Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
ON TIE RIVER FRONT
DELAYED sCHOoNERs, WITH ICE
CARGoEs, ARRIVE.
New Dredge for Potomac Service-Ma
terial for New Department Build
ing-Harbor Notes.

| Four large four masted schooners. all
| laden with ice from the kenuebec river for
the American Ice Company We're brought
into port yesterday by the tugs VIM. II.
Yerkes, jr. and Camilla, and are now
berthed at wharves at 9th and 10th streets
to unload their cargoes. The vessels are
the Estelle Phinney, which sailed from Hath
August 4; the J. c.. Strawbridge, which
sailed the 18th: the Mary T. Quinby which
| sailed the 10th, and the Rachael w. Ste
vens, which sailed the 18th instant. The
| four vessels bring cargoes amounting to
| nearly 6,000 tons of Maine ice.
The new dredging machine built at Balti-
more for the Potomac Dredging Company
of this city for use in the taking of sand
and gravel from the beds in Piscataway
creek, Md, has been completed and Is ex-
pected to arrive in Pfscataway tomorrow.
The little tug D. NJ Key of Taylor Bros.
fleet has been chartered by the Potomac
company to tow sand and gravel-laden
bargeS out of PiScataway creek to the river
channel, where the larger tugs can get hold
of them and bring them to this city.
Material for the new building of the De-
partment of Agriculture is coming here by
vessel as well as by rail, and cargoes OF
brick and stone are frequently unloaded at
| the city wharves. The two-masted schooner
VIM. Donnelly came into port yesterday
with about $1,000 hollow brick aboard from
| Salisbury. Md, to be used in the new build
| ing. Inc DFlckS Will go III tHo pdEtltloHS
| between the rooms and Will also be used
| for floor filing The Donnelly Is lying at
| the wharf foot Of 1872 street southwest.
| The pile-driving machine No. 1 of Carter
| &. Clark's, which has been employed In
| building the new ferry slip and wharf at
| Alexandria, has completed the work there
| and was brought back to this city to finish
| up the work that yet remains to be done to
| the ferry slip here. The driver will start
| work there Monday.
Repaired and to Be Repaired.
| The schooner Oakland has been hauled
| out on the marine railway at Alexandria
| to have a leak in her hull located and for
| caulking and painting. The vessel will be
| ready to return to service within the next
| day or two.
| The little pleasure launch Alice, which has
| been hauled out at Cumberand's boat house
| for the past ten days for an overhauling,
| cleaning and painting, put overheard
| Yesterday ready for service The launch
will take a pleasure party out on cruise
| today.
| The long bo,t Peri has been launched
| from the marine railway at Benefits boat
yard after having been given a general
| overhauing. The hull of the vessel was
| caulked all over and all unsound timbers
| replaced. Her stern was completely re-
newed and the boat is ready for service on
| the river. The iongboat Mary Ann Shea, 1t
| is stated. VIII be hauled out at Benefits to-
| morrow TO receive a general overhau ling
| and to be given practically a new hull.
The Washington tug Edward q. Gummel
| is at a Baltimore shipyard to have some
slight repair work done and to clean boil
ers before returning to this city. The Gum
mel has been employed in towing sand and
grayel-laGen scows for the Columbia Sand
Company, and during her 81 absence the tug
Minerva Is performing the service.
Arrivals Noted.
The tWo-masted schooner Robert A.
Rogers laden with a cargo of about 10000
feet of lumber, has arrived in port from the
lower Potomac. consigned to dealers.
The C. II. Daign came into port yesterday
afternoon with about thirty-five cords or
wood aboard from river point.
The barge Kate N. Latta, laden with
cargo of about 500 tons of hard coal from
Philadelphia, Is discharging cargo at Fort
Washington.
The schooner Farmers Friend is lying al
the wharf foot Of 1872 street. unloading
cargo of lumber for the local market.
The schooner Lily White, from the lower
river. is in port with cargo Of about thirty
tons of hay.
The longboat Belmont has arrived In port
with load of 10000 feet of lumber from
nearby mills on the river.
The schooner Clara Leonard is lying in
the Wicomico river loading cargo OF rail-
way ties for this city.