Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-21
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The ram schooner ]. H. Hargraves,
laden with polished marble from New
York for use in one of the new public
buildings in process of erection here, has
arrived in port and is berthed at the pier
foot of 26th street. Georgetown, to un-
load her cargo. The vessel has aboard
about 500 tons of the stone in large blocks.
which will be hoisted from her hold by a
steam derrick and placed on wagons for
transportation to the building in which
they will be used. This Is the second or
third cargo of the stone that the Har-
graves has brought here this year, and
several other vessels have also come here
from New York with the building stone
aboard 1t is stated that other cargoes
of stone will reach here from the north
before the first of the year. Most Of the
new public buildings are constructed Of
stone brought here by rail and vessel
from New York state and from Maine
The coal-carrying barge President
Roosevelt. laden with hard coal for the
Washington Gas Light Company, sprang
leak while lying at her dock at George
town Saturday. and to prevent her from
sinking, as her hand pumps could not
keep the water down. steam syphon was
put aboard her to do the work. The
cd1HO Oh coal dDOdfu Inc barge VIII De
taken out as soon as possible and the
vessel will be taken to a marine railway
to have necessary repairs made. The
President Roosevelt halls from and 10
owned. II is stated. in Philadelphia, and
she brought her cargo of coal from that
port. The steam pump will keep her free
Of water until she can be lightened, and
the leak will then. 1t Is thought. be above
the edge of the water.
Arrived: schooners W. H. Bixier. Mar
tin Wagner. oysters In the shell from
river points; schooner Irene, cord wood
from Nomini creek; schooner 8. L. Bow
en-, pine lumber from the lower Potomac;
scow Fannie, cord wood from Wades bay
for the dealers here: steamer Cherub,
from Perth Amboy. n. J.. on cruise.
andria to load for Coles landing: schooner
Father and Son. light. for Mattawoman
creek. to load railway ties for this city;
schooner Mabel and Ruth. light. for the
Pamonkey river. Va. to load lumber for
the dealers here: schooner ]. P. Robinson.
light. for Alexandria. to load merchandise
for Upper Machodoc creek: tug Camilla.
light. for river point to bring q tow
back to this city: slOOp Etna. light. for
the Potomac oyster beds to load: schooner
to this city; bugeye Kirby and sloop
Enola, for the Potomac oyster beds:
schooners Ella. Lottie Thomas and Fair
American. for river points; United States
torpedo planter Gen. ArmStead, Tor Fort
Washington.
Memoranda: The bark Boylstone has
been chartered to load railway ties at
Alexandria for Boston: schooner Curtin
will come from Somerset Beach to Alex
.andria, to complete loading her cargo OF
ties for New York: schooner Nettie Is at
Nomini loading for this city; schooner
Sidonia Curley Is loading lumber on the
Rappahannock river for this city; steam
barge Daniel K. Jackson Is at Occoquan
loading for this port: schooner w. H.
Bixler Is in the Wicomico river leading
oysters.
The schooner BeulahIand has completed
repair work at the Alexandria shipyard
and has been launched. She will load a
cargo Of lumber on the Rappahannock
river for bay point and will, II Ia stated,
later bring another cargo Of glass-making
sand from the Severn river. Md, to the
bottiemaking plants at Alexandria.
The big barge Warwick. which unload
ed her cargo at Alexandria. has been
brought to this city and Is lying at the
pier Of the asphalt paving block plant
at the foot OF South Capitol street load
ing block for Richmond.
The tug Columbia has sailed from Ches-
apeake City with the barges William
Donalrson, Magnolia and Pamunkey laden
with hard coal for the Georgetown deal.
ers.