Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-10
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a.,x ,f.es noon Saturday the crowd
q. sa Gage street bad it, attention
Lea from the blaze by the sounds Of gen
=. ..s frantic footing from the river
-, the Della Collins, the steam
-. sd the .hifter's on the Maine Cen
.,es,. seemed to vie With one an
nrhieti could make the icudess
0ye, al sounded strange sound,
- ro.e Of chime whistle, strange
whs,n? IL there another ares" ran
s,.;c,l eaestions. No, hs the nev
-e.np hack The answer from the peo-
ss hank, and with a common i'm
- he crowd rssh forward to look 1t
- a the disturbance and its eonss-
ssss sIeiisne
rnvs belor, On the troubled surface Of
....g,sasbee, whose waters we're dAshing
-, Indignant at the south winds sudae-
:, a,murely rode along the pretty craft,
..3v trimmed steamer, brand new to
80, he most ignorant eye.
.,he Gardner of Gardiner, the new
- o.asI b The Augusta & Bath Steam
,.,co psyin9 the Capital City the first
...,D be hoped, many visits.
an ,s,osyh the noon hour and the early
a, the afternoon, the Gardiner lay at
=. ,s.mboat wharf and vas boarded by
n.ay .3mring 'lsitor'.
n3 oeiock Cap, Higgins gave the order
-. a ard Eve minutes later her nose
-, s,,asd toward the namssaks city and
-, s,gvsller was ehDrninz the waves
.,ff7 the HallovsIl wharf was reached,
..s three innate. later the boat was again
az, s.y. reaching the wharf at Gardiner
ss4s. having made the sir miles IN 81
.iss,e. artaaI RAINING time.
Angng others on board on this trip were,
Ia, tho ,Aicer. of the boat General
u,,,zgr #. z Bos itch Of the line, c. W.
y.,ry Of Hotel North, Alonzo necaas-
g,ss Dspaty sheriff II. r. Morse, Ciar-
arr, Gran. local olerk for the Boston
Ma, = ". llai.ted Of the New Age, C. =.
E!yn, II ,hs j., ANAL snd reporter for
,hs ate, paper Mr. John NJ. Webster
,,s /, sarty II Young la'iles occupied the
to. while I'll over the boat were several
Aapyy snail hoy..
The Gardner sas contracted for in De
senber l-31 and Vas launched last May.
she "a. lesignc,l anl built by c. Is. iIsr-
.a,lon Of Bath anil her fine engine is from
George Hoglton Jr'. Works. She cost ia
al over .i301-
She !. "A FEET long, 20 foot beam and is
,sgst.red a. = ~ tons. Her propeller is
an feet N diameter With a foot pitch.
ID. d. licensed to carry lO3 passengers AMI
hs. tso sooi-.ileJ metallic iifeboats.
The deck hou.e D, divided below as fol
~. the forward or smoking abin, engine
room anl large isliss cabin, in the rear of
shs,h ). an open space that SIll accommo-
iste large uumher. Overhead, forward,
!. ihg plot house, a roomy structure, built
70 accommodate the captsin and purser,
9Th comfortable bunk IN the rear. Aft
Of tin. a the smokes'ack and then the up
Ley deck nth accommodations FOR 30 PEG
pie
The boat Is airaatvely painted and pre-
sent. most pieasng appearance to the
mast r,i. a, observer She rides easily,
tasqs rough sat.r With hardly any percep-
thls notion when the engine and pro-
pelier bearing. have worn little so that
Der machinery an be run at full speed the
Gardner ). expected to make a creditable
name for herself as fast boat.
She Is Offered as follows Captain,
FH.fa HiRgia. the veil kno~n commander
# the lIzAc NJ Snow Of the same line and
sns Of the best pilots on the river; engi
aser g. Churchill mate, John Parker
Pur.sf II y Sasp,r all except the cap
tan Of Aggi.'a
saturday The Gardner met the Lizzie N
SuaE q, Gardner anil carried the latter ;
passenger. anl IRE Shf 10 augusta. Mon
lag she aill begin her daily runs between
augusta AMI Fort pofham while the Liz
re vii ran b,iseen the Eastern river and
Bait.