Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28

Watts Marine Hotel (Balto). to elect
board to conduct the affairs OF the asso-
citation for the ensuing year; OF Bait
more, Reuben Ross. William Meeteer,
Benjamin Buck Godfrey Meyer. John
Mclean William West. DR.. F. L. Muir
ply; Of Alexandria. John McCoot; OF
Georgetown John kurtZ; or washington,
George C. Grammer."
The notice shows that Capt James
Mitchell was then in the service Of this
company Another advertisement is that
of the Washington, Alexandria and Bal
timore Steam Packet Line, and 1T reads:
THE new and elegant steamboat Fred
ericksburg. Capt Benedict ]. Jenkins.
master. having commenced her regular
trips between those cities, will on every
Wednesday morning leave Bradleys
Janney's wharf, Alexandria, at I O'CLOCK
and proceed to Baltimore. Passengers
will be landed and taken up on either
side of the Potomac river. and as soon a
the necessary arrangements can be ef-
fected fixed places on the route WI be
designated whereat freight will be re
ceived and delivered.
THE excellent accommoda ton the
boat affords for passengers. whether
ladies or gentlemen: her great speed
and the fine scenery of the country
through which she passes conduce TO
render travelling by her very pleasant.
Goods will be transported at the same
rates charged for their carriage In the
sailing packets. and as Potomac bridge
presents an obstacle to boats going to
Georgetown, such as may be destined
there will be delivered at no greater
expense than would have to be paid If
the same could be landed at that
place
applications to be made to the cap
tain on board or to the aforementioned
agents: Andrew Smith. Washington.
William Morgan. Georgetown: Samuel
NJ. Janney. Alexandria: Charles Worth
ington, Baltimore"
On a page of the National Intelli-
gencer of March "a, 1928. The Star
man read that 1.-THE steamboat Sur
prise has commenced running her old
route between Georgetown and Alex
andria. leaving Georgetown at am.
and pm. and Alexandria at IL am.
and pm. Alexander Scott. captain"
In an issue of the Intelligencer in
Independence will commence running
between Washington and Alexandria
on Thursday, the 22d instant. In the
morning the boat will leave Thomp-
sons wharf. Alexandria. at o'clock
for the city and Bradleys wharf at
half-past o'clock for Alexandria. In
the evening will leave Alexandria at
o'clock and Bradley's wharf at half
past for Alexandria Passage, 1914
Under this advertisement Is the publica-
ton of a notice that "A meeting OF the
stockholders Of the company will be held
at Smiths Tavern on Bradley's wharf on
the first Tuesday in June. at o'clock in
the evening, to pay the first installment
and make arrangements for further oper-
ations."
The necessary inference from these ad-
vertisements is that the Surprise was the
older of the ferry service boats and that
the Independence entered the field or the
river. as her competitor on the Washing
n-Alexandria route in May. 1898. Drop
ping back through the files Of 1923 to
1897 and 1895 to 1925 you find that the
steamboat Potomac. Capt Uriah Jenkins,
had been running through those years to
Alexandria, Old Point Comfort, Norfolk,
City Point and Richmond. The advertise
ment of this boat in 1925 reads:
"Old. Cheap, Expeditions Route From
Washington and Alexandria to Richmond.
touching at Old Point Comfort, Norfolk
and City Point.
The Alexandria and Norfolk Steam
boat Company have established the swift,
strong and elegant boat Potomac, Uriah
Jenkins master, on the above mentioned
route now running as follows: Leave
Washington at O'Clock and Alexandria