Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-02
Has Had Many Adventures.

steam craft has made Capt. Geoghegan
well known to every man who follows
sail' and steam vessels in this section
Of the country. He has not always mas
tered vessel in the pursuit of peaceful
commerce, for he has had the most ex-
citing sort of adventures aboard steam
ironclads and gunboats during the civil
war.
But when a lad he shipped as an ap-
prentice with Capt. Robert Graham and
later with Capt. W. E. Plummer on clip
per ships. sailing between Baltimore and
Rio de Janeiro. Just at the outbreak Of
the civil war Capt. Geogegan received
and he entered the service of the United
States and served as master of govern
mnt ships throughout the war
He was with Gen Butler at the lombard
ment of Fort Hatteras, with Gen. Burn
side at the capture of Roanoke Island
and Newbern, n. c., and was captain of
the L. S. S. Pocahontas in Gen. Banks
expedition. November 1, 1862 up the Mis-
sissippi to New Orleans. He was first
officer of the new ship Electric Spark
when that vessel was captured by the
Confederate privateer Florida. off the
Virginia coast. and was destroyed.
Services After War.
After the war he entered the service
of steamboat lines plying on Chesapeake
bay and it's tributaries. and for the past
twenty years has been in the trade be-
tween Baltimore and Washington COM
handing, with other steamers. the Sue,
Potomac Northumberland. Calvert Anne
Arundel, and of recent years the new
steamer Three Rivers. his present COM
mand. No steamboat master on the Po-
tomac or bay is better known or more
popular with the travelling public than is
Capt. Geoghegan, and as one of his
friends said last night: ITO know him is
to love HIM" One of Capt. Geoghegans
priced possessions is a medal presented
him by the United States government for
having, when in command of the old
steamer Sue, December 10. 1876. In
heavy gale on the Chesapeake. rescued
seventeen men of the L. S. flagship Hart
ford. adrift in small boat near Cape
Henry.
Robert Grain of Baltimore made the ad-
dress of presentation aboard the Three
Rivers last night.
Is Moved to Tears.
Capt Geoghegan was much affected and
with tears and trembling voice he as
sured his assembled friends how he ap-
preciated their good wishes and that he
would treasure the cup and other tokens
possessions.
high. and stands on an ebony base. The
front is inscribed with Capt. Geoghegan's
name and has q steamer steering wheel in
the center, with the dates 1S62 and 1912
on each side. and underneath is the date
November !, 1872. The back of the cup
bears the inscription: presented by his
friends as a token of their appreciation
and friendship on the anniversary of his
fifty years service as master of vessel
Following the presentation a flash light
picture of those assembled was made and
refreshments were served
Friends Present.
Those present and congratulating Capt.
Geoghegan on the anniversary were Mr..
and Mrs. r. E. Claughton. Mr.. and Mrs.
James B. Raleigh. MIR. and Mrs. Mil.ard
Fishmann, Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ. Horn. Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Dowrick, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph +. Stephenson Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
+. Taylor Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Stephen
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Howes, Mr.. and Mrs.
n. d. Todd. Miss Irene Stephenson. Miss
Jessie White, Miss Lily White, v. NJ.
Dorsey, John E. Eckloff, c. A. Tanner,
Charles Schaffer. Charles A. Bauman.
Of the steamer Three Rivers. Through
Mr. Grain, Mr.. Seth and Capt. Thomson,
managers of the Maryland. Delaware
and Virginia line. owners of the steamer
Three Rivers, sent their congratulations
to Capt. GeOghegan and regrets at their
inability to be present last night.
The crew of the Three Rivers yester-
with a silver shaving set in honor of the
anniversary and as a token of their high
regard for him as a master of their ship
and a man.