Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-11
THE POTOMAC FLEET
Preparing for the Approaching Season on
the River.
Fresh Paint and Shining Brass-Some
OF the improvements That
Are Being Made.

Along the river front there is a smell of
fresh paint. and the steamboats, are begin
ming to take new dresses of clean coiors.
Bright work is being polished, decks holy
stoned. cabins refurnished, boiler and en-
g1ne rooms overhauled, and everything
mace ready for the summer season on the
RIVER wnich every year becomes more
prominent as feature Of Washington life
The Potomac fleet, masters and operat-
ing companies will be as follows:
Newport News, Capt. s. A. Geogheean.
Washington. Fort Monroe and Norfolk
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Conn
pany; Washington, Capt. Tull, same ports
and same company; Norfolk. same ports
ana same company: T. v. Arrowsmith,
Capt Entwisle, all lower Potomac resorts
ana landings, Washington Steamboat Com
pany filniteD; Wakefield, Capt. Owens up
per landings, Colonial Beach, Colton's bay
ana points as FAR as Nomini creek Wash
ington Steamboat Company Qimited); Co.
lumbia Gerry. Capt. Eskridge; Belle Haven
Terry, Capt Marmaduke; Harry Randall.
Capt. Richards Potomac resorts and land
ings. New River Company; Mattano. Capt
Greeniaw and Massey's; Potomac, Capt.
w. C. Geoghegan, Washington and Baiti-
more, Veins line; Sue, Capt. ]. A Geoghe-
gan. Baltimore and Washington, same COM
Washington. Mount Vernon and Marshall
Hall, Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall
Steamboat Company: River Queen, Capt
carpenter: Washington to Glymont, and
way landings, same company; Samuel J.
Pentz. Washington and River View Seuf-
Ierle, Washington and Buena Vista; George
Leary, Washington, Glymont and other
iahoines. National Steamboat Company.
Some of the Plans.
In addition to this feet there are one or.
fvr,n sr<x
mission should the trade warrant It. There
should also be counted in this register of
craft a large number of yachts and
launches, like the Bartholdi, Cecil LOWE
Randall and others. Then there are several
sailing craft fitted out for cruising parties
Steamboat men promise one possibility and
one certainty for the coming season. The
certainty Is that the Washington Steam
boat Company will send the Arrowsmith
up into the historic region of the bay and
river Of st. Mary's. Maryland. In addition
to the places and landings in this district,
the Arrowsmith will make Colonial Beach,
Leonardtown, Smiths creek, Colton's bay,
St Georges Island and points on yeocomi-
CO river, Nominf creek and St. Clements
bay.
The possibility is that the great propeller
row building at Newport News, as the day
boat between Washington and Norfolk for
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company. will stop at Piney Point. MIR.
John Callahan, the general superintendent
OF the company, told reporter for The
Star today that this stop would be made
IL the wharf which ii is contemplated by
the lessee of the point to build out to deep
water shall become an actuality.
Some Improvements have been made dur
ing the winter to the nearby resorts-River
View. Marshall Hall and Buena Vista
which. it is believed by their management,
will render them more attractive than ever.
At the Resorts.
The improvements both at River View
and Marshall Hall have not been very ex-
tensive, but they have tended to beautify
these popular resorts. It is not known to
what use Motley Hall will be put this sea-
son, IL to any. Buena Vista will make a
good bid for the excursion trade, and the
trim little craft Seufferle has been fitted up
neatly since last season.
1t is not known what route the Mary
Washington will be put ON, but it is prob
able that she will run, as usual, to Deco
guam Falls.
In place Of the Lady of the Lake, de-
stroyed recently by fire. the George Leary
will be run to Glymont, and will also do
any other duty which shall be required OF
her.
The river people can make no estimate
as to what the trade will be during the
summer. There has been gradual increase
each year, but expenses also increase, and
last season was not one of special pros
perity with any of the resorts.
No date has been set for the formal OPEN
ing of River View or Marshall Hall, but the
ferry excursions will open up as soon as the
weather is favorable, and the regular near
by resorts will begin to do business prob
ably about the middle of April