Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-07

chors and mooring lines shortened up and
other preparations made that indicate an
early departure. Since the vessel has been
in the harbor her crew have made many
friends and 1t is with many regrets the
cruiser sails away. more orderly set of
men than those In the crew Of the Dogali
never visited this port.
The little tug Martin Dallman came into
port yesterday afternoon towing a scow
laden with brick-making clay and the tug
Agnes Miller. which was apparently dis
abled. She had no steam up and no crew
aboard. The Miller was taken to the wharf
of her owner on the Eastern branch, and
1t is stated Will be made ready for service.
a large ark which has been lying in the
river OF ColllngwoOd Beach, short dis
lance above Mount Vernon for several
months past was day or two ago brought
up to Alexandria to be hauled out on a
marine railway there. The ark was berthed
at one of the wharves and while waiting for
the railway to become vacant she sprang
leak and sank in the dock, where she lies
half under the water. Efforts will be made
to raise and repair the boat.
The dredging out of the docks at the foot
of Queen street, at Alexandria, preparatory
to the building of fine pier for the use of
the fertilizer manufacturing works Is pro-
crossing rapidly, and the driving of the pill
ing for the new pier will be started in q
few days. The building of this pier and
the new pier for the ferry line will
make the greatest Improvement in the AL
exandria water front by removing old d.
lapidated wharves and replacing them with
new pier at the foot of Cameron street Is
TO be made longer and will be used in the
near future as regular landing place for
vessels wishing to discharge cargoes.
The barge Annie c. Embry is lying at
Shoots wharf at Alexandria, unloading a
large cargo of fertilizer material from Nor
folk for the Alexandria Chemical Company.
The schooner Estelle Phinney, which I'M
loaded n cargo of ice here has loaded a
cargo of about 1,2o0 tons of Cumberland
coal at Georgetown and will sail with her
cargo fer Boston or other New England
ports.
The Norwegian barkentine Vardick,
which unloaded cargo OF bone at Alexan-
dria from the River Platte about three
months ago has arrived again at Monte
video and may again load bone for the
Potomac
The three-masted schooner Quillan is
loading cargo of glass bottles at Alexan-
drla and will take her cargo to Norfolk
The schooner Rockaway has been berth
ed at one of the lumber wharves and is dis
charging her cargo of boards from Vir-
ginia lumber port
The launch Mary is hauled out on the
marine railway at Deans boatyard for
minor repairs to her hull and for attention
to her alco-vapor engine.
The sloops Edna Earle and Brownie
Douglass Will be put overheard from the
marine railway at Reagan's boatyard to-
day or tomorrow as soon as the work on
them Is COMPLETED.
The digging out the bed for the new
marine railway at Benefits boatyard has
been started and the laying of the bed tim
bers viii be commenced shortly.
The schooner Thomas Richards Is lying
at the wharf foot of 18th street and is UNI
loading a cargo OF lumber from the Rap
pahannock river.
The schooner Nellie and Matte has gone
to the lower Potomac under charter to load
a cargo of pine lumber for the dealers
here.