Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-03-04
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the State.

Fire of unknown origin broke out III
the Angle iron shed of the Newport
News Shipbuilding Company's big plant
at about I o'clock the other night ana
totally destroyed the building. inns
was the only frame structure in all TINS
immense area of the famous shipyard.
At one time the fire appeared to be max
Dg considerable Roadway, as DrlsN
wind was blowing, and the battleship
Virginia, the cruiser Charleston ana
other Government property appeared to
De imperiled. The shipyard has its own
ire department and possesses cGmpar'
itively complete equipment for fglting
he flames. The company employs 7,ooo
men, and therefore can call into service
my number of fire-fghters that may be
needed. After lively fight the ship.
7ard employees got the fire under con
rol sufficiently to prevent its spread to
other buildings.
The structure that was burned was one
If the most inexpensive on the grounds.
The company officials estimate the loss
1t $l5, 600, all covered by insurance. As
seven government vessels, including the
lcw cruisers Maryland and West Vir'
considerable anxiety was felt by Gov
ernmcnt officials until the news was r.
,cived that the fire was entirely extin
yuished
The oyster Commission recommend
FL by the Senate Committee for FISH
and Game consists of Hon. A. ID. Wal
kins, of Prince Edward county. Col. {.
4 Ill e .rh ~
DR.. Frank Fletcher, of Accomac county.
Hon. T. G. Pitcher of Fauquier coul ty
Hon. Daniel Cullen O'Flahcrty, Of War
zen county. TIE bill as it came from
he house proposed as committee tc
investigate and report as to the barren
Or depleted area within the bounds OF
the old survey, Delegate Jordan. OF
Frederick: patron of the bill; Delegate
Hunlev. of Matthews, and Senator
George B. Keezel, of Rockingham.
The Senate committe, after consider
ing the bill from until nearly II o'clock
agreed to an amendment prFiding for
commission Of five instead Of three, the
five to be chosen from onmembers OF
the General Assembly and 10 represent
the five geographical grand divisions OF
the State.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. p. Bell were fatally
burned by gasoline explosion at their
home, in Isle of Wight county. Both
died shortly after the accident, which
occurred last evening.
Among recent deaths of Virginiahs
are the following: Mrs r. E. Jones, OF
Lynchburg; w. ID. Stewart, the Rich
mond Insurance, man, in Atlanta; Mrs
Susan A. Moody, of Richmond; Mrs K.
$. Ellyson of Newport News. Mrs. T.
M. Woody, of Petersburg, died in East
Orange, n. J.; Mrs. G. T. Keyser. Of
Luray, died in Washington; J. I. Custy
of Winchester; Mrs. Stark Miller, Of
Stanton; w. J. Merck, at City View.
near Petersburg.
Mrs. Rebecca |. Kilby, aged 81, for 81
years a teacher in Virginia schools, died
at the home of her sOn-in-law, Mr.. W
Daniel Williams, in Charleston.
During hard wind storm number
of boats were capsized along the Kappa
hammock, and of the crews several were
drowned. Those who persisted near
Salinda were Holland Wake, Ernest
Smith, Robert Beryl-all colored.
The jury returned verdict Of mot
guilty" in the case of Rev j. W. Fish
burn, the negro charged with misrepre-
sentating the property he sold to negroes
in Norfolk. He was Immediately ar
rested on the charge of obtaining $50
from John Tucker, another negro, under
false pretenses.
The Rappahannock river is still
blocked with ice at Fredericksburg, and
t has been impossible for steamer to
each there for month.
An epidemic of measles is reported
hoard the United States receiving ship
franklin, at the Norfolk Navy Yard,
md So patients are said to have been
cnt to the Naval Hospital.
While Mr.. John G. Collier was NOV
nc his family from Gladesboro to West
Virginia his team ran down steep hill
md Miss Ina Marshall, W. c. Marshall,
he driver and two of Mr.. Golfers child.
en- were badly hurt. The 10.year-old
girl was unconscious for about hours.
The wagon turned over at the bolt m OF
he hill