Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-27
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The winter tie-up on the river is now
on and practically the only vessels coming
to this city are the few oyster runners
that bring cargoes OF the bivalves from
the beds in the lower river All the wood
and understanding vessels which made
the river lively month ago are in harbor
Some OF them are laid up at wharves here,
but the majority of them are slowed away
IN sheltered hooks in the tributaries of the
Potomac. The vessels yet in commission
depend upon tugs to tow them from point
10 point. Among the fleet of vessels laid
up at the wharves here are the schooners
Belmont, Edith Verrall, Mary Francis Sam
uel Wood and a. II. Qunby, all belonging
to the local wood and lumber carrying fleet.
They will remain tied up until the ice is out
or the river, and may not go into service
for several weeks.
ArrlVed-Schooner Annie Sherman oysters
from the beds in the lower Potomac; tug
Dixie, with tow of coal-laden barges
from Philadelphia; tug James o. Carter
towing several small vessels from down
river points; tug Cameron with a tow from
PiScataday creek.
Sailed-Tug Carter light, for the Wicom-
leo river, to bring loaded schooner into
port.
Memoranda-SchoonerH elvetia is report
ed in the Wicomico. river laden with ce-
ment from Maine, and waiting a tug to tow
her TO this city Schooner Nettie son her
way to this city with a cargo of lumber
Eugie has gone to Saunders wharf. on
the Rappahannock river, for a cargo of
lumber; schooner Grace G. Bennett ar
rived at Newbern, n. c., from this city,
December "a
The shipments of Christmas boxes and
baskets filled with poultry, fresh pork
country sausage and other good things
from the wharves down river to this city
was exceptionally heavy this year, and in
the past week several Thousand packages
have been handled by the steamboat lines
running between this city and river points.
Judging from the amount of stuff piled
on the local piers the friends of all the
downriver people left in the city after
the Christmas exodus must have sent them
Christmas membranes this year.
The new power launch belonging to the
naval proving grounds at Indian. Head.
Md, is now in excellent working order and
is making speedy trips between this city
and the proving grounds. When the
launch first came here considerable trou
BILE, 1t is stated, was had with her ma
chinery and several occasions siAe
had to be towed into port. Now the
launch is making about twenty miles an
hour, and can easily run away from any
or the steamboats, in service on the river.
The big tug Sea King of Baltimore has
been withdrawn from general service on
the river and Will be used as a tender
to the dredses employed in deepening the
water in Hampton Roads, in the vicinity
of the jamestown exposition. She left Ball
umore day or. two ago to take up her
new duties.
The work of placing the new boiler in
the Mt. Vernon and Marshall Hall line
steamer Charles Manchester at Baltimore
and giving the steamer thorough over
hauling is being pushed rapidly, but it will
be early in February before the steamer
returns to this city. If the river is open
the Mae VIII resume her. trips Febru
airy .. " "
The steamer Northumberland of the
Washington Baltimore route of the Mary
land, Delaware and Virginia Railway
Company is in dry dock at a Baltimore
Shipyard for some attention to her pro-
peller The steamer Calvert is running
In her Mace