Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-09
ON THE RIVER FRONT
MOVEMENT FOR SAFE YACHT
HARBoR AT COLONIAL BEACH.
Repairing Shepherds Railway Slips
Cargo Of Ties for Boston
Other Marine Matters.

The people of Colonial Beach, the excur-
sion resort down the Potomac, are making
an effort to secure a safe harbor for the
many pleasure craft from this city and
elsewhere which visit the resort during the
warm months each year. 1t is proposed to
dig a channel into Monroe bay, to the south
and west of the beach, where the pleasure
craft can find a large and well sheltered
anchorage from the storms. The matter.
1t Is stated. will be taken up on the next
meeting of the town council
\ pile driving machine from this city has
been taken to the Shepherds Landing OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railway opposite Al
exandria and will put the railway barge
slips there in thorough order. The ianolng
stage. which connects the barge with the
tracks on the pier, will be put in thorough
order and piles will be placed on the sup
where needed.
The stone sea wall along the river side OF
the Marshall Hall excursion park, whlcn
was washed down by heavy seas In one OF
the recent storms, is being repaired and
put i'll order to protect the river bank from
the work of the seas.
The revenue cutter William Window, az
ter having received thorough overhauling,
has started on a cruise on Chesapeak bay.
The schooner Salisbury, In port here,
unloading a cargo of lumber has been
chartered to load steel rails at Baltimore
for Jacksonville, Fla. The schooner Thos.
j. Shryock has sailed from Alexandria
under charter to load lumber. The
schooner Beulah Land Is under charter
to load cargo of about 200 tons Of plas-
ter at Philadelphia for this city.
The three-masted schooner John ].
Hanson, loading railway ties at Alex
Wednesday to complete the loading of
her cargo from lighters, the draft Of the
vessel not allowing her to complete her
cargo in the dock. She will complete the
Gfn tint nf tod n will
sail this afternoon or tomorrow for Phil
adelphia. The Hanson has been in port
here and at Alexandria for about six
weeks.
The schooners John b. Anderson from
West Point. Va, and the Hester A. Wa
ters from Petersburg are on their way to
this city with cargoes of pine wood.
The tug Edith g. Wtnship was hauled
out on the marine railway at Alexandria
day or two ago for some repair work to
her hull The work was completed yes
terday and the tug was launched and re-
turned to service.
The steamer Saml. J. Pentz yesterday
carried seventeen boxes of fixed ammuni-
ton to Fort Washington. Nd. for use in
target practice work with the big guns
at the fort.
The steamer Dennis Simmons. laden with
pine lumber and shingles from North
Carolina port, has arrived, consigned to
dealers here and at Alexandria,
The barkentine Shawmut, with a big
cargo of laths from st. Johns N. B., which
arrived at Alexandria Wednesday night.
was brought up to this city yesterday
morning.
The schooner VIM. II. Mcguire. with q
cargo of pine lumber from Nomini, has
arrived at Alexandria.
The schooners VIM. Villas, j. p Robin
son and Maytiower are among the recent
arrivals in port, with cargoes of cord
wood.
The bugeye r. II. Stuart, laden with
canned goods from the factories on Nom
mi creek, has arrived in port, consigned
to the dealers.
The tug Emma, with the barge Embry
In tow for Fredericksburg to load railway
ties, left port yesterday morning