Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-07
NEARING COMPLETION.
New Building to Contain Steamboat
Company's Offices.

- Company's Offices.
The new building which 10 being erect
ed at the foot Of 9Th street for the Of
fees Of the Washington and Potomac
Steamboat Company is nearing compile
ton. only the painting Of tho interior re-
naming to be done before 1t can be oc-
cupied The building Is a handsome two
story frame structure and occupies ground
on which a big fce-storage house formerly
stood. Within the next week or ten days
the offices of tho steamboat company, and
OF the Colonial Beach and River View
excursion resorts, will be transferred to
tho new building. Tho latter has eight
rooms. It will be heated by steam. tho
boiler house being located on the wharf
in the rear Of the building.
On the ground floor is q wide hall In the
center OF the building. running through
It, which is to be used az a passenger
entrance. The ONCE of the general agent,
the freight Office. a waiting room and a
store room are also on the first floor. The
Office OF the general manager and OF the
clerks and bookkeepers, a meeting room
for the board of directors and a store
room are located on the second floor.
The work of removing the heavy ma
chinery from the old side-wheel steamer
Samuel J. Pentz Is progressing slowly.
as she lies on the south side of the East
ern brancl. near old Buena Vista wharf.
The hull Of the ferry steamer Columbia,
which was burned at her slip here about
three years ago. has been brought up
from Alexandra and is lying along
side the I'entz and will be used to receive
the walking beam, shaft and boiler when
they are taken out of the boat It Is said
that Mr.. Joe Heath, who now owns the
Pentz, has had numerous applications for
small parts Of the old boat by persons in
this city who want them as mementoes OF
the many pleasant days they spent aboard
the old boat when she was employed in
the excursion business on the river, from
this city.
Arrived: Schooner ]. R. Dixon. canned
goods from Nomini creek for dealers:
schooner Silver Star, cord wood from
a river point; tug William H. Yerkes.
towing tank barge No. IT. laden with oil
in bulk for Georgetown; schooner Wentz
Roberts. cord wood from a. Potomac
E. P. Evans and Fannie Shepherd. oys-
ters from Potomac beds; schooner Oak
land, cord wood from Occoquan creek;
scow Sea King, lumber from Piscataway
Sailed: Schooner R. Mason. for a point
on the lower river to load cord wood
back to this city: schooner c. c. Wheeler.
street sweepings for Norfolk; tug VIM. H.
Yerkes towing barges Roundout. sau-
gerties and No. II light for Baltimore;
schooner Grace G. Bennett, broken stone
from Georgetown for Portsmouth. Va:
w. II. FRENCH, nSnt Tor NOrIOlk TO load
a cargo Of lumber: Mary Eldridge, for q
river point to load.
Memoranda: Schooner c. C.. Wheeler
has been chartered to load shingles at
Norfolk tor this city: schooner F. r. Nc
Namara has sailed from Norfolk for this
city with a cargo OF shingles; schooner
John f. DevIin has been chartered to load
phosphate rock at Port Tampa for Balti-
more or Alexandria; tug Bohemia has
sailed from Baltimore towing the barges
Roanoke. Minerva and E. A Souder laden
with hard coal for Georgetown; schooner
Richard Linthcome has gone to Balti-
more to load for bay port.
The little. fishing schooner George w.
Ktbble. Capt. Watson. which has been en-
ployed II; summer fishing on the James
river and about the capes Of the Chesa-
peake. came into port yesterday to over
haul and refit in preparation for winter
hunting and fishing on Chesapeake bay.
Capt. Watson reports having had a very
successful season.
The power schooner Sea Bird which has
been lying at this port for several days
having hei engine overhauled aud being
made ready for a fishing trip to the Caro-
lima sounds, is now ready for that service.
and Is expected to leave here for the
fishing grounds tomorrow morning. Capt.
Dave Faunce OF this city will have COM
mand Of tho vessel on the cruise.