Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-09-05
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The Baltimore Gazette, in an account
Of the trial trip of the steamship Raleigh
says:-The succs IS OF the Baltimore
and Southern Steam Transportation
Company has been somewhat of IA
pleasant chapter i'll the Commercial
history OF Baltimore. IN the spring of
1867 the steamship james 4. Gary
made occasional trips to Wilmington,
\. c., FROM this port bat the bull, of
the trade was carried IN sail vessels and
by rail. The present agents Of this
line, McssrS Andrews & Co.. believing
that a profitable steamship line could
be established, chartered the steamer
Frances, and placed her on the route.
This led to the organization Of the
company owning the James /. Gary
and James \. Gary, Esq. was elected
President. The Gary was put on the
line, and the company made Andrews
( Go. their agents, Il position they have
filed 10 this day with satisfaction to
the Company, the merchants of Balti-
more and the South having business
the company bought the Lucille, and
adopted their present name. Mr.. Ga
II resigned the Presidency III 1868, and
Daniel J. Foley, the present President,
was elected III his place, and he has
since given il all the time and inteli-
gent attention necessary to fix its IN,
tcrcsts upon a solid foundation.
Now the line has five first class steam
SHIPS making three trips each week,
and contemplating at no distant day
ton. Tie following are the steamships
i
mage. viz:-D. J. Foley, Captain ID. j .
y. !. ChiIds, 4i;} tons; Lucille, Capt.
.Iuttn s. Bennett, 4}7 tons: James A
f:s;ry, Capt H. L. Hall POI tons. 11En
ming to New bern}, and the Raleigh,
Can't. Holm s Oliver, :J!t tons.
The Foley was built by Messrs John
:; I,nachman & Bros. Federal Hill, at
:. tut;ll cost Of SO, 900. She WAS finish
cI October the 3l 1872, and gave sucll
satisfaction that the Company ordered
Il new steamship. the "Ralti2h. ut Il
total cost Of so. .Ot3, and it is expected
hat another new one viii be ordered
COY the Nn&bcrn line.
Ii!E TRIAL TRIP Of THB RALEIGH.
Yesterday morning the Raleigh made
her trial trip, starting at ll.3o O'Clock
from Commercial wharf lFelI's Point.
to thc soeven-Foot Knoll and back.
The STEAMSHIP Rglided out of the iiver
very handsome : and the machinery
worked perfect ", and without I per
ceptiblc jar The wind was a heavy
head Wind and the beautiful steamer
made fast time considering this fact.
On approaching the Seven-Foot Knoll
the company wereinvited to NJ excellent
dinner on board.
TIE RETURN.
While at dinner the boat rounded
| and turned her head home ward, maxim z
Il complete circle III two and n half
! minutes. The run back to Baltimore
| was most delightful. The weather was
cool ana pleasant, ana the Raleigh
reached the wharf of the company at
! Hughes Quay without the slightest
| acci dent or occurrence out of the way
| of any kind whatever The machinery
| from the first worked bea utifully. aud
| trials were made on the way back OF
how prompt the bells in the engine
room would be answered. The result
y:s f.. tie entire satisfaction OF all
present The time consumed in reach
| ing the Seven-FoOt Knoll, fourteen
| miles. was one hour and twenty
minutes, and the return to the quay
consumed one hour and fifteen mintes.
| The fastest speed attained in one horn
was ten and half miles, though IL
or ler to show the fieetpess OF her heels
the distance from Fort McHenry to
! Fort Carroll was done on time, ut the
rate of fourteen knots an hour.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RALEIGH.
The screw propeller Raleigh wa:
built by John S. Beacham Il Bro.
South Baltimore of Chesapeake whit,
oak, Georgia pine, and Hackinatacl
knees. She was commenced on th
1st November, 1872, and finished
week ago. She is of 593 tons, and b,
Custom-house survey 100 feet long
80 feet beam. 1G feet deep, and Isl
feet over all. Her engine, built b.
Master & Donnefl, is 80 by'36, vertca
engine, independent adjustable cut off
same, is II! feet long by II! return
tubular, capable of working up to 10
, horse power. There is adonkey engin
and boiler on board independent, an
the propeller wheels are after @ ne'
pattern by Master & Donrell.
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The Democratic party, says the Kan
sas City Times, is stronger to-day tina
at any time since the elimination c
the Charleston Convention in 1860
All ex-United States Treasurer q fe7
! days ago applied to General Spinner
l. the present Treasurer, for position q
messenger in his office. Who is he ?
$ An old navy officer states that tier
/: are not as many guns atioat In on
S navy as there were in 1S44 by ont
: fourth, and that there are enough me
t at present connected with the depar
e ment to command the combined navie
of italy, Austria and France.