Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-09

ing on the James river, dead: ]. J.
Punch, dead; f. S. Randall. formerly
captain of the Mary Washington and
owner of the Mary Washington. Crys-
, tai Wave Qost at sea), Samuel ].
PeEtz. John W. Thompson (Which was
later named the Harry Randall and
later rebuilt and named the Capital
city,, the Estelle Randall and other
Potomac steamboats,. dead; Thomas
c. Ross, long the captain of the Mac
| that steamboat up to the time OF his
death; Bailey Reed. captain of the
st. Johns. which was used during the
late war as a transport in the Chesa-
peake bay. living: c. W: Ridley, gen
eral manager of the old Washington
and Alexandria Ferry Company, dead;
Alfred A. Richards. dead: George w.
Ross. dead: George NJ Rowe. dead: II.
S. Randall. now captain Of the Poto-
mac steamer E. Madison Hall (Which
was the steamboat Angler. which TOT
many years carried fishing parties out
Of New York to fishing grounds at
seal: David H. Robinson. dead: w. c.
Robinson. now in charge OF the
Chesapeake and Potomac Steamboat
Company. owner of the Wakefield,
ton Commodore Bob" Sutton. for
many years harbormaster Of the Dis
trict), dead: William L. Skinner. long
captain of the old Mattano. dead: J. r.
Scott, dead; J. r. Spransy. old tugboat
captain. builder Of the tug Samuel Ged-
ney. the Potomac's finest twoboat in the
7Os. and long a captain of one Of the
Alexandria ferryboats. dead: T. L.
Todd. dead: r. E. Tull. one Of the old
Norfolk and Washington captains.
dead: c. Z. P. Tull. his son. living;
A. J. Taylor Of the towboat firm Of
Taylor Bros. "a ]. and w. F. Taylor).
living; T. B. Travers, master at differ
emit times Of the Georgetown-New York
steamers E C. Knight and John Glib
son, living.
The Rambler has the names Of three
other Potomac captains who were
members OF Washington Harbor, No
has become Of them. They are John
H. Turner. Ernest E. Tull, son Of the
late Capt. r. E. Tull. and Samuel
P. Walters. who was a government
pilot on the river during the civil war.
There have been two Potomac captains
by the name Of w. H. Davis. One is
dead and the other is living. Whether
| they were father and son. the Rambler
does not know.
Here is a list Of engineers: WASH
ington and Aqua Creek mail route
inland coas yRes and non? seasoaTi e cam:
pany steamers Lady Of the Lake. Jane
Moseley (Norfolk and Washington
| route): engineers. B. c. Davis. Ed
Kelley and J. c. Tennesson: steamer
John w. Thompson (river route). J. T.
Tennesson: Davis and Kelley are dead /;
Company Norfolk route) steamers
! George Leary and Excelsior: engineers,
John Kelley, Ed Kelley. James O'Don-
| nell. P. F. O'Donnell and ]. A. Watts.
The O'Donnells are dead. Washing
steamers City Of Alexandria. City Of
Washington. Mattano and Wakefield,
Engineers Walter Cole. James Ger
mond and James Moran. all dead.
Washington. Mount Vernon and Marshall
ington. Arrowsmith. w. w. Corcoran.
| Charles Manchester and River Queen.
engineers. James Germond and p j.
ODonnen. Randall line of steamers.
Mary Washington. Samuel j. Pentz.
Harry Randall. Wakefield. Estelle
James Burneli, ]. W. white. W. A.
Moore. c. T. Kersey. James Nash,
Joseph Nash. ]. Van Ostrand. George
Sherwood. James Fitzgerald. J. T. Ten
! nesson. J. c. Tennessons James Toll
Nash and Germond are dead. Wash
ington and Baltimore line steamers
northumberland and Three Rivers;
engineers. Thomas Young, Charlie
baiiey ana Andy ODonne1l. Young
| and Bailey are dead. Washington
and Norfolk line steamers Southland.
Northland and Midland; engineers, d.
Sawyer and w. Downing
The Rambler knows that these lists
are short Of the names Of all the Po-
tomac's steamboat captains and en-
glneers. and that they do not go very
far back in the history of steamboat
ing on our river. but he hopes to so
enlarge the lists that no man who
has handled the wheel or the engine.
or the freight. or the accounts Of a
Potomac steamboat will pass UNI
noticed in these Potomac river ram
] bles."