Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-27
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The Alexandria, Washington ferry line
steamer Callahan, which damaged one of
her rudders by touching the bottom off
shepherds during the fog last week, will
not have to go to Newport News to be
locked, as was expected. While the steam
er lay in the slip at the Norfolk line wharf
yesterday afternoon the upper part Of the
injured rudder stem was removed and was
found to be badly twisted, while the re-
mainder of the rudder was in perfect con-
dition. After the rudder stem is repaired
and replaced in position, the steamer will
be ready to resume her place on the ferry
route and the steamer Woodbury. now on
the route, will be laid up at this city until
her services are again needed.
Arrived-Schooner Mary Ann Shea, pine
lumber from a river point; schooner Leroy
cordWood from the lower rivei; scow Sea
King, railroad ties from Marshall Hall for
local market schooner Father and Son,
cordwood from Nanjemoy creek for the
dealers; schooners E. P. Evans. Bessie
Reed, Enola, M. E. Smith, Godie c. Ava
lon, Fannie Shepherd and Mark Stevens
oysters from Potomac beds; tug Bohemia
towing barges Edward Fay, Potomac and
John l: Brady, laden with coal from Balti-
Yerkes, Jr., with a tow from the lower riy-
er; schooner Five Sisters lumber from a
river point for Alexandra; schooner Flea
nor Russell, cordwood from river point
wood from a river point.
Sailed-Schooner Charles H. Dagger, for
point on the lower river to load back to
this city; barges Pimlico Mattanoni ana
Majestic, for bay lumber ports to load um-
Der for Philadelphia; schooner Sallie Lamb
din and sloop Gladys. light, for the lower
river to load oysters for this market;
lower river to load lumber for the new
steel plant schooner J. P. Robinson, light
for Upper Machodoc creek to load back to
this city.
observation-disclosures idonia Curlev ar
rived on the Rappahannock river from
Norfolk, oath instant, to load pine lumber
for this city; schooner Grace Bennett has
been chartered to load gravel on the St
Mary river for use in the construction of
the new buildings in process of erection at
the jamestown exposition grounds; schoon-
err Mabel and Ruth is under charter to load
lumber and shingles at a North Carolina
port for this city.
The work on the steamer Harry Randall
was pushed yesterday in order to get her
ready for service at once, and this morn
ing she pas placed upon the Glymont mail
route in place of the steamer Queen Anne
which is making trip to the lower river
route for the disabled steamer Wakefield
The Randall will tomorrow evening take
her place on the Nomini-Chap tico route and
will remain on the route until after the
New Year.
New masts have been placed in the schoon-
er Cora McKenney, Capt Charley McKen-
ney owner, at Alexandria, and the vessel
will be ready to return to service with the
oyster-runnng fleet in a day or so. The Nc
Kenney lost both her masts in gale on
the river about six weeks ago while coming
to this city.
The tug Radiant arrived here yesterday
with the tank barges 80, 62 and n, all laden
with oil in bulk for Georgetown and the
Standard Oil station on the Eastern branch
The barges were pumped out and yesterday
afternoon the tug left here with them In
tow bound to Baltimore, where they will
load again for this port and for Alexandria