The national Republican., 1869-06-24
GREAT FALLS ICE COMPANY.
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trial Trip OF the Cempapy's New
Propeller alaska"
Yesterday morning, per invitation Of the
s0lcors of the Great Falls Ice Company, a
select party Of gentlemen embarked on board
OF the company's new propeller +" Alaska"
at Aqueduct bridge, Georgetown, for trip
TO Great Falls, where the principal Ice
houses and works Of the company are located.
Al $50 o'clock the whistle sounded call
on board" and tho staunch little boat
"pufied itself along the placid waters OF
the canal at rate Of speed regarded salts
The boat was built in Washington, at the
Eleventh-strect wharf, at cost OF about
5000. Herlength Is 91 feet, with breadth
Of beam Of 1917 feet In the clear, and feet
depth Of hold. The capacity Of the
Alaska Is about 90 tons Of Ice, or 100 tons
Of coal. She is provided with one OF Cath
carts propelllng engines, OF about twenty
horse power, and has a shilling smokestack.
wide and 10 feet long, for the accommoda-
tion Of the officers and crew OF the boat.
X. Kirby is captain. and James Cation engi-
neer.
The officers composing the Great Falls
Ice Company ares President, James l.. Bar
bour; vice president, John Van Riswlck;
treasurer, Y. Pilllng; Secretary. John +.
Callan; executive committee, John Petit
bone, Q. B. Church and Jno. Van Riswlckj d.
rectors, G. B. Church, Jno. Van Riswick, Jno.
Pettibone, II. Semken, B. +. Morsell, John
W. Boteler and WIN. NJ. Gait; superinten-
dent, s. W. X. Handy, and W. J. Fltz-
gerald, assistant superintendent.
Among the most prominent OF our citizens
of Washington, as also Of Georgetow Al, we
noticed George W. Cochran, B. +. Morsell,
John j. Bogue, VIM. IL. Brawncr, James 3.
Berry, Hugh Caperton, A. Thomas Bradley,
NJ. W. Gait, l.. F. Clark, James Collins, y.
J. Bartlett, DR.. I. o. Hills, Jas. IL. wcich,
| l.. ]. Middleton, G. B. Church, b. +. Guy,
James l.. Barbour, J. A. Pettibone, John
W. Boteler, 7. NJ. Hanson, John T. Given,
Richard 9. Cox, George L. Kennedy, Har-
mon Burns, Andrew J. Joyce, II. Scmkcn,
John Stevenson, Thomas N. Moore, Michael
Green, J. T. Lehman, Capt. J. l.. Cathcart,
T. Brooks, +. CLARK, Capt. II. johnson, p.
$. Riley, II. A. Clarke, W. II. Howell, IL. s.
Flynt, Capt. SHIELD and Michael Nash.
| Tho excursion was decidedly pleasant,
most Of the company on tne uYward trip
taking advantage Of passage through the
"sevLn locks" by going II a "foot-back" in
order 10 view more lcisurely the picturesque
country through which the Chesap lake and
Ohio canal traverses to the magnificent
basin where the Great Falls Ice Company
gather their lcrystallized product, which has
l
most celebrated Northern Ice.
Before reaching the company's works at
Great Falls the committee having the mat.
ter In charge requested tho guests to partakc
OF refreshments, which were fur iished In
tho usually uncxceptionable manner by Sc.
bastian Aman, to whom the late Artemus
Ward alluded when ho remarked in the
midst of his entertaining lecture here that
II would be necessary to suspend sin order
to sec man across tho street."
About o'clock, p. M, the "Alaska" mr.
rived at the wharf Of the company, having
been delayed several hours In passing the
locks, which were checked up with descend
Ing coal-laden boats from Cumber'1ud
which, according to regulations Of the Chesn
peake and Ohio Canal Company, had Il
fright of way"
At Wide Water, about IA miles distant
from Georgetown, are located the capacious
buildings OF the company, for the purpose
of storing ice, holding In the aggregat,
some II, 900 tons. The machinery for hous
Ing II is the most improved In the United
States, capable OF storing away at leas
! 200 tons per day. There are quarters pre-
yidcd at this point for the accommodation
of the officers, superintendent and employees
of the company, which occupy space o
some half acre, and arc completely furnished
Mr.. Francis Connor, In charge of thu
|
laying out beautiful garden teeT'ng II
vegetation, including that for the table ai
well as the ornamental, In the shape of rose
bushes and creeping vines, and the gratehI
shade afforded to the visitors yesterday at
tested the good taste and Judgment of Mr.
Connor.
The point of the location OF the Grca
Falls Ice Company Is at least $50 feet aboy,
tide-waf n, and the superiority Of the Ice
being free from all impurities, Is thus ap
parent.
The basin from which the ice Is obtained
covers an area OF three quarters Of mile II
length and quarter of milo In width
from which Ice to thickness Of 12 inchci
can be cut, making IN aggregate Of abou
30, 900 tons.
Mr.. John Pettibonc, the originator of thC
company, deyotes all his energy to develop
their ice-felds, and has, in connection witt
Messrs. Church and Van Rlswick, succeeded
ln making the Great Falls Ice Company
success, ,as Is attestcd by the numerous wagon
. now traversing every section of Washington
and Georgetown in furnishing the ooollul
article to many households. 6t
After viewing the works Of the company
, and inspecting the grand basin, from whcr
the ice Is gathered, the invited guests, nun
bcring some sixty, were summoned to
bountiful and elegantly selected repast, sc
In the spacious dining-room Of the company
, used In the winter season for the accommo
, datlon OF the employees of the company
The bill Of fare comprised everything palat
able, cvinclng the good taste OF the caterer
. (Mr. Sebastian Aman) as also the committe
on arrangements, consisting Of Messrs
Semken, Morsell and Boteler.
: The repast was most enjoyable, the Sc
/ lcctcd N.ands being partaken OF with grea
vim, the braclng air having sharpened tn
, appetitcs Of all to the kccnest edge.
. After the removal Of the cloth, an hou
was enjoyed In listening to toasts and re
/ sponsCs, the spirit of which being the sue
cess of the Great Falls Ice Company, organ
lied by District of Columbia enterprise, an
hoping that the people of Washington an
, &c )rgctoN,L will continue to foster the CON
parry by their patronage In preference TO a
others.
During the stay of the visitors Mr.. job
, q. Albcrs, Photographer, who Nccompanie
the party, took several views OF Wide Water
,. where the ice buildings are located, as ais
prominent scenery surrounding the grau
basin.
, On the return trip number OF spcechC
. were made, and there was q good time gCl
crcly. The pal.y reached the city at
O'Clock this morning.