The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-15
AUTO TRIALS
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TOO Little Space Between the
Bluffs and the Sand
Too Soft.
WILL, HOWEVER, TRY AGAIN ': IN
Trial Of Edward Camp forNF attire
to Attend Churcl,--Pctition
Sent From Portsmouth.
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tspecial to The Times ispatcho
NORFOLK, VA. March 14.-Virslnia
Beach viii not get the distinction Of be-
Ing the speeding course OF the American
Automobile Association. The trials, Of
NVhIpplcs Mercedes machine, Fishers
Martini, Hopkins's. Hayns-Apperson, La
Roches "Bue Streak" and the prize
winning flyer, white streamer" at the
leach last evening, deterimnte that there
Is too little space between the bluffs and
that the sand Is too soft for recot1
smashing runs. In the nope that Later
In. the season tho beach will be better,
the auto people will return for another
test in q few weeks. N
A northwest wind prevented the beach
showing as much space as Usual The
refusal Of the local Automobile Club TO
champion the race at Virginia Beach now
appears to have been we'll considered. IT
il likely that Ormond Will retain tho
palm. &
PARALYZED.
Mr.. Walter Scott, OF Portsmouth. was
paralyzcd to-day on the left side. His
condition Is regarded as serious. lie is
enc of the largest furniture lealers and
5undeftakers In the State. &
Hugh Johnson, former editor OF the
Norfolk County Democrat. the Straight
out organ, to-day won his suit against
the paper for back salary.
mouth died to-day. aged eighty years
His remains were sent TO South NILS,
n. c., for interment.
CAMPS TRIAL.
The Firat Presbyterian Church OF
Portsmouth to-day presented a petition
to the presbytery Of Norfolk, which IS
trying MIR. Edward Camp for his failure
10 attend the colley Memorial Church
because he opposed the calling OF Rev.
r. A.. Robinson, The Portsmouth church
asked, tits undcrstood, that the trial be
concluded as soon as possible, as the
effect IS disruptng. The petition was
not read. Several ministers. including
Rev. A. r.. Shaw. pastor OF the Ports
mouth church: and Rev. e. To- elford
were also examined. Despite threats TO
keep them out, representatives OF the
press were 5presenat sto-day's session.
WIDENING THE HARBOR ~
THE widening OF this, l,arbof by 40 feet
at the apex Of what has long been known
as Hospital Point. where the business OF
the port is at It's greatest. will be an c.
lcc1nplished fact within less than year
and a half. as,ay &.
n The worK that will achieve this long
sought-after end has already begun and
within a month the actual work OF exca !
walton Will be started, two great mud
digging machines being used.
The contractors, the Ganford and
Brooks Company. Of Baltimore. have
begun already their preliminary work
on the dcmolition-of the sea wall 1t Is
anticipated that this task will be COM
plc,ed by the first of April. and the drtv-
ing Of sheet pilinE for the new sea- wall
viii by that time be under way.
K The widening Of the harbor between
The Naval Hospital on tho Portsmouth
SIDE OF the river and the Bay Line and
Merchants and Miners docks on what
is known as Town Point" on the Nor
folk side, will be the most notable Inn
provement that has been made in this
port since the dredging of the deep
channel from the navy-yard to deep
water
/, will relieve the congestion that
necessarily exists at the very busiest part
OF the harbor and will tend to prevent
accidents. Nearly every collision that has
occurred in this port has happened Just
at that particular point.