The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-12

atNo. 8 Newbold dynamo run bya 20
horsepower steam engine. There are
SS5 10 candle-power electric lights In
tho various apartments. There are
four United States regulation signal
lights on the outside of the vessel, one
forward, one aft, one on each side.
Then there is also one zoo candle power
search light on the forward part OF the
ship.
The main saloon is on the saloon
deck and is very large and beautiful
apartment. The color OF the wood
work is In white and gold. The up
holstery is In turquois blue. The car
pets arc brussels and are OF turquois
blue and eak color OF special design.
The heavy oaken furniture is also OF
special design, every piece having been
made for Its particular place and
Use. This saloon extends nearly the
whole length OF the boat and Is one
OF the brightest and breeziest places
| imaginable. The state-rooms on each
side are all handsomely furnished.
| The color of the hangings in all the
main ard gallery saloons are gold and
brown and terra Gotta.
The gallery saloon Is approached by
two oaken stairways rising out OF the
main saloon. The newell posts the
balusters and the rails are carved and
moulded in heavy patterns and
polished TO glass-like surface. The
colors are the same as in tho main sa-
| loon. The carpets and upholstery, in
Guiding the furniture, were furnished
by William d. Sharp& Co, of this city.
| 1t would require more space than an
ordinary newspaper has TO spare to
desciibe this Iloaiing palace in all its
| parts. Suffice 1t to say that 1t is com
| nlntp in nVpl'y mari and is a modal ..as,
sci.
The trip was most enjoyable one.
The guests were all in IL happy humor,
and OF the most sociable disposition.
That prince OF good fellows Thomas
johnson. who always does so much TO
make everything agreeable was here,
there and everywhere, and the MesSrs.
Benson were untifing in their atteIl.
tons. PRESIDENT Cause of tho Harlan
~ Hollingsworth Company was in the
tenjoymelft of rugged health and was
pleased at the splendid record his boat
was making. The owners of the boat
wore No less plcased.
The return trip was made to the
mouth of the Chrlstianu about .45 but
here delay occurred. 1hetug Taurus
which came out to tow the boat UP the
Christinna- took trip down the river
and met the boat down about Reedy
Is and but its services not being needed
/ turned around to come back but fel
50 far behind the Washington that she
did not catch up until half houraItel
the big boat had reached the moath of
the creek
The tide was low and swift out the
Chrisiiana and the care that hat
to be tuk,n going up the Christians
heightened the hour OF return to thu
Harlan * Hollingsworth wharves IL
OILS O'clock The only Inconvenience,
, arising from this late hour was tht
disappointment Of some OF the guest,
IN making certain trains for thei
homes, Amongst the genial guest!
, were A. r. Britton, ESQ, OF Washing
/ ton, attorney for the Washington ant
Norfolk Steamboat Company, He i
also president OF the American Sc
curity ~ trust Company. Ills com
, pany is building banking house o
, only one story, but that story is 4
, feet high wi gallery and a directors
! room in the rear. lie has argt
! anticipatlons of the success OF III,
, new steamboat line.