Evening journal., 1901-06-25
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Mr.. Gray chartered inc lhoilaa
the then queen of the Hudson. Be
be Mountaineer came to the Della
here had been great rivalry be-
her and the Powell, both claiming
|premacy. The Thomas Powell was
1 ly a very fast boat, and her tine
4 he old car-house wharf, at New
to the old Navy Yard. Philadel-
i one hour and ghirty-four minutes
favorable conditions Of tide and
i Of course-has probably never yet
Iqualled. making as she did nearly
three miles per hour. This is say
graf deal for a boat built nearly
ears ago. To-day it can be done
h the great strides made in the ex-
OF steam with much less fuel. but
+ little better time. Her sister
. he unrivalled Mary Powell, of the
river, could probably do 1t to-day
little better time even than the
+ s Powell, but even that is doubt
hese boats were almost the coun-
+ y OF each ether, only the Mary
& was built a number OF years after
Tomas Powell. The Thomas Powell
n beam engine, with the crank for
. two boilers and smokestacks, one
f h guard. No boat ever had more
boilers. She was so perfectly
b and poised that even when speed
could stand at the door of her
A saloon and feel scarcely any vibra-
4 She was the smOothest, easiest
steamboat it was ever my fortune
on. Captain Lewis Davis com
Id her while on the Delaware. Old
+ IRON piloted her much Of the time,
latte Captain Samuel johnson was
yineer. He remained on the Della
fter the Powell was returned to
FORK. and commanded the FELTON,
er boats for a number OF years, apd
ly year or two ago, in Whining
several years service here the
was returned I cher owners in New
Ind was altered into a night boat,
ate-rooms. and for many years
be Hudson in this capacity.
josephine Clifton ran from Philadel-
Salem and was owned and OIL.
BY the BOones Of Salem She was
little boat In her better days and
|nuch money for her owners. she
d her boiler some time I'm the late
az tho ,..l,ar - a., Nm. ff,~tra 1rtftal
man and scalded one or two more
4 brew. About this time Major Philip
bought the Express, a good boat
cross-head engine. lie brought
New Castle the next Winter and
hew boiler put In her by the New
Manufacturing Company. I heard
Major Dobb. the superintendent.
the old gentleman told him to
boiler to carry steam like a loco
guess he did put IN
boiler, for It was as sorely
the boiler OF any other boat on
n. Captain Samuel Tatem com
the Express, and Captain Philip
h. now tie treasurer OF the Baitl-
H heasapeake and Atlantic Railway
" was her purser.
xpress had many a hard race with
neer. but not 10 compare with
ne had with the Miantinomah-or
boys called her. the My Aunt
now Me"-Captain Minor Harvey
press could beat the Pioneer in
avs, but the Miantonomah could
get Just a little the better OF the
and it was probably only by the
Of a mereiful Providence they
pt both blown to smithereens in
Asperate efforts for supremacy.
VS. were always fighting mad. and
at the wharf In Philadelphia one
nd. the pilot OF the Express. after
been abused by the pilot OF the
when coming 10 the wharf, went
d of the latter boat and threat
clean out the whole crew. from
ain down, and especially the pilot
ajor Reybold was a man not to be
by anyone. and especially not by
larvey- SO, about 1862. he ordered
oat built at the Harlan and Hol-
IN Company's yard, in Whining
Is boat came out in March, 1853
christened the Major Reybold
he Is to-day. Her name has be-
household word along the lower
She has been a good, popular.
making boat for her owners. She
through more trouble and tribu-
han probably any other steam
n launched; yet to-day IS doing
equal TO the best. She has been
ce, II not twice: was in collision
ChesteR with a schooner: exploded
Ter once while lying at her
h New Castle. Her entire upper
ere blown or IN the tornado OF
er on the third of August, 1885.
plain Eugene Reybold and Pilot
Townsend went over with the
nd poor Townsend was drowned.
Of the melodious tone, has never
overed. 1t is much regretted by
pie OF the lower river land
me OF the best steamboat men of
have commanded the Reybold-
Tatem, Captain Craven, Captain
Captain Philip Reybold, Captain
Reyhold. Captain George I.ackev
present captain. John Doyle. who
norly her engineer. n place now
his brother, Norris Two other
q river men OF the olden time
eng 'neers-Jacob Vickers and
ieck After the major came back
lem Line she superseded the Ex-
hich after a time went TO the
Ike. went through the war and
in the terrible tornado OF 1878,
,undered I'm the middle of the bay
loss OF some lives.
10, a sister boat Of the Morris, Of
n Line. must not be forgotten.
)ne OF the best and most comfort
s ever on the river. She was
I'D, had two boilers ma smoke
ne on each guard. She had two
mes. With the crank forward. one
n each guard just forward OF the