Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-08-28
4 SEvEN-DAY CRUISE.
oeuns accent Of fhsis PIssaas "Trip on m
onssspsshs-rhs xowns They Visited.
mssrA nssses snd Uarson Rescus
Rasr Of DAsksya From Drowning.


mssrA nssses snd Uarson Rsscasa
Paae Of pAsksss From Drowning.
4 1Ae members Of the Ray club, who left
llnensosr on Aoaday Of last week, on their
nnnunl trip down the Chesapcakes returned
= Lancaster On the 0.A5 train Last evening.
DAey ell came back broosed By the
mns but looking excssdingly we'll
H. club probably had The best
o1mo q Gny that haa len Lancaster this see-
-. Thsy wsso Jolly crowd and could
~ Woll - OeherwisA The club arrived In
Unvro oo5Gmne shortly after eleven o'clock
1870 oay q shsir Start and proceeded st
enoo % ths wharf where the steam tug
= 4 Amanas PoWslI," which bad come up
- pallimore during the forenoon, wss
HUI1l1n9 thsm The craft u about seventy.
s2vo ~ n length,an the club had It fitted
- Win large number Of mattresses, 20
- thsy were not at Q los for places
Is slsen The captain Of the tug wss War
~ W. Coleman, man who has followed
~ Chesapeake aimee boyhood, and he was
ably assisted In his duties by Mate George
Il Compte, one Of the best Of seamen. The
boos furnished one colored cook, and the
dab had hired another, and they were kept
busy preparing good things for the boya
Bosldes these tho crow included Engineer
John Rodgers and two Hremen.
The boat left Havre-d de- Grace at II O'Clock
and the members Of the club soon had on
aheir sailor toys snd were prepared for sea
lifa. They steamed down past the govern
msnt hatchery and the greatest duckirg
grounds IN the United States and were soon
outupon the broad watersof the Chesapeake.
The asterncon was spent on the bay and II
vue very lively. About o'clock the boat
nm Into large school of porpoises, and the
pasDsngers had . splendid opportunity Of
sealing this peculiar fish, several OF which
pesssd under the boat A pistol shot from
member Of the club cansed the old sea
J dCn TO disperse In evory direction.
About o'clock the party arrived at Bay
ntdse the famous watering place OF the
Chesapeake, which In owned and controlled
b. ths Baltimore & Ohio railroad com.
pany. The craft was tied to an old and
almost worn out pier and nearly all the
nombera OF the club went ashore TO SEQ
she large crowd and listen 70 the sweet
music Of the celebrated band OF the An
napolis Naval school which furnishes the
music d the resort during the summer.
The member Of the club who did not care
20 sshors spsnt the time Hsbing for crabs
md caught bushel Of the queer fsh. Be-
tween and O'Clock the whole party was
ngnin On board and the boat left on it, long
NIP for the South. The weather was any
thing but PLEASANT % the heavens were
eovered with thick black clouds and the air
wna damp This seemed to have no effect
On the boys however, and after Watching the
lighthouse, vessels and other interesting
objects they retired - comfortable % at
home Tuesday morning all were up bright
end osrly and the weather was very pleas
ont A. II O'Clock the boat pulled
Into FORTRESS Monroe, another famous water.
ing place, and 10 few moments every body
We ashore. The fuagnifosnt Hygeia
hoesls which IL one OF the largest In this
country, the great fort and other interesting
places were visited. At two O'Clock The
trip was continued, and Norfork was
reached In something over an hour. Here
NE boat was lied up for the night,
and everybody went ashore and had
splendid time until Q late hour.
Norfolk, on the Elizabeth river at the end
: o. the bay, 10 IN old but solid city with uu-
surpassed markets, splendid water front
nu0 excellent beer. Theold church. In which
N English cannon ball yet remains was
one Of the most interesting things seen. 1t
We while tho boat wss In this port that the
heavy storm was raging on the bay. There
Wa no rain there, but the wind was terrific
end the club was rocked to sleep by the
heavy wsveA While most OF the boys
wore mp town Ex-Mayor Morton and Harry
Carson, who were on the toat, saved q
small sAil-boat which was loaded with
mslens and manned by two darkeys,
iron oapsixing. Had 1t not been for their
timely aid the craft would have been
wrecked and the boys drowned
early on Wednesday morning the trip
was resumed, but not before the party had
suooseded IN securing bushsl Of tho finest
oysters Imaginable, which wss nearly the
whole supply that came to market that
Worning. With steam up the party
proceeded up the bay past For
tross Monroe, and the famous stone
fortress called the Strip Rsps," nearly
opposite. which II fast falling into decay.
They went ct once to Ocean View, Q water.
Ing place In Q bay near the Atlantic
Ocean. Here the boat was anchored aud
1or four hours the boys caught hsh almost
- fast - they could throw In their lines,
They wsrs Of many different kinds, inoIud.
3ng spots, croakers, DO, but all were Of
good sIza In the afternoon several OF the
party went ashore In row boat and on.
joyed splendid bath. Between 4 and 6
O'Clock the clouds began to gather and
grow black, and the captain mott
ned the party that Q storm was
< MT IA
hayo TO be reached. The anchor
- quickly pulled out OF the mud, and Of or
n hour ana hsli's run on q very heavy
- made dangerous by high wind New
port News was reached, and the boat was
hstsnsd up for the night. Newport News
- Q small town at the mouth OF the
James river. and almost exactly at the
spot whore the Merrimsc and Monitor had
thsir famous fight during the war. Here
ne Old Dominion and chesapeake and
Ohio companies have tremendous coal
Wharvcs and grain elevators from which
these products are loaded into boats Al
slough the town IL new and small II
= fast becoming popular and 10 much
1eeorted to BY tourists. The Warwick
house u one Of the finest hotels In the
country and 10 entirely new. About
three-fourths Of the population OF the place
are coiored people, but the majority OF them
live In district by themselves called the
Hocketa" This 10 an interesting place 10
20 at any time. The male inhabitauts all
work ON the piers and the females are Of
the most disreputable kind. There are
several saloons In the "Rockets,' and thew
~ largely patronizsd. One police officer
!ooks after all the darksys, and he has his
hands full most Of the time.
On Thursday morning the tug left for
Rsohmono, passing up the James river,
This u one OF the most historical rivers iu
this country, and the tourists had sn ex