"I 'THli UUARDIAN.

CHAR LOTTETOWN

PAGE Nine .

. SEPTEMBER '11. 1950.

Steamshili Sefiices Between P.E.I. and Mainland Provinces

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ht ticle I will endeavour aolndetallsllilaixipll the various steam- Qhgp gervices from the early be- ginning of the 18th century up to we present time. It may be vou- slble there are some inaccuracies in the various dates and names of steamers but they are u near scor- M, as possible to gain inform-

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- st steamer of which any reghisi ngan 59 mum! W" m” prince William. built in Quebec in 1831 for service between QUE- bec and Halifax; and records Show she made several calls at Charlottetown in 1831-1832. The service was not a success and in 1333 she sailed from Pictou for 1,;.,.-rpool. England. thus being the first steamer to cross the Atlantic cntiieiy under steam.

in l842 a small steamer. the St. George, was in service between

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Charlottetown and Pictou and was followed in 1850 by the Westmore- land. Those steamers were oper- ated by the RE. lslaud Steamship Co. which was founded in 1342, In 1857 William l-lurd was given I contract for carrying mails be- tween the Island and the main- land,a-nd the steamer Rosebud was used in this service. and contin- ued to operate for several years. In 1857 the Charlottetown Steam Navigation .Company was organiz- ed and took 'over the services of Cirryinl mail. passengers and

freight between Charlottetown and

Plctou and Summerside and Point Du Chane, with the steamers Westnioreland and Princess ' of Wales. They were followed in turn by the Heatherbell. St. Law- rence. Princess. Northumberland and Empress. the latter two being in the service when it was taken

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When trsnafe was made. the Northuniberllnd was placed on the Summorside-Pt. Du Cbeue route and the new car ferry on the Pictou-Charlottetown route. The Empress was sold to the C. P. R. and was. until destroyed by fire in the big west-side dock fire at Saint John on June 22nd. 1931. Later in 1934 the damaged hull: was rentted and converted into a coal barge by the Dominion Coa-l Co. The Northu-mborl-and and car- ferry continued the service until close of navigation in 1917 when the car ferry service was com- menced at Borden.

In 1918 the Northumberland was transferred to'Toronto wuliere un- til up to a .year or so ago she was operated in a passenger and auto service between Toronto and Port Dalhousie, Onrt.

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During the period from around 1060 to 1915. various steamship companies operated their ste-imers from Quebec and Nova scotia ports, also from American ports to Charlottetown and Summenside. The first record of any company operating a service on schedule was in 1082 when the Quebec steamship Co. commenced service from Montreal. Quebec, Jiaspe. Summersidu and Charlottetown with the steamer Georgia, rcplacerl in 1870 by the secret. which in turn was replaced by the M.irsml- chi in 1875. In the early We the twin screw passenger i r Campana was placed in the ser- vice and continued the service un- til wrecked near Quebec about 1908. The Caspedia. a larger ship with larger passenger and freight capacity then took up the service and continued until 1916 when, owing to the war the service was discontinued. ,

In 1872 the Prince Edward. 21 steamer of 1300 tons was built in Scotland for the Ocean, steamship Company and for 10 or 12 years operated a. service between char- lcttetown and Liverpool, Eng

In 1582 the Black Diamond steamship Co. commenced a ser- vice between Montreal. Charlotte- town, Sydney and st. John's. Mic. with the steamers Bonavista and City of Sydney. This service” was later operated to include Summe side as a port of call. This com- pany. subsidiary of the Dominion Coal Company. would also in the spring and fall place other steam- ers, such as the Cohan. Curcnno. Louisburg and Cape Breton, which were in the coal service from Syd- ney to Montreal. using them i:-i move freight from Montreal to Charlottetown. Bummerstdu and st John's.

In 1904 the City of Sydney was lost and she was replaced by the Morwenla in the passenzer ser- vice. Ths service was disconttnuel in 1915. owing to the outbreak of the First World War. In 1916 the Moi-wenia was torpedoed while en- routls to miglsnd with a. cargo of s ee .

tn: the late 70's. the Colonial Qt - -M Co. d in Se"- idea from Boston to Charlom-towii with the steamers Worceste: and Carrol and one other steamer This service was continued until abou. 1390 when the service was tskeu over by the Plant Steamshgi 00 who operated the service wi the steamers olivetto and l-Ialifan.

some years later the la.rgey,pu- senger steamer. the ....an8eline. was operated also durinl "19 Wm" mer months. This service was dis- continued in .

A service between Halifax uici Island points was inaugurstnd in la& when they placed the s.aam- er Beatrice on this route BM-ill I weekly service. She was reyilac-ii inter by the Fnsnet until sold in 1398. when the City of Ghent too': over and continued until I915 when she was sold and tho Sol'VIc6

. discontinued.

In the early yous of this century the Dobel Line which operated s line of steamers carrying gypsum from Cheticamp, C. B.. to Mont- real, used those steamers to carry freight from Montreal to St John's. caning at Suimmerslde and tfmrlottetown enroute. This com- pany continued the service for about 10 years.

In 1910 or 1911 the Fsrquhsr steamship Co. placed the Sable. followed later by the Sable I in It service between Halifax. Charlotte- town. aummerside, Syd and St. John's. They discontinu in mm The only service started it this last century and still being 0901” and is that to. the Magdalene Is- lands.

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In 1890 the steamer Olaf com- menced this service between Pic- bou. souris and MINI-10810! Th” ahi wsslostt-hesameyelh Th? fo owing year the S5. Loulsbur. took up the service and was oper- ated until lost in l901. The owner. R.J. Leslie. and sword of the crew were also lost in this disu- ter

. I In 1900 the steamer Amelia took up the service followed in lit! by the Lady Sybil, the 8.8. xntaxprlse in 1913. Lad Champlain n it W- Ilendfy in . mm in 1925. which continued in the service until 1945 when the service was tskai our by Clark steam- ship -00. and nuns 30 Magdalena. sourle was the Island port of call until 190 when Charlottetown was made the second P033 I04 still being oontln-und

a so u . u .- roa un'ioi'ii'ym an tad i' has in, addition to the Mldthline are steamer-s,of the Canada-New p Co. who make calls It Charlotte-' uiwn. operation to St. Pierre and I

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Borden I And Vicinity,

Mrs. Emmet MacDonald and three children of Borden are visit-. lng relatives at Launching.

MK Freddie Toombs of Borden left on Monday for Charlottetown where he will attend Vocational School. I

Miss Phyllis White of Moncton spent the week-and with her par- ents. Mr. and Mrs. William White at Borden.

Mr. and Mrs. Roland Ramsay have returned to their home in Borden after spending their two weeks holiday: with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mtllen at Littleton. N.H.

Misses Marjorie Irving and Lbura Ozon of Borden left on Monday for Charlottetown where they will attend Business College.

Mr. and Mrs. John Jay and children John and Judy of Mono- ton visited relatives at Borden an: Charlottetown over the week- en .

Mr., James Dorsey of Halifax spent the Labour Day holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Franl: Dorsey at Borden.

Mrs. J. J. Maclsaac of Borden spent tlfe week-end with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Butler at Charlottetown.

Mrs. George Burton and son George who have been spending. the summer with her mother Mrs. (Capt) J.L. Read left on Monday for their home at Yonkers, N.Y.

Cpl. and Mrs. Don F. Ede who have been spending their two weeks holidays with Mr. and Mrs. George Sharpe at Borden have re- turned to their home in Summer- side. i

' Miss Carol Ann Hamill of Mid- dleton spent Sunday in Borden. guest of Miss Doreen Dorsey.

Mr. and Mrs. Everett McKei-ma and daughter Nancy Ann. and Mrs. Edward Grlmn of Burton visited Freetown recently, guests of Mrs. Patrick Hamill. .

Mrs. C. H. Cameron and son John of Montreal have returned home after spending the sum- mer months .wlt1'n her mother. Mrs. (Cs.pt.) .1. L. Read.

Mr. and Mrs. Everett Mclienna and little daughter Nancy Ann of Borden spout Sunday at Burton. Lot 7, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed- ward Griffin.

Mr. and Mrs. Reainald Rodgers of Borden. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rodgers and Mr. Reginald Rods- em, .I;-., spent the week-end at Eundy Park. iihe'Nat.ional Park in Albert County. N.B.

Mrs. Wm. Trowsdale who has been a patient in the Memorial Hospital at Sussex. N.B.. since the car accident near there a few weeks ago. has retunned-to' her home in Borden and her friends hope that she will soon enjoy her usual good lhealthr

Following the summer holidays Borden School opened W Tues- day. September sin. with the fal- lowlng slateof teachers: Principal. Mr. Joe. Noonavn; Vice-Principal. Miss Mary Muttart; Intermediate. Miss Alice Jay: Primary. Miss Margaret Lord, Mrs. Mary Farm- er.

ggj,,,,.....- FATIIE SON ELECTIIOCUTED GREAET NECK, N. Y.. Sept. 10- (AP) - Charles Rutter and hit son were electrocuted Saturday while putting up is new television aerial--in their back Yard-

wh 0 steel one or more steam- ers obetlweeren Boston and Charlotte- town without my definite sched- ules and often for only one season and it seems impossible to get any definite dates as to their op- erstions.

with the commencement of the car ferry operations when freight could be handled without creak- ing bulk. the operation of steam- ers between the Island and the other Provinces made it unprorl:- sbls to operate and steal.-ners were withdrawn.

This article does not cover win- inr communication which will be dealt with in n istor article giv- ing psrtlculnrs of this service from i813 to 1917.

O'Leory and Vicinity

Friends of Mr. Horace Mac- Donald, postmaster at West Dov- on. wll be sorry to learn that he is on the sick list and will be tak- en to Halifax for treatment. They all unite in wishing this young war veteran a , , improve- ment In health and hope that his stay in the institution will not be too long.

Mrs. Arthur Nickle. (nee Miss Beulah Wood). and. her two chil- dren.'Jimmy and Gale, who were visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. James T. Wood of West Devon

leaving on Wednesday of this week to return to her home in Toronto.

Mr. and Mrs. John Dyment of Quincy. Mass, who were visiting in Clfleioon. Int 3. the guests of Mrs. Dyment's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Robert MacNaught. will be returning home this week. They will be accompanied as fair as st. Stephen. N. B.. by little nuch Pearce. who- is I Brand-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Wood of West: Devon;

-.. I-Iillci-est Cemetery in Alberton, under the direction of a joint com- mittee from the United and Pres- byterian Churches. has been com. pletely renovated. The entire plot has been plowed. levelled and seeded and a new fence erected. Friends in various parts of Can- zida and the United States helped with their contributions to meet the heavy expenditure.

The O'Leary troop of Boy Scouts with their leader. Mr. Douglas Hardy and assistants, John Matthews. and Provincial Scout commissioner. Gordon Kerr of Alberton have recently return- ed from an enjoyable camp at

Maxfield's Shore on the Mill River. It was not a large camp. numerically. but the boys and

their enthusiastic leaders all had a grand time. They attended Divine Worship on Sunday at the Cas- cumpec Church and listened to 9. fine address by the ' minister, Rev. P. ,A. Fitzpatrick on the top- ic, "Bless the Lads".

-on Labor Day. Rev. W. G. Dickson baptized the infant son of Mr. "and Mrs. Edgar McQua:r- rie of Boston, Mass. atithe home of the baby's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter MacKlo of Alas- ka school section. four miles from West Devon. Mrs. Macquarrie was formerly Miss Edith Macxie. This is Mr. MacQuarrle's first visit to Prince Edward Island. and they have enjoyed their vaca- tion very much. They were so- companied by Mr. MacQuarrie's

aunt. Mrs. MncDowel1, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Roy MacDowell and Mr. and Mars.

Chapman Jelly and other rela- tives. The party are planning to leave for their homes on Thurs- day. The baby was christened Brett I-Iowan-d Macqusrrie. It was born in Boston. Mass.. on Feb. 5, 1950. Witnesses at .the service

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of our dog.- llttle daughter Bessie Kathryn Acorn, who passed away September 10th. 1946.

Lovlngly Itemembered by Grandma and Grandpa farqnharson.

IN MEMORIAM In memory of "RS. 1. M. MooLUBE who passed away .. swish... ma. ms.

Lovlngly Remembered by uugbgna and Family.

IN MEMCRIAM

In loving memory of our dear Mother. Mrs. John 9. Dofron, who died September lotli,-1945.

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nrvlngly Remembered by Daugh- ters Zita and Bertha.

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Personally I am most fond df writings of Robert Louis Balfour stevonacn that scottlsh poet, essay. 1st and writer of fiction, who was born in 1850 and died in l894.

As a young man Stevenson Itudfod law and was called to the scottlsh bar. but his true calling lay along literary paths.

Adourney through France and Belgium by canoe supplied materi- al for that interesting tale "An Inland Voyage" 1378. and a walk- trek in south of France was deilghtifully set down the follow- ing year in "Travels with a Dou- key". Besides these his pen was busy turning out stories and es- says-for various periodicals. These were later collected and put into book form and are among his best. works.

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Learning of the serious illness of ii. Mrs. Osburn whom Stevenson had met in earlier years, he de- cided to pay her I. visit at her Californian home. Not being too flush with shekels he made the voyage acrcss the Atlantic in the steerage of an emigrant ship, and finished the journey across the continent in an immigrant train. These experiences he set down in "The Amateur Emigrant” and "Across the Plains". one year after arriving in America the author married Mrs. osbum.

About this time his health began to fail and for the next ten years his quest for health took him here and there. In 1890 he settled per- manently in samosa, where he soon became a. commanding and beloved-figure among the natives. Meanwhile. he had published "Treasure Island", a story of high advent:ure,which met with great. success. This was followed by "Prince Otta", "Doctcr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde".

Then came a period of illness when his pen had to be laid aside. ones out of the dark shadows that plagued his life for so many years Rnberg Louis Stevenson gave the world ancther yam par excellent in "Kidnapped". and "A Child's Garden of verse",

During his stay in samosa he wrote "David Balfour" to "Kidnapped and Saint. Tues". Considered by some as his greatest masterpiece-"Weir of Hermins- tcn"-was never finished an ac- count. of its author's death.

Stevenson's uncomplaining Isplrit, his happy out-look on life and toll in the face of disadvantages so great that to a less courageous man they might have seemed overwhelming, made him one of

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sonailtiel. As a storyteller he had few equals, while the beauty of his style places him among the best writers of his generation.

Though not the author of much printed verso Robert Louis souven- son has written more than one challenging stanza;

"Bright is the ring of words - - when the right. man rings mom. Fair is the fall of songs

when the singer sings them Still they are carolled and said- On wings that are curled- After the singer is dead'

And the maker buried."

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SYRACUSE. N. Y.. Sept 10 - (AP)-Governor Thomas E. Dewey says he has been told by wail-im formed persons that war with Rus- sia will break out this month but he adds that he does not ocllevw it. The Governor. in a speech here F'i'icd'ay, did not name his inform- an s.

TORONTO. Sept. 10 -(C P) -V Harold Nettorfield. 45. well known in Canadiiin speed-skating circles. died here Friday. He was sacietarv of the Canadian and Ontario speed-Skating Assocla ions. At various times he had epresentcd Canada. at the meetings of the United States Speedskatilt Ni909i' atlon.

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