Evening journal., 1901-06-25

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York to Albany on the Hudson river.
ss bsss OFT the. Unlons Line was
The sskssaal sNicl tbAt
Baltimore, and commanded by Captain M.
IC. Pearce She had a single beam engine.
with crank forward and a boiler on each
guard. She ran TO New Castle. and at
times 10 Cape May. and had fair speed,
but In this respect was rather a disap-
polntment TO her owners. She had the
engine Of the old Constitution, a cele-
brated old Union Line boat of the Balti-
'more end This was afterward replaced
by new engine, but her speed was not
materially increased She too, was sold
TO Hudson river parties as a towbcat, and
IS probably doing service there now.
The George Washington, another Union
Line boat from the Chesapeake end. ran ON
the Delaware some In the service Of this
line to New Castle and Cape May She
was an old boat. with one beam engine
and a boiler on each guard. l think Cap
tain W. Whildin. Jr,. purchased her, and
she probably went into the service of the
government during the war.
The Cambridge, another Chesapeake
boat ran in the service Of the Union Line
from Philadelphia to New Castle for a.
season or two and was probably the last
boat that burned wood for fuel on the
Delaware.
The Napoleon was a unique boat I'm her
day and very comfortable but very slow.
She bad a cross-head engine, and her
Iguards were lower than the main deck ana
were approached by two steps down. Cap
tain Beckett commanded her M one time
and ran her to Iewes She was also on the
Smyrna and Dover route. and was owned
by Captain W. WhHdin sr.
Captain Whildin AFTER the Napoleon be-
lcame old and useless. took her engine and
put It in new iron hull and called her
the Pilot Boy in honor OF himself he
said having once been a pilot hoy. This
same Pilot Roy is now running between
! Washington and Alexandra. the Napo-
Icon engine having been replaced by the
beam engine taken from the Swan after
she was sunk in collision or Fort Della
ware with one of the Lorillard steamers
plying between Philadelphia and New
York 4
The Swan was formerly the Cohansoy.
good, smart wooden boat built to run
between Bridgeton, N j., and Philadel-
phia. Captain John l.. Robson afterward
bought her and ran her to Salem, where
abe was piuted against the Miantinoman.
They had one great race to decide their
merits, and the Cahansey beat her By a
very few minutes between Philadelphia
and Salem. Captain Samuel Pryor, of
Salem commanded the Swan when She
was lost. The Kent was another we'll
known boat Of the olden time. she ran
between Philadelphia and the landings tor
Smyrna and Dover. captain John van
degrift commanded her at one time. she
sank twice during her career. ana ended
1t as the Cricket and ran between Phla-
7 delphia and Gloucester for time
The Zephyr Captain John Vandegrift.
succeeded the Kent and ran from Philadel-
phia 10 Dover landing for number OF
p years. After the Delaware railroad was
finished. she with other boats, came into
y possession Of the Philadelphia. Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad Company ana
p ran to Wilmington for time. she was
built Of wood and had a beam engine. and
b was considered the best modelled steam.
: boat that had ever been on the Delaware
up to that time. She had comparatively
d LITTLE power but such was the perfection
OF her model, she was one OF the fastest
boats OF the river fleet. She disappeared
from these waters during the war.
The Ariel was built for the Wilmington
! trade, Of iron, in Wilmington, and 1 have
l some idea the beam engine taken from the
Whildih when she was transformed into
an Ericsson was used In the Ariel. Be
that as 1t may, the Ariel was successful
boat and Captain Calvin Taggart com
manded her for a long time and after
wards owned her and ran her as a Della
ware excursion boat. She is now running
successfully on the James river as an ac-
cessory to the Pocahontas, the new boat
recently built at Harlan's for the Rich
mond and Norfolk line. Until his death
! old Captain 2. Q. Clifford commanded
the Ariel on the James river
e route. Captain Clifford was walking
encyclopedia, and knew more OF the colon
ial. revolutionary and rebellion history or
the James river than any man living.
Peace to his ashesi The Ariel was built
as nearly as possible after the model OF
the Zephyr, but probably her displace-
ment was greater.
The Pacific, Captain Samuel JEFFERSON.
was L fast and a good little boat. she was
built OF wood, had a steam engine. and
was very fast for so small a boat. she
ran between Philadelphia and Cantwelrs
Bridget was then; now Odessa, Della
ware.
The st. Nicholas was a very strong and
able boat Of wood. with a beam engine.
Captain Whitaker commanded her. She
ran for some seasons between I.ewes and
Philadelphia and dill n fair business before
the railroads came
The above article has been preserved by
Captain Philip Reybold. who detailed
many interesting facts regarding the
races Of years ago. One OF the first ~
not the first race that took place on the
Delaware river was about the year is47.
Many exciting contests took place there
between the slde-wheel steamers Pioneer.
State Norris pilot and the MountaIneer.
plot, Samuel Martin. Both vessels left
salem. N. j., for Philadelphia, about the
same time and II was race for snpre-
macy all the way up the river Pilot Nor
8, OF the Pioneer outwitted the Noun
taineer on several occasions by zigzagging
across her bows Pilot Martin told Morris
on more than one occasion that he would
show him trick some time that was
worth more than two OF his. One day
when the steamers were about abreast
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