Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-29
MANSLAUCHTE
CHARGE ONLY
AGAINST FATTY
new BOAT TO PLY
Between AUGUSTA
AND THE ISLANDS

The steamer Virginia has been re-
Gently purchased by the Augusta,
Gardiner and Boothbay Steamboat
company and this new steamer with
the Islander means that this COM
pany now owns two of the fastest
passenger boats operated in the New
England waters. The Virginia will
go on the route which the company
follows on April l of next year, run
ming to Augusta until the summer
season opens. Then either the Vir-
ginia or the Islander will run to the
Capital city through the, summer
trips daily between Bath, Boothbay
Harbor and the Islands.
Walter M. Sanborn, treasurer
manager and clerk of the company
was present on Tuesday of this week
at a meeting of the directors of the
! Popham Beach Steamboat company
held in Bath and bought at that time
the Virginia for his company.
| At the same meeting Captain
Thomas Blaisdell. Five Islands,
bought the steamer Islesford for a
company to be organized to run the
steamer between Bath and Five Is
1 lands.
| At a meeting Of the directors of
/ the Augusta. Gardiner and Boothbay
| Steamboat company, held Sept. 21,
/ the matter of the new boat was dis
cussed. A committee was appointed
I to procure one of the steamers. The
officers elected at the recent meet
| ing were; President, ]. S. MaXey,
! Gardiner: treasurer. manager and
clerk. Walter NJ Sanborn. Augusta;
directors, J. s. MaXey, w. NJ. San
born, George A. Linton of Summit,
! y. IT.. Arthur Tetreault Of Augusta
and ". f. Maxey of Gardiner.
\ The Virginia was sold by the Pop
! ham Beach Navigation company be-
cause she is considered too large for
the route and of company. The Nir-
ginia will he turned over to the Au-
gusta. Gardiner and Boothbay Steam
/ boat company within 80 days.
| The Virginia was built by the Kel-
! lev. Spear Co. and launched May II,
! 1909 She was unchristened and went
| on the route about a month later. At
the time of her launching the Nir-
ginia was an innovation in Eastern
waters. being built on lines similar TO
those which had been found to give
the best results in motor boats and
| torpedo boats. The stern Is of the
type known as the "E" transom.
! The after body is perfectly flat rest
ing on the surface of the water. This
does away with the overhang at the
stern usual in steamboats,. 1t also
gives the propeller more bearing.
water line beam. % feet beam on
deck and six feet draft. The Nir-
ginia is at present equipped with a
single engine, 10 in. cylinder, 16 in
stroke with a TAYLOR watertube boil
err She has a steam steering gear
and electric lights and is licensed to
carry $50 passengers. The deck and
house arrangements were planned by
Capt. James F. Perkins. J. Arthur
Stevens made the drawings Of the
deck and house arrangements. The
hull and machinery were designed by
Ernest F. Kelley
The Islesford was built in Brewer
in 1893 and was bought by the Pop
ham Beach Steamboat Co. three
years ago. She is p gross tons, 49.2
#. long. 1874 wide and 50 deep and
has a steam engine capable of devel
oping 81 horsepower.
The company intends to instaN
high powered triple-expansion en-
CINE to replace single engine that is
now in the boat A new boiler will
also be put in and these repairs will
be made at once.