Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-18
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS

the departure of the Royal william from
the port of Q1aSe, in 1899, tae first vessel
to cross the ocean wholly by ste,m has
stirred up same. interesting "reminiscences"
said Capt. Edward Hoague an old English
sea captain, Who is at the Riggs House on
visit from his adopted hone in Toronto
1t turns out that the first steamer to
cross the Atlantic was an American vessel
called the savanna an. She was a steamship
and used both sails and steam. and was
built by Croker & FIcSitt. at Co-iaer's
Hook. in New York city The present be-
lief Is that she was built by a party of
capitalists. who intend to sell her to some
foreign monarch. She was commanded by
Capt. Moses Rogers, and was a ship-rigyed
vessel of nearly four hundred tons. She
had a horizontal engine. which was placed
between her decks, and her boilers were in
the lower hold 1t is generally admitted
that the Savannah sailed from New York
in 1919. going to Savannah. her namesake
in seven days. four of which she used
stem. There she was chartered by the
city corporation to go to Charleston to take
President Monroe. who was then travelling
through the states on a pleasure excursion
He failed to accept the invita- ton and the
boat returned to Savannah After remain
ing at this port for some days. and taking
out several parties of curiosity as well as
pleasure Sc akers. the Savannah sailed for
Liverpool. reaching it after voyage of
eighteen days, seven of which were made
under steam.
The arrival of the strange-lookiny yes
sci. with huge clouds of smoke ascending
from her decks and obscur!ng her rigging.
clused quite commotion when she en-
tered st. Georges channel. off the city of
Cork. and the commander of the British
man-of-war lying in the harbor thought
she was a vessel in distress and sent two
cutters to board her. Everything ne found
al right, however, the Savannah was al
lowed to proceed on her way and thou
sands of people greeted her as she steamed
up the Mersey to Liverpool. with the Amer
lean nag flying at her head. The. Savan-
nah then made trip to Copenhagen, Cron-
stait and st. Petersburg, ana then returned
TO this country, where she was relieved of
her steam apparatus. and for many years
ran as packet between New York and
Savannah. finally going ashore and break
ing up Oh Long Island. The Savannah was
of course, side-whee,er and as II was
impossible to carry n sufficient supply of
fuel in her TO keep up steam on a long voy-
age. her wheels were removed during good
sailing weather and canvas substituted
The King of Sweden wanted to buy the
boat when 1t was abroad, but the deal
went through. Now. those are the real
facts about the first steamship that ever
eros sed the Atlantic ocean,"
The resent labor troubles in Chicago
have had the effect Of settling probably for
United States should be considered in a
plural or singular sense" said Roger Dele
hanty of Pit,sburg at the Arlington this
morning. A g-fat many people have here
tofore maintained that the use Of United
States as a noun singular was not only un-
grammatical 81 bSt unconstitutional. OF
course there wera no tenable grounds upon
which to base the grammatical objection,
because many plural nouns are used with
in lu hi
The constitutional sicklers. however ap-
peare1 to have a better foundation Tor thear.
claim that United States was plural as
the Constitution Constantly referred to- the
United Statda as they and them and
this custom yyasp con tinued In the, phrase,
ology of amendments up to the close of the
war But the popular championship Of the
indlvisability OF the Union has caused
marked change 10 occur In the premises
Ii Is true that. republican Presidents have
been criticised for Matchmaking the words
United States, but now President Cleye-
land has done the same thing. In hts re-
cent prociania ION he warns persons from
injurng or interfering with property be-
longing to the United States. or under its
jurisdiction.' and Attorney General OIpey
said: The soil Of Illinois Is the soil OF the
United States and for all United States
purposes. the United States is there with
Its courts. Its marshal and 'itsa3,o troeps'
Aiarmists may view In this acceptance of
the meaning Of the Union a tendency to-
Il power.
but the events of the past two weeks jhaSta
shown that government that does not
hesitate to exercise centralized power fnc
behalf Of law and order Is something that
the majority Of the American people -sd-
mire to the point of enthusiasm, - sd
The land commissioners Of New York
have decided to lease the islands in Lake
George. and other sheets of water in the
state. to private Individuals" said W. Ed
ward Hardy Of Albany at the Ebbitt last
night. "A number of well to-do peopte. shave
already rented either entire Islands or
eligible portions of them for the purpose
Of summer residence and camping pur-
poses. There are about 80 islands in Lake
George suitable for such use, and this most
beautiful of lakes will increase in popularity
by reason of this new departure The
leases are limited to five years, and pre-
cautionary clauses In them will prevent
those taking possession of the property
from defacing or inturing any of the
natural beauties Of shrubbery. foliage or
lake and river borders while engaged In
improving 1t for dwelling purposes In
future years Lake George will contain
large summer population on It's islands and
L have no doubt that II will become the
social summer center of New York state
on account of the character of the people
who are securing the property for refuge
during the hot months
The recent news from England. which
appears to show such a universal senti-
nent in favor of abolishing the English
house of lords is somewhat misleading"
said w. II. Barnie. a London book seller at
the Arlington yesterday. while there is
a vigorous crusade being waged against the
continuance of the body as part of the
English political system. 1t is confined
largely to the ultra republicans. The great
bulk of the substantial people of England
nave very deep generation for their
ancient institutions, and while l have no
doubt time will bring about curtaiment
OF the veto power which the lords now
ercise over the measures of the house of
commons. l do not think that the genera
ton Is yet thought of that viii :heir
total extinction. 1t seems to BE- believed
on this side OF the water that a nobleman
has right to take his seat In The house of
lords as soon as he comes into his title.
1hiS Is not so. No person can participate
in the debates of the upper house of parlia-
ment or take any part in its deliberations.
eltner by voice or vote, until he has been
summoned by the sovereign. At the present
time, for instance, noblema can no more
take his seat In the house Of lords no mat
ter what his title may be. than he can
In the house OF commons, unless the queen
expresses herself to that effect. What has
made the agitation in favor of abolishing
the body appear SO important is the novelty
OF the idea. When the people Of England