Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-26
NEW RIVER RESORT.
Building Section and Bathing
Place Added to This City.
Pretty and Fast Littlo Steamer Joins tho
Hnrbor Floet First Trip to sowan's
Point General Superintendent AIathos
Gives Luncheon.

Norfolk on the Roads Is the new
| steamer to enter service in these wa
ters. 1t Is also the name of new
territory to be opened to the city.
Inc steamer is to be the link be-
tween SewaiPs Point and Old Point
Comfort on the Norfolk and Atlantic
Terminal Companys route between
Norfolk and Old Point. She arrived
here yesterday morning, and lies at
warehouse No. Z. OF the Merchants
ana Miners Transportation Company.
She arrived here from Baltimore at
~ O'Clock yesterday morning, about
two hours, only, later than the fast
steamers, which left at the same time
| and without making any special effort
ut speed and in spite OF the storm,
wnicn might have retarded and might
have stopped Il less seaworthy vessel.
THE PARTY INVITED.
On the invitation OF Mr.. -. Lowen-
! berg, Il representative OIL the Virgin
ian-rllot went aboard OF the "NorIolk
on the 1toauS" Tor trial trip to Sew
ans Point. Tie steamer started from
here at 80 yesterday afternoon, with
| the following persons aboard, namely:
Me5srs. ID. Lowenperg, president; Il.
| ID. MatheS, general superintendent; H.
l.. Lowenberg, vice president and gen
eral counsel: w. CT. stone engineer OF
| Norfolk OIL the Roads Land Company:
j. w. Perry. ~. .. Humpnries, w. H.
Taylor, manager for Sanford IL Brooks;
| MAYOR w. T., Irvine, j. =. Andre
| Mottu, j. a. Watson, superintendent OF
construction; Wellington Hardy, sec
| rotary; benjamin Lowenberg and Mr..
Pratt, u guest OF MIR. Mathes.
Captain Charles Morgan was the
pilot. He showed skill and training
at once in getting out of the slip
| crowded with great and small vessels,
without using the bumpers and with
out mourning bump.
A SPEEDY VESSEL.
The Norfolk on the Roads is
equally staunch and fast. The great
timbers in her hull show that she is
seaworthy, even in the toughest wa
ters, while under forced draught she
Is expected to go at a 16-mile rate.
She is 1875 feet long. by - feet OF
beam. She draws 10 feet of water and
rides the waves as steadily as many of
| the largest ocean vessels do. But the
Norfolk on the Roads is fitted for
,he frequent and fast trips between
the new pier at Sewalls Point and
! Old Point Comfort and Newport News.
|
! 6ia miles. Consequently she has room
| for more than 600 passengers. and Is
| furnished in the handsomest style OF
| passenger boats.
The Norfolk on the Roads is n
screw steamer fitted for passenger
| ferry service. The lower deck has the
office and the toilet rooms. From that
rises double stairway to the main
| saloon above. The stairway and the
saloon above are richly carpeted in
red and black velvet. while the
benches and chairs are handsomely
wide. as are all OF the doors and pas
sageways.
EQUIPMENT OF LIGHTS.
The steamer has full electric
equipment. This includes ample lights
for the machinery below. SO lights for
the saloon. with headlights. search
light and all of the signal lights fur
nished by electricity.
GREETINGS EXCHANGED.
The steamer Norfolk on the Roads
is a pretty craft, painted white and
showing beautiful lines. Captain Nor
gan was proud of her as she sailed
swiftly but smoothly down the harbor,
answering and acknowledging the
| whistles or the waves OF every other
skipper who had a whistle or n hat.
Everybody greeted the new member OF
the harbor fleet cordially.
SEwALL'S POINT.
Sewail's Point has an abundance OF
land and water. The water is excel
lent surf bathing; the land is redolcnt
with resinous pine forest on one side
/ and is rich with tTurk-pT0ducing fields
on the other.
There is little more than the rail-
way and the terminal pier to supple
tic
road will promote building there, 50
that soon another delightful resort will
he within fifteen minutes distance oil
Norfolk.
NEW RAILWAY PIERS.
The pier is larger than that of Old
Point. 1t will accommodate five large
vessels, and has an adjustable pier
for transferring railway cars between
the barges and the land. Thus freight
can be transferred quickly and safely
between Newport News and Norfolk
Norfolk 13 miles. That is about one
third of the distance by water in each
case. .
OPPORTUNITY FOR DEVELOP
NIENT.
The gentlemen of the party, who are
all practical business men, recognized
and commented approvingly on the
many opportunities for development
that the railway. the seaside resort
and the 5000 acres OF fertile lands
owned by the Norfolk and Atlantic
Terminal Company will offer when its
legal complications shall have been
solved.
After n delightful ride on a boat
that can make the distance between
Old Point and Sewall's Point in fifteer
minutes. the party returned 10 Nor
folk amid more cOngratuIatOry greet.