The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-20
chesapeake and Ohio Prepared.
"a TIaulS Six Thousand Pco- II
.3 pic to Newport News.
MILITARY AND CLUBS. ..l..
WILL GO AS BODIES,
Six Special -l'raills y BE BE e)pc-
rated lGronsI'ljis5 City and Five i,yic:
More From Points Beyond
Intervening - low
tic Traffic N'Nill 5..5.
be Handled. II

District Passenger Agent ". q, War
then, or the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way, As very busy preparing fpr rH'llle
immense movement Of passengers from
points along :hc line OF the railway to
Newport News on the occasion Of The
launohing Of the battleship Virginia here
APRIL Stll.E Besides the Ciovcrnor5tsand
Fl ],is staff. litt.s& Miss Gay Montague. he
4 sponsor, and tile launching party. y Sis
\ copssdcrcd probable that ull tho local
military VIII sc, ,E Tho r Icllmond l.isRL
Infantry Blues BATTALION will SO. ana
probably also tho five local com pi. le;s oi
the Scventicth regiment und the iticii-s lf.
mopd Iiowitzers battery. Besides the
military organiza tons. tile members OF
s Tho Wcstnoreland and Commonwealth.
Cub. VIII go$down as bodies. The Gov
8crnor alld Ills special party will be In 4:
died on tho regular ira In. leaving here a Z
d "a. NJ, aud returning leave NEWPORT
News ats PM. Tho Chesapeake ana an q
!. Ohio win run these special tr;,trs Il %
Il l,andle tlc heavy business on ! his &c e
4 t.asOn. s5 w
trwos excursions Viii be min oyer he
4 James River vision, Z, DEa from, n G'lifton
Forge. 81 Lexington. .ynchburg aild Inter-
mediate points. and another from Glad- Z
stone and points between there utld5
lsicl,mot.d. D. t5
Another special train Will lsbe run over
The main limo Of he road from sG:oytngtoii
md pointa bet %ccnS there and 3ittnliInon
4 sill another special train Will be ope-3
rated from local stations aloEg tho line
81 the Peninsula division Of tho rond,
from Richmond to Newport News.
II Another trail5s will be operated over
,,,c seaboarl Air Line and Chesapeake
and Ohio Railways from Petersburg and
intermediate points, via Richmond
From Richmond SIX special trtiEs OF
ten coaches each hnve been arranged SO
lar Two OF which arc for the use OF the
West stmoreland and Commonwealth Clubs.
Iris probable that more than four trains
besides tho two club specials will be re, re-
;f,uhod 10 handle the business from Rlcli-
mond. q! y.
Altogether tile railway has at It's dis
I'll ,,os,il 4So one hundred and twenty coaches
ior this occasion. thus enabling TINS
railway alone to pour into Newport News
between 800 ana GOO people on me
day OF the launching. not to mcntlor.
tho number that Will be brought from
q Norfolk Portsmouth anu oInet PlilIo Poiii'lle
.uy boat it .
The trains bearing liichnond CROWDS ! Q
tho launching MIL leave here nj S:l5,
"A $40. t).l5 and 9:45,a making the run to
Newport News ir an hour and fortS-liYe; il
minutes cacln5 Returning he excursions
lists viii be handled from Newport News
o, trains leaving at intervals from 4
until 6.:O&P. NJ.
xii the trains Will arrive at Newport
4 News lii ample time to witness the
launching, which Is scheduled TO occur
at II. NJ. promptly. Already " sappi,i
Rcrt that thousands from Rtchm ond VIII
: desire TO make the trip. 33 e
Following the launching, tile Governor
and the distinguished guests VIII 5 be
transported by steamer from the shin
yard 10 Old Point, where the launching
banquet will be spread IN the Spalatlal
dining room OF the chamberlin Hotel, q
large ard distinguished party from
washington Will make the trip down,
prominent in the affairs or the nation. 6