Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10
ON THE RIVER FRONT
VESSELS TO LOAD cARooEs TO
AND FROM THIS PORT.
New Owners for Bay schooners-Build-
ing Trestle for New Railway
General Port News.

The following charters made within the
past two or three days are reported:
Schooners Nettie and Clara Leonard, to
load railway ties at Quantico. on account
OF Washington dealers for Philadelphia;
barge. Patapsco. which unloaded cargo
OF coal at Fort Washington, has been char
| tered to load oak timber at Potomac creek
! for Philadelphia; steam barge Dennis Sim
mons to load pine lumber and shingles at
a North Carolina port for this city; schoon-
| ers J. D. Bell, for Harris Cove, Mayfiower
! for Maryland Point and Mary Ann Shea,
Aqua creek to load cordwood for this city.
The schooner Malcolm b. Seavey, now on
| her way to this city with a big cargo Of
| ice aboard has been chartered to load coal
at Baltimore for Key West, and then phos-
phate rock from Charlotte Harbor to Bal
timore
The well-known bay schooner Dorchester,
q frequent visitor to this city, has been
sold by her owners at Cape Charles, Va,
to Capt. John Davis of Urpanna. Va, who
| has placed Capt Elijah P. Evans, formerly
in command of the schooner Ida May. in
1t is stated, will be continued in the bay
and Potomac trade. Capt. Egbert G..
Evans, who formerly commanded the Dor
chester, has purchased the schooner Alice
p. Turner from her Baltimore owners. The
Turner is also well known here, and her
new owner will continue her In bay and
river trade. The Dorchester is a vessel OF
$50 tons and the Turner Is smaller.
Mr.. John Callahan, manager of the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat Company.
has returned from a business trip to New
York and Wilmington. He reports work
ON the new ferry steamer Woodbury. to be
progressing rapidly.
The schooner Charles w. sprague. which
unloaded q cargo Of cement at a George
and will there load cargo of about $4,000
railway ties for Boston The SpraGue Is
the first vessel to load ties at Alexandria
for several months. because, 1t is stated, OF
the scarcity of the ties, which are cut In
the forests in Virginia along the line Of the
Southern railway.
Carter & Clark's pile driving machine and
force of wharf builders are engaged In
building a trestle and some other pile work
at Rosslyn. at the Virginia end of the
Aqueduct bridge, for the new Washington
and Old Dominion railway, which will have
its terminus at the south end of the bridge.
It is stated that one intake Is also to be
constructed at Rosslyn in order to supply
water to the boilers Of the electric plant
that will operate the new road.
General News Of the Port.
The big New York barge Gladolus has
completed the loading of a large cargo OF
asphalt paving block at the factory on the
Eastern branch, and sailed today in tow of
a tug bound to Richmond. This Is the
fourth or fifth big cargo Of Washington
made paving block that has been sent
from this city to Richmond.
Capt. Chris Faunce has his little fishing
sloop at Benefits boatyard and Is giving
her a general overhauling in preparation for
the coming fishing season on the river He
Is also enlarging the cabin on the boat and
making his living quarters more comfort
able.
The entertainment committee of the Mas
ter Bakers Association OF the United
States which meets In convention in this
city this week has arranged trip on
the Potomac in the steamer Arrowsmith for
Wednesday evening next A run will be
made to Indian Head and return to show
the visitors the beauties of the Potomac.
The schooner Charles w. Church yester-
day completed the unloading Of a cargo Of
ice at the American Ice Company wharf
here and was taken to Georgetown by the
tug Camilla to load a cargo Of about 1,2O0
tons of soft coal for New England port.
The new speed launch built on the East
ern branch for navy yard employe, and
which made her appearance on the river
about two weeks ago, has, 1t Is said, proved
to be the fastest vessel of her class in COM
mission on the river A speed of fifteen
miles an hour is claimed for her.
The schooner Hazel Dell completed the
unloading of a cargo at Georgetown and has
sailed light for Boston.
A large barge laden with lumber from
Quantico was brought into port yesterday
by the tug James o. Carter, consigned to
local dealers.
The bugeye Avalon has arrived with a
cargo Of several hundred bushels of oysters
aboard from ST. Georges Island.
The schooners Peri and Isaac Solomon
are in port with full cargoes of cordwood
aboard the former from Aqua creek and
the latter from Wade's bay.
The barge Howard L. Neff, which I'M
loaded a cargo Of hard coal at the Wash
ington barracks. was yesterday taken to
Potomac creek by the tug James 0. Carter
to load railway ties for Philadelphia.
The schooner Reiche, laden with pine
lumber, and the Grace Bennett, laden with
shingles are lying at the wharf foot Of 18th
street unloading their cargoes.
The schooner Osceola came into port yes
terday afternoon with full cargo Of cord
wood aboard for the Dealers