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THE REDOUBT
AT YORKTOWN
Touchlng End of a Tragedy Tliat Was
Enacted There.
A QUAINT IVORY M1NIATURE
And Two Fnded Letters Tell (bc Story
of One Who I-ovcd and Fought
iiml Dir-d as Bcca'ino a
Gallaiit Gcntlcmati.
Among the accuinulatlons In the old
garrct at "Wesrtei Ogil," Mcrcer county,
Kentucky, is a great cedur chest, that
has .ollow-cd tho forluncs of the Lyon
family since they left Perth, Scotiand,
nearly two centuries ago. lt spent m:.ny
yca_-s with them ia Maryland a:iu Vir?
ginia, befcre reachlng its present home
ii. "_-.ntu-.ky, in (hc first decade of tho
?Qlnete. nth century.
Last -untmcr I turned back the lid on
its musty'old hinges, and reverenUy ex?
amined its contents, Lown in one end
was an old,blue and buff coaX, worn by
great, great gr__adfathcr in lhe Revolu
.lion. Bcneath that was a rich brocaded
"canary sifk" walstcoat, l'oldrd up in
which 1 four.d _ littl , btindle of
letters, and in another small pucka-*e,
wraj.j.ed i:i a i.it "!' plnk/' and black
chocked silk, was ?, but I am ?*? tting
ahead of my story, or rathcr that tol i
i-y two fad< j old letti rs.
an old i.i.ttkr.
Camp before "t'orktown, Virginia
Octr 7. 17SL
To
Joseph Lyon Esqre
Wcster Ogil Manor
ne lt Ball innoo.
My Honouraible Sir & Father,
Once more I heg to InTorm you that all
ls .well with me, and I Hope both your
sei? & my mother ai'e enjoying a like
Good Health. Last nighl Gen! Lincoln,
ojmnod a lonp llno of pat -:- l Workes to
the British, and now my lord Cornwallls
v.i!i never march out ?>!' 1'orktown except
with c.s'd colors, unless Sir II. nry comes
lo his aldc with the __eat which is most
tmlikely. With the french we liavc 12,000
_nen in Camp besides the french I '? ??'??
General Washington is expected in Camp
ln-.i;:;- ho having been lo vlsil the count
1 to Grassc. You wiH remember 1 wrote
you befor- of my friend and Tent mate
IL,ieu1 Fa.lvey Fraser, and-how I carried
him off of lhe fleld when he was so badly
Wounded at G-rmantown four years ago.
Weii ,-i few days ago he told me s ime of
his past life. 1 had always thought be
was a Vlrglnlan. Th.it aften.ti I had
ridden oul I low the Camp 'n the Dire -
tion o- the York. I had t-"ne about a
mile when l saw Falvcy coming across
n imcaclow <>n my rlj lit, I >ped nnd
walled for him. II is a spl'endld Horse
m.-m. and >' ??' af i rnoon lhe perfeel union
of horse and rider ijs they came straight
across Uie tic-ld was beautiful lo see.
While 1 was waiting somebodye suddi nly
begun to slng on my !? ii. II ked
around but saw no one. It s med to
oome from a Ihlcltel of Pines about two
hundred yards away. The son marvel
ously sweel & clear broughi to mlnd ihe
last time we wcnl !<? church togethei',
for it was soft and phuntlve as a Hymn
and nol such a Song as one commohly
nears In i!i Camp. Th lUgh i was < lose
& the Voice was clear I could nol undcr
Btand the word i. l happencd to gl nc -
at Fih-ey's race .. was str-uck by hi ap1
attentlon?ln sat there on his Horse as
sUl] a-; a .lead man on a summer after?
noon -i hul for th ? throhblng velns on
his foreheade and thc breathlng '.f his
Horse with no more sinc of Life. The
Snn_- liad touched n hidden chord of Iils
Life. Then tlie Song stopped and as tjie
Jasil sofl notes di d away a hoyish man
ln a Heul i unlform of Uie briUsh army
rod.it frcm thc Pines. Scclng us hc
rah-_- his cap .- lfiugh * and then he
spurred his horse Uirough the Pines. 1
?pulled my Plstol to shoot him but Falvey
caught my arm and it went off in the
air.
MY BROTHER.
Serting he must explain he drew a lot ?
breath and sa ' "That was my brother
fi- this is the first time Pvc seen him for
?five years. Tli.it was an old LaUn Hymn
h ? was slntring. Mother use to sing us
to sleep -yit-i it ln our old home in the
Scottish Highlands. 1 have thought sev?
eral Umes thal you wondered greatly
about my i ast life, and how 1 will tell
you what litUe Uiere Is to tell. for you
are Uie only Friend l have in America.
Our famliy is an old one *? Scotiand
;>nd have Hved a1 Castle Fraser in Aber
deensbir. since the twelfth cen. 1*11 pass
over my early life to my coilege days at
Edinburg. Afltcr 1 went there T met a
Lady who was visiting there and'Immc
dlately fell In love with her. To me she
was tlie Paragon of the Female sex.
We b.-r.in).? ? tigaged and all went well
till my brother Henry came to th Unl
ver.-ity. He mel Margaret and f:nm ih:tt
day my liopes were doomed We are en
tlr'ely imlik-. He is Clever and Wltty and
with a la e as handsome as Apolloi -
while 1 um Quiet as you know. I efor
many Weaks Margarel grew colder and
ijooldcr to me and encouraged Henry
more. About a month b ifore 1 tvas io
frraduate She broke our vows. 1 was
insane at losing her nnd went to Henry
and accused him of acUng dlshonourably
toward me. He resenfed it and said the
Lady surcly had a right to choosc.
Other words passed .<- I was so angry 1
6i ati hed a pair ..f rapiers from the Wall
and pltchlng him one. l made a savag?
lunge at him, picrcelng his shoulder. At
this moment our older brother Sir Prancls
who is an oflicer with Lord Rodney on
the Formldabl- rushed in and separated
us .I- loctured me lundly. Th. n came
the revulslon of Feeling at a-ttaclcing my
Brother I did not wanl to see i':-:r Hap
plness ,t not carlng what became of me
1 packed mj- Cooks and s.-iii.-d the next
we.-ik to America & landed at Yorktnwn
yonder '. years ago. 1 have l.e-atives
"hrre ln A'irginia. and went to them till 1
joined the army in the beglning of the
AV.-ir. I have never heard from aoro s
tbe Sca since T came over here .'C- did not
know Uiat Htarry was in the army.
J"al\-ey stopped and seemed lo wand ;?
eway ln thouifht to some ?list?nt ji!a<e .v
w..- rode on in Sllence 1 tell you all this
My Drtar Sir because 1 have since learned
that the Lady who was 'faJse to ray
friend i- a -:i ii'it cousin r.f ours. Marga?
ret Lyon of Kastcr O^ii. _"ews came to
day tliat Lord Rawton. who was on his
?way to South Carolina has been captured
xvith some Important papers. by the
French F'ort.
The Pe p'e ln this Bection have b9en
tmin-h, opress-d by Lord Cornwalllce nnd
Tarloton vV- there is great Rcjoiclng now
that we have the Thievlng Foxes in the
_">en. I hope to be Able to say nex*1 Time
thaS the Pritisii have Suirender-<l: they
c.mt hold out much Longer. Witii lhe
Giea-test Respect & Affection to yourself
Wt my another 1 a:n your most DuUful
Con?
iTAMs LYOX.
STORMlNit THE REDOOBT.
Camp before Yorktown,
Octr 17, 17-L
To
Jo?. Lyon. iKsqrc
We_tcr Oj-il Manor,
" ncsir IkUtlmore.
My Honour.-ihle Sir <v F.ithrr.?
T ht'K to <inform you lhat I un st:il
'Alive. and tliat the Knd is nlgh, for my
3x>rd C. sent irs a FlaK at teti o'clock
this forenotm. Ail Day yesterday th"
Gunf i*ept up such a Thunder that lt
mi?hl l>- thought Jovr Himself v.-;,s
-tvaKin-T War; and our Solid Shotes have
ftorn theJr Works to.P.-tjcrs. On the nlpht
of the 14th: Inst. We Stormcd and took
two of their Rcdoubts. One of the storm
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ing Partys was Commaiided by Comte
de Deuponts and the othw one?my party
by Colo. Alexander Hamilton. The dark
n'oss wai Intense & we carried th -m with
the Bayonete. Tlie Army is mucb Joy'd
at the success, but 1 am sad at heart,
and I will tell you why. That afternoon
Falvey told mc that he had a presenti
ment that something was gol.ng to Ilap
j>en. 1 tried to laugh it off, but I saw
him go lo his Mare Beauty aad caress
her for some tirne. They had the great
cst affcction "for each other 1 ever saw.
and she would rub her nose against his
arm and whincy when he was talking to
her, just like she understood llim. That
afternoon 1 heard him say: "We have
been sweclhearts, Beauty, we two." Then
he sighed aud. added tonderly: "I wish
we could go together.*' Ile then put the
sadle on and galloped away, and did not
come back til Dark. Then after night
fell we madejready to\creap up on the
British. .lirst before we got to their Sc-n
try I heard the now familiar words ol"
the old Latih llymn rise full and sweet
from beliind the Redoubt. Falvey clutch
ed my arm. and I felt him sfiake like
he had a severe chill. ln a few moments
v.e wer "ii their works and fightlng
hevily. I tried io keep near Falvey &
as we climbed til" mound of Earth &
Barrels I saw him plunge his sword Into
tlie Breast of a. man that stood above
Him and ihe fellow cxploded his Pistol
in Falvey's face. Just then'they set off
some Rockets and I saw that the mnn
was Lieut'l Fiaser. II" ree'ed and drop;
ped his Pistole. Falvey recognized him
too and sprung forward and clasped him
in liis arms and cryed "Ilarry! Harry!
II is I your Brother." Then botll fell lo
the ground and when 1 seperated them
l/.eut't Fraser was dead and Falvey was
unconscious from the Pistole shot.
DID IIIS DUTY.
Y\'e carried him back t<i camp, nnd
when we drcssed his wound he was eon
scious and said to me "I did my Vh.it v
,lim but 'twas hard. Don't doc too much
I don"t want to get well." Soon after
this he sank into a. stupor. About sun
dovvu tbe next Day, the 15th, he rouscd
up and said .-u.- he felt for my hand
"Llsten Jim! don"l you hear the old Ave
Maria? Its Harry on Ihe way thro' the
Parke to tbe castle. 1 must htirry and
overtake llim." Me then bectune quiet
again.
Aboul eleven o'.clock that evening I
was sitting, with him: when 1 heard rapid
lioof bcates coming. ] They stopped be?
fore our Tcnl aud I heard Beauty whiney.
She knew tie way for Falvey often left
her standing there. After heing negleeted
:itl Day she had come to hunt Him. Ile
heard her too aud started up in tied
saying. "Whoa Reauty steady sweet
heart: I'm ready." He gropped for the
Ueigns ar.d his fool v, as partly raised asj
th a ? Ii tor the stirup. "Go Beauty!'
be said and .sank back in my arms. When
1 laid him down he was Head. The mare
had 1' ard his Ias1 command & Galloped
on. The Hoof beates grow fainter tiil 1
heard a Scntry challenge & a shot when
they stopped. 1 knew.it was as Falvey
wished. Me nnd Beauty went together.
1 miss Him soe for Ue was the best
Frii nd 1 had.
I don't know wh'ere We will go when
Lord C. surrenders. .May bee up thro'
>lar: land and then VII see you and my
mother. With Respects from your
AffecHe .\j Dutiful Son,
,I.\M1'S LYOX.
And now unfaslcn the bil of black and
pink silk-. The fair sweet face of a girl of
perhaps twenty looks up at you from a
bii of ivory set in twisted gold. On the
back of the Miniature are these words:
"filarg't T.yon,
Xat. 17",.
Eoster Ogil."
Was she the wife of Lieut. Harry
Fraser? Who knows?
JOSEPH LYOX M1LLEII.
Note.?In .'? rare old book called
"Tarleton's Campaigns" I find the name
ol' Lieut. Fraser, of tbe Seventy-flrst
Regiment. among Ihe killed at Vorktown
on October 14, 17S1.
Ileitman's iEegister of the United
States Army says that Lleutenant Fal?
vey Fraser, of the Fourteenth Virginia
Itcgiment, was killed at Germantown Oc
toh r -I. 1777. If tliis be the same man
sp'oken of in the letters, Heitman must
be mistaken.
James Lyon served throughout the war
in the Virginia troops, and received from
the ?tate a grant of land for his services.
J. L. M.
A llollow Mnckory.
Teacher?"What is the meaning of the
word exeavale?"
Scholar?"To hollow out."
Teacher?"Give me a sentence in which
the word is properly used."
Scholar?"The small boy always exca
vates when his father whacks him."?J^es
lie's Weeklj*.
IF
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Repair Them
With a Very Small
Cost.
For referenees, N. W. Bowe, S.
H. llawcs, Atlantic Coast Line and
hundred-" of others.
1424 East Main St.
P. 0. Box 176.
Old 'Phone 164.
New 'Phone 1419.
NEW BOULEVARD
WILL BE MADE
Plans of the Clifton Land Company
at Bristol.
A RAILROAD EXTENSION.
Jjiyely Fiffht for a Conjjressional .Vom
iiintion?Dcatb of A. H. Bickly in
Scott County?Tlie KilliiiR of
John Bays? Mr. Cash to Wetl
BRISTOL, VA., Feb. 17.?Special.?A
charter has been granlted to the Clifton
Land Company. of Bristol.
The incorporators are: Benj. Dulaney,
Capt. A. S. MoXeil, Charles J. St. John,
George L. Carter, of Bristol; and Major
J. J. Gordon, of Cinclnnatl. This com?
pany has in conitemplation the construc
tion of a Ouulevaru and street-car line
along the top of a high ridge, west of
Bristol.
The Virginia and Southwestern Rail?
way Company has recelvod another large
eonsigment of bridge iron, to be used
in tiie constructlon of bridges on the
Carter and Johnsjn county, Tenn., e.vt'.-u
sion. Tiie company has juit completed
the survey of a route from. Elizabetbton
to Johnson City, Tenn., a di.-stanca of
len miles, with a view lo building a rail?
way to the iron furnace at the lattor
place.
OLnD FELLOWS.
J. W. Kakin, of .Bristol, has organiz.d
Benham Lodge, No. 20', I. O. u. i'., at
Bcrrham's, Va., with a membershtp of
about 20,
A maiter which is of interest not only
to East Tenncsseeans, but to many
citizens of touthwest V.rginia, is Uie.
liglu between OongTessman Browniow, of
the First Tennesee district, and Judge
11. T. Campbell, lor the Repubiican
nomination tor Congress, a maticr wnicn
will be decided within a few weeks. Con
grcssman Browniow, who has made a
t?inar'ui'Dle record m Congress, Having
shown himself ca'pable of acoomplishtng
many important things for his district, is
u Vlrginian. liis boyhood was spent in
Abingaon, Va., and he went from that
place to his present home in Jones'uoro,
Tennessee.
HARD FIGHT.
A hard light Is being made by the
Congressman's enemi'es ln liis own party
, . oust him-. but the opinion prevalls
that Mr. Browniow will be able to w'.th
.-ilaiid every elt'oi t to put a new man
in his place. Tiie light is being watched
with increaslng interest.
The remains of Mr. A. II. Blckley were
interred here yesterday. -Mr. Bickley,
whose death occiirred In Scott county,
was until reeently a citiJ-en and property
owner here. His death was due to heart
trouble.
The only surviving member of the fam?
ily is a son. aged about lfi years.
John Bays. who was killed by a train
here tliis week, had never been mar?
rled, and was of a nomadic disposition.
II Is .-upj'oscd he did no! hear he ap
proach of the train which killed him be?
cause o:' a defect in hi- hearing. The
Southern Railway Company took charge
of the remains and had them interred
here.
Mr. W. L. Cash, who has been asso?
ciated With the Xorfolk and Western
Railway Company at this place for a
number of years. will on the 21st insl be
marrled to Miss Bettie Callahan. The
nuptfals will be eclebrated at Kenoya,
W. Va.
TO VOTE ON LOCAL 0PTI0N.
A Live I'rog in a Solid Log Many Feet
Under Ground.
LKXIXHTOX. A'A.. Feb. 37.?Special.?
An clection will be held in Walker's Creek
District of Rockbridge county on Thurs?
day, March l^'d, on the question of loeal
option. A petition signed by the reriui
slte number of voters of that district has
been presented to Judge W. P. Houston,
of the County Court. and the clection or
dered. One of the prime movers is Hon.
.1. S. Cralg, former member of the Vir?
ginia House of. Delegates.
At Itiverside. on South river, while a
well was being dug for Mr. J. P. Trib
bett. the workmen found at the depth of
twenty-live feet a portion of log ln
sound condition. and embedded in it was
a live frog. i-'ive feet deeper another
piece of log was found. Before reaehing
these objects, solid clay for many feet
was found.
Great activity in the Iumber market is
being wltnessed in all sections of Rock
bridge. Fine" bodles of timber are plen
tiful in the county, and saw-mills are
busy preparing the product lor ithe mar?
ket.'
From various parts of the county comes
the report of the scarcity of corn and
Western corn is being brought here to
supplv ihe home market. This is an un
usual state of things for Rockbridge,
one of the finest agricuitural counties in
the State.
The following jurors have been drawn
for the trial of civil cases in the March
term of the Circuit.Court of Rockbridge:
William Touman, Edgar Moore. W. al.
Zollman, John Wlthrow. P. I. lluffman,
D. II. McCray, II. O. Dold, G. B. Larrlck,
A. C. Dam, J. W. Xully. J. S. Davis,
J. K. Crist, G. W. Carter. J. W. Cline
bell, C. S. McClung and Daniei Swink.
Among the candidates spoken of for
the Democratic nomination for Congress
for the Tenth District are Dr. A. B.
Fitzpatrick, of Xelson county: H. D.
Flood. of Appomattox; E. H. Barclay, of
Rockbridge, and the present incumbent.
J. M. Quarles. of Augusta. Others will,
no doubt. eome out later. The race
promises to be an interesting one.
PR06RESSIVE FARMING.
Tho Supersntendoiit or Public Schools
of Sijotsvlvanla to Marry.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA., Feb. 17.?
Special.?There have been shlpped from
a farm in Orange county within the past
two weeks two four-horse wagon laods
of turkeys. A flock of sheep on the same
farm. numbering 113 speeimens, has al?
rcady produced, thus early, about nine
ty line lambs.
Mr. L. M. Smith. superintendent ot the
rublic Schools of Spotsylvania county,
will be marricd in Washington Tuesday
evening. February 27th; to Miss Dru G.
Davis. daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. W.
Davis, of this county.
Ttibuic to General Maury.
A recent issue of the Philadclphia
Times contains an exeellent picture of
the late General Dabney H. Maury,
taken from his last photograph. A
chapter of the Daughters of the Con?
federacy in Philadelphia held a meeting
and the Times prin'ted in full. resolutions
expressing regret at the 'demise of the
dlstinguished' Confederate warrior. They
pay a splendid tribute to the Southern
general and i>rinted in a Xorthern paper
are all the more noticeabla. They.'said
that in the death of General Maury our
country has lost a noble son, whose
eareers on the battle-field ever character-.
ized him as a loyal soldier and a brave
man.
That ln the pursult of the arts of
peace he was no less dlstinguished for
the brilllancy of his intellectual attain
ments as a scholar, and the purlty and
uprlghtness of his character as a citi-'
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POWHATAN CO., VA.. Feb. lo.-Spe
cial.-Dr. and "Mrs. W. II. Hening ten?
dered ;in elegant reception iast evening
in honor of their daughter Lillic Hen?
derson. who has just graduated from tha
State Femalc Normnl School, of Farm
ville. Va.. and is one of this season"
debutantes. Miss Hening. in a beautiful
white organdie. with blue ribbons, re.
cieved the guests.
Those present were -Misses Ruth and
Mirinie Miehaux, Annie Pocahontas and
Sallie Wllliams, Julia nnd Ituby Daliney,
Marlon Miehaux, BIrdie May Baugh; Lu
cille Scott. l'arkc Meggerson, Matty Cos
bv and Gcrtrude ""Veislger.
Messrs. Noble, Irwin. and Lewis Jor?
dan, William Williams. Harry. Frank
and Paul Miehaux, Fielding Lewis. Sam?
uel SC-otte. I.udlum Miehaux. Enders
Word. Malcolm, Marlon and Edward
Hening. Cosby and others.
Thc farmers nre busy packing nnd
shipping their tobacco.
The roads nre worsc than they have
been this winter, pwing to the recent
heavy rains.
Rcmarl-ablc Itimbcrley i-ianiond.
M. Picard, commissioncr-general of the,
IflOO !*aris Exposltion. has. it is stated,
been informed' by the president of the
jeweiry section that an enormous dia
mond from Kimberley will be exhibited in
the jeweiry pavilion. The stone was
found shortly before the war. It has
been insured for ?4CO,C0O, and will bo
shown in a show-case guarded by four
policemen. At night the show-case will
sink into Uie ground in the same way
as that in which the Regent is kept at
the Louvre. The new diamond is said
to be -iner than the Regent, the Shah, the
Grand Mo-rul. and the famous Koh-i-nor
exhibited' in London in 1851. Xo name
has yet been given to it.?St. James Ga
zeltc.
Th.- one who v.-ill be found in trial
capable of great acts of love is ever the
one who is always doing considerable
small ones.?F. W. ltobertson.
NEW EDIFICE OF
REVJR.MAXWELL
The Third' Christian Church to be
Completed March 1st.
A VERY HANDSOME STRUCTURE.
M.iiii Amlitorinm Has a Scatinjj Ca
pncily for 730 People?Intorcstinjj
Sketch of tho "Work Done.
When It Will be Occupied.
The new Third Christian church, corner
of Marshall and Twenty-sixth streets,
will be completed by March lst.
The structure is one of the handsomest
of its kind on Church Hill.
The main auditorium of the edifice has
a seating capacity of 730 peopie, whi'.e
the Sunday-school room below ls about
the same size.
The style of tho work on the exterior
of the church is modern gothic.
HANDSOME IXTERIOR.
It has an open tlmber roof, and the
trusses supportlng the root are finished
in hard oil, as is also the wooden Ceiling,
of the interior. This. together with the
traceried windows and the polisted arches
at the pulpit end, give a fine gothic ef
j feet to the entire interior. This work has
been done with Georgia pine, with hard
oi! finlshings. The portion around the
pulpit i? panelled to the height of the top
of the doors: the doors to the dresslng
room being coneealed by forming a part
of this panelling.
The various rooms ln the church are
large and t-apacious. having gothic dor
Imers. with leaded glass sash. arranged
so that they may be opened when ventil
ation Is necessary.
THE PASTOR'S STUDY.
j The pastor's study is on a level with
the platform and pulpit and opens direet
ly upon them. The platform is provided
with a baptistry, with dressing-rooms on
either side.
Under one of the arches at the side
of the pulpit. space is arranged for tho
organ, and the choir seats are slightly
raised above the main floor.
The princip.il entrances to the church
are the main entrance on Marshall
street and the side entrance. on Twenty
Sixth street. Both entrances give acccss
;o a large vestibule. from. which either
aislo may be entered. and both tower
and rear side entrance give direct access
to the stairway down ito the Sunday
school roorn.
The auditorium has ample light from
numerous side entrances as well as Iargo
wlhdows in the front of the church. All
of these wlndows are filled with tracery
and leaded Cathedral glass, which give
a softcned tone toward lighting the in?
terior.
The steps at the front entrance are
made of stone, and consist of some won?
derful work in stone cutting and ma
sonrv:
FIXISHIXG TOUOHKS
Two large heaters provide ample heat
for the entire cditice.
The building is trimmed with terra
cotta weathering to the buttresses, and
Kentucky stone. sllls. caps and steps are
used where s-peclfications called for them.
The brick work of the tower terminates
at the top in battlrmentcd o>ning and
pinacles and above this there is a beau?
tiful spire.
Tho plans for the building were drawn
by Messrs. X'oland & Baskervill. architeets
of this city.
Rev. Mr. Maxwell expects fo preach
?his first sermon in his new church by
March 11th.
T IVERPOOL AXD LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPAXY.
ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR EXD1XG DECEMBER 31. 1S99. OF
THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE LIVERPOOL AXD LOXDOX
Wl. GLOBE INSURANCE CO-tLPANY, OF LIVERPOOL. ORGANIZED
UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND. MADE TO THE AUDITOR Ol' PUBIjIC,
.CCOUNTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OE VIRGINIA. IN PURSUANCE
TO THE LAWS OF VIRGINIA.
HENRY W. EATON. Resldent Manager.
GEORGE W. HOYT, Deputy Manager.
Principal Otiiee in United States. In New York City.
Principal Agent in Virginia. DAVENPORT ,- CO.: Residence. Richmond.
Organizeu or incorporated, _S36; Commenced business in United States. 1S43.
ASSETS.
Value of real estate owned by the company.$1,855,750 00
Loans on mortgage (duly recorded and being the tirst liens on the
fee simple) upon whieh not more than one year's interest is due-3.307,350 00
Loan- on mortgage (tirst liens) uoon which more than one year's in?
terest is due......:. -.,0-S.O
Interest due on ail said mortgage loans, $7,094.00; interest accrued there?
on. $-6,994.40.
Vaiue of lands mortgaged', exclusivo of buildings and
perishable lmprovements.$...100.-00 00
Value of buildings mortgaged."".1-9.6-3 00
Total value of said mortgaged prem_.es (carried in?
side) .$6,27S.S53 00
BONDS AND STOCKS OWNED ALSO
LUTELY BY THE COMPANY.
Par Value. Market Value.
United' State bonds.$1,727.000 00 '-?.? S
New York City bonds. 123,000 00 1__._S1 25 '
Citv ot" Richmond (Va.) bonds. 5,000 00' 6.S50 00
Citv of Boston (Mass.) bonds. ISO.Ct. 00 202.050 00
Beerialillo County bonds. New Mexieo- 5.000 00 5.400 00
Socorro County bonds, New Mexieo. 5,000 ?0 &.4-0 00
Total par and madket value (car?
ried out as market value).$2,047,000 00 12,673.037 50 i$2,073,037 50
Cash in company's principal oflice. 1.37S 7.)
Cash belonging to the company depos-ted in bank. 677,001 2s
Gross premiums (as written in the policies) in course of collection.
not more than three months due. 855.595-1
All other property belonging to tho company, viz.:
Rcnts due and at-erued.$10,000 00
Life policy loan. 1,400 00
Miscellancous. 1.050 -9
- 13.-50 S9
The gross amount of thc assets-of the company. ......... 9..2S.15S 13
Deduct agents' credit balances. $1S9.49; miscellaneous, $.40.--. Total
deductions.??. t,-J "
Aggregate amount of all assets .of the company, stated. at their ac
"tual value....'..,-.3 -J
,- LIABILITIES.
Gross losses in process of adjustment. or In suspense, in-^ .
c'uding all reported and supposed' losses. b.0.o?- S9
Losses re-=:sted, including interest, costs and other expenses
thereon.? s0- -00 til)
Total gross amount of claims for losses.$ 70O.96G S9
Deduct reinsurance thereon..145.0.6 31 -
Xet amount of unpaid losses.??.- 5 0.0.0.0 -_
Gross premiums recei -ed and receivabie upon all unex?
pired fire risks. running one year or less from date ot
policy, including interest -prerniums on perpetual fire
risks *'{ ???"W> M; jnearned premiums (nfty per cent.)....$1..11,4.. 40
Gross nremiums received and receivabie upon all unex?
pired lire risks running more than one year from date
of poiicv. $3.i.*73,",S._9: unearned premiums (pro rata).. ...1,-21.460 41
Total unearned preumiums as computed above (carried_ :'<*"'t>___ S1
Amount^ r--lai'mable"by""_he^^ insurance poli- '
eie- 'M-n- "5 per cent of the premium or deposit received. 323,14.23
Net p'remi'tim reserve an.I all other liabiliUes. except capital. under ._.?..
the life insurance or any other special oepa.tn.ent ... ????????? ?-?-? --.0-9..
$20,000.00.capital stock and net surplus. $4,776.050 60
Total amount of all liabilities, exceptliabilities. 4.651.277 69
Surplus' beyond capital and all other
Aggregate amount of all liabilities. including paid-up capital stock
RECEIPTS DURING THE YEAR.
Gross premiums and bills unpaid at close of last year..5 S61.754 76
Deduct amount of same not collected. 2.214 38
Xet collected .-?.* -59,510-3
Gross premiums on risks written and renewed during the
year .;.'.
.6.137.342 74
$0 99G ^53 12
D-duct gross'pr-mVums and' bills"in"course'"'of'col'lection'at ' '"
this date.?.?; . -64.44-. 83
Entire nremiums collected' during tho year. .$6,132.407 29
i-wtner reinsurance. rebate. abatement and return premiums. l,414.-li 01
Xet cash ^uallv received for premiums (carried out).- $4,717.490 23
"Peeelved for interest on mortgages. 139.644 68
"Received for interest and' dividends on stocks and bonds. collateral
loans and from all other sources.. 95.5-4 05
Income .eceived from all other sources. viz.: v
Rents.:? 9"--J?2 g*
Miscellaneous.,. 3-0 00
Deposit premiums (less 5 per cent.) received for perpetual rlsks
(carried Inside), $11,462.53. -, '
Aggregate amount of receipts a.tually received during the year in
cash ..;.. JS.M7.08l 0?
DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE' YEAR.
Flre.
Gross amount actually paid for losses (Inctuding, rBlS.087.53,
losses occurrinsr ln prevlous year?)... ??.-??.? ..w.JHi.Ji- .?>
Deduct all amounts actually received for stUvage (whether on,
losses of the last or of previoua years)- J31.hS4.08. and
all amounts actually recetvet! for relnsurance In other
companies. $387,176.39. Total deauctlon...?-,-.- 438.S60 67
Net amount paid during the year for losses.- J3.4?.4o-(?
Paid for commlssion or brokerage.. -."?-??????"???? *?*?"?.?
Paid Tor salaries. fees. and other cnarsc* of officers. clerk* agents. -
and all other employes. .....r........ J:''-:^
Paid for State and local taxes ln this and other, _:_tes...., . leS.i.o *>
All other payments and expendlt-ire?.,............. ?????-???"?"?????. 3"?."?w ?*
Amount or deposit premlum returned during the year. on perpetual
fire risk (carried Inslde). J3.fM7.64. _";
Aggregate amount of actual disbursements durinjt the year. '**.-_?._
cash.;. JO.06..J-1 H
BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF VIRGINLV DURING THE YEAR.
f ? : Flre.
RIsks written..'.W*?Si"2S?2
Fremiums received (gross)....".*. ?7?5l2
Losscs paid'. ?)'??'-,
Losses incurred. oi..-i. o*
V H W. EATON. Tftesldent Mhna^rer.
GEO. W. HOYT, Deputy Manager.
-I State of New Tork.
Seal of I City of New York?ss.:
Commissloner I Sworn to January ^.ISOO. before
_| EDWIN F. CORE\. Commissloner.
DAYENPORT & C0? Agents,
1113 East Main Street
TTNITED STATES CASUALTY COMPANY OF NEW TORK.
ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR EXDING DECEMBER 11. I8?. OF
THE CONDITION* OF TIIE L'NITED STATES CASUALTY COMPANY. OR
GA.NIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. MADE
TO THE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF VIRGINIA. PURSUANT TO THE LAWS OF VIRGINLV.
President. JAMES W. HINKLEY.
Seeretary. EDSON S. LOTT. __
Second Vice-President. W. F. MOORE.
Incorporated May 2. 1S35.
Commenced business. May 3. 1895.
Prir.cipal oflice. Ill Broadway. corner Liberty street, New York.
CAPITAL.
Amount of capital stock authorized.tr"W.000 "*
Subscrlbed for.sXSXcJE
Amount of capital paid up ln cash.3W.00W06
Amount of net ledger assets, December 3l3t of previous year.S1...W L
INCOME DURING THE YEAR.
Employers' Steam Automatlc
Accident. Liability.
Gross premiums un?
paid Dec. 31. last
year.$ 36.S95 6S J 37,161 53
Gross premiums on
risk? written and
renewed during
tne year.462.S00 64 422.1"! 25
Total.J439.636 39 J47S.415 9i
Deduct gross pre?
miums in course
of collection at _?_._,
this date. 35.921 21 53,5o3 32 <,33S 33 -
Entire premiums
collected during ,*,,, ??-?..
the year.5163.775 09 J425.S62 tjo $I2,32j 73 .
Deduct rn-insur- .,".
ance. abatement.
rebate and re- .. ?.. ...
turn premiums.. 91.R54 39 123.511 aS ll.Slb 10
-"-?
Net cash actually ,, ..I.. . .
received for pre- ? . -?'*-""
miums (carried - ,_ ,? ' ? ,?. __
out).$371.920 70 $302,321 OS $37,509 62 $1S.M0 52 $,19."91 95
Interest on bonds and dlvleJends on stocks?..? ~. ? .740 0*
Total Incorae actually received during the year ln cash.???...$ 7-12.632 01
Sum . .*._._.Jl.5KO.412 13
DISBX7RSEMENTS DURING THE TEAR.
Emplovers Steam Automatic
Accident. Liability. Boller. Sprlnkler.
Gross amount paid
for laatttr.ed
weekly 'indemni't'y.% 21.100 00 $123,605 31 $13,300 S0 $15,200 45
Gross amount paid
for weekly or
other periodlcal
indemnlty. 92.610 61 . . .^~~.
ho"ldersl.id .P.OU!y."$U7.010 61 $123.605 91 $13.300 50 $15.200 13 J269.U7
Commlssion or brokerage to agents, less received ln re-in
suranee.,....$_01.?..l ol
Salarles. traveliing and all expenses ot agents and agencles
not on commission account. S'Sr !??
Tnspectio'n5. ........... ll..,u? tw
Salarles and all other compensatlon of officers. $20.S33.52. und
home office employes. $30.351.65...???'?' V" 5IJS*IS
Taxes on premiums. JS.613.07; taxes on property. $101.a.!: in?
surance department fees and agents' licenses. $-.l.iS.t>.
municipal licenses. $542.67. ?.?? M
Rent.?-.
Legal expenses .--?.t--.-.--?-.:'.','"
Furniiure and fixtures. $1,065.10: advertising. $72b.o?- printlng
and stationery. SU.4S1.33. ^"IStS
All other items. l.NJ. .?. -_??-_
Total miscellaneous expenses.- -? '??'" "'?
Total disbursements.^$621.098 0".
En,,?w .'. J93K3M0a
315 00
ASSETS.
Book value of real estate. S^.5"2-- ^
Book value of bonds owned absolutely. ??Sk
Cash in company's office and banks. c-'i ",?
Agents' dcbit balances. ______
Total...;. $336.311'W
Interest accrued on bonds. ?.?? ?-. -MJfSS
Total net premiums in course of collection. over three months due.. '??_?'> ?
Gross assets. . ^^
Deduct agents' balances. ______
Total. $1,014.74133
LIABILITIES.
Reslsted by
In process of company on
adjustment. own account.
Accident .Jl6.99"i 00 $6.875 00
Employers' liability. 2S.110 OO ?16.100 00
(resisted for
assured.)
Steam Iioiier. 125 00 VAAAVi
Automatic sprinkler. 12i> 00 ...ooo oo
Net amounts of unpaid claim account..$-13.35500 $53,975 00
Aggregate of unpaid claims and expenses. J 101.330 00
Gross premiums upon ail unexpired risks runnlng one year or
.'ess from date of poiicy: _
Accident. premiums. $274.103.15; unearned portion 150 per cent. i.$137,201 os
Employers" liability. "premiums. $2*_"J08.61; unearned portion i50
per cent). H2.So4 30
Steam boiler. premiums. JIS.SI6.0S; unearned portion i.iO
per cent.).>..-.?,. 9.108 04
Automatic sprinkler. premiums. $17,943.03; unearned portion (30
per cent.). 8.371 54
Total one year or less.$293,135 '?'
Gross premiums upon all unexpired risks, runnlng more than one
year from date of poiicy:
Employers' liability; premlum. $11,361.06; unearned premium,
pro rata.$11,039-13
Steam boller. premium. $24,607.45; unearned premitnn. pro rata. 22.SS3 ol>
Total for term policies.$33,382 72
Total unearned premiums, as computed above (carried out). $ 332.4.1*13
Re-insurance. 1-051 19
Contingency fund, 52,:>.442.56: other indebtedness. $1,500.00. 24.9-I2 a*
Total amount of all liabilitles. except capital.J 453.7+193
Joint stock capital actually paid up in cash.trm.tiOO ??
Surplus beyond capital ar.d other liabilitles.2S".00*00 333.000 00
Total. Jl.014.741 93
?S_5E"5UL_rbF BONDS OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS STATE.
AND OF OTHER STATES: AND ALL OHER BONDS OWNED
Bi' COMPANY.
Description. Book Vaiue.
United States bonds (coupons.JI35.79". ilT~
T*n:ted States bonds 'coupons)-..--.. 70.612 50
Consolidated stock of City of New York.
Registered.256.316 36
New York City Exempt Additional.
Water Sto-^k. 49.7.T^> frv
Xew York gold bonds. 25.002 73.
New York City Gold bonds credemption). 37.45")'S0
New York City gold b^nds. 228.637-30
Xew York City gold bonds (registered).. 43.000 Cf
Totals.$?W.fi".->00
BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA DURING THE YEAR 1S99.
<* Amount at
t Risks Premiums Losses Losf-es risk ;it end
written. reeetved. paid. incurred. of year.
-Vccident .J S26,f,fiO no J 1.213.45 $ 342 46 J 2S5 tW J 50I.0KV00
Emplovers" liability. 300/00 00 D.293 73 7.0? 48 3.244 91 47.>..>"<> ?<>
Steam boller. GOO.OOOCO 463 30 . KftOOO '>?
Automatic sprinkler. S.CCO 00 , 62 92 . ?--^ ____?__
Aggregate...$t.454.00OCO $11.035 62 J7.42& M $5,330 27 $1,129,010 09
(S'gned> 'W. F. MOORE. Second Vice-President
(Signed) -EDSOX S. LOTT. Seeretary.
I-:-1
Seal of ! State of New YoTk. -* *
Commissloner 1 City of New York?ss.:
_) Subscribed and swornto. 29th day of January 1900. before
befor? VIXCENT ROSEMON. Cammlasloner.
J. 6. MOORE & CO, Agents,
1103 East Main Street