Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-18

w aShington's diary for 1874 that ne,
on Sept. 9Th remained at Bath all
day and was showed the model of a
boat constructed by the ingenious Mr..
Rumsey for ascending rapid currents
by mechanism: the principles Of this
were not only shown and fully ex-
planned to me, but, to my very great
satisfaction, exhibited In practice in
private under the injunction of Sc
crecy. until he saw the effect Of an
application he was about to make to
the assembly of this state for a re-
ward. The model and its operation.
made to run pretty swift, not only
convinced me Of what l before
ticable. but that it might be of the
creates possible utility in naviga-
ton, and in rapid currents that are
shallow; and what adds vastly to the
value of the discovery Is the SIM
plicity of the works. as they may be
carpenter and kept in order as easy
as plow or any common implement
of husbandry on farm"
Mr.. Prussing recalls to the Ram bier
that Washington employed Rumsey
in 1885. 1886 and 1877 as superin-
which was to make the Potomac navi-
gable from a point on the eastern
slope of the Alleghenies to tidewater.
and it was Rumsey who laid out and
began the construction of the works
at Great Falls. Little Falls. at Seneca
and at Harpers Ferry.
So many memories of the Potomac
river and its boats crowd upon the
Rambler and so many notes lie about
him that he scarcely knows where
and how to begin. and believes he
does not know how to knit all these
things together in an agreeable series
of stories: but he's doing the best he
knows how, and if you want to help
with the Job you're welcome. 1t was
last week that the Rambler repro
corning the steamers Bishop. Armenia
and Arrowsmith and the resorts. Low
err Cedar Point and Colonial Beach
He has one before him, published in
1857 relating to Piney Point. It re-
cites that the new hotel will be
cious hotel on the site of the old
pavilion, that Prof. R. C. Cardella's
fine band has been engaged for the
season and that all Information want
ed can be had Of Wash B. Williams &
Son 9th and D.: proprietors. The
story Of "a Visit to Piney Point
the New Hotel and Other Extensive
improvements" 1t was signed %. p.
and was written in a style rarely
seen In city newspaper today. 1t
began this way: Having received
an invitation to visit this famous re-
sort from it's enterprising proprietor,
your correspondent stood not on the
, order Of going, but packed his jour
nalistic lunchbox which consisted of
a lead pencil and a note book and
started for the steamer Lady of the
Lake. Capt J. T. Barker so well and
favorably known in these waters"
There was a great deal of descriptive
matter as to how our correspondent"
got to Piney Point, how he was re-
Nd ,hnt 1,n ia
The story contained as much in
formation relating to the correspond
ent as 1t did on the subject of Piney
Point. but fashions in writing change
as they do in slang and socks. The
correspondent said, among many.
present management Piney Point has
risen phoenix-like from its ashes
clear Of the dust and cobwebs Of
other years" From this the Rambler
gathers that the old hotel at Piney
Point burned down in 1886. probably
| in the winter Of 1ss6-s7.
Not far away from Wash Williams
advertiser about the new hotel
at Piney Point was another ad signed
by a name familiar to many Washing
name caused feeling of deep sad
ness to come into the heart Of the
fellow who is writing these lines. for
he knew that man long and well, and
said prayer at his funeral not many
weeks ago: Here is the advertise
ment: Forest Inn. Forest Glen Park.
Maryland. The most beautiful situa-
ton on the Metropolitan branch of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. only
nine miles from Washington Terms
moderate. Alexander T. Hensey. man
ager. office. 1905 F. street" That was
the old F street Office Of r. H. War
ner. in which Clarence Rheem, All
Hensey, George Swartzell and a num-
Der of other fine, high-grade young
men worked