Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-27
GEORGETOWN.

A NEW STEAMSHIP appeared in our waters
dents of this section, She is quite a novelty,
being the "Hercules,' one Of six steamships
built by Reany, Neafe & Co., at Chester, Pa,
for the Reading Railroad Company. This is her
nrst trip, and her services not being needed on
her line (Which is an adjunct to the Reading
Railroad Company on account of the strike OF
the miners whence they draw their supplies of
j. Mehaffey, the agent of the Consolidation
Coal Company, inasmuch as she was coming to
Acquia Creek any how to discharge q large lot
Of spikes and railroad iron for the Fredericks-
burg and Gordonsville railroad, now under con-
struction. AS she came up the river this morn
ing she attracted considerable attention. and
from the following description it will be seen
that few Of such steamers would keep
our coal wharves as clean as a pin,
and that with all their size and capacity thew
draw very little water, and are built and
safety. The Hercules, commanded by CAPTAIN
John Ketchum, is 20s feet long, with 81 feet
beam, is built entirely of iron, (Kinch plate
brig rugged. Her capacity is 100 tons. deduct
ing from which 100 tons for fuel and parapher-
MALTA, leaves freight capacity of 1000 tons.
she has her own hosting apparatus, with donkey
engines, &c, so admir- ably arranged that II can
work on three large matches at once and dis
working honrs. The complement of men Is oniv
10, all told, and her speed, with propeller
dipped, 10 knots per hour. With full freight
suC OuIy uTdWS IL Ieet OF water, on even keel.
She has one peculiar feature, that of the "water
bottom" the bottom Of the ship, three feet hiob
from the keel, being used as q water compart
ment In lieu OF ballast, this compartment being
emptied when the ship Is freighted but return.
ing light ls hl'ed with water, thus serving as
Dauast AND strengthening the vessel itself. Her
cost was about $40 600, all apparently spent
with view to stout machinery and a strong
ship. She is now loading and will leave to-more
row afternoon for Portland, Me-. not to return.
as BY that time probably work will be resumed
in the Pennsylvania mines, for service i'm con-
nection with which she was built.
THE COAL TRADE.-For the week ending Nav
list 211 boats, with % I'D tons of coal left Cum-
berland by the canal for this port. The coal
docks here never presented such a lively an
pearance, over ffty-two boats averaging ITO
tons OF coal each, being unloaded every day.
VALUABLE HORSE SToLRN.-Mr. George Fox
had valuable blOOded colt stolen from his sta-
BILE on Tuesday night last, valued at 500. and
all efforts thus far to discover the where bouts
OF the thief have proved unsuccessful.
RUNAwAY.-AbOut three O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon horse belonging to Dr. Ii. Magru-
der started off on High street with the buggy to
which he was attached, and came down the
street towards Bridge at a furious rate, but ran
into his stable in that vicinity without further
injury than smashing tho top Of the buoyy
MEECHANTs' ExCHANGE-Four Thousand
bushels prime wheat sold on Change this morn
ing at 81 81 u, and 700 bushels ordinary at 81 80
to S1.35, " ~''
BASE BALL.-A picked nine OF Georgetown
players visited Alexandria yesterday and pIayed
game with the Independent Club OF that CITY.
resulting In tie game, 40 to 45.