The Washington times., 1906-08-16
BOATHOUSE STILL
At RIVER BOTTOM
Georgetown Navy Property
Is Fast Going to
Ruin.
College WILL NOT ACT
Unless Something Is Done to Save
Launch and House Rowing May
Be Killed.
College WILL NOT ACT

Twelve days ago the Georgetown
University boathouse and coaching
launch went 20 the bottom of the Po-
tomaC
Today the boathGuse is still resting
quietly on the bottom of the river. and.
as far as can be learned. the valuable
launch is resting on its side, also at
the bottom of the river. So far nothing
has been done 10 save either laun'n or
bOathOusc.
Rowing at Georgetown has not had
an easy life. The enthusiasts WHO
wished 10 see the sport thrive az tHe
Catholic Institution have ndd 10 bdItle
against many difficulties. But IN spite
of them the Blue and Gray mas oeeh
represented by good crews on the Huu-
son i'm the recent years But the great
est difficulty or all, with the exception
of finding sufficient material Tor boat
ing in the college, has been the lack or
funds. College boating costs money.
There is no return from il, and the
crew must depend largely upon sub
sCriptious from the graduates and un-
dergraduates.
May Kill Rowing.
Consequently the destruction of the
property of the Georgetown navy.
which is rapidly being accomplished by
the tides. VIII be "a hard blow TO rowing,
and unless something Is done speedily,
NAV put an end to the sport entirely.
Among all the college sports in America
rowing has remained the cleanest and
i'm many minds the best. 1t would,
therefore he a pity TO have Georgetown
rowing eliminated merely because no
enc raised hand TO save the three or
four thousand dollars worth OF prop
crty belonging 20 the boat CLUB when
s. now going 10 ruin
Al the college the authorities say that
the bOathOuSe and the launch are lht
property of the athletic association, anu
DO not belong 10 the college. What
Is more. they say they do not intend %
do ANYTHING 10 save them. II may De
true that they are owned by lhe aLIl-
letiC association, bat the association is
"a part of the undergraduate BODY IN
tfmatelv connected with the college and
ass sucH. DO seems. should be recognized
hV the college. AT this time OF year
away. and IL is probable that they %
not even know of the disaster 10 their
property, and even If they dld kno"
of il. they would have dIfhculty taking
the necessary action for ITS rescue az I
distance from Washington. on the
other hand the college authorities are
here. right where they might be able
10 render assistance. Yet nothing mas
been done.
In Bad Condition.
Mr.. Easby-Smith. who represents the
athletic association. is at present ou
of town. and so Tar as Is known mas
taken no action for the preservation
OF the wreck
At present the bOathOuse lies half
submerged To is fun Of water. There
are Two fOur-OaTed shells, barge
canoes, Outriggers, and oars hoauns
around in the water, all more or les;
damaged. They will be total los
unless something IS done to save them
When the boathOuse first went down
members OF the Potomac Boat Clu
rescued the eight-oared shells and car
ried them TO their own bOdth0use 70
safe keeping. Since then nothing ha
been done.
The cause Of the trouble lies in tn
fact that the bOathOuse was moore'
carelesSly and TOO close 10 shore. WheI
the unusually low tides came. the boat
house bumped on the river bottom j
ghIpped more and more water until
week ago Saturday IL sank, carrying
with Il the launch which was moore'
alongside the house, a little care Oh
the part OF the persons LETT IN chdf6
might have prevented the accident Blu
il is said that the hOuseboat was de
serted most OF the time
IT has been estimated that II Wou'
cost about $500 10 raise the launch ant
bOathOuSe.