Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16

and the city Of Washington and Alex
andria. for which purpose she was
fitted out"
There was regular sail packet COM
munication-that is. it was a regular
as could be under the circumstances
between Washington and Baltimore
and Washington and Norfolk. Two
men, whose names were BrohaWn
and Boys. opened d., a lumber mi r. ya Was a.
ington channel. in 1901. and in the
summer of that year they advertised
that the schooners Dolphin and Kitty
will constantly take freight every
three weeks from this city to Annap-
Of october 8, 1901, under the heading.
alexandria and Norfolk Packet" is
an advertisement concerning the sloop
George.
The advertisement sets forth that:
Tristan Butler respectfully returns
thanks to his friends and the pubic
in general for the encouragement ana
patronage with which they have hon.
, ored him in frequenting his packet
between Norfolk and Alexandra. He
is now happy to inform them that ne
has established a handsome fast-ssil-
ing sloop named the George in the
same line. with elegant accommoda-
lions for passengers. there being four
private rooms besides large and
airy cabin, and to avoid the tncon-
venience and disagreeable sensations
which some persons experience from
the smell of-paint, the cabin is fin-
ished with mahogany. Any ladies and
gentlemen honoring him with their
company shall have attention paid to
them and no exertion shall be want
ing on his part to give perfect salts
faction. Now lying at the wharf OF
whom or to the captain on board ap-
ply for freight or passage" This ad-
vertisement was signed. Tristan
Butler"
In the year 1921 the steamboat Po-
tomac was running between Wash
ington, Alexandra and Norfolk and
the indications are that she made her
appearance on the Potomac river In
that year. because no earlier mention
Of her has been found. The Rambler
has not preserved the first advertise
ment Of this boat, but he has before
him a number of later advertise
ments relating to her. The name of
her captain is not known, though 1t
is thought to have been Uriah Jen-
kins. The name of the captain is
not given in the advertisements Of
1921, 1922. 1923 and 1924. but In the
advertisements in 1925 it is printed
as UrIah Jenkins. In an advertise
ment in the National Intelligencer
Steamboat Potomac. which for speed
and accommodation Is equal to any
other continuous running between
Norfolk. Alexandra and Washington"
The necessary inference from this is
that at least one other steamboat was
running between Washington and Nor
folk at that time. The name ALEX
andria and Norfolk Steamboat Com
pany'' appears first in the National
Intelligencer in 1925. and that COM
pany was operating the steamboat
Potomac not only to Norfolk. but from
that port she continued up the James
river to Richmond. These facts are
set forth in the following advertise
ment: "old. cheap and expeditions
route from Washington and Alexandra
to Richmond, touching at Old Point
Comfort, Norfolk and City Point"
1.-THE Alexandria and Norfolk Steam
boat Company have established the
swift, elegant and strong steamboat
Potomac, Uriah Jenkins. master. on
the above mentioned route now run
ming as follows: Leave Washington
at o'clock and Alexandra at 8
o'clock on every Wednesday after
noon: arrive at Old Point. Comfort
leave Norfolk next morning at s
o'clock and arrive at City Point and
Richmond on the evening OF the same
day, Returning. leave Richmond at
6 o'clock on Sunday morning, touch
ing at City Point, and arrive at Nor
folk the same evening; leave Norfolk
at 8 o'clock and arrive at Alexandria
and Washington the next morning In
time for passengers to proceed to
Baltimore by stages.
"This arrangement cannot fail to
give satisfaction to the public for Its
cheapness and expedition as we'll as
the great certainty OF getting through
the route. not being subject to the
risk always attendant on one boat
waiting for or depending upon the ar
rival OF another belonging to the same
line. as in this line the passengers
are conveyed through on the same
steamboat. To persons having par
ticular regard for their own safety
and comfort this line has decided
preferences, as the passage in the
chesapeake bay: the Se.. only ~, J., place OF Of
ia vtime. in a superior boat particu-
larly constructed for. navigating said
bay. n. wattles. agent"
80 hHy a pntn.