Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-30
ON TIE RIVER FRONT
VESSELS CHARTERED TO LOAD
COAL AT GEORGETOWN.

The shipments of Cumberland coal from
Georgetown to points in New England by
vessels that bring ice here has been quite
heavy during the past month or six weeks,
about two large vessels sailing with coal
each week. There is now at the George
town coal piers. loading one schooner. and
the schooner Emma F. Angll will go to
Georgetown as soon as the ice is out of her.
The Angill will be followed by the Joseph
Ray and the Ray in turn by other schoon-
ers now lying at the local ice wharves and
unloading cargoes.
The vessels now under charter will take
away above 5000 tons of fuel and will go
to Boston or Portland with it. Vessels
bringing ice here are sure of obtaining
cargo for the north and do not have to
go to Baltimore Norfolk for it. This is
an advantage to the vessel owners. saving
them tow bill. as they go direct to sea
from this port and do not have to tow to
another port to load and then out again.
The big houseboat Diamond Back. be-
longing to a local hunting and fishing club.
has been hauled out on the marine IA l.
way at Reagans boathouse for a general
overhauling of her hull and for such other
repair work as may be necessary to fit her
for service. The boat, when the repairs to
her completed, will be taken to point
on the river and anchored and Will be
used as HEADQUARTERS DN Int members VI
the club when on cunning and fishing trips
during the fall months. The ice last win
ter pulled the calking from ane of her
seams, causing il to leak. and the boat
filled and sank Much of her interior fit
tings were badly damaged and will have
to be renewed before the boat will go into
service.
The power launch Eola. owned in this
city is also on the railway at Reagans
for repair work to her hull and for paint
ing The launch is being made ready, II
is stated, to take party from this city
on an extended cruise to the various re-
sorts along the river. She will be ready
for service again early in this week.
Charters follows have recently been
made. and are reported: Schooner quick
lime to load lumber at a North Carolina
ports for this city; the schooner VIM. Mar
SHALL to load laths at st. Johns, New
Brunswick. for this city; schooner cara
Leonard, to load railway ties on Nomini
creek for this city; schooner Four Sisters,
to load lumber on Rappahannock river. for
this city or Baltimore; schooner j. Man
chester Haynes, to load coal at Baltimore
for Boston, when she completes unloading
ice here, and the schooner Rachel W. stew
ems to load Ice on the Kennebec river for
this city.
For Navy Yard Improvement.
The steam barge Lily and Howard has
arrived here from the lower Potomac with
a raft of pine piing in tow. In the raft
used in the improvements now going on
at the navy yard. The steamer will leave
today for the lower river and will bring
back with her another raft early in this
week In consequence of the heavy de-
mand for plies the supply, particularly of
oak pies in this section is becoming rapidly
exhausted and are hard to obtain.
The pier used by MeSSrs. Charles Smith
e. Son at Georgetown is being thoroughly
FOO . ha1 ar,l i,,tr
of heavy cargoes. 1t is stated that the
lumber wharf at the foot of 1312 street
southwest, the shore Sill OF which was I'M
dermned by the heavy rains is to be re-
built The giving away of the Sill allowed
the inside portion of the wharf TO settle
about two feet.
AS soon as the yacht Culprit Fay is
launched from the marine railway at Ben
nett's boatyard the longboat Peri will
take her place on the railway for general
overha uling. A stern will be placed
on the boat and other work done that Will
put her in thorough order for freight traf-
fic the river. The Peri VIII be out OF
service for about ten days
The houseboat Grislda, belonging to Mr..
Frank Rawlings, is being made ready for
her annual summer cruise on the river.
The boat will. it is stated, leave here this
week with Mr. Rawlings and his family
aboard for a six or eight weeks trip on the
river.
The Passing Craft.
The L. S. naval yacht Oneida left port
yesterday afternoon about o'clock on
cruise it Is stated, on the river that will
terminate tomorrow morning.
The power launch Louise X. left port
yesterday afternoon with party aboard
bound to Colonial Beach for an outing.
The ram schooner Mabel and Ruth has
arrived in port laden with lumber and
shingles from Newbern. n. c., for the
dealers She was brought up by the tug
Counselor and berthed at the wharf foot
of 18th street to unload.
The schooner Kate Johnson. laden with
about twenty-five cords of pine wood from
the lower river is in port
The schooner Ida Vernon, with a cargo
of several hundred bushels of grain
aboard from Lower Cedar Point, has
arrived at Georgetown. consigned to the
mills there.
The schooner Lottie Carter is in port
with a cargo of cord wood from Maddox
creek
The barge Annie E. McNaulty has been
taken to Georgetown to complete the IN
loading. of her cargo of coal
The seow Sea King is in port from the
lower river with a cargo of oak lumber
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