Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-09-26
THE SEVERN'S SLVERY SAND
BUSY INDUSTRY At HEAD Or
BEAUTIFUL RIVER
Monoliihs Of Sparkling White Saad sup
ply Glass Works al Chester Pa
A Source Of Local Interest

banks certain
| A visit to the Severn >an4 Banks
"a an object ~ great interest - a
| visitor. Besides The beautiful ART
| most picturesque ride up the river.
1 the source ~ interest which tsse sEsE-
/ tor derives from a visit ~ the -and
| banks, = we'll worth the trip TIE
| severn rtver Is one offhe r1ost ieau1i-
fol rivers ~ fhe eoBmtry- Indeed
| il is said ~ many 10 ~ ~ eeantifut
a. tire HudOsn. barring ibe r1iis1eies-
which that fam0usiy pieiure'Isns river
i possesses AMI Ehe severn does aet-
It Is even said BY some that the -er-
ern IL more beautiful than the Hut
| son. A. IL Is not 50 vide and tne
i point 81 view from either side en-
| hances is picturesqneuess
/ fswSus the m0sth ~ spa eresk- .
/ RON np the severn 10 ihe sand banks.
| IN a speedy little Ian ieh. like these
| owned by many citizens. covers ahcu1
| an hours time. en- last Saturday
| the speedy little .auHeb owned -
SIR. Sinclair GFcsn and m anaged cu
| this special trip by sir- Philip Mfi-
Ter. n the department. - enZineerinE
/ At tine Naval AcadeIys took party
l 0f ladies and gentlemen fOr trip -
the Severn sand banks. ON q pieasan1
day the ride IS delightful ore passes
| mauy beautiful yacnts IN tlse barbor
filed with gay pleasure parties Ibe
harbOr Is full ~ visiting yachts and
sailing craft Of All kinds af this ssas0a-
THE sail ar0urd the seawaiI ~ the
| Naval Academy IL an interesting sight
Here there Is q fuiI view ~ TIE build
iBes from the water front To bs sure
the architectural effect - nos 80 pleas
ing from an artistic point 81 view
Bancroft Hall looks tat and is
wings s'f-the aru0ry and former
bOafhousc-aDDear Too far away for
wings" 1" II II were intended - carry
Out the colonial effect - buildings
in the stOwn. The ehapei-named -
tire ufdshiprnen ssWiegard's 's welding
Cake',--loOms up with is lemon p5e
mfraugue dome, giving q sort ~ sle-
| vatiOu TO the whole, and one pointers
at the cost 0f ten millions of~ dol
lars expended on IL aiI-and 10 qges-
tiOns asked.
The Olympia. Admiral Dswev's r.
nous flagship in the battle - Manila
Bay, is passed. with its clean white
dress and russst Shoes. ft's = mag
Hffcent ship and ore EoiBts at Il
| with q feeling 81 pride that we
won in the Spanish American War
The old Santee and the frigAte Hart
ford. lying dark and gloomy IN theIE
black dresses fO the Jeff tell ~ ot1es
DAYS, and the practice snip Severn anal
the monitors FlOrida and Nevada
/ gpiek and span. remind one - t1i
/ seamaBshfp drills that await the mid
shipmen when the Academy opens IN
few days.
We point witb pride o cur great na-
val school and all thai pertains - &c.
and q little farther Oh come 60 tlse
beautiful bluff 81 the naval cemetery.
where is Cushing's tomb and Lock
i wood grave ard Beyond certainly ,
not a happy location near a cemetery
Is the rev and handsome naval hos
pitaI. u is hoped the siek-unt0-dszth
patienfs, look outward on the oeautl-
ful river and do not turn their gaze
to the right, where pereba0ee- are
the tOu1bstOnes Of their comralies. and
a grave Is yearning for them-
Passing % the river the Iauueh
steams under the county bridge, y here
| a sight may be had ~ the 1fzrI1s
Barracks, and handsome suburban
| residences on both banks ~ che sew
ern. 4 little farther on Is a10thel
bridge. over which the short Lins
| train comes slowly sIOng. and =
the right is the beautiful bone u
Mr.. Richard Morton, high On the hiIl
| at Severn Heights. Pretty homes d0i
the banks of the riveralI along near
IIy TO the sand banks perhaps no1s
more beautiful than the residenee q
Mrs. ". 4. Combs, 'LindamOOr-
The lawn at DR.. Dreav0r's d1lighu
the eye, and the lover of EatEre +
charmed with the windiBgs and IN
terw indings of the river as It grace
fully curves in and ont along tDs
| banks Of the beautiful Severn At tn
heal OF which glisteBing and spark
| ling in the sunlight like great mono
Ifths Of marble are the sand BANKS
Arriving At the wharf ore find
| hustle and business At the very start
Scores Of men are engaged in iOadfns
a large schooner with sand 10 be takeE
to the Blair Glass Company. of Man
chester. Va Capt. John AndeFsoi
stands By with keen eye - al tha
IS going on while SuperIntenden
David Fetfer. in the interest ~ III
Blair Glass Company, takes note Q
each wbeelbarrows load of sand tha
goes aboard. The superintendent say
, il IS the best sand IN the country ar
admirably adapted 10 the purpose d
making glass bottles Tor which ID
! Manchester Company uses it.
The large schooner carries 500 ton
Of sand. When this is used FOR max
ing window glass to every 100 pound
there are s. pounds % soda and :
pounds Of lime used The Severi
sand banks cover over - acres. ans
! are owned By the Philadelphia Court
Company, Of Chester, Pa Their
seems TO be an inexhaustible suppl,
. OF sand here. Although banks acros
the way at EarIeigh- igbt-on-the
Severn, have been exhausted ans
also those Of the opposite side Ct II
| river, these AT the bead Of the rive
are good, apparently, and resourcefu
for decades to come Great fcOtnt8I
Of sand rise At points all over tn
land. The work of clearing OF IN
top earth fs done in . primitive sor
Of way with pick and shovel BeIop
this is the white sand sometlmes eov
cred with a coating Of mud-coIorss
earth. This Is scraped OF. and ID
| white sand Io0sened- II Is FIRST mines
from above, the lover strata Deins
left until all the other hills or bank
Of sand have been almost Ieyeied =
about eight or ten feet from the sur
face.
! The sand passes through sariou,