Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-18
ABOUT GEORGETOWN
The Mule Must Give Way to the
Trolley.
ADAPABIIIM OF THE CANAL.
No Engines viii Be Necessary
to Furnish Electrical Power
MARRIED IN BALTIMOR RE.
MARRIED IN BALTIMORE.

make their living on aud increase their fortunes
through the waterway. This IL An age when
fogyism will not be tolerated. Enterprise and
Invention care not for custom, they respect not
age. The commercial world demands Q more
rapid transportation Of coal from Cumberland
to Georgetown, and the members of this husting
firm say that the demand shall be complied
with before another year has passed. Az before
stated in The STAB, experiments with cleo
sricisy are now being made on the Erie canal,
and a. soon as thorough practicability takes the
helm he win steer toward Georgetown. Old
boatmen have begun to realize the fact that
times have changed since President John
Quincy Adams threw of his coat in the
spade Of earth on the line Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio survey and they will welcome the
substitution Of electricity for mules.
There may be found after . careful search
one or two grizzly fsllo~s who will tell you that
the taking OF Of the mules means the weaken.
ing and final death Of the canal. but, then. they
are too old to believe in anything their fathers
did not
The motor and trolley, disregsrdiug these,
will be welcomed with open arms. Owing to
the natural fall Of the waterway the use Of .
pound Of coal or the erection of . steam boiler
would be unnecessary. AL power needed could
be supplied from the Potomac, which runs al
most parallel throughout the entire length of
the artificial stream. No engineer, il is SAID,
could have designed q better system Of water
falls and levels than now exists along the canal
Abundant power could be furnished the George
town level from the Great Falls, power that is
now wasted. Turbine wheels set in o race at
the falls would not only supply power for the
canal east Of that point, but even IS far back as
Harper's Ferry, where the water power is un-
limited All the way to Cumberland this power
could be tapped. thus solving in the easiest
possible manner the question OF furnishing the
force for running the dynamos to supply the
electricity along the trolley wire:
necessary electrical appliance would involve
the expenditure Of not over e200. As the
average towpsth mule 10 worth S150, and as
each boatman owns from four to six Of them,
he would not only by disposing Of them have
enough 10 pay for the improvement, but have .
few hundred left to burn.
The casting Oh Of the mules would also allow
the bringing to town Of larger cargoes. AZ the
space now utilized a. stable could be turned
into the main repository.
the canals banks, those who have investigated
say, - the uniform rate-of speed that would be
established would not have the effect on the
water that the old bluff bowed propeller boats
used to have.
Boats to arrive yesterday by way Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal for John P. Agnew
d Co. were: ]. II. Martins, d. A. Lowe and G.
r. Nicholson For Meredith winship 4 Co.,
5hso Dean, No. l25, Judge Alvey, Judge Hag-
ner, Consolidation No. 20. No. 1873, No. 13s, B.
Capt wintermyer; Consolidation No. 10. Capt
G. Fade; J. Spencer, W. Wallace; A. L. Miller,
Capt Dean; B. R MAyhsld, Capt L. B. Bsnnsr;
A L. Miller, Capt G. Lapold; 7. j. Shiptlet,
Capt A Peters; ". Mertons, Capt. A. Peters,
Capt G. Shaw; No. i2o, Capt. J. Snyder; No.
III, Capt. J. Snyder; No. 40, Capt. B. Synder;
No. Ia, Capt MArconier; Nellie Mari, Capt. F.
Robey; W. L. Bond, Capt. T. Ingram; F. Flan-
agAn, Capt J. Moore. and E W. Gunnan, Capt
brought down by the above was lis.
Bosss to clear Georgetown yesterday for Cum
beriand were: VII. Cooper, Capt J. Baker; No
1o1, Capt L. Eicbelberger; c. R. White, jr,
Capt J. b. Bonner; Consolidation No. 9, Capt
: d. Taylor; No. 14s, Capt R. d. Smith; s. Hem
nsy, Capt W. a. PAssen; Consolidation No. 10,
Capt. J. Swan; Jos. Bryan, Capt. ]. Hewett;
W. SWaldbridgs, Capt. h. Brows; Nellie Marr,
Capt =. Roby; Winter, Capt. Zimmerman; F.
Q. Beckst, Capt. Zimmerman; J. b. Msrsens,
Capt 7. Reed; No. 129, Capt E Bowers; La
fayetts, Capt, E Bowers; No. lis, Capt. 8.
Crsamer; and Florence, Capt Marconier. The
Cumberland report was not received yesterday
at the canal Office.
Two Couples.
Miss Efie Wakenight and Mr.. Edward Lewis
have surprised . host Of friends by announcing
that on July they were married in Baltimore,
Rev. L. b. Southeral, q former pastor Of the
church that the bride now attends, performing
The ceremony. A mutual friend was present at
the marriage. This is the second Georgetown
couple who were married in Baltimore on July
unknown to relatives or friends
No. 1870 SD street was the scene of . Wedding
last night, Mr.. George II. Gingel and Miss Min
ME NJ Sudderth being the contracting parties.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. E. H..
Smith Of the Tenleytown Methodist Church.
H. DwzA IL III
moon in Maryland At the wedding there were
present only the most intimate friends Of the
bride and groom
Joe Wise, colored ice wagon driver, was
last night cut across the breast while engaged
In q fracas near the Virginia end Of the Chain
bridge. He came to town and had his wound
dressed by DR.. Shekell 1t was necessary to
put seven stitches in the cut before it closed.
Joe said that it was merely friendly fight in
which he had engaged. The affair took place
about 1s3Q
In Brief Paragraphs.
Attic Arlington stock yards Monday sixty cat
Gle were up and sold - follows Best, ~ to $40;
good, to ~; medium, 81 to go, and COM
mon, 2 to g. 432 sheep and lambs: Lambs, 81
to s. sheep, 2 to 4; calves, 4 to 81; q few
choice lambs at 81; 10 cows and calves, $20 to
80. Market fair.
Michael Moran, the private Of troop H,
eighth cavalry, who was drowned on Sunday
evening in the Little river while bathing. was
yesterday laid to rest at Arlington, the soldier 8
last-won field The burial was made at sunset
and under military auspices. The fellow SOL
diers Of deceased banked his coffin with the
most beautiful of fowers, and on Its consignment
to the earth they lin gered to beautify the
mound above it. Father Roccofort, the pastor
pro tempore Of Trinity Church, conducted the
religious part of The services
Mrs. Addie u. Kengla, wife Of Mr.. George u.
kengla OF SD street extended, died yesterday
after An Illness Of about two weeks. The funeral
viii take place tomorrow morning from Trinity
Catholic Church, Rev. Father Roccofort ofici-
ating- Holy Rood will be the place Of inter-
ment.
Mr.. Isaac Birch and family left this morning
Tor Ocean Grove, where about two weeks will
be passed
Residents on the heights, who now have none
too much water, are apprehensive that the ex-
Perimental connections now being made in the
vicinity will result in the reduction OF their
present supply.
1t Is said that on the night Of a recent trial
by the forcing OF water to Georgetown through
the high-service pipes there was q drop of four
teen inches in pressure. IL the trial had been
made during the day the drop would have been
considerably greater.
goft Crab suppers ut Bay Ridge Every Day.
Trains leave b. and o. station ct 9:15 a m and