Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

strongly protested against 1t. as the
dreaded Winter voyage. But they
disregarded the captains advice and
insisted on a second voyage. The
captain at length had to yield to their
entreaties on condition that Mr.. Ken
nedy should go as supercargo, which
he fearfully accepted, and having put
a rich cargo on board her sails were
spread to the breeze and the Nancy
was soon under full sail for the At
lantic Ocean. On the third or fourth
day of her voyage they encountered
a severe hurricane, which caused
much damage to their vessel. as they
expected every moment their vessel
to be foundered in midocean, and
was only saved by the skill and Mowl-
edge of their captain.
They reached Amsterdam under
bare poles-so great was the storm Of
wind, rain and sleet. The ice was fast
accommodating in the harbor, so that
he could not discharge his cargo nor
waste time to see the merchants, and
taking advantage of stiff breeze, he
forced his vessel through the ice into
the Atlantic Ocean, hoping to reach
the Anacostia River before the ice
had frozen it over. He found that the
frost had blocked up the river also.
He then steered for Norfolk, Va, but
he found it in the same condition. He
then again had to return to open sea,
where he had to remain for some days.
in expectation that the ice would
break up.
cat last. in desperation, he steered
as near Norfolk as the ice would per-
init him and hoisted signal Of dis
tress. In short time the boat pushed
along the ice to the ships relief, and
three of the crew who had been frost
bitten were lowered into the boat, to.
gether with Mr.. Kennedy, and car
ried to Norfolk Harbor, where thu
sick men were put in the hospital an
Mr.. Kennedy became responsible foi
them"
DURING the middle of February,
1881, Washington had one of its
worst floods and the writer has
slight recollection of how the Avenue
looked at that time, but more par
ticularly he recalls visiting an aunt.
then living in the flood area, after
the water had subsidized, and noticing
the high-water mark on the wall.
paper which was not far from the
ceiling. The Star of February is Of
that year has this to say of the mum
dation and the damage done:
Cali along the river front today a
scene of activity is presented, many
men being employed in cleaning up
and repairing damages by the flood.
1t is found in many cases that the
damages are lighter than at first sup-
posed. Much more of the river was
open today than yesterday and above
the bridge there Is large area Of
open water which is yet running quite
swift. From the causeway of the
Long Bridge, extending northwest
ward, the ice is yet piled up to the
Georgetown Channel and beyond
there are immense drifts of ice, much
Of it having been landed in the low
grounds of the south side of the river.
Fully 500 feet of the trestle work
from the south end of the Long
Bridge has been carried of. On this
work the railroad company has about
$50 men employed. working night and
day. They will, it is expected, COM
plete it by the end of the week (four
days later. At the north end of the
bridge there are over 200 men at work
under the charge of Mr.. Walter, the
engineer Of the railroad company,
pruning the timbers to replace the
lost spans of the bridge. Here there
are two tugs at work with a piledriver
driving the piles. The telegraph COM
pany has large force at work. Last
night Mr.. L. Monkey, having four cal
cium lights thrown on the bridge.
made the scene novel and beautiful
one. It Is now expected that this
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