are made and
4 losses on cargo ascertalned. Tho libel
liant alleges that the tug did not keep her
4 self and her tow out Of the way Of the
a schooner; that she tried to cross ahead
< instead of at the stern; that she did not
q keep on the starboard sido of the channel;
4 that her towing hauser was too long;
4. that she went ton fast; that 4he did not
reverse IN time to avoid collision; that
4 she did not havc proper lookout and
i did not steer properly. The libellant asks
4 for Injury to schooner 5000; for expense
4, Of discharge and reloading, $2,10o: for pro-
Il tests of crew for wages. $500; for freight,
n S0S4, and personal effects, 5000.
BROUGHT TO RICHMOND.
IL Estelle Carson, twenty years of age,
! the consumptave who revealed her tden-
Z tity IN the, Norfolk almshouse this week
y and asked that her relatives be notified
4 OF her condition, was to-day rescued by
4 hcr mother, Mrs. Carter Of Richmond,
n who came here last evening. The meet
Ing at the almshouse between nlother
and daughter was affecting. The mother
nad already forgiven the girl and
her visit to Norfolk was for the purpose
a ST carrying tho dying girl to Richmond
10 spend her last hours at home. Tho
lick girl was brought to the city In the
n Almshouse ambulance, and loft later with
II 5cr mother for Richmond
q It Is reported that tho Norfolk Railway
A and Light Company will resume the sale
Of tickets, but not In the old strip form
as heretofore, but in some other manner
4 us acceptable to the public, Some time
ago the company discontinued the sale of
7 the s!& for quarter tickets, Many per-
sons made large purchases before the sale
was discontinued, but their supplies have
Is been exhausted, and they will welcome a
5rcturnI to the former system or one
equally satisfactory. =, 9. Hathaway,
vice-pres!dent and general manager of
y the Norfolk, Portsmouth and Newport
News Company, Is out of the city, and r.,
II. Gum, general superintendent OF tho
company, being out OF town ALSO 1t was
) ~. - ttr1.r
(; AvATITR METERS REPORT DEF1 ATED
The City Councils have defeated tho
report recommending water meters, The
supply of water and the pressure are no.
great enough The question Is, shall TIT
A remedy be more water from largo mains
or less waste from small mains? The con
tention has been that II meters were
applied so aB to prevent waste large
A mains will nok be needed. While II large
mains are laid without stopping the need
less waste of careless water consumers
even the larger mains will not furnish
sufficient supply Of water and Will no
4 " give the additional pressure that Is need
n ed to force the water into tall building,
or to be effective In case OF large fres TO-
n the supply OF the fire engines, Captain
w. w, Old, a. member, of the city Coun
b ellis. who is we'll posted on the meter ques
ton, said that II was a question Of Wheth
"A or the city would first install a large
be compelled to install meters to protec
It's plant, which cost over q million dol
+ lars, or first install meters at Ismal
II expense and take the assurance Of thu
sI authorities that, 1t will cover the need:
"A OF the city. Captain Old said that 1t vii
II be possible. with the installation OF {
larger main, IN ten years time the cat.
would be compelled to use Lake Drum
1uond IA q source of supply, and this would
rpean an expenditure OF over 100000 o.
+ even more. He advised that the me,e
\ system be tried first to prevent placing
Il the city water works In possible posi-
Hl ton which will require It to eventual!
look fpr more water at an enormous ex
e,oNFDpERA1R PENSIONS.
Certificates are ready for the eight:
Confederate pensioners under, the Virgins
II. law. Junius Coleman, the deputy clerk
4 is anxious that the beneficiarles shall com
to the clerks oiica at once, TO Obtain
a. thar certificates. because he has leisur
row 40 issue them. and tho benehciarie
IN obtain the money the sp3Her. In II