Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-11
STEAMBOAT PLAN THAT
 DID NOT PAY.
Two c. V. Men Has Disastrous Ex- perienoe With Old Norwich Line Boat.

Boat.
 The result of little flyer in the steamboat and excursion unaertaken by the two employees of the Central Vermont railroad in the summer of 1909 is revealed In a Judgment ob- tained by the New England Naviga- ton Co in the supreme court in New ork city and just returned unsatis- fled by Sheriff Julius Hamburger.
 lsadore A. Gange. and Edmund J.. Sullivan were the two Central Yer mont railroad employees who decided to follow the example of Charles w.. Morse and embark in the steamboat business with New York harbor as a field for operations. The City of Wor- cester, formerly of the Norwich line, was then, out of commission and seemed to present the desired oppor- tunity.
 Ganger and Sullivan assured the trade name of The New York Excur- sion Co.," with offices at 254 South street, and oYertureS were made to the New England Navigation Co. owners of the City of Worcester. for permission to charter that vessel. The result was an agreement made June IT, 1909. by which the City of Wor- cester was chartered to them for a period of 66 days. from July to Sept. 6. The railroad men agreed to pay $210 a day for the use of the StOdLh0I, lllo money to De paid week. ly in advance, and check for $1,4T0 was put up as a guarantee of good faith. Ganger and Sullivan as the New York Excursion Co. were to pay all the bills and also the wages of tue crew with the exception of those of the captain and chief engineer
 The City of Worcester was duly de- livered to the two railroad employees on the morning of July at the foot on the morning of July Sat the foot of Pike street in time for Fourth of July excursion. The plan was to run daily trips up the Hudson as far as Poughkeepsie and down New York harbor on Sundays. AS the City of Worcester was one of the largest boats on Long Island sound with a passenger capacity of 2,000 these were to be no small excursions
 The two railroad employees had hardly got possession, of their vessel before they decided to get in on the harvest the steamboat men around New York were planning to reap in connection with the Hudson Fulton celebration coming off that fall. Con- option on the steamer for Is days from Sept. A to Oct. at the same rental
 But apparently the excursion busi- ness did not turn out the gold mine that was expected The money de-
 
 difficulty. The cheeks of the New York Excursion company, failed of certffication at the bank and friends of the great venture came to the res cue with currency for a time
 Meanwhile bills against the vessel for coal and supplies and wages were piling up. By the first of September there was a coal bill amounting to $3,001, the city of New York was de- manding $500 for the use of the East Twenty Fourth street recreation pier, $1525 was owing in wages and there New England Navigation company for payment. A piano dealer very nearly lost his piano and stool in the swirl of unsatisfied creditors
 By reason of the peculiarity of the admiralty law all creditors were al lowed to sue the vessel herself, re- gardless of the financial standing of the charterers or owners. The Navi- gation company, finding the bills billing up which Ganger and Sullivan had contracted to pay, resumed possession of the City of Worcester. which was even then pursued by creditors. She was sent to Stonington, where, she was later hbeled for the coal bill The Navigation company found that $1,0s9 was owed by the steamer for supplies. In the meantime Ganger and Sull van demanded the vessel back by Vir tue OI OpLlOLt DAl tHS 4NSW E1HSIonO Navigation company alleged that the terms of this had not been fulfilled. In order to get the libel off the steamer the company was obliged to pay the coal bill and also paid the wages of the crew.
 Including the bills it had paid and its own charges for supplies and re- pairs the Navigation company had a total list of claims against the two railroad men who had essayed the steamboat business amounting to $6,646 For this it sued and got a judg- ment on March IT last for SS,0T6. This was the Judgment recently returned unsatisfied by Sheriff Hamburger of New York.