Evening star., 1944-07-16

tressed situation were lodged in CAROLS
buildings, adjoining my house.
Y never saw more endearing marks OF
sympathy than were here exhibited on
the countenance Of Gen. Ross. He OBJ
served, looking at me with an eye Of
searching anxiety, I am much distressed
at leaving these poor fellows behind me.
I do not know who is to mitigate their
sufferings.'
II understood his meaning and in
!. stantly assured him that he need not
make himself uneasy on account Of his
wounded soldiers. The Americans, Gen.
Ross said /, are OF the same origin Is
yourself. We have, trust. given you
many splendid instances Of our hui
mantty in the course OF this unfortunate
war. and you may rely on 1t, sir, no
attentions in my power shall be withheld
upon them"
AS bad as was the calamity to the
British In the War Of 1923, the explo-
sion which occurred there on July II.
1884, struck nearer to the hearts of our
people, for 1t was, In many instances,
our own relatives who were being swept
into eternity Hardly had the city been
saved from destruction by Gen. Early
and his troops week before, when the
news Of this accident was flashed
throughout the city and over the
country.
On Chesapeake Bay
Strange to say. Warrington has bad
few first-class saltwater excursion re-
sorts. Among them Bay Ridge, on the
Chesapeake Bay. To get there one took
the steamcars at the old B. d o. Rail-
road Station at New Jersey avenue and
G streets NV. The fare was only 50
cents and the attractions were up to
date, and even included horse racing.
Chesapeake Beach, which is still a
popular place for excursionists-if you
can get enough gasoline to drive there
had its beginning shortly after April IL,
1884, for on this date The Star carries an
item telling Of the plans to make Of 1t q
seaside resort. The account follows:
"An excursion party from this city on
Saturday visited Chesapeake Beach, the
proposed seaside resort on the Chesa-
peake, In Calvert County. Md. One
hundred and sixty-three persons went
on the trip, Messrs. 8. Taylor Suit and
w. j. Murtagh acting as hosts and ex-
planning the various advantages which
are claimed for the proposed resort. The
company included several prominent
officers and many leading businessmen
of the city.
"A special train on the Baltimore q
Potomac road took the party to Balti-
more IN 48 minutes. At Canton the
excursionists took the steamer Pilot Boy
and breakfasted on their way down the
bay. The boat anchored about half a
mile from chesapeake Beach. The sea
was running so high that but few took
advantage Of the small boats to 60
ashore"
OF the many river captains Of bygone
days, the writer recalls offhand Capt.
Geohegan, Capt. Isaac r. Bowen, Capt.
William E. Luckett who once piloted
the Presidents boat down the river;
. Capt. Tom Ross and John Henry Turner,
who piloted the Manchester; S. E. Hows,
captain Of the Mattano; Capt. Joseph
White Of the George Leary. Capt. Joseph
T. Barker OF the Jane Mosley and Capt.
E. s. Randall, who owned the Randall
Line. which included from time to time
the Pilot Boy, Samuel j. Pentz John w.
Thompson. which he changed to the
Harry Randall: the Wakefield, Arrow
smith. Estelle Randall and Lowe RAN
dali. Capt. Randall died quite a way
back and is buried In Holy Rood Gene
terry on Wisconsin avenue.