Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27
ON THE RIVER FRONT
SEVERAL VESSELS AT SEA BOUND
TO THIS PORT.
Storm Did Damage on Potomac-New
Household Building at Alexandria
Other Harbor Notes.

There are now at sea bound to this city
eight vessels with various cargoes aboard.
From Jacksonville with pine lumber aboard.
the four-masted schooner Salisbury Is on
the way; the schooner Fannie Reiche is on
her way here from Charleston, S. c.. and
From Jacksonville with pine lumber aboard
The barkentine Shawmut and the schooner
William Marshall are coming with big
cargoes of laths aboard from st. Johns
New Brunswick, and the Hazel Dell. with a
load of stone for this port sailed several
days ago from Red Beach. Me. Three ice
laden vessels. two for the American Ice
Company and one for the Home company,
are coming from Maine, and 1t is under
stood that schooner laden with asphalt IS
at sea for Georgetown from Trinidad All
these vessels should be lying in port here
and discharging cargoes within the next
two weeks.
The storm of Friday IS reported to have
been very severe along the entire length OF
the Potomac and considerable damage was
done the growing crops in some parts OF
the river counties by hail. which Is said 10
have been quite heavy. Masters of steam
ers report the rain as having been unusu-
ally heavy. While no damage was done
vessels on the Potomac. as far as can be
learned, the schooners John A. Curtis and
Flying Scud. both frequent visitors here,
were badly damaged In Baltimore harbor by
the gale driving them against wharf bulk
heads.
Capt. Thomas o. Moon is in command Of
the big seagoing tug Columbia OF Balti-
more during the illness of her regular mas
ter. Capt. William Freeburger.
Capt VIM. Buck has been made mate of
the steamer Pocahontas. on the River View
Colonial Beach route.
New Vessels and Repair Work.
A force of ship carpenters is employed In
the building of new lighter in the dock on
Water street near the foot OF street. and
will have the craft ready for launching
within the next day or two. 1t is under
stood 1t will be used as the bull for new
pile driving machine which Is to be fitted
up this fall.
The hull for the new houseboat building
at Deans boatyard for Alexandria parties
is now in frame and the work on 1t is being
pushed rapidly ahead. The new boat will
be ready for launching about the middle or
next month and will be completed and
ready to be taken down the river early In
the fall. This houseboat IS to be, 1t Is
stated. the largest on the river and will be
fitted with all modern appliances, electric
light, steam heat, the latest improved
plumbing and the like. 1t will be 10 feet
long and Is feet wide.
The tugboat Edith Verrall, which was
hauled out the marine railway at the
Alexandria shipyard. completed repairs
day or two ago and was put overheard, and
a large lighter belonging to one of the local
sand companies was hauled out in her
place to be rebuilt.
Dean & Son have the bugeye that was
sunk off Holland Point about three weeks
ago by a tug on their railway near Alexan-
dria to rebuild her hull and put her in order
for service again. The vessel, 1t Is stated,
will be ready to go into commission again
about the first of the coming month.
The work of rebuilding the stone wall
around the harbor side of the Potomac
Park is progressing but slowly. In the past
lx<,,,f Of hoe
been rebuilt. At the present rate of prog
ress the wall will not be completed this
season before cold weather comes and stops
the work.
which ran upon the Potomac between this
city and Glymont several weeks this sum-
mer. 1t at Baltimore shipyard having her
paddlewheels removed and replaced with
new ones higher out of the water.
The United States revenue cutter Fessen-
den has completed repairs and painting at
Baltimore shipyard, and is now at the
revenue service depot at Arundel Cove fit
ting out for active service.
The Passing Craft.
The schooner William H. Mcguire, with
cargo of about $4,000 feet of pine lumber
aboard from a river point, has arrived in
port consigned to dealers
The barge Baker has arrived at Aqua
creek, and will there load cargo Of about
&c, 900 railway ties for the Philadelphia mar
ket
The schooner May Brown, with a cargo
OF cord wood aboard from Nomini creek
has arrived in port, and will unload at the
wharf foot of 10th street southwest.
The cargo Of pine lumber aboard the
schooner Thomas Richard will be unloaded
at one of the piers on the Eastern branch.
The longboat Pier and the pungy W. III.
Taylor are among the recent arrivals in
port with full cargoes of cord wood aboard
from the lower Potomac.
The schooner Edith Verrall came into port
yesterday morning with cargo of pine
lumber aboard from a nearby point on the
river.
The little tug Sunbeam of this city has
arrived at Baltimore in tow of the tug
William Fl. Yerkes. jr., en- route to Havre
de Grace.