The Wilmingtonian., 1886-07-24
ALONG THE CHRISTIANA.

Cnflstlana any OF Unese aiIeFnoOus anu Gldh-
cling across to the Harlan s. Hollingsworth
yards one cannot but be impressed with
feelings of pride at the busy scene.
What merry music the incessant tapping
OF great iron hammers, of steam saws of
kissing steam whistles, quick and sharp,
with the accompanying harmony of deep
toned slow basso of the steam crane as it
lurches around back and forth into position!
These notes of busy industry come pleas
antly across the tranquil old Christiana tel
ling of the hundreds of busy hands forming
and shaping and building for the future car
rying trade of the country. 1t tells better
still for contented orderly hardworking
American citizenship Of happy homes,
merry children, pleasant school days-indeed
of all the good things of this life.
Along the Company's wharf there is al
ways something of interest to be seen. The
large British barque Stadacona has only just
left ON her long voyage to South America
laden with railroad material.
Right opposite is the handsome new steam
tug of the New York, Philadelphia and Nor
folk r. r. Co. Moored close to her stern is
the Highland Light,an ancient river steamer
come in to be dismantled and broken up.
Youth and old age together The steam
from her last voyage and now condemned
The Highland Light is an old river boat
of some thirty years Of age. She has been
running most recently on the Choptank river
between Cambridge and Baltimore dong
good traffic business with the numerous
stations along that route.
At the bow of the steam tug is the leyia-
than Amphitrite looking gray and harmless
and as if she sadly needed u coat of fresh
paint. She appeared as placid and quiet as
her neighbors the canal barges, The Am.
plitrte, however, may have, in the future, a
prominent part to play in the naval history
of the country
Farther down the river the new quarters
of the Bachelors Boat Club Look quite
gay in new paint and streaming flags.
The structure is quite an ornament to the
riverside and the young gentlemen through
whose energy it was constructed deserve q
great deal of credit and every encourage
ment i'll their undertaking from their fellow
citizens.
Upon a courteous invitation to visit the
boat house a comfortable carpe:ed and up
holstered ante-room is discovered. TIVE
sides Of the wall are occupied by locker
where the members store their racing ant
ath'e c5,tumo Each locker has tho own
ers name inscribed upon the door-and i
may be added that many of the names i'm
ply good future for the rowing record O
the club. Beyond the auteroom is lonI
spacious apartment whose wide doorwa
opens directly on the river This is the boat
house proper.
1t is about sixty feet !ong by twenty wide
and fifteen feet high. There are five praC
tice boats in the possession of the club jus
now, double-oared outrigger Shell and on
siugle-paired outrIgger. Also sx-oare
barge (the Facon) Al feet long. She wa
bought from the Pennsylvania Club q
Philadelphia. There are additionally tw
four-oared barges (out-riggers), the Idalii
and another without name, both about til
same length as the Falcon
Flags and trophies are artstically dispo'
ed about the ante-room and the Bachelor
certainly appear to know how to make then
selves comfortable and their visitors graf
fed.
We notice the following, in regard to IL
club, in our morning contemporary of Il
Goth Inst.
"The members of the Bachelor Boat Clu
l adopted new uniforms at their last meetu
and they will be worn for the first time
I their regatta, which will be 10 about tv
y weeks. The uniform consists of a jers
shirt striped maroon aud black, with pei
: caps to match, the regulation blue knicke
/ bockers and stockings. No doubt the eli
: will present fine appearance at their fin
!. regatta, and the public is cordially invit
If to witness the event. The club promises
1t give several exhibitions of its skill duri
e the season for the benefit of the citizens
|. terested in aquatic sports. The date of t
n moonlight excursion to be given under
lie auspices of the club has been fixed for We
/ nesday night, August II. The steam
a. Brandywne and the First Regiment Orch
n- ira have been engaged for the occasi,
n Thomas S. Lewis Of the firm of Farra
c. Lewis has been elected captain Of the clr
w No Prize-Fighters Wanted Here
1t is pretty likely that the Philadelp
sy prize-fighters who two or three weeks
ay chose Delaware soil as the locality for dee