Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-26
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The three-masted schooner Helvetia last
Wednesday, completed the loading Of a
cargo of railway ties at Alexandria and
Yesterday she sailed in tow of the tug
Camilla to the mouth of the river, en- route
to New York. The schooner has cargo
of about 10000 of the ties aboard which, it
is said, are to be used in railway construc-
ton in the north. There are now no vessels
loading ties at Alexandria for the first time
in several months, but it Is stated that one
of the schooners now unloading here will
be taken to Alexandra in a day or two
to begin taking them aboard. She will prob
ably be the last vessel that will load ties
on the Potomac until next spring, when all
danger of the river freezing Is passed. The
big barge Pacific, which loaded ties at
Alexandria last week, has arrived at New
York with her cargo.
Arrived-Schooner Mabel and Ruth, lum-
Der and shingles. from a port In North
Carolina for the dealers; schooner NJ
Mitchell Davis, with a tow Of lumber-laden
bay vessels; schooner Grace G. Bennett, pine
lumber from Newbern. N. c.. for Washing
ton dealers; tug Camilla, with a tow Of
oyster-laden vessels from the lower river.
Sailed-Barges Roundout and Lucretia,
port in tow of the tug Davis; tug Peerless,
with two light barges for Baltimore; 8. o.
tank barge No. II, light. for Baltimore, to
load oil; barge Two Friends light, for
Fredericksburg, to load railway ties for
Philadelphia; schooner w. w. Curtain,
light for Norfolk, to load pine lumber for
Philadelphia: tug J. T. Selectman, with
tow of light scows, for a river point.
Observation-Disclosures Laura Lunt will go
to Baltimore to load coal for northern
port; schooner Samuel Wood has been char
tered to load wood in Breton's bay for this
port; schooner Sidonia Curley is loading
lumber on the Rappahannock river for
dealers here; schooner E. ]. Tull Is at a
river point taking aboard a cargo Of cord
wood for this port; schooner M. j. Steven
son Is loading oysters at a lower river
point for this city.
The little sloap belonging to Mr.. Thomas
Faunce Of this city, which was reported
ashore in the harbor at the Washington bar
to be carried by the southerly winds against
the pier on the harbor side of the barracks
pier, and she now lies sunken, partially
under the pier and with only portion of
her house showing above the water. It is
stated that the little vessel has plank
broken In her hull under water, and her
owner is waiting for low tide so that he
can repair the damage sufficiently to carry
the boat to a repair yard.
The drowning of Capt. Joseph Gillhooly.
layed the SAILING of the barge until late
last night when her owners in Philadel-
phia sent a new master to take command
of her. The vessel left port in tow Of
tug. The Curtain belongs to the Dempsey
fleet and one of her owners was in the city
last night
For the first time for more than week
strong flood tide was running in the river
for several hours yesterday afternoon,
causing a very full tide that flooded all
the low lands on both sides of the river
and came within an inch or two of the
top of the new sea wall around the Poto-
mae park The full tide is said by the
rivermen to foretell northwest wind.