Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
ON TIE RIVER FRONT
TUG PoWHATAN CHARTERED TO
TOW SAND BARGEs.
Steamer Harry Randall Prepared for
Winter - overhauling Pleasure
Craft-Personal and General.

brought here from Richmond about a year
ago, and which was for q time employed
in towing stone-laden scows from Occoquan
to this city, has been chartered from her
Washington owners by the Potomac Dredg-
ing Company of this city for service as ten
der to the sand and gravel-laden scows of
the Potomac Company. The tug is to be
employed in bringing the scows from the
dredging machines digging sand and gravel
In Piscataway creek, out of the creek to the
main channel of the river near Fort Wash
ington, where the larger tug will take them
and bring them to this city. Owing to a
bar across the mouth of Piscataway 1t is
impossible for the large tugs to go up the
creek, and a small boat Is used to bring
the scows to them The Powhatan has a
lrge and powerful engine in her, and Is
well adapted for towing against the tide
that runs in and out of Piscataway with
much force.
The steamer Harry Randall was yester-
day transformed from a summertime craft
into one that Is expected to brave the cold
and storms of the coming winter on the
river. Carpenters, aided by the crew of the
steamer. have placed in position the shut
tiers about her forward deck that keep out
the rain and snow, and the steam-heating
apparatus Of the steamer is being put in
order for service. The Randall will today
begin service on the Wirts wharf route.
Capt. Frank Taylor, master of the tug
M. Mitchell Davis, who has been spending
a day two with his family in this city,
left yesterday for Baltimore to join his tug,
which is to take a tow down the bay.
Policeman Preston Recovering.
Policeman J. E. Preston of the harbor
police force, who struck by a car on
Water street near the harbor precinct sew
eral days ago, is still confined to his home,
but is slowly recovering from his hurts.
The keel has been laid at a Baltimore
shipyard for a new tugboat to replace the
tug Neptune, recently sold to the marine
hospital service The new boat is los feet
long between perpendiculars, and will be a
modern vessel.
The following vessels have left port with
In the last day or two and are to load car
goes back to this city: Schooners OsceoIa,
to Clifton Beach, for wood; Farmers
Friend, to Coan river, for lumber; Five Sis
ters to Aqua creek, for wood, and the
pungy Prowess, to the eastern Shore to
load sand. They will all be back in port
with cargoes by the end of the week The
tug Camilla left here yesterday afternoon
with the coal-laden schooner Lizzie Burt in
tow from Georgetown to Boston. The tug
will take her to the mouth of the river.
The big four-masted schooner Malcolm B.
Seavey, Capt. Adkins, completed the dis
charging of a cargo of about LOO tons OF
ice at the American Ice Company wharf
yesterday. and sailed in tow of the tug
" 1eFheS, j., lOT Baltimore,
where she is to load coal for Tampa Fla
Before going to the coal piers the schooner
will be put in a drydock to have minor
repair work done and for painting. She will
also be fitted with new foretopmast to
replace the one lost al sea on her trip from
the kennebec here There are now no Ice
laden vessels in port, nor are there any at
sea on their way here.
The little pleasure sloop Rover has been
hauled out at Cumberland's boathouse at
the foot of 9th street to have her hull over
hauled and for painting. The little craft
is being made ready for the fall hunting
be ready for service by the end of this
week
Preparing for Ducking Season.
The power sloop Dart, belonging to Mr..
Ed. Clarey, hauled out on the marine
railway at Reagan's boatyard this morning
to have her hull cleaned and painted and
for any repair work that may be necessary
Before the Dart is put overheard again her
hull will be covered with galvanized iron
a protection against thin ice while her
owner is using her for duck-hunting expe-
ditfons on the river during the coming win
ter. The Dart has but recently returned
from trip of several days to the lower
river. She will be out of service for about
a week.
The tug Marion Cameron, which has been
overhauling at Baltimore. has been put
L T.
She will be used, it is stated as the Sow
towing boat of the Potomac Dredging Com
pany.
Passing Craft.
The schooner William F. Villas, laden
with a cargo of about 10000 feet of pine
lumber, from Bridge creek. has arrived in
port consigned to the dealers.
The bugeye Kathleen has loaded a cargo
of bricks and building material at Alexan-
dra and has sailed for Colonial Beach,
where her cargo will be used in the cree
ton of new dwelling for Washington
parties, 1t is stated.
The schooner Alethea, which unloaded a
part of her cargo Of lumber at Alexandria,
has been brought up to this city to COM
plete the unloading of her cargo.
The barge Rondout is lying at the naval
proving grounds wharf, in Mattawoman
creek, unloading a cargo of soft coal from
Lamberts Point for use in the naval smoke
less powder factory at Indian Head, Md.
The barge Saugerties, which unloaded a
cargo of coal at Indian Head, has gone to
Sparrows Point to load steel rails for
Portsmouth, Va. She will. on completing
the unloading of the rails, take aboard q
cargo of coal at Norfolk for Indian Head.
The schooner Nellie and Matte is in port
with a cargo of lumber for Ballard &
Carter from river point. She is at the
wharf foot of 1872 street to unload cargo
The schooner Eddie has been berthed at
the wharf foot of X street southwest to I'M
load her cargo of pine boards from a Vir-
ginia lumber port.
The schooner s. L. Bowen from Aquai
creek Flirt of the Wave from Nomini
creek Lottie Carter from Maddox creek
and Mayf1ower from river point are in
port with full cargoes of cordwood for the
local market.
The schooners S. L. Bowen from Aqua
pleted the unloading of her cargo and is
lying at the wharf of Forsberg d Murray
waiting orders
Barge No. 10 of the Consolidation Coal
Company is on her way to this city from
Portland in tow of the Piedmont. She is
to load coal at Georgetown for a point in
New England.
The tug Peerless has arrived at Norfolk
with the light barges Mc1lvaine and Juni-
alta, from this city.