Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-11
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SCHOONER JENNIE LOU TO BE
MADE A PLEASURE CRAFT.
overhauling Steamer Harry Randall
Rumor Regarding B. and o. Trans
fer Service-0ther Matters.

The work of Transforming the little
schooner Jennie Lou into bugeye is being
done on the railway at Reasan's boat yard,
but ii will be several weeks before the yes
sci is ready to take her owners Messrs.
G. H. Schwartmann and L. l.. Brown of this
city, for a cruise on the river. The little
craft, besides having her hull put in thor
ough order, Is to be fitted with a. large and
roomy cabin that will occupy the entire
center portion of the vessel between the
masts. and which will be provided with all
the modern fittings usual aboard pleasure
craft of her size. She will have sleeping ac-
commodations for several persons, and will
be- a handy little craft. The Jennie Lou is
to be used this fall for hunting and fishing
trips on the river, and in the next boating
season will be used for longer trips on the
river. She will not depend entirely upon the
wind for her motive power, but will be
equipped with a small gasoline power en-
CINE for use in calm weather or in case of
a blow She will be the second bugeye-
rugged pleasure craft in service on the river.
The rig is uncommon in pleasure craft in
this vicinity, but is very common In the
north.
The work of overhauling the machinery
or the Randall line steamer Harry Randall,
Which idS UttIl lying at the wharf 1OOt OF
Sth street. out of service for several days
past, has been completed, and the steamer
Will return to service on the river route to
Nomini and Maddox creek about Saturday
morning The Randall will relieve the
steamer Arrowsmith, which is to go to Bal
timore in few days to be locked there for
attention to hull under water and for other
necessary repair work in preparation for
service on the river next spring
The large scow belonging to John Miller,
which has been hauled out on the marine
railway at Benefits boat yard for several
Gays past undergoing repairs has been put
overheard again, the repair work on her
having been completed. The scow will go
into service at once and another of the
Miller fleet of scows will take her place on
the railway. The hull of this scow Will be
practically rebuilt, and when 1t is put over
board 1t will be in the best of order and
| ready to render efficient service tor several
years to come.
1t is stated that the transfer service of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad which trans
fers long trains of freight cars from the
Baltimore and Ohio line a Shepherds land
ing on the District side of the river to the
Southern railway at Alexandria for points
in the south, is to be abandoned in a short
time and that the tug Major Beaverton and
the transfer barge will be returned to Balti-
more. When this is done all southbound
trains of the Baltimore and Ohio will go
through this city and south over the new
railway bridge. The transfer service of the
baltimore and Ohio was inaugurated about
thirty years ago and has been in operation
summer and winter since that time.
General River Matters
The flags of all the Maryland Delaware
and Virginia railway line steamers that visit
| this city are at half mast in respect to the
| memory of one of the officials of the COM
pany who died few days ago. 1t is stated
| the flags will be flown in this position for a
| month
The United States lighthouse engineers
| steamer Thistle which has been on a cruise
among the lights in the bay and on its trib-
utaries, putting them in condition for eff
clent service during the winter, has COM
| pleted her work and is again in Baltimore.
| The lighthouse engineers steamer Jessa-
mine is now at work among the lights. look
! Ing after those the Thistle did not visit
| The new pier building at Alexandria for
| the Alexandria Chemical and Fertilizer
| company is now about completed and will
| De ready FOR the berthing of large vessels
alongside it within the next few days. A
| tramWay and apparatus for the quick han
| ding of vessel cargoes is being constructed
| on the new pier and will be the only thing
| of its kind in this section of the country.
The schooner Mayiower came into port
| yesterday evening loaded with about thirty
cords of pine wood from the lower river
| for dealers.
The schooners Nettie and John McGlnnis
are on their way to this city with cargoes
d..
| They should arrive here before the end of
| the week.
| The four-masted schooner Edwin r.
| Hunt having completed the unloading of
| large cargo of ice here, sailed yesterday
| IN tow of the tug William II. Yerkes for
| Baltimore.
The barges Industry and James T. Nc
| Nulty ere lying at Baltimore waiting the
arrival of the tug Active. which is to take
them away.
| The big barge Sagerties has arrived at
| Indian Head in tow of the tug Pocahontas
and has aboard a cargo of about 700 tons
| of coal from Norfolk for the use of the
| naval powder factory at Indian Head The
| barge was left lying at anchor in the
stream, and will be berthed at the powder
| mill wharf on Mattawoman creek by the
! tug Camilla of this city
| The tug Edward Gummell came into port
| yesterday with nine large barges loaded
| with sand and gravel in tow for use in
| this city.
| The little harbor tug D. M. Key is en-
| ployed in towing sand barges in and out
| of Piscataway creek for the Potomac
| Dredging Company.
| Capt Samuel D. Sewell master of the
| tug Irene. who had many friends here
| died az bis home in Baltimore Sunday
last.
Desk Sergt. Frank Monroe of the harbor
precinct, who has been on a short leave
| of absence, returned to duty a few days
| ago
| Mr.. William A. Moore is chief engineer
| of the steamer Wakefield, with Mr. Van