Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-19
ALONG THE wHARyEs,
The Accident to the Machinery Of the Leary
Other Items.

The Accident to the Machinery of the Leary
Other Items.
The inaugural Colonial Beach excursion trim
OF the steamer George Leary was an unfortu-
nate one. She left her wharf on Saturday even
ing Tor the Beach and was due on her return at
a. m. Sunday. She did not reach Washing
ton tiil after O'Clock in the afternoon. The
trouble was due to a breakdown in the ma
chinery. The accident occurred on the up trip,
not very far out from her lower landing. Sew
erai hours were consumed in making temporary
repairs and then the old and familiar boat was
compelled to crawl along at a painfully slow
pace. Her officers and crew acted commend
ably. Owing to her mishap she was not able
10 make the trip scheduled for yesterday. She
ii"o qn,te a crowd OF excursionists on board.
anu although their was some smouldering dis
appointment. openly everybody took the trial
good naturedly. The Norfolk and Washington.
py winch company the Leary is owned. state
tnat she will make trips hereafter as per adyer-
used schedule. large number Of excursion
. .s.s; VINO We're to have gone down on her yes
,erday. after waiting at the dock for several
hours, took the Marshall Hall and River View
steamers
some OF the timbers of the coal dock OF the
steamer Mary Washington broke last night
under their weight Of fuel Repairs will be made
The Jolly Fat Mems Club is holding its animal
carnival today at River View. All the boats have
carried Gown great throngs, and il looks like
the colossal success OF past wears will he
repeated THIS The executive committee COM
Prises Dr. L. L. Freidrlch, chairman; John t.
Scott, secretary; Charles Schafer, John Lipp-
hard, John Young. Henry Deckman, W. VI.
han; Jr., Henry Steiwer, Charles Upper and
Al Friedrich. The general committee il as
follows: T. s. Randall, Il. Z. Lee. John Holcer,
s. Brashears, J. Fraas, c. Kuhns. Joseph Gier'
Or, G; T. Greenlaw. John Nav, Philip Mans
field. p. j. DAILY, j. H. Buscher, William Kemp.
Fritz Herzog, Samuel Lee, Gus Schroeder, Con
kenealy, A c. HAYDEN, W. +. Manchester,
Charles Mathews. j. L. Hagan, Theodore
Balster, L. I. Bridwell.J. II. Evans, s. TAYLOR,
ID. Shea, John Davis, r. L. Chrisman. w. j.
Corcoran, G. E. Altman. W. L. White. Charles
Nolland. {. ID. Hood, Louis Snebel. J. r. Evans.
c: W. Fenton, Joseph Petgnat and II. s. Stow.
The fat men will engage in base ball, foot races,
sack races, three-legged races and a dancing
match. The judges are j. b. Prout, James
Koran and George p. Zorhorst. The orator Of
the day is Mr. E. B. Hay. The Pentz leaves on
her last trip down at 7:l5.
Steamer T. V. Arrowsmith arrived at her
dock on time last evening from her cruise to
Colonial Beach, Piney Point. Saint Georges
Island. Coan and Yeocomico. She left
Saturday evening with a goodly lot OF
passengers. Capt. Entwisle and Purser
to their guests. The Smith made the run up
from Colonial Beach, seventy miles, in the re-
markably fast time of four hours and fifteen
minutes, including stops at Riverside and
Alexandria
Capt Scott, late navigator of the sloop Wave.
and who retired from the business of water
faring to indulge his fancy for farming, has
returned to his old love- and shipped as sailing
master OF the schooner Mayfower of the Carter
d Clarke fleet.
Two police officers came to harbor head
quarters. yesterday and reported TO the harbor
officials that they had been detailed by their
lieutenant to visit Buena Vista, and that they
had been refused admission TO the Florence.
They were promptly taken down on the Joe
Blackburn.
Three gavels for the use OF the captain. frst
pilot and second pilot of Washington Harbor,
No. 81. have been received at the harbor Office |
The gavels are made OF Mount Vernon wood, |
donated by Capt Thomas Ross of the steamer
Charles Manchester, and were manufactured by |
James Lsker of New York
The harbor police worked fruitlessly all OF |
Yesterday in their effort to recover the drowned
body OF the boy Brown, lost in the Eastern |
branch on Saturday.
Purser Betz of the Mount Vernon and Mar
shall Hall Steamboat Company yesterday sold /
!, 0o0 tickets for the Hall. This means that 1
there was crowd of at least $500 people in |
the grounds of the riverside resort The Mac |
alaster made three trips and the Queen one 1t /
was perhaps the banner day of the season. |
ochroeder's Orchestra kept its promise and dis |
,oursed beautiful religious airs
Prof. Csmpagna of Espu;a's River View |
orchestra has made decided hit with his new |
march, Capt. Randall" Prof. Esputs is AT
work on waltz he will call Lowe" |