Evening journal., 1900-05-14
REPUBLIC BACK
In DELAWARE
Republic Purchased by Syn
dicate Of Capitalists
WILL RUN TO CAPE MAY
Old FaVOrite Brings Party Of Eighty
Around The CapeS From
New York
WILL RUN TO CAPE MAY

After years absence. the well-knowr
excursion steamer Republic has returned
and will again be seen I'm Delaware
waterc The popular steamer has been
purchased by a syndicate and will run ex-
cursions this season to Cape May from
Philadelphia Officers OF the new COM
pany, accompanied by a number OF in
yited guests. brought the Republic around
from New York to Philadelphia yesterday
The party numbered about seventy, and
included several Wilmingtoniana
Captain Horace Wilson, Of the Whining
ton Steamboat Company Captain T. c.. Ed
munds, Harry Crawford. S. W. Gron and
Frank r. Bell OF Bristol: Captain Cone
and Walter Graham, Of Philadelphia; Cap
tain Charles II. Greer and j. II. Edmunds.
OF Camden represented the new owners Of
the boat, and entertained the guests in a
royal manner. The weather was fine and
the trip around the capes on thet<taunch
and comfortable steamer was an enjoyable
one.
The boat left New York at 1920 o'clock
Saturday night from the Cuminipaw coal
pier. A two-hour stop was made at Cape
May Point and she steamed into her berth
In Philadelphia at o'clock last evening
After the Republic rounded the capes
yesterday she was at once recognized by
passing crafts and hailed by blasts Of theIr
whistles Even the little dlnkey eng'ns
that runs between Cape May Point and
Cape May City blew long. shrill blasts IN
recognition OF the return OF the steamer
that had for years brought passengers to
the Point from Philadelphia aud other
places along the route.
SPECIAL CAR FOR INVITED GUESTS.
None OF the party was from New York.
and those from Wilmington and Philadel-
phia assembled in the Broad Street pas
songer station Of the pennsylvania rails
road and were taken to New York IN a spe-
cial car. which was in charge OF Captain
Edmunds. At the Adams express pier, Ia
Jersey City, the party was met by the tug
boat Nettie L. Tice and taken to the coal
wharf, where they boarded the Republic
and were served with luncheon. Having
steam up the steamer cleared for Philadel-
phia as soon as the tug departed.
REPUBLIC WAS BUILT IN wILMING-
TON
The steamer Republic was built by the
Harlan and Hollingsworth Con 9any for
the Cape May and Delaware Bay Naviga-
ton Company, in 1878, and was run about
three months OF each year between Phila-
delphla and Cape May until last year,
when the company's creditors sold her.
The First National Bank. in Philadelphia,
purchased the steamer and she was run
last season on the Hudson river. The new
company bought the boat from the bank
last Friday The deal had been pending
for about two months.
TO BE OVERHAULED HERE.
The steamer arrived az the shipyard OF
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Company
to-day. She will be thoroughly overhauled
and put in nrst-class condition for the
Summer trade.
The new company has not fully organized
yet, but will do so In a few days. The
boat under the new management, will be
run on satisfactory system, and the
patrons will enjoy the same courtesy they
have always received on the boats Of the
Wilmington Steamboat Company.
Among those who we're on board the Re-
public during the trip were DR.. Lewis IL.
! Adler. Charles w. Kay, Frank NJ. Wirg-
man. NJ ]. Ramsay, Joseph II. Hillegus,
samuel B. Bunting, s. John Lea, Thomas
| u Heston. William b. Morrison. Lewis B.
Flick. L. H. Cone, w. B. Norris, William
! G. Vernon, Harry Simpers, William D..
Nelson and Walter E. Graham, Of Phila-
delphia; william p Wright, James Dun,
Walter F. Leedon, Thomas e, Longstreet
and L. w. Croft OF Bristol; J. Clinton
Telleys. Hugh B. Eastburn, Joseph w.
sheey. John smartley and Thomas Ross,
Of poylestown; Walter H. Savoy, S. s.