New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-18
SUMNER TRAVEL.
ACTIVITY ALONG THE RIVER FRONTS.

ACTIVITY ALONG THE RIVER EoN -
NAVIGATION TO BE RrsUMTp UNDER rAvoEAniT
CmCUMSTANCLs-sTEAM Il1 II IN'lL-
LENT CO, DlTION-BOATs, INV OR Eihll HI
Thcharbor and river fronts dulng the last wv"
weeks have prcs.n cd uum>tahnhc evidence that the
LONG. winter season over Extensive preparations have
bccn made and are making still by steamboat lines TO
meet the demands Of the spring aud summer trade
Steamboats, that have been laid up during the winter are
coming out in their dress. ana Wlthh hhu """N
might easily be taken for new boats lhry nav" "'h
put in complete order the machinery ana n"'Is nave
been carefully examined aud repaired. furniture hH'
been new ly upholstered and carpets have been "
TIN, LOG of the winter the Hudson II ~ follows:
November Il. decidedly cold weather began ana '"'r
DAYS afterward the last Canalboa arrived al udr""''
the last tows came from Troy and Albany me IA! ""
,r The las, trims Of III, Albany and Troy night boats
ver, made Novcn her -. The last 1ps OF The james '"
Baldwin down aud the Thomas Cornell M, were m'd'
December T. The mercury registered o' below zero at
Rondout december 80 January 3 the la~t trip q" the
fcrryboat at Eondout made. ana the same 'l')
teams crossed the river to Kingston on the ICE i"o
team. stopped crossing the river March T. ana VI" N"
vch made her first trip. The Drew wa the hI-' boat e"
the season to Albany leaving here on the evening 4"
uoh q, Her first trip laet season twelve days
.o,.r The sxty-six canal-boat- frozen in at Albany
early In the winter left there March 81
The Drew and the St John. both steamers ~ me TOO
IT. ine have been thoroughly renovated and over
hauled the St John receiving new sehm-ll ana "N
,eusive repars Ia her machinery and boilers The, -a
every week 4lay nj g y. M, from Pl'r ~" Al N"rIn
River The Saratoga and the City Of Troy 81 The 'i
zcn. Line, have been put In complete order, and began
running io Troy March -. They viii start from Pier
No 20 North River. daily except Sainrlhl ~ = - m
MIL MAY | when the company viii remove Z" thfr
urw and more commoThous pier NJ" ~ " Al-'"l"'i al
North RIVER. The G: Nihbhid "hl lI"" -,i 'i,'"i'
running about June The Willard II now at VI, '"n-
Dan, 1> ng her tains rchijed in hard wood "f lnl
ia. le
H. Lame. " Raldv in and Tlirua- cornell. running
frr,n Trr no "a North RIVER d,lt % iu. to Ron
don't kine-ton Poughkcep-ie and intermediate points
"n he Illd-on have been couIIri'h o. i'rd fof ihc
-. Tea, rl TN, MARY Tuw,li. which nuns tctnc,u
N"vhnfe She has been thoroughly rebuilt and " rJu-
The -tonnc,on Line steamer Nnrragnn.rti running
between t.is city and @,"hinfi"n. VII me ,''i'r
siniinguu. is COMPARATIVELY ne" boat. Wing " al
most entirely T'hhli WIN many '' f",,l.'i ,." !" .
sure against fire from IN" h".' '''h'' IT, "N '
hulkh,,d inco-lrc has been built AROUND Toe N"ll'
from The bottom uf the vessel To 10" iuffl ur d''N Ia
the galley are patent N'ii'I'a'"7 .,.' " .' 10" 49,
iu ,n of odnr and smoke from between d"rl> M ln
proved sy-ieiu of lighting La hH" ""' hd"ii'd
which will hc put on the St"h i"h ana ,"' '''H " .
pr,>,loe Line Under the old - -t'iu 'h' siT was car
md IN rubber baCs which "'ic unsafe nom H'i.'
Iauy OF the -tat'rnoin- =" that They '"ud h" r
,h hirricne ,lrrA Of the Nirrigau-ctt int" Inch t.
compressed. at Ire~sut" Of about 20 Ilnlr 4" The
II ,lnt ot. or all MAY 10, used Ii The time.
~ accident there is no DANCER from plp
.n,irc 900 bnruri-,wil pt,c steady Night Of about
t e3,i,, ,'le p"wcr Wl an the hlricl- ia uli oicc
Ttn,,iat r,hi only about 300 feet ~ ,a-
summed The -ouinron Of this line has ale" hr'n thor
Ihr new straincr M,-sachu-eti- ~ the Provide noe
Line hn- been r, painted and the furniture ln- l"' &C.
upholstered. lnH tn new D'A' J., ''"I' '"t'v 10
liz place Of the oS Rhode Island ''-,l WI j." run
und,I charter. The new boat ,. n9" h'dnk al H'i'1'
Conn by Kohbiu Palmer. ana VIII b' 'a'\ 10Y J.h'
she H. to be- $40 feet VA lngth on me l"td 'l I''i
breadth Of huh. and H. feet delnn 3i h",d IT,, ,nn'-
will be- go inches diameter 80 ' hhrf' ana ~ ''I
the longest stroNc Of any -icsnoai on ~" SOUND cor
the Hudson laNer IN" VIZ Vs. n,'" T,,n M.' r'"'
improvements mshilnk pom t'i' ~ an" ''''u' . ~,
urdecport Line viii two h'h- ~ usual. n"h "i
I, ,r rIr The bridgeport viii ayc lrcr No % Las,
River daily ~ 30 a. H.. ana TIE Laura al 30 in
daIy. -idcr the great amount "i h'lsh Nh'h me-
STEAMER. AXE 10 be- distributed along ihc I"u-n"uic
and Nagntlck Ialroad- often requiring extra t1- O."
,cr.i, ,artirs through ihc summer from o., Manga
tuch Nnlr1 and along the Hou-st"uic tHNtf The h'"
ha. jm~m Thoroughly o,cfhaul,d during the winter,
ami TIE painting T. now being finished -" thht -" VIII
pl.c, of the nili boat tO'' ti. 10. it"rli" "i iAr
line. which l. 10 b" ni III h'i a-S "rdr i"f Va, -,n
dan route. These boats leave i'ckrli DAM at and
1880 =. m, except SUNDAY rue lr,.-" franc "' prs
The Ciy oi NrwNolk and the tii' ~ Hartford "i ne
Hartford Line leaving F'cktip h'trnil' ~ d'HN ~
hidilcown aud Hartford. have boon "''1hul'd The
Granite state Of tn same me J., he it '''1' f'o
waited for cXcursnn travel Inc if''~ ana
the Providence have been iPhhi,,'' f,t.r-
p,tcd the furniture ms p',n IT, IT, ''.i w.
messenger and freight traffic Tho nov IRON Hul stool
la'T tuil,iinc bv John Konch son for this line will
be- even finer than the other boai1 She VIII be ready III
w stsrin's NrwIIavcn Transportation Company has
given the steamer Erastus Corning general overhaul
ING aud the John H. Starn Is Ia be lall up for repairs
,,,sd,t,lv Thcse bnatn will ran to Nc,y-flayru daily
from pier No. l. North River, al D. Ia, for passengers
and freight The freight business II - heavy That the
uroiunr Mohawk valley will make two trips week
An Xtra freight steamer Prep raion- are hcing made
to ut cxcur.on boats I'm good condition before the -ca
son begins The owners have been much stlIIcd up 10y
tine accident. OF last -uIuef The John I Martin aud
the Mnttcawan have been chartered 10y the Manhattan
south Ferry 10 connect with The railroad ~ Bay Ride
Las, year trips made every hour only which proved
unsatisfactory. Both boats have bten repaired thoi
oubly aud the boiler aud reroom have been incUrod
by an iron bdkh head compartment running from The bot
ssfsty against Perforated seauppes arr also htted
I'm tl,e holds Tor distinguishing fire.
six of tine boats OF the Iron Steamboat Company VIII
also he employed In excursion THtcl-four Cf them be
five years. and two 10 the sea n'ach 'opahl i" the
same time The other or seventh boat now hlng con
srucied will he chartered as general excursion boat
rc ,c,,rson boats starin's Combination being
oy.rha-d and reprinted. ana lh'i arr receiving tl inc
The boilers aud nrc-rOous being inclo-cd IN iron
castings compartments, ana lsI'ofht.h steam lIpS
Superintendent Eserton said recently tnt we ~ iroh
for excursions pronis- 10 y" n'',., tnnn nv t I'M
and August, and the hSsighi"u- lhhd" nave h'' ono
business Is done with ridewhoc steamer four tugs
and six barge hundred men nave been employ ga ~
prov 10 buildings md grounds The Ih"mr oil
yer Laura NJ sinr1n and other steamer Will attend
| 10 the Glen Island buainrna
John H. Matbrr of Fot Jenerqun, L. L. i about 10 lhy
the keel Of "a thcnasted schoourr for Captain t"oIgc
Dayton aud others be- employed IN The general freight
ing business, Her dcnsiOns are: lSpgh 0 Keel 10
feet width OF beau, 3Xs feet. depth OF hold. 10 feet
She II to he launched IN November. Jesse tafU, ot
horthpor L. t. has signed eontrnct t0 build three
ssed schooner OF 700 tons l95 feet keel % feet beam
ii hold at cost ~ about F32 900 The schooner
| Ia 10 be launched In October
The reason given by the coored man for
| the ind ega of