Daily Republican., 1882-04-05
OUR RIVER BOATS
STEAMER s. n. FELfo"
~" ,,sonELY FITTED UP.
Make atrial Trip ro.M"rro~ 'sos
Te ""n ,,iou OF Her summer
Re'" Ncxt Week-Other
TIE Tn.,s OF Interests sath'
.r,d by Reporters

The large aud commGa1"uSb nin% nas been ee run
aias rssa ibis city and Philaue'pn,"' ,,,nsr ,e,
pct Kegn 'hsr Of wears, during the summer
NUM- IL row lying at her wharf, ioot
eesson, Is 10 street, and is surely floating
pf freh'n h,rinr Y been thoroughly over
.s"ed a and rented, prepa,a'oT1yn Tne az out M
agv s.iro upon her summer srlps, = rne n,jace Iu.
teIllh ,rpearance of this floating paiace
|Thu "pi pai,rractive, she having receiveo
; very tyY, Ssnrtit of the painter prush,
ne .h lu.' III ~ III, brilliant colors that arc
ElIn El,ir | ,ayished upon q boat OF this
slsua sPsua"' Willie the outside Is nt'ract've, ,n :
l, Elnu, intsrior is no less inviting, anu .he
the a,e,ce nance of the "Folton' thi' season
"rnas,es that OF any previous year.
|lar "a 'a,f, ;n,tTior has been repainted through
= ho '" "nd many improvements maze
~, pmonc which is new ana hannsoine s'n's
!, mv"s ,rns.els carpet, laid in the upper saloon
bta',v' ao" thp ladies' parlor and dressing
llu VI yI eh was furnished by Mr.
Eovn, Eon",yiIIe Wcrrell, of this city. Inc
J liaI S."i,nTe has all been re. upholstered IN
ua ulp.sr api.as,s.lsryle, new chairs have been
~ 1,as sS'Vs and IN TACT everything done that
uu W a15 comfort TO its patrons as wen
AZ 81 make it Il first c.ass passenger
..owhnat w M in every respect. The din-
~n S'' room has been equipped with many
an article, for the accommodation oi
those who delight in ealing d 'ie"i W
nv T,;s de,artment will still be under the
,nnarvis,ou and management OF mihe
has, John Reynolds, the well-knoWh
% DS,erer who has had charge OF TINS
kSsnartment for "a number of years. lie
has always pleased his numerous pat
rnnssven the most lastidlous, during the
Fnast ami has eftnotning undone this
saavon Il =, would add to the omfort
Lof those VINO lake their meals on the
|bost during the season. Tue refresh
ment s;anu ba. also been ht'ed mp III
/ fine style. Tie FELTON, is auoLg the
fines, boats that runs on the river,
while in point of spead she Is har" 10
heat. Her boilers are apparently new,
her machinery and other equipments
in frst.class order. She was recently
examined by the Government Inspect
ors who seIe well pleased with al her
machinery and paraphernalia. The
boiler was tested and stood ~ mounds
pressure, which could have been run
up to one hundred pounds, with appar.
ent ease, it only requiring less than
four minutes to reach the l5 pounds
pressure Taking all these things into
consideration, together with the nu-
merous improvements that have been
made, We predict for the FELTON, large
increase OF patronage during the cJm'
ing season. The fare to and from
Philadelphia will remain the same as
heretofore, which every one is familiar
with.
The boat will be ofticered the coming
season BY the following worthy and
efficient officers.
Captain, John p, Wiley; Pilot, John
Gray; Chief Engineer, Arthur j. Max,
we'll together with corps of efficient
assistants and deck lands, all OF which
| have hai years OF experience ard art
fully able to perform their respective
duties. A. representative of this paper
called upon t. & captain of the FELTON,,
yesterday afternoon, and was kindly
received by that gentleman, who gave
al! necessary Information regarding the
future career of this boat. 1t is pro
posed by the owners of the boat tC
make her trial trip to. morrow and ii
everything works satisfactorily, it is
thought that she will commence hel
regular trips next week; more definite
information, however, in this respect
Will be furnished in due time. 1t has
been stated by several newspapers,
Without authority, that the FELTON,
would be taken of the route between
tnls city ana Philadelphia, and taken
70 New York and used as an excursion
poat which statement has no foun da.
t:oh whatever, at the present time, and
tne people can rest assured that the
ieIton VIII be run for their accommo
uation during the summer.
THE OPPOSITION BOAT.
Ine steam propeller "Wilmington,
Hhlch Is designed to run hetw cen VI ID
IVY ana Phlladelphia, in opposition to
.he FELTON,, Went to Philadelphia yes
StefuSy, at which place she will receive
G Gel nhlshing touches together with hel
tufnlture, and will probably be read J
y. w r start on her trips on Monday