Connection between the sailing bugeye Edna E. Lockwood & the Norfolk & Western Railway?

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Gary,
Thanks for your observation. I wasn't thinking about coal at all. And I  
certainly am guilty of having a string of disparate assumptions. Mainly, I  
have been trying to figure out why an Eastern Shore bugeye would be named  
for an infant girl in Washington DC whose family background is with trains.  
I could well be wrong because I am not familiar with how N & W was  
operating. I saw from the 1900US Census and confimed by a 1909 newspaper  
that Mr. Lockwood was a passenger agent based in DC. I doubt if he had much  
to do with coal. I was thinking food for passengers, especially on  
excursions in the summer. You might need a dedicated boat to supply  
that--not a fleet. I thought that there might be a chance that Mr.  
Lockwood, maybe with the blessing of N & W, might have secured a boat, or a  
principal interest, that would supply him with fresh food for dining  
passengers.

"In the summer Lockwood and most other bugeyes hauled produce and lumber  
from the bay watershed to urban markets such as Washington, DC, Norfolk,  
and Baltimore."--Ralph Eshelman, 1994 [National Park Service report on the  
Edna E. Lockwood]
I speculated that maybe, since these boats were hauling produce and lumber  
to urban centers, that they were vitally associated with the trains there.

The fact remains that a boat, built in Talbot Co. MD in 1889, is named Edna  
E. Lockwood (she traveled from Talbot Co. to DC) and Mr. Lockwood's  
daughter, born in 1889 in DC, is also named Edna E. Lockwood. Perhaps a  
coincidence but.... The girl married James E. Redman who had a business  
(after 1910 called Redman's White Front Market) in DC at 915 Louisiana Ave.  
NW with his grandfather James M. Holloway. James' father Nicholas T.  
Redman, born in Talbot Co., was in the business of taking produce by boat  
from Talbot Co. to DC & Baltimore. Nicholas' father, James Redman, lived at  
Tunis Mills in Talbot County--a principal source for milled lumber on the  
Eastern Shore. Nicholas had a butter and egg store at 916 Louisiana Ave NW  
According to p. 5 of the 8 Apr 1913 Wash. Post newspaper this store caught  
on fire and sustained $2000 damage. Nicholas was still living in DC in  
1930; his wife died in Talbot Co., MD in the 1920s.

I agree that there should be a simple explanation and I'll be glad when I  
find it. I have written a letter to Edna Lockwood's granddaughter to find  
out her perspective. Edna died in 1974 so I'm hoping that some of her  
memories have been passed down.

The Washington Herald newspaper, 1 July 1909:

JULY 4TH EXCURSION TICKETS
to and from all points on
NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY.
On sale July 2, 3, 4 and 5, good to re-
turn on or before July 8. One and three-
fifths fares for the round trip. For addi-
tional information apply to EJ Lock-
wood. Passenger Agent. N. & W. Ry.,
14th st. and NY ave., Bond Bldg.,
Washington, DC




On Apr 20, 2009 5:02pm, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:

> It does seem farfetched.







> Applying Occam's Razor (explanations should not be multiplied upon) here




> would be prudent. You have made many assumptions to come to the possible




> conclusion that the N&W put money into this ship.







> First of all, if the ship did not carry any coal, why would the N&W wish  

> to




> fund such a vessel? The N&W never operated any sort of coastal shipping




> company nor seemed to have any financial interest in a shipping line in




> those days. And if the N&W wanted to aid the shipment of coal by coastal




> shipping companies, wouldn't they have invested in the shipping company




> rather than a single ship?







> The N&W was busy establishing bituminous coal as a product right then and




> had little money to spare on something not directly related to the  

> shipment




> and selling of bituminous coal into the energy marketplace via their




> railroad. They were working on the Ohio Extension then, the cost of which




> put the company into bankruptcy in the Crash of 1893.







> As to a record, only an annual report for that time period would still  

> exist




> to show a 'line item' such as spending money on a ship. I don't recall  

> ever




> seeing such an entry in the early annual reports.







> Gary Rolih




> Secretary N&WHS










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> Subject: Connection between the sailing bugeye Edna E. Lockwood & the




> Norfolk & Western Railway?







> Hi everyone,







> This may seem farfetched and roundabout as a query. There is a very




> special boat docked at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum at St.




> Michaels, Maryland. She is called the Edna E. Lockwood; she was




> started at around the end of January in 1889 and was completed in




> October of that same year. She is of the type called "bugeye"--built




> to oyster, haul produce & lumber, etc. No one so far has been able to




> solve the mystery of the identity of the boat's namesake. The Edna E.




> Lockwood has been restored as a National Historic Landmark and still




> sails occasionally.







> The passenger agent for the Norfolk and Western Railway in Washington




> DC, with an office in the Bond Building, was a Richmond-born




> gentleman named Edward J. Lockwood. His wife was Leila I. Crutchley,




> daughter of George Crutchley of Harper's Ferry, who is listed in the




> 1870 US Census in the 7th Ward of Washington DC as the driver of the




> city railroad. Edward & Leila's daughter, Edna Elizabeth Lockwood,




> was born on 31 January 1889, in Washington DC Karl Blankenship




> wrote in a March 2002 Chesapeake Bay Journal article that from "the




> cutting of the trees to the final bit of paint, the building of the




> Edna E. Lockwood took about 9 months. When it was launched in October




> 1889, half of Tilghman Island showed up to cheer." Counting back nine




> months from October makes Edna Elizabeth, born at January's end, a




> prime candidate for the bugeye's namesake.







> My great great grandfather was named John Stuart Redman and he was one




> of nineteen children. One of his brothers was named Nicholas Theodore




> Redman, who brought produce from St. Michaels MD on the Eastern Shore




> to Washington DC—he married Corrine Holloway (known as “Coe”).




> Nick and Coe were the parents of James E. Redman of Washington DC,




> a merchant and War Dept. clerk who was married to Edna Elizabeth




> Lockwood in March of 1909 (source: 10 March 1909 Washington Herald




> newspaper, p. 5). I know from the Social Security Death Index that




> Edna (Lockwood) Redman died in Washington DC in July of 1974. She




> had a brother named Walter Lockwood.







> The conventional wisdom has it that the bugeye Edna E. Lockwood was




> built primarily for oystering and secondarily for lumber and produce.




> I'm wondering if she wasn't built to do it all right from the start




> with the backing of market and railroad men. Is it possible that the




> Norfolk & Western Railway played a role in the financing of the




> construction of the Edna E. Lockwood? Could one find out from the




> records? Do the 1889 expenditure records exist? Or would this likely




> be a silent enterprise? Any observations concerning these questions




> are welcomed. Thanking in advance.







> Matt Redman







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