Evening star., 1920-05-30

thus: steamers George Leary and
Excelsior meet at Piney Point. r. J.
Adams. brothers: references. Schmed-
tie Brothers. TOT 7th street. and A J.
Donaldson. government printing Of
f1ce."
Following is the advertisement OF
Moore's Hotel. Leonardtown: 1925 per
month; children under twelve years
of age and nurses half price: steamer
Thompson leaves Washington every
Sue every Sunday. Herbert F. Moore.
proprietor" Herbert's brother, Jack.
was proprietor of Brawner's Hotel at
Port Tobacco. That was the leading
the assassination of Lincoln. when
Port Tobacco and it's neighborhood
were thronged with soldiers and Sc
cret service agents. and at that time
Booth and Herold were in hiding in
a bit Of pines on the Cox farm 3now
Jones home, called Huckleberry.
whence Booth and Hero1d crossed the
Potomac to the Quesenberry place at
Matthias point. was only few miles
Beach was a new place and Chesa-
peake Beach was just starting One of
the early Colonial Beach advertise
ments was this: Colonial Beach
Hotel, Westmoreland county. Va:
new and newly furnished; reached by
cursion by the Arrowsmith Wednes-
day morning and Saturday night. Salt
water luxuries $40 to $12 per week.
G. w. Jackson. manager" The Star of
Thursday. August z, 1884. contained
the following in reference to Chesa-
peake Beach:
The Chesapeake Beach Company have in
vited about i5o people Of prominence to ac-
company them to the watering place.
Chesapeake Beach on Saturday next. A spe-
road will leave at about am. for Baltimore.
where q handsome steamer will be in readiness
to convey the party to the beach. After sew
enjoying themselves generally the company
will return, arriving in this city early in the
evening.
The Rambler has received in the fol-
lowing letter. information concern
ing old Potomac steamboat men. men
toned in previous chapters:
The Rambler. Dear Sir:
My father. VIM. Henry De Walt. was the
first engineer to take out the Mary Washing-
Ss Of the White
first time forty y-one years ago. drawing all the
ing many rocks. She also passed the W. W.
Corcoran in q race with James Germond in
charge Of the Corcoran's engines. Ny father
inEton to Mount Vernon Springs. He was on
the 2. G. Knight and the John Gibson on
washington ana new York runs when T. b.
Travers was master: also In charge of the en-
gines of the Lady Of the Lake and Jane Nose
ley on the Norfolk and Washington route.
After leaving the Potomac river boats be was
on ocean steamer, until his death, in 1905, for
Henry Bros. Of the Baltimore fruit transports
between Baltimore and the West Indies
Hoping that this may be Of some use to you
in your interesting writings. close with many
wishes of success FOR the Rambler and his
ramblings.
Rambler. City
Dear Sir: 8. P. Walter. the river pilot to
whom You referred in your recent Star arti-
Gle, died in 1895. He lived In South Washing
ton and left wife and two daughters-possi-
bly, other children. The daughters both mar
ried some years ago. F. J. YOUNG.
The Rambler has some interesting
matter concerning two veteran tug
boat men of the Potomac-Capt Ker-
sey, retired. of Alexandria. and Capt.
W. H. Davis Of 223 LIST street north
west. but this matter will be taken
up in another chapter. The Rambler
has also received from his old frie nd
A. H. Stern. lilo New Hampshire ave-
nue.: some very interesting data relat-
ing to Potomac sailing vessels of the
period 1796-1S30 found in the records
of the Georgetown customshouse. And
Of that subject at another time.