Evening star., 1920-05-30

527 tons. Keyport, 1850; Pilot Boy. s51
tons. Wilmington. 1857; Kent. 406
tons. Baltimore. 1854: Sue, 6sS tons.
Wilmington. 1867: Samuel J: PentS
River Queen. 4s6 tons. Keyport. 1864;
City Of Alexandria and City of Wash
tngton, ferryboats. 326 tons, were
built at New York in 1868; Wakefield,
571 tons. Wilmington, 1885: Excelsior.
bia. 5sS tons, Baltimore. 1891; Mac
alester. 624 tons. Wilmington. 1890:
Virginia. ~ tons. built at Alexandra.
1867; Harry Lodor, IS tons. Alexan-
dria, 1876; Cecile. 10 tons. New Lon
don. Conn. 1872; Bartholdi. % tons.
Occoquan. 1873: De Boss Lennox. tug
boat. Bordentown. N. j.. 1874: Anna G.
Burdsall, tugboat, Cambridge, Nd.
1877: A. p. German. tugboat, built at
Washington. 1877, and D. M. Key, tug
boat. built in 1877. Although the
he made of the place where the D. M.
Key was built, he cannot read 1t.
The Columbia referred to as having
been built at Baltimore in 1891 was
the ferryboat which ran between
Washington and Alexandria This ex-
ton residents may not confound her
with the Baltimore and Washington
steamboat Columbia, which was run
ming as early as 1880 and continued
in service on the Potomac until the
70s In the matter of the ferryboat
Columbia the Rambler a few Sun
days ago quoted as follows from the
Alexandria Gazette Of recent date:
Our correspondent also asked the names Of
ferryboats which were on the route during tine
civil war. They were the Fulton. Wfnnisimmitt
and Manhattan. The Winnisimmitt was con-
fhc
eos. when two new ferryboats. the City of
Washington and the City Of Alexandria. were
Aiexsndria Ferry Company. The City Of Alex
andra was burned at her dock in this city in
the fall Of 1894. The City Of Washington was
the Columbia. and was burned in her slip at
Washington about fifteen years ago and made
into q houseboat, which fs now lying in Hunt
ing creek.
Columbia the Rambler has preserved
the following. dictated by Capt Bob
Walters. in 1884: But I must not for
get to tell you about boat whose
name was a household word in the
District. You know the name don't
believe before 1880. but repaired.
broadened and heightened until she
was the most commodious Boat on the
river. Capt. James Mitchell. who died
in 1852, was her commander when l
first knew her. in 1887. She ran be-
tween this city and Baltimore, stop
ping at every landing on the river.
CAPT. Harper succeeded Capt. Mitchell.
she was sold to Baltimore men. and
Was there a few years ago"
The Rambler finds this advertise
mont in The Star Of May. 1874: THE
steamer Columbia can be chartered
for excursions every Monday and
Tuesday at reasonable rates. This
steamer has been recently refitted
and is the largest on the Potomac
river. She has fine saloon and prom
enade decks and is especially adapted
for moonlight excursions"
In The Star Of June 18, 1874. is
this: "Grand Excursion by st. Domi-
MICS Mutual Relief Society to ely
mont, Monday. June %. 1874. on the
safe and commodious steamer Co
lumbia, Capt James Harper. COM
manding. Donches celebrated brass
and string band will furnish the
music"
In The Star files Of the summer of
1874 one can read that the steamboat
Georgianna is running excursions to
Leonardtown, Piney Point, Marshalls s
and Point Lookout every Saturday
during the season." and that appli-