Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-10

people set cut from the Mon Hotel
on Bridge street and proceeded 70 tn.
spot where John Quincy Adams. then
President of the United states turn
"a the first spadcfuI of earth for the
new waterway 10 the West the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal which
was completed in october. 1880. A
few days after The canal was opened
the freeman Rawdong came down
from Cumberland. where she had
started with the 'Elizabeth.g south
annpton,s Delaware" and Ohio ali
bearing coal. and was the frs, to
round q bend o half mile above IN.
spot whore the new bridge now stands.
As the boat passed the old Columbian
Foundry at the bend, q salute vas
fred. Near the end of the canal 4
bridge was butt long ago over Rock
Creek, but one stormy night, while
bearing the weight Of o stage, is gave
way. and driver and horses were
drowned This gave rise 10 the trsdi-
ton still talked Of IN Georgetown os
THE headloss man Of X street bridge"
There aiso is told the x-ory OF "Ths
Drummer Boy Of Little P'aps." wHo
tried 70 cross the river af that point
20 that he might muster into tho
army IN Virginia during the Revoiu-
ronary War. Hc was drowned, and
there are those who cay that they
have heard the brave little roll OF his
drum when night and morning nneet.
Tho new structure is Of reinforced
concrete, having seven graceful
spaps. The work iy being carried on
uttIor 4ts<. a,,y.1.s.-f ,t1-.
states Army Engineers. II wac be-
gun in 1917 and It is expected that the
late fall Of 1922 Will see It's conp,e-
ton. The deck Of the bridge Is 20
Dessof ample width TO carry foot pss-
sengers, vehicles and troileys, and 80
, the center il rises "a feet above The
water 1T low tide
What would Major LEnfsrt hav.
? said when he stood on the heights and
/. ooked down az the "Poton1sck- had
/. he seen this majestic structure br4ar
ing tho river? Would he have write,
hig survey, as no did, that from "tho.e
: heights the view was conmendabs.e''
d Mrs. sonthworth's Home.
: II was from those same heights tina.
y Mrs. K. d. +. y. Southworth viewed
9 he winding Potomac and watched the
z Virginia Palisades change from younr
: and sl1ivering green, through russe'
= gcId, to silver white as the season
, passed. There, in Prospect Cottage
= which still glands she watched thu
growth OF Georgetown and Washing
"a toi, writing her many vivid storis'
: around their historic personalities an,
= POINTS Of interest.
=. During the carly days IN George
town it was necessary 20 take tn
20 terry II ore was Of mind 20 eros,
"a 70 the neighboring state. or else rid
to the Chain Bridge at Iattie Fall
re and there cross three fTniies above
"a Later the Aqueduct Bridge vas but
III on the old foundation which was cor
81 s;ructed TO carry a canal across =
rn Virginia.
az Those time. are passed now and IN
n. cid residents OF Georgetown arc bu
8; memories; homes have gone 20 r1i
a. and gardens struggled off 20 weeds
still as always the Potomac must :
III bridged and now. in place OF the cl
Nv and patient ferry, the swinging Chal
Id Bridge and the now condemned Aqus
ss duct. Is being erected this state.
on white concrete structure. The grar
in and solemn procession which carr
W our hero dead 10 their last restir
on lace at Arlington viii pass over N
he fow Georgetown Bridge. the Westes
on Gateway 70 tie South