Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-17
WILL ATTEND THE LAUNCH
Councils Committee Prepar-
ing for the Event.
THE BAY LINE ROUTE SELECTED
Some Discord Attends the
Committee Meeting.


An embarrassing incident occurred
at Mondays meeting of the joint COM
mittee selected to arrange for the rep
resentation of this city at the launch of
the gunboat Wilmington. Early in the
evening the Board of Trade held
largely ATTENDED meeting and appointed
a committee, consisting of Anson A.
Maher, 0. G.. Purdy and w. ID. Mul'
len, to confer with the joint committee.
Soon after the assembling of the latter
Mayor Jefferis asked for a report from
the Board of Trade. Mr.. Maher, who
was spokesman for the board, made a
few remarks and added that he, per-
sonally, preferred going to Newport
News by the New York, Philadelphia
& Norfolk route Col. Moore, mem
ber of the citizens committee, thought
Mr.. Maher was out of order and stated
that the Board of Trade had merely
been asked to confer respecting repre-
sentation. Mr.. Maher continued ane
while telling what the board had done
was interrupted by DR.. Shortlidge,
also member of the citizens commit
tee, who remarked that things were
getting mixed. He wanted to know
who was running the thing. He was
under the impression that the joint
.
of Trade was running it he would like
to know it. At the conclusion of DIR.
Shortlidge's outburst the Board of
Trade committee and Mr. Lawton of
| the citizens committee withdrew.
They were soon followed by Mr.. Farra
| of the citizens committee, who eX-
planned that since he had suggested the
appointment of the Board of Trade
committee he would ask to be excused
from further attendance.
The remainder of the session was de-
voted to discussing the routes to New
port News. The members of the citi-
zens' committee thought the Council
committee should select the route and
after thus expressing itself retired.
The Council committee selected the
Bay Line route.
c. w. Reiff, representing the New
York, Philadelphia & Norfolk railroad,
and H. A. Miller, representing the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad and the Bay
Line, offered, respectively, rate OF
S. 05 and S.. .03 for the round trip. Mr..
Miller agreed to furnish Royal Blue
Line car, which will be attached to the
train leaving the Delaware avenue
station at 4.03 O'Clock, Friday after
noon. The train will arrive in Balti
| more at D. DO o CLOCK ana lHe poHl VIII
leave that city at $50 o'clock, -arriv-
ing at Old Point Comfort between s. 30
and O'Clock Saturday morning.
Trolley cars will convey the party from
Old Point Comfort to Newport News.
Supper and breakfast can be gotten on
the boat and those desiring to do SO can
get supper in Baltimore. The party
will leave Old Point Comfort, return
ing, at 40 o'clock Saturday evening
and arrive home at 9. 40 O'Clock Sunday
morning. Mr.. Miller will accompany
the party. The chief objection to Mr..
Reiff's proposition was the hour of
leaving here He proposed that the
party start at 11.63 O'Clock Friday
morning and stated that it would arrive
at Old Point Comfort at z p. m. He
had arranged for rate of $3 per day
at the Hygeia Hotel. He agreed to
provide sleeper for the return trip.
The committee of the Board OF Trade
held meeting Tuesday morning and de-
cided to take no part whatever in the
arrangements to attend the launch 1t
is thought, however, that number of
the members of the board will so in
diyidually.