Evening star., 1920-06-13

and Fairfax on the same run with two
boats each week from Georgetown
The latter company tAtlantic Steam
ship Company in 1870 became the
New York, Alexandria,. Washington
and Georgetown Steamship compa ny.
In 1867 new express line ad-
vertised a weekly service between
Philadelphia, Washington and George
town: and the Baltimore. Alexandria.
Washington and Georgetown Steam
Navigation Company opened serv-
ice twice week between the cities
named in it's title. Between Wash
ington and Norfolk the Lady of the
Lake and Jane Moseley were opera ted
by the Plant Line. from about 1869
to 1873. about which time the Lady
of the Lake burned at her dock IN
Norfolk. She was rebuilt and the two
boats taken over in 1873 by the In
land and Seaboard Coasting Company.
which was reorganization OF the
New York. Alexandria. Washington
and Georgetown Steamship Conpa ny.
THE beginning o, the last quarte-
.of the nineteenth century found most
of the water transportation business
of Washington in the hands o. four
companies--the Inland and Seaboard
Goa sting Company. the Clyde Line. the
Washington Steamboat Company Ltd.
and the Potomac Steamboat Company.
The Inland and Seaboard Coasting Com
pany continued for number of years
to operate the John Gibson and f. {.
Knight on the New York run. The
knight was sunk in collision with a
schooner in 1883, and the Gibson was
sold when the line was abandoned in
the following year. This company
continued to operate the Lady of the
Lake and the Jane Moseley on the run
to Norfolk until 1892, when the advent
of the more modern steamers of the
Norfolk and Washington Company
forced the older vessels off the route.
The Inland and Seaboard Coastlng
Company built the John w. Thomp-
son. named after the first president
of the company. about 1878. and placed
her on the run to the lower river
landings. After the breaking up OF
the company she was sold to T.. s,
Randall and her name changed to the
Harry Randall"
According to the register of steam
vessels. formerly kept by the Treas
ury Department.. but now maintained
by the Department of Commerce. the
Lady of the Lake was built at VIII
mington. Del, in 1856: the Jane Nose
ley. at Brooklyn, in 1873. and the John
Harry Randall and later the Capita
City, was built at Camden, n. j.. IN
1875.
! At the same time that Ed Abner
and Count Mitkiewicz were Turing
Washington people to make the voy-
age to Monte Cristo on the Jane
! Moseley Mr.. Abner and Capt. Harry
Bowers of the steamboat Armenia
| were conducting a pleasure resort or
Lower Cedar Point and insisting tina,
| 1t was Washington's Coney Island.
claim that has been made Tor man!
| resorts on the Potomac river Here
| follows an advertisement taken from
The Star of 1884:
/ Lower Cedar Point. Washington's Coney Is
\ ,.nd The safe swift and magnifcent steame
New Armenia will leave her wharf at the ZOO
| NJ 7th street daily. except Sunday. at Q am.
! returning at . Pm. commencing July 1. Fare
| 5o cents; children, q cents.
w H. c. BOWERS, Manager.
! Inu,er Cedar Point. Washington's Coney Is
| land-The safe. swift and magnificent steame
! New Armenia. H. c. BOWERS Manager. Fo
fnrtber information apply at the office Of tn
| St. Marc Hotel.
| You will observe that H. c. Bow
ers'' mentions the ST. Marc Hotel
Everybody who has lived in Washing
/ tom for fifty years knows the st. Mar
| hotel. but for the sake of the new
| comers 1t may be desirable to writ
mat the st. Marc occupied the brown
| stone front building on the north SD
IT the Avenue. west of the marble
| front metropolitan Hotel. ACCORDING
! tn the Rambler's informatlon-an
that information comes from WASH