Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The engineer and fireman of the Baltimore
and Ohio railway tug Beaverton. who were
kept in service after the tug and transfer
barge were laid up at Alexandria several
weeks ago. lave been laid off, and a watch
man has been placed in charge of the tug
and barge by the railway authorities. Ever
since the Brew erton and thu barge were
withdrawn frcm service and the Baltimore
and Ohio trains have been going south over
the new rajl1e ad bridge there has been con-
sidera bic expectation that the transfer serv-
ice would he resumed. but the discharge of
the engine aoen force Of the tug is re-
garfed as putting an cnd TO these expecta-
tins It n n..w stated thu. the tug and
barge will SOON leave Alexandra for Balti-
more
Arrived: Barge Agnes McNalley, coke
from Philadelphia for Georgetown; barge
Rebecca T. McLain. hard coal from Phil
adelphia for Georgetown dealers; schooner
Eugie, lumber, from Walkerton. Va:
schooners Lottie Carter Mayflower, c. H.
Dagger and Silver Star, cord wood. from
the lower Potomac for this city and George
town: schooner Farmers Friend. pine lum-
Der. from Virginia port; schooner ]. P.
Robinson, grain and wood. from Upper
Machodoe creek: schooners Amanda Lewis,
Oyster Boy. Fair American and J. e.
J. T. Selectman. towing five sand and
gravel-laden barges; tug Peerless, with a
tow Of barges.
Sailed: Schooner Mabel & Ruth. oil in
barrels. from Georgetown for Norfolk;
scow White Wings, from Alexandria, for
Norten's soap factory at Four-Mile Run;
tug Gummell from Alexandria, with COW
cred lighter, to load sulphur ore at Quanti-
co: schooner William H. Bixler for a point
on the lower river to load back to this city;
schooners Winnie Windsor, Eta and Will
lie Clarence, light, for the Potomac oyster
beds to load back to this city; tug Yerkes.
n Y,-I3
for Baltimore to load Oil for this city:
schooner Manaway, light, for a Virginia
point to load lumber: schooner G. B.
Faunce, light, for Potomac landing to
load for this city; schooners Oakland and
Edith Verrall, for river points to load.
Memoranda: Schooner Sam'l Wood has
been chartered to load in Breton's bay for
this city; schooner E. ]. Tull is under char
ter to take a raft of pine piling from
Quantioo creek to Occoquan for railroad
bridge building work; schooner Mary Ann
Shea is on her way from the lower river
to this city with cargo of pine lumber;
schooner Peri has gone to a river point
with cargo of building material and will
load cord wood back to this city: barges
Majestic and Pimlfco are unloading hard
coal at the Georgetown piers.
The sand and gravel digging machine be-
longing TO the Smoot Sand Company. which
has been employed In digging the sewer
trench In the river at the outlet Of the big
new sewer from this city at the naval
has been taken to the Eastern branch to
do some work In the vicinity of the navy
yard.
The Philadelphia barge Laura v. Groves,
laden with several thousand asphalt paw
ing bricks from the manufacturing plant
on the Eastern branch, completed her cargo
yesterday. and in tow of the tug Peerless
of Philadelphia sailed for Richmond, where
the brick will be used in street repair work.
As has been stated, several barges laden
with asphalt brick manufactured in this
city have been sent to Richmond from the
Eastern Branch plant in the past three or
four months.
The tug D. M. Key. which has been under
charter a tender to local mud-digging
machine for several days past, returned to
service on general towing work on the
river in this vicinity yesterday.
The steamers Harry Randall and Estelle
Randall of the Washington and Potomac
Company fleet are lying at the River View
line pier undergoing general overhaulings.
Forces OF mechanics are aboard them max
ing repairs to boilers, machinery, decks
and wherever necessary, in order to put
them in good trim for winter service.
The schooner r. T. Rundlett, which was
tiismasted in one of the recent storms on
the Atlantic coast, Is at Baltimore ship
yard to be fitted with new spars and to be
made ready for active service again. When
the Rundlett returns to service she Will be
commanded by Capt. Ivor Johnson, who has
purchased a controlling interest in her.