The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-09-17
Wide-awake Bridgeport.
A NEW STEAMBOAT DAY LINE TO NEW
YORK.

The following item, from the Bridge
port Standard of the 10th inst, will
doubtless prove of interest to those of
our rfellowtownsmen who, for business or
pleasure, often visit the metropolis:
The new Day Line" to New York will
soon become fixed fact Ground was
broken, yesterday afternoon, and water
pipe laid by Mr.. F. B. Bradbury, to con-
meet with new supply hydrant on the
wharf. The lumber for replanking
the wharf was also carted Yesterday,
and work thereon was commenced this
morning. The new freight shed which is
to be 100 feet long was also commenced
| by George A. Gould & Brother this fore
noon, and the spile driver has been at
work driving the large spiles to which
the steamer will be moored. The wharf
and landings are just below the lower
bridge and directly opposite the large
packing house of Mr.. F. A. Bartram,
who, by the way, is one of the principal
! projectors of this new enterprise. OF the
boat itself our citizens will be enabled to
| judge more fully for themselves in about
a week or ten days. In an interview
with the captain, we learn her name is
| the .' Rosedale," and that she is owned
| by wealthy citizen of New York. who is
interested in several steamboat lines.
| She was built little more than a year
| ago; is PIT feet long by "a feet beam, and
is licensed to carry l. 500 passengers. She
was built expressly for fast day boat,
has been running only about six months,
and the captain assured us 4" she can't be
beat by any afloat." He said the average
time between this city and New York
| would be about three hours and quar-
ter She is elegantly fitted up anu we'll
| furnished with life-saving apparatus, and
all the appointments of first-class steam
er. Mr.. Bartram and Captain Clark in
formed US they were not going to run
in opposition to the Bridgeport Steam
boat Company, but that the Rosedale :"
was simply coming to Bridgeport to ac-
commodate the people with day boat.
1t is proposed to leave Bridgeport about
| Z a. M, and arrive back here about p.
M. The fare for the round trip will be
one dollar. Tickets good until used.
Single tickets sixty-five cents. The
landing in New York will be at Pier SO,
e. R., foot of Market street, which is
convenient of access from any part OF the
city, This pier is covered with large
| freight house, and reliable agent has
been secured to take charge there. OF
the officers of the :. Rosedale," three are
Bridgeporters. Captain Jay l.. Clark
was for many years captain of the packet
sloop, "Thomas Ransom and afterward
of the steamer :" A. H. Bowman" When
city, Captain Clark had charge of her,
and afterward for several years he was
captain of the 's Bridgeport" when that
boat was owned by George Corliss, well
known, few years ago, as prominent
steamboat man. Shortly after the Bridge
port Steamboat Company was formed,
Captain Clark took command of the g ID.
r. Martin" running between Oyster Bay,
L. l., and New York, but the extension
of the North Side Railroad compelled
the company to withdraw the boat from
the line, and now after short season as
captain of one of the East River ferry
boats, he is coming back upon the Bridge
port route again. Captain JAY" as he
is familiarly called, was always popular
with the travelling community, and has
also the reputation of being a careful and
safe steamboat man. His pilot is Mr..
E. j. SheYood. of South Avenue, for
merly wheelsnan of the Bridgeport, I"