Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-12-05
RAILROAD DETENTION.


age Tor SchOOhers.
During last Winter the Steamers of the Anna
mcssc line, a part of the through line between
here and Norfolk experienced considerable difll- |
Guilty and annoyance caused by the captains |
Of number of small schooners who persist in |
auchoring their craft directly across the channel
of the Annamessc river. It was at that time |
darkly limited that there was an object in this,
and that object was not at all unfayorabe to OPP
position lines. The practice was with considera-
bic difficulty then broken up, but seems to have
been resumed again this winter.
On Saturday night the steamer Lady Of the
Lake, from Norfolk, for CrisGeld, which had been
detained on the bay by the very heavy storm of
that day, came near running down small
schooner, ut a point about three quarters of al
mile below Crlsfcld. The schooner had no light
out at first but, hearing the steamer, doubtless,
suddenly put one out. The stermer was immedi-
atey backed to prevent the collision, but in doing
so the tide caught her and blew her into shoal
water, where she ran aground. She lay aground
Ill that night and in the morning her passengers
were sent, by small boats, to Crisield and the
freight sent by lighter so that but few hours
time was lost, and the passengers arrived here in
time to take the Sunday evening train for Phila-
dclphia and New York.
The annoyance and expense to the company
was very great. There were three of these
schooners In the channel side by side, without
lights, and in position forbidden by law even If
they had had lights Had the steamer run them
down and sunk them, their owners could have
received no damages.
The Lady of the Lake was not got of until yes
r1av IN ttn bttrf xyipd aui p,r
Tho water out of the river to such an extent as to
prevent the tide from rising. This caused de-
tcnon of about nine hours of the passengers who
went South yesterday morning.
Ramble amongst the oyster packers OF
SeafOrd.
Feeling somewhat anxious to know something
Of the business of Oyster packing, the Express
train South, on Wednesday evening found your
Rambling correspondent on board, ticketed for
seaioid,a thriving town in Sussex county situated
on the Nanticokc River and the Delaware Railroad
We were landed in the midst Of pouring rain.
between four and five o'clock on Thursday morn
ing, and were compelled, for want of proper
Hotel accomdations, to take up our quarters on
three legged stool in the Railroad Company s
pump house, underneath huge watering tank
until ''old chanticleer'' announced the approach
Of morn.
HOTEL WANTED.
1t seems very strange that in these days Of pro.
gress, some enterprising Northern settler or some
one native and to the manor born, has not long
ere this, purchased lot and erected thereon Q
house for the entertainment of Travellers at this
depot. There is certainly good opening here
FOR good Hotel. The new
RAIL ROAD
Fiom Cambridge, Maryland, connecting with Sea
ford, is under contract and workmen are busily
engaged on each end of the road, which il
the inside of nine months
OYSTERS
After long struggle with the mist and rain
day light has at length dispelled the darkness suf
tcient to reveal to us huge piles of Oyster she'll
all along the shore of the river In great Pyramid
cal heaps containing thousands of bushels O
shells.
Men, women and children of all sizes and color
Fastening to their labor, and soon the dull thu
of the oyster hammer is heard, as each hard vie
with another as to who shall open the creates
amount of oysters. The first establishment W
entered was carried on by
Rowe & MoNEELEY,
Who employ about sixty hands; who wei
busily engaged in "shucking' and packing I'll
luscious bivalves for transshpment to the larg
cities Of the east, but by far, the most sent
Chicago, and other western cities. The proce
Of shucking and packing is very simple tt
shucker has trough to hold the oyster, pie
Of the shell of each oyster is broken off by
blow from square hammer, made for that pu
pose, knife is then inserted in the SHE'LL t
oyster cut loose, and pitched into gallon buck
close at hand, which, when filed, is poured in
aschute and conveyed to q strainer, which strai
all the juice from the oyster, they are then p
INTO gallon measure and the shucker given
eheck, which Is good for gallon, at pay tin
The oysters are then thrown into another cul
DER where they are Clearly washed and imme
ately put into cans, kegs, barrels, &C., and ma
ed for the market.
LANK, HoRsEY s. Co.
employs about thriy-tive or forty hands. wi
IN acnye operation. This is new firm.
ELLIS PENNINGTON & Co.,
- six.n new finn, employ when in full operat
I. H. D. KNOWLES & Son,
an old firm, when in the height Of the sen
employs sixty-hvs hands.