The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-15
The Crew OF the British Brig
Bertha Gray.
LEWIS SENT TO PRISON
Mrs. Stuart viii Present Crosses Of
Honorto Confederate Veterans on
Il June 3d-President Jefferson
Davis Birthday.
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NoRFpLK VA, May 14.-seven ship
wrecked men were saatch.d from the
very jaws Of death by the British steam
ship st. Oswald Captain TAndall, which
arrived in port this morning. The men
were Captain John Richards and six OF
the crew Of the British brig Bertha Gray,
which foundered In a storm near the
Gulf Stream,
The brig is bound from Jacksonville
to st. Kits. Martinique, and was loaded
with lumber. At last accounts she was
a derelict. The st. Oswald was bound
from Mobile to Bremon with general call
70 and was on her way to Lamberts
Point for coal. The rescue, which was
a particularly thrilling one. reads like
a page of fiction. Tho scene that took
place In mid -ocean can be Imagined. Sev-
en- famished men were huddled on little
house In the after part OF the vessel.
whose decks were awash
C. P. LOWS. who was convicted and
sentenced to the penitentiary months ago.
on the charge of abducting Myrtle JOY
ner, OF this city, has been taken to the
penitentinry by guard, who was sent
from Richmond. Lewis has made nara
struggle to keep from going to fch-
mond, but the decision OF the jury Of
tho Corporation Court was never re-
versed and The sentence Of Judge a. Il.
!Hanckel has been executed. Lewis or
Nelson attracted a great deal OF atten-
tlon here and in Richmond by his YOUTH
full appearance. his glib tongue and the
sensations he created In the churches.
He deserted wife and child In Pennky!-
vania.
Mrs. Stuart widow OF General J. L,
d. Stuart, Of Confederate fame, Will pre-
sent the crosses Of honor to all Confede-
rate veterans applying on Juno Sd, Pres
ident Jefferson Davis birthday. The
crosses are given by Pickett Buchanan
Chapter, Daughters Of the Confederacy.
The spottswood Hotel at CRANKY and
@Tazewell Streets. is still talked CT, out
the work on the building has not begun.
IThe building will cost about $3.50. 900. OF
which about 100000 or $4,000 will be put
up by Norfolk capitalists and the balance
by moneyed men Of New York and Balti-
more. It is to be q handsome structure,
as high but not rs large as the Monti-
cello. The latter cost about S4oO, oeo, but
could not be duplicated now for that
amount.
Miss Anne Henry, daughter of General
10. NJ. Henry, has been chosen as maid
of honor to Miss Tucker, of this city,
who is to be sponsor for Virginia at the
coming Confederate reunion IN New or-
leans, La Misses Tucker and Henry
panied by Judge T. S. Garnett, Dr.:
and Mrs. F. A. Wake, Mr.. Baker ana
iColonel James Mann The latter who
8 lis now resident of this city, goes as
delegate from the NdttoWay County
Camp. Sons Of Confederate Veterans. OF
which he was a member until transfer
ing his membership to the Norfolk camp
recently The Norfolk Sons at New Or
leans will be represented by James V.
'rrehy or A:cert Serpel.
Walter Freeman was tried In the Cor
poration Court for the murder OF Annie
ELI. They are negroes. and they were
engaged in a typical negro quarrel on
February 18th, during which the man hit
the woman. She died on the 10Th Of the
same month. He is Ignorant and friend
less, so the court appointed one of the
young lawyers to defend the case. The
Jury considered the case and sent the
: defendant to the penlteniary.
Four guns and fifty men Of the Norfolk
Light Artillery Blues went to Berkeley
this afternoon to assist In the memorial
services Of the Confederate veterans and
citizens there. The Blues presented
handsome. soldiery appearance In full
uniform and all mounted on well-groom-
cd horses.
Several preachers Of South Norfolk
have charged that the paper published in
the interest of the liquor crusaders was
not distributed from the postoffice there.
The postmaster and his assistant deny
the charges !"