Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-21
JAMESTOWN ARRIVES
NEW STEAMER OF NORFOLK AND
WASHINGTON LINE.
Daylight Trip From Newport News
Complimentary Run to Be Made
Next Saturday.

The new steamer jamestown, the latest
addition to the feet of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company, arrived
IN this city last evening shortly after 6
o'clock and tied W at her pier adjoining
the ferry wharf. There she will remain
until next Saturday, when she will take a
large number of invited guests for sail
of about forty miles down the river.
The jamestown departed from Old Point
yesterday morning at 7:o5 o'clock, and the
party from this city and Newport News
guests Of the Norfol!, and Washington
Steamboat Company and of the Newport
News Shipbuilding Company, had a pleas
ant run up the bay and river The party
from this city. which made the down trip
on the steamer Norfolk Tuesday night
went aboard the jamestown at Old Point.
On the steamer the guests were entertained
by the shipbuilders and the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company.
The run from Old Point 10 Washington
was mace In ten and quarter hours, an
average speed of more than eighteen miles
an hour AS the steamer moved away from
Old Point wharf she was given salute by
the whistles OF all the steamers in the vi
cinity, and coming up the bay and river
she was saluted by every craft she met
tugboats. schooners, steam pile drivers
dredging machines-all Joined in the greet
Ing. AS she passed Alexandria the wharves
there were lined with people looking for
the steamer. and the whistles of all the
factories along the river front were sound
ed in salute.
Welcomed by Whistles.
Entering Washington harbor the James
town was welcomed by the whistles of all
the steam craft, and crowds lined the
wharves and along the street in front of
her pier to get glimpse of the new boat.
Aboard the steamer making the trip were
Mr.. c. F. Norment and wife, Miss Judith
Norment, Master Norment, Mr.. John Cal
lahan and wife, Mr.. William H. Callahan
and Wife Miss Dorothy Callahan,
George Pferson and wife. ID. j. Callahan.
Oden S. Smith. Harry Norment. w. B.
Holtzclaw and VIII +. Carne and wife of
this city, Mr.. J. r Sherwood, vice pres
ident of the Old Bay line of Baltimore. Mrs.
Sherwood. Ruben Foster president OF the
Chesapeake line and Mrs. Foster of Bal
timore; George Uhler, Inspector general of
the United States steamboat Inspection serv-
ice; u. S Steamboat Inspectors Ira Harris
of New York. Capt. Wescott of Chicago,
and John CAST OF Norfolk; Col. w. A. Post
and wife and Mr., Ferguson of the Newport
News Shipbulding Company, Judge Barton
Parker. John w. Perkins. Robert w. Dove,
J. Reyner and others of Newport News.
On the trip up Capt. R. Bailey Reed was
in command of the steamer, with Capt. Mel
win looking after the interests OF the build
ers. Chief Engineers John Trower and E.
p. Bell were in charge OF the engine room,
ana MI j. IL. harrington was the purSer.
The steamer is beautifully decorated
throughout. each of the ten state rooms or
parlors being finished in different tint.
The hurricane deck, Ike the two lower
decks, runs TO the forward flagstaff, giving
her the largest hurricane deck of any
steamer on the river. On the three will be
dancing. The steamer is electric lighted
and is equipped with steam steering gear,
and is modern In all her equipment. She
is absolutely hreproof for except for doors
TO the rooms wood is used in her con-
struction. and there is nothing to burn
aboard her. She Is the first passenger
steamer ever built in which nothing but
iron was used in construction.
Four Water-Tight Compartments.
In addition to being safe from fire, this
steamer also has four large water-tight
compartments. that ii is said it will be
absolutely impossible to sink her unless
two of these compartments should be bro
ken in a collision She is entirely free from
vibration. and on her trial trip when she
was taken out of the capes into the At
lantic ocean with a considerable sea on and
a heavy northeast wind blowing she did
not careen more than one degree when put
broadsides to the sea.
on her trip up the new steamer made an
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