Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-08-28

and Marshall parks, and other places.
Richmond ID Q hiliy city but we'll laid out.
The people seem TO b hustlers aud have
plenty Of business. The markets ere not
70 be compared 10 those Of Norfolk, but .
visit 10 them with their many funny look.
ing negroes will cause any one 70 laugh.
In one thing Richmond seems TO BE-
far ahead OF most other large cities,
and that h In street railwayA They
have large line, which 10 run entirely py
elecricity and carries great losds OF psssen-
gers mp the stoepsst hillA Tho line ID
big success and the citizens are proud OF
IL although 10 wss built sud 10 owned BY
Northerp cspitalists including . New York
b<odle alderman. In the old and rather
dflapidatsd capitol building the tourists
saw many interesting relics and spent
several hours very profitably.
Al noon on Friday the party again took
their boat and, passing out through the
canal, were soon on tho James river
again. They ran down the stream - far -
Claremont where they stopped for the
night This place was formerly the resi-
dence Of the late Major william Allan, who
owned IL. 500 acres Of land and had six
miles OF water front IL II now .
great shipping point for lumber which IL
cut In the back country and ahipped BY
vessel all over the world. Allarge number
OF colored men, who live In the dingiest
kind OF houses, work on the wharves for
low wages, and apparently are happy and
contented. The Lancaster boys found
great amusement In visiting their
cabins and Watching them bake hoe
cakes, and listening to their songs
aud other music After . very pleasant
night the trip was resumed Saturday morn
Ing and run back to Norfolk was made
for coal, ice and water. At noon the party
again took TO the bay and no stop was made
until 2 O'Clock on the following morning
when the boat drew up at Drum Point Ia
the Paw,uxet river, near Sullivan's Islsnd
and 100 miles above Norfolk. At this point
there 10 excellent crab fishing and the party
took no less than 600 Of these "birds" DO.
fore noon. Some Of them were Of tremen.
dous size. They were steamed, then
deviled, and made into crab cakes. Many
were brought home by the boys In cooked
state, and box Of twelve dozen live ones
we're secured by Johnny Snyder In OK.
celient condition. In this river
oysters were found In abundance,
and the boys picked up several
bushels Of the finest kind, which they had
served In every style. Here row boat in
which four members OF the club wers
seated, was upset, and oil were pitched
into the bay st point whore the water Wa
over 80 feet deep. Oneof the party was only
saved from drowning by the hardest kind
Of work. At4 O'Clock, Sunday afternoon,
the rope was loossned and the plaoe Wal
given good-by. The next point reached
was Bay Ridge, whore the party stopped
long enough to witness . remark.
ably fne display OF fireworks representing
the fight between the Merrimao and Moni.
tor. They then proceeded TO Annspolii
where they remained oil night, visiting the
naval school, state house, barber shop
and other interesting places. At
O'Clock, the homo trip was taken NJ
and by o'clock the party were back .
Harve-de- Grace, at their starting point
Here Captain Coleman and his trusted
lieutenants we're given goodbye and ths
party took the cars for Lancaster
perfectly satisfied that they had ont
Of tie best trips ever made BY
Lancaster pleasure seekers. The liv
Ing on the boat was very rich and som,
Of the members OF the club gained al muct
- ten pounds
Tho club has arranged TO 60 again mex
| year and have already secured large sail
ing vessel, In which they will not onl,
Walt tho Chesapeake, but will cruise aion
the A.isntlc coast