Evening journal., 1897-11-06
ON THE POOR LAURADA.
Rust is Playing Havoc With
the Gallant Craft.
OF THE HILDEGARDE

HER OWNER IS A BACHELOR, BUT
HE APPRECIATES THE COM
FORTS OF LIFE AFLOAT-CAP-
TAIN COLBETH FORTERY COM
MANDED THE CONSTELLATION.
Upon invitation Of Deputy Marshal
Albert Gooinow an Evening journal re-
pOrter Thursday afternoon boarded the
steamship Laurada and wenl through
her. For seven months she has been in
the possession CT the Federal govern
ment for alleged violation Of the neu-
tariBty laws, and proceedings looking
to her confscation and sale are now
being bitterly fought in the United
States District Court. The black Iakish-
looking steamer was moOred in the
Christiana river a few hundred feet
above the entrance to the drydock OF
the Harlan and Holingsworth Com
pany Just below her was the handsome
steam yacht Josephine he onging 10 Mr..
Widener, of Philadelphia, and along
side was the beautiful schooner-yacht
Hildegarde belonging to G. w. Welde,
Of Boston.
The genial deputy marshal, who has
been in charge of the steamer for near
ly a month, and who spends part OF
each day and every night on her, show
ed the reporter all over her, from the
pilot-house and bridge to the lower
deck. She is a different looking craft
from what she was in the Summer OF
1896, when she was in the hands OF the
United States marshal the first time
Then she was moored in the Delaware
river just below the mouth of the Chris
tiana with Deputy Marshal B. b. Allen,
Jr., on board as the governments rcp-
resentatye. At that time the reporter,
with two bCatlOads Of friends, went
aboard and inspected the steamer and
the party was lunched by the first mate.
Everything about her was shipshape.
and the motley crew were lounglng
about all over her.
At the present time the Laurada Is
dying for want of attention from the
ship-builder and painter Everything
about h6r seems to be going to rus. and
dust. Both inside and outside tie APP
pearance is the same. sun, wind and
weather and Uncle Sam have well-nigh
ruined the gallan. craft which is credited
with carrying men and munitions OF
war to the Cuban insurgents time and
time again in spite CT the vigilance OF
the United States officials and OF the
! Spanish cruisers on the coast Of Cuba
| Deputy Marshal Goodnow has such q
! lonely vigil Of it that he is glad to have
visitors. and shows them every courtes,
and attention. He is a gO~d naturet
/
the old school. He owes his appoint
ment to the influence Of Frederick T.
Bach and is proud of IT, His duties ars
| light, and he has ncthing to fear. His
presence aboard Is a mere formality o.
the law. for there is no reason to ap-
prehend that the owners of the Graf
will endeavor to carry her off scme day
when he is away from her for some
time Hundreds Of dollars worth Of re
pairs will have to be put upon her be
fore she is ready to so to sea, and 4
make them she will have to be dOcked
Even If she were ready fer sea sh'
could not leave the river without hal
the town knowing it. and the marsha
would have no trouble whatever il
seizing her again.
In the cabin are the CrayOn portraits
of Misses Laura and Ada Hart. OF Phil
adelphia, daughter of the owner Of thi
craft and in whose honor she is name
by a clever combination OF the name
of the two girls. While they are no
what the world would cali pretty, thei-
faces bear the stamp of refinement an,
intelligence. and upon them is a look o
pleasure which would not have charac
terized them had they known that In
portraits fer which they were sitting
would one day be part Of the spOils o
Uncle Sam in his efforts to please Spain
by breaking UP the fitting out OF war
? like expeditions in this country for tn
advancement OF the cause Of liberty II
. Cuba.
Some weeks ago she was next In
: railroad bridge at her stern was In
Gedney, belonging 70 the United State
( Engineer Department, and at the steI7
of the Gedney was the Florida steame
City of Key West. which was at on
time believed to have decided Cuba
, leanings At least, in the eyes Of IN
e Spanish spies in the South. she did no
!, possess the character that Caesar de
e sired his wife to possess. The coinci
r dence Of a Federal beat being moore
between two boats suspected of filibus
tering projects was striking, althoug
. il possessed impractical Significance, 70
the Cedney and City OF Key West wer
4 in for repairs, and are there yet, 70
a that matter although not occupyin
S the same relative positions. They ar
r down below the drydock entrance an
Y The carpenters are at work on then
Since the visit the Laurada has bee
removed from her present mOOring an
taken down below the Josephine. Thi
? places her just above the entrance
the drydOck, and the deputy marsha
will not have such a lonely time Of
, in the daytime, and can get abo2r
! much more conveniently at night. Tn
original berth of the Laulada has bee
taken by the Hildegarde.
4 Through the courtesy Of Captain E1
ward Colbeth the reporter was permit
ted to 90 over the Hildegarde. She
one of the crack schoonor-ySchts of tn
country, and possesses the add ,tiona
, virtue and attraction Of having bee
built by the Harlan and Hollingswort
Company Her owner is a milli1rair
of Boston. He is a single man, but th
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