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

ston and Fulton. had a steamboat
building plant at New York, and about
1910 they established one at Pitts
burgh. They seem to have sent agents
to cities along the great rivers Of the
United States to organize steamboat
companies. No doubt. this phase OF
the early steamboat business in this
country has been developed by some
of the numerous authors of works on
Fulton, the Clermont and the steam
boat activities of Fulton and Living
ston. but the Rambler got this idea
from the advertisement of "B Henry
Latrobe, agent for Messrs. Livingston
and Fulton" in the matter of the or
ganization Of a company to operate
! steamboat from Washington 10
Potomac creek. and also to operate
a steamboat between Georgetown
Washington and Alexandria. Then
the Rambler came upon the following
advertisement. which appeared a num-
Der of times in the 1ntellisencer, in
March. 1913:
Subscriptions for stock in steamboat &c
navigate the waters Of North Carolina unde,
the patent of Messrs. Livingston and Fulton
will be received in the State Bank OF Raleigh
Oh the 18th instant.
And subscriptions for stock In steamboat
to carry freight the Rappahannock river
will be received at the bank in Fredericks
burg the nth instant.
JOHN D. DE LACY. for the Patentees.
That a steamboat came to the Poto-
mac river before 1915 (when the ad-
vertisements of the steamboat Wash
ington appeared in the 1ntelligencer)
is shown by an advertisement in that
paper in April, 1913. 1t indicates that
the pioneer adventure in steamboat
ing on the Potomac ended in mfsfor-
tune, or at least in financial loss or
disappointment. Whether that steam
boat was called the Columbian or
whether the company owning her was
styled the Columbian Steamboat Com
pany can be guessed by any reader
of these lines just as we'll as the Ram
bier can guess it. All the informa
ton he has, and he does not know OF
anybody who has dug up this much
is contained in that advertisement
which appeared in the. 1ntelligencer
early in April. 1913. 1t follows:
Steamboat for sale.--The Columbian steam
boat lying st Tyber creek wharf will be sold
Friday the 9th instant. at II o'clock. at auc
ton for the benest OF all concerned, the debts
Of the said company being first discharged.
She is about forty eight tons burthen. Nat
bottom drawing small draft Of water which
will make it ar object for those engaged in the
traffic in wood and grain to purchase her. The
terms will be made known on the day Of the
sale. By order Of the managers.
n. BEsTOR. Treasurer.
or course, the Rambler knows as
well as you do that he should stick
stray afield. He is in no particular
hurry to wind up this steamboat
series. and he would like to make a
depression here to tell Of some things
he found among the advertisements
in the National Intelligencer while
the finding of the steamboat matters
related above. He hopes you will
permit the depression. follow him in
it. and approve. Among the adver-
tisements in April. 1913. was a notice
subscribed to by William Ball Of Bal
dria that Capt. Theophilus Bowie
| late commander OF the schooner Alex.
| andria one of the regular packets
running between the cities of Balti.
| more. Alexandria. Georgetown. etc.
has been discharged from our en-
ployment for sufficient cause which
will be made known II required" ano
that therefore all persons having &C,
counts to settle for freight will pa.
| them to the subscribers"
Reading one of the old and faded
pages OF the paper. the Rambler at
tended in spirit harp recital giver
January ]. 1913. in Mr.. Crawford.
| assembly room, Georgetown, and he
wonders how many of our great,
grandfathers and mothers were pres
| cnt Here is the advertisement:
! Grand concert--By particular desire OF thu
nrst families in Georgetown Signor Pucci viii
I have the honor to perform the pedal harl
on Tuesday evening January 5. at Mr.. Craw
ford's assembly room. attended by the band.
ture on the harp PUGET, bird duett accom-
panied on the harp. Pucci; trio for two clario
nets md horn; song. Hope Told the Flatterinl
Tale" Pnsilio), PUGET allegro. band.
! pnrt IT-Symphony tRozzini). band: Commo
dnrc Decntur's favorite. Turkish march oil
harp PUGET: duett for the harp and violin
Mrssrs Pucci and Crazer: song. Love. NJ!
Mary, Dw.lls With Thee accompaniment oil
| the harp: sonata on the harp; finale, Madi
| sons March, band.