Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-02

| its line to Texarkana from st. Louis through
| Arkansas, on a route parallel to the Iron
| Mountain, which will make it competing
road for all st. Louis and Texas business.
Second Trip of the Gem CITY.
Commodore Davidson's magnificent steam
er, Gem City, arrived at the levee last evening
at $50 o'clock, concluding her second trip
| from st. Louis to st. Paul. Commodore
Davidson was IN command, and held his post
on the pilot house throughout the trip. The
Gem City brought full line of passengers,
all of The staterooms being occupied, mostly
by people from the South, who come to Min
nesota to spend the summer months. There
was also large load of freight, the steamer
being loaded almost to the guards. She
steamed up to the levee IN grand style, and
was received by large crowd of citizens.
The Gem City was due here at noon yester
day. Delays were caused by the frequent
landings she was required to make, at each of
which She was compelled to take on heavy in
voices of freight She made in all sixty land
ings between st. Louis and st. Paul, at all OF
which she took on or unloaded freight or pas
sengers. These frequent stoppages necessari-
ly slowed the time for the entire trip 1t was,
as the commodore expressed it, "a dragging
trip throughout" but the passengers with
one accord pronounced it most delightful
journey, in the course of which everything
possible was done to make them comfortable
and their trip in every way luxurious.
The machinery of the Gem City worked to
charm throughout the trip, and not the
slightest accident occurred to alarm anyone
on board. 1t was the unanimous opinion of
all that more perfect running boat never
traversed the waters of the Mississippi river.
Il Ia- nf fhn IN,
this city, the Gem City left at about 1880 P.
NJ. on her down river trip, Commodore David
son still retaining command. She took on
large number of passengers but little
freight at this point
The vessel left st. Paul Friday evening,
June "a, and on her trip down made sixty
eight landings. taking in freight and passen-
gers, and, too, distributing passengers here and
there. The weather on the down trip was all
that could be desired. On Sunday Commo-
dore Davidson made preparation for religious
service for the crew, giving the swarthy roust-
abouts and coal beavers and walters the first
places, and the passengers falling in within
the sanctuary" as well as they could The
Commodore opened the services by an expla-
nation of this new departure, saying that he
wanted his crew, high and low, to feel that the
services Cf each and every one were essential
to the safety of the passengers ami vessel, and
he wanted each and every one to feel first his
to God, and then to his fellows,
and then TO the safety of The vessel and the
prosperity of the weekly line of tirst-class
boats from st. Paul to st. Louis. He urged
one aud all to be watchful, faithful and civil.
He said il did not hurt him to be civil to any
one who may ask him an important or uulm-
portant question. He closed by offering the
crew bible, which they would receive at the
clerks desk when they called for their money
at the end of the voyage.
The commodore announced that he would
hold service every Sunday, but when he could
have minister of any of the denominations
he would invite them to take part in the SER
vices, and having Rev. H. FL Cole, D. D., a
learned and eloquent gentleman of New York
city, and so he would call upon him to
address the crew. The reverend gentleman
spoke for thirty minutes on individual respon-
sibility, urging his hearers to be faithful in
the discharge of their duties, be they what
they may. DR.. Cole was listened to with
marked attention, and closed by reading a
hymn, which he requested his audience 10
DIN in singing.
The commodore again took the platform,
further urged his hearers to be faithful
and support him in his discipline, which he
meant to be firm in the right, without an oath
or blasphemy of any kind.
The commodores staff is particularly vaiu-
able in each part and harmonious as whole.
The first clerk is Mr. Hatcher, who has been
with the commodore for six and twenty years,
Mr.. Hatcher is peculiarly fitted for his post by
an unfailing fund of good humor and tact and
and never tires in caring for and
the wants and whims of the pas
sengers. The first steward is Z. B. Buckley,
who has had years of expert
ence on the river, and who it is said
never had man or woman hungry on his
boat but once, and that was when the passen-
ger got on board. After that the passenger
was never allowed to feel the pangs of hunger.
The chef, who is never, or hardly ever, seen,
is an important parsonage, and in the Gem he
daily gives most satisfying account of him.
self. Several things are noticeable on thu
Gem-one never hears an oath nor sees man
under the influence of liquor, (there is no bar
on the boat and one sees no card playing.
The commodore closed the services by read
ing from memory, and with great feeling, the
following hymn:
Just to let thy Father do
What He will;
Just to know that He is tr ue,
And be still
Just to follow hour by hour
AS He leadeth;
Just to draw the moments power
As it needeth.
Just to trust Him, this is all!
Then the day will surely be
Peaceful, whatsoe'er befall,
Bright and blessed, calm and free.
Among the passengers on the up-trip were
Mrs. Chadbourne aud family, Miss Cru
Mr. Henry and wife, s. NJ. Bayless and family,
Mrs. Kleinsmith and family, Mrs. Green, Mrs.
J. c.. McGee, Mrs. Letcher, D. Mackey and
wife, Mr.. Freeze and wife, Miss Sanborn, San
Francisco, Mrs. Cosgrove, Mrs. Graham,
Mr.. Kahn and wife, Mrs. Hayworth, Mr..
Chalmers and wife, Mr.. Moore and son, Mrs.
Howard, Mrs. Bopp. Mrs. Dow, Mrs. Bryant,
Mrs Farley, MISS Lewis, Harry Dickinson,
Laura D. Maxwell, s. j. Ahern, Frank Allyn.
MINUTES OF MEETING ON THE GEM CITY.
ST. PAUL, July IA meeting of the pas
sengers of the Gem City was held as the
steamer neared the city, and it was felt on all
hands that the watchfulness of the captain
and the attention of First Clerk Hatcher, and of
E. B. Buckley, the chief steward, be acknowl-
edged in public way, and the undersigned,
therefore, for themselves and in the cause of
the passengers generally, beg to thank the
captain, and the officers named, for securing
a most enjoyable passage, not marred by
word, or voice, or incident painful to the
most delicate ears, and they commend the