The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-11-14
THE HEROINE.
THE FASTEST STEAMER AFLOAT IN
THESE WATERS - HER FIRST
TRIP TO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OFFICERS, ETC.

Last Sunday morning the iron
steamer Heroine came steaming mp
to our wharf for the first time, and
was greeted by quite a large crowd.
The officers gave notice that she
would make q free excursion trip
to Moss Point and return, and
many of our citizens availed them
selves of the opportunity of TAX
ing a pleasure ride on this swift
aud beautiful boat. She ran to
Moss Point, put off her freight,
and after taking on board quite a
large crowd, came back down to
Scranton, where the eXcursiOnists
from this place disembarked, and
then she returned again to Moss
Point. In coming down the Off
GERS had IA fine lunch spread for
their friends by Shepherd Gray, an
old and well-known stewart on the
coast, and, judging from the bill
of fare. Shepherd sustained his
well earned reputation as a caterer.
The lunch was highly relished by
the excursionists, all of whom eX-
tend a hearty vote of thanks to the
officers and to Shepherd.
1t was our good pleasure to take
passage on the Heroine Monday
morning for New Orleans, and a
trip across the bay and lake on
such IA steamer is certainly II pleas
ant one. W. crossed the bar at
the mouth of Pascagoula river at
$50 am, landed at Biloxi, Missis-
sippi City, Pass Christian and Bay
st. Louis, and arrived at the new
lake end at $50, making the trip in
eleven hours, which is an average
of about thirteen miles an hour in
Guiding landings. AT some OF the
landings we were detained about
an hour, as at Pass Christian she
took on two horses, three bales
cotton, besides a lot of miscellane-
Gus freight. We think the Heroine
made over fifteen miles all hour in
running time. She is certainly the
fastest boat we ever saw, and it is
claimed she has made twenty-five
miles an hour.
We found the officers OF this
boat as clever a set of gentlemen
as we ever met. On deck was
Capt. ID. Miller, a quiet gentle
man, who does not have much to
say, yet is sociable and friendly
after becoming acquainted with
him. In the Office we found Mr.. j.
Kitredge, clever, jOvial and atten-
tive to business, and always ready
to accommodate his passengers.
at the wheel was Capt. Joe Fowler,
whom the boys say was born in a
pilot house. We don't know how
true that assertion is, but we know
Joe can put a boat just where
he wants her every time, and knows
the channel with his eyes shut. He
has been on the lake aud sound
since a boy of fourterni and is
and liked by everybody
along the coast.
1t had been announced along
the coast that Shepherd Gray was
to be stewart on the Heroine, which
news was hailed with anticipations
of something good to eat and well
cooked, but on going to the table
at breakfast we saw at a glance
that if Shepherd was stewart he
had lost his art since the last trip
we made over the sound with him.
soon found, to III disappOint.
ment, that some other man filled
that position. If a boat in this
trade wishes to be popular she
must have aboard a popular stew
art, and one who knows his bust
leSS.
The Heroine is a good boat to
travel OH, and her owner intends
cunning her in this trade perma.
No doubt she will receive
hat encouragement which she de-
serves, and will prove IA paying in+