Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-02

causeway opposite Alexandra. In the
eighteenth century and early part OF
the nineteenth Foxs Ferry. which is
on the Addison tract OF Oxon HIN,
the mansion house Of Oxon Hill and
a large acreage Of the old tract be-
came the property of the Berry fam
lily the ferry was called Berrys Ferry.
and sometimes the Lover Ferry; The
Georeianna viii hereafter make
weekly trips to Baltimore. touching
at the principal river landings. The
steamer Fairy Of the Pis cat rxa line
at her wharf at Pennington. The
steamer Virginia also was injured by
ice and hauled out.
The old steamer Columbia. one of
the famous Baltimore
boats. frequently stopped at Mar
hurys Landing; evidently asGo6 6ef fore that that
mont wharf. And in the matter of the
Columbia the Rambler has this adj
vertisement. which he found in The
Star Of August Is, 1870: "A large
business is done 9ne,,, by the colum nbds
dent of the Bank of washington.
which has been running between this
city and Baltimore for nearly half a
century. Capt. James Harper
who has had charge Of her for the
last thirty years. is still in command.
Samuel Tyler: jr, son Of DR.. Grafton
Tyler, now fills the position of clerk
Of the boat. in place Of Mr. Cava-
naugh, deceased. The dining room is
in charge Of JEFF Mccabe."
Kavanagh. purser Of the old Colum-
bia. The Star Of Friday. July 8. 1870.
contained the following:
published a brief dispatch from Baltimore yes
terday in reference to the death Of Capt
Patrick Kavanagh. who died on board the
boat reached her wharf in Baltimore yesterday
morning and when off the Seven-foot Knoll.
The deceased was well and favorably known
ing acted as purser Of the Columbia and Of the
old Fredericksburg. which preceded her in the
line, for some forty consecutive years. What
tits remarkable is the fact that in all that ex-
tended period Capt. kavanagh never lost a
When the boat left Baltimore on Saturday
Eorbus. and after arriving here he became
much worse. and being in too weak a condi-
tion to he removed his family were telegraph
Morgan Of this city. his attending physician.
accompanied him on the trip, and everything
for his relief proved unavaiinx. Perhsp ss1 no
man was better known nor more highly re-
spected along the shores Of the Potomac river
snd two grown sons. who with many personal
friends will mourn his loss. Capt. Kavanagh
WAS sixty-three years old.
The account Of the death of this old
and popular steamboat man recalls to
the Rambler that he has among his
material for this series the account Of
the death of Capt. Stackpole. Capt
Stackpole has been mentioned a num-
Der OF times In these narratives as the
commander Of the old steamboat Ar
row. Capt. Stackpole commanded her
before she came under the command
OF Capt. Frank Hollingshead The fol-
lowing notice was taken out of The
Star file Of March. 1872. but the Ram
bier failed to make a notation on it
showing the day of the month: Capt.
IhomaS Stackpole. commanding the
Mount Vernon steamboat Arrow, died
yesterday at the Powhattan House, at
the foot OF 7th street. He was forty
three years old and a native Of New
Hampshire. He came to Washington
IN 1855. and was steward at the White
House during the administration Of
President Pierce. He was interested
IN the steamboat Keyport. In partner
ship with James Sykes. he invested in
the Arrow. He was member Of
Hiram Lodge, No. 10. F. A. A. NJ, and
Friendship Lodge Of Odd Fellows. In
terment will be at Oak Hill cemetery"
James Sykes, mentioned in that no.
tice, was the proprietor of the I'M
perisl Hotel. If the Ramblers memory
is working all right. 1t was Sykes who
took over the old Jenness House and
renamed 1t the Imperial. Later. it be-
came the Hotel Lawrence. An office
and newspaper building stands on it's
site today.
The Rambler has many notes relat-
ing to Glymont, other old summer and
excursion resorts and Potomac steam
boats. but in this narrative he has
brought together all that he can