Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-09

terday. Between Glymont and Gunton she
encountered heavy ice. and had considerable
trouble getting through 1t.
The United States naval tug TecumSeh,
having in tow the gun barge with a gun
on it, went to Indian Head from the navy
yard yesterday.
The schooner Raymond Oliver, the Horn
Point and HaZeleen have all sailed from the
oyster wharf for the lower river.
The schooner Eta has completed the
discharging Of her cargo of oysters and
Will sail for Blackistones Island.
The schooner Harry Russell, having fin
ished discharging her cargo of lumber. is
at T. w. Riley's wharf loading fertilizer
for Norfolk. She will there reload to this
The tug Mitchell NJ. Davis. with tow
of light oyster boats, has sailed for the
lower river She will bring up a tow Of
laden oyster vessels if the ice will permit.
The schooner Dixon, having finished dis
charging her cargo Of cordwood, has sailed
for the lower river, and will reload for this
port as soon as the ice will allow free navi-
cation to be resumed.
The steamer Northumberland of the
Weems line while on her way up the bay
to Baltimore yesterday burst tube in the
air pump and was disabled. She was
lowed into port by a tug.
The schooner Madeline Cooney Capt.
Wade, has arrived at Baltimore with sails
missing and rigging sprung. She was for
ten days In heavy gale off Hatteras, dur
ing which the seas swept over her con-
Stantly.
General Items.
The schooner John F. krantz arrived in
port yesterday evening, in tow Of the tug
John I. Brady Of Baltimore. This is the
schooner consigned to Johnson & Wimsatt
which lost her deckload Of lumber coming
up the coast from Florida, and which came
near going ashore inside of Cape Henry
The heavy ice in the river made her prog
ress from Hampton Roads very slow, the
vessel and tug being stopped by the pack
ice several times.
The ice in the basin in front Of the bath
ing beach Is now about five inches thick
and is daily filled with skaters. Yesterday
afternoon, it is estimated, there were fully
1000 persons on the ice from o'clock until
dusk.
For the first time this winter the pinned
rudder OF the ferry steamer Columbia froze
yesterday. and had to be thawed out.
Ice fully five inches thick is reported on
all the creeks and small streams entering
the Potomac. Navigation in Quantico and
Aquira creeks 1t temporarily suspended.
The barge John F. Brady is unloading a
cargo Of hard coal at Johnson Bros wharf,
at the foot of 18th street southwest.
Several small boats belonging to parties
here and in Alexandria are housed for the
winter near the Jones' Point lighthouse
Several old-fashioned guns are at Fort
Foote awaiting shipment to this city. They
are so heavy and troublesome that they will
be hauled by wagons.
Mr. Thee. Ballinger. the operator of sew
been quite Ill at his home in Alexandria,
is reported to be much better.
Mr.. Andrew Chesser, engineer of the tug
Juno, continues very Ill at his home in
Alexandria.
Engineer Charles Kersey has returned to
duty on the steamer Harry Randall.
Capt. Henry Davis of the tug Camilla has
recovered from his recent illness, and has
returned to duty on his boat.
Boiler makers are aboard the steamer
Belle Haven at Alexandria, giving her
boilers a thorough overhauling before she
resumes her place upon the ferry route be-
tween this city and Alexandria.
The work Of building the new plant for
disposal Of the Washington garbage at
Cockpit Point the Potomac is reported
to be progressing slowly, but 1t is thought
the plant will be ready for service by
spring.
The new sand scow being built at Alex
andria for Mr.. Louis Smoot is rapidly APP
preaching completion, and If the river re-
mains open 1t will be launched about the
middle Of the month";