Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-16
NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT


which arrived here yesterday with three
oyster-laden vessels in tow, reports having
had but little trouble in bringing his tow
through the ice to the oyster wharf here.
While the ice was found to be very heavy
the tug was able to take advantage of all
open water between the large cakes of ice,
the vessels, following close after the tug,
were also able to avoid much of the packed
stuff that would have given them trouble.
Off Fort Washington, however, the tug
and tow hung up in the ice unable to move
until the navy yard tug, on its way to In
dian Head, came along and loosened up the
ice. The Camilla left Quantico yesterday
morning with her tow and shortly after
noon had the three vessels safely berthed
at the oyster wharf here.
The steam launch Louise. which during
the summer months is used for excursion
purposes on the canal, is sunk in the canal
that the ice pulled the caulking out of the
seams Of the little craft causing her to fill.
She Is about half submerged. AS soon as
the weather will allow, it is stated, the
Louise Will be raised and repaired.
The steamer Northumberland of the Bal
timore line, left this city early yesterday
morning on her return trip to Baltimore.
and made no stops along the river until
the Wicomico river was reached. Masters
Of tow boats arriving here report that she
hung up in the ice near Indian Head yes
terday and remained there for an hour or
more until one of the naval tugs came
along and released her. On the trip to this
city, she was caught by the ice near the
spot where she hung up yesterday, and the
the anchor Of the steamer and to shove her
ashore. The Northumberland made several
attempts to get into Glymont wharf Thurs
day, but she had finally to give it up, the
Ice being packed SO heavily about the pier
that the big steamer could make but little
impression on It,
The schooners Eta and Laurena Bramble,
which have been bringing oysters to this
market, were yesterday carried into Balti-
more by the tug William H. Yerkes, jr. of
this city. The Eta and the Bramble have
had their cargoes of oysters aboard for
week or more and have been waiting an
opportunity to come to this city. The con-
ditions continuing bad in the upper Poto-
mac the Yerkes instead of bringing them
here took them to Baltimore, where they
will dispose Of their cargoes.
The steam barge Dennis Simmons, which
has been lying in port here for two weeks
or more, lcebound, sailed today for New
bern, N. c., and will there load a cargo
Of lumber and shingles for this port. The
Simmons will be escorted through the ice
fields by the tug Camilla, which will go to
the Wicomico river for several loaded oys-
to be brought to this city. The lumber
laden schooner Is also reported laid up in
the Wicomico waiting the tug.
The Baltimore tug Sandow, which fire.
coal-laden barges, broke her rudder in the
Ice near Baltimore day or two ago Re
pairs have been made and the tug is again
in service on Chesapeake bay.
The cleaning up of the traces of the. fire at
the wood and coal yard of Johnson Bros, at
the foot of 18th street southwest, has been
completed and business has been resumed
there. A small one-story Office building has
been erected and sheds to protect the saw
mill and wood splitting machinery will be
put up. The progress made in cleaning up
the burned lumber laths and shingles at the
big lumber yard Of johnson & Wimsatt, de-
stroyed in the big fire, is necessarily slow,
as many hundred thousand feet of the lum-
Der and many bundles of laths and shin
giles which were charred by the flames are
to be gathered up and sent away. While
the yard is now in service again and lumber
is being stored there, 1t will be month or
six weeks before the cleaning up process is
completed. The vessels which were lying at
the wharf during the fire have all completed
unloading their cargoes and are ready to
sail for Baltimore or Norfolk as soon as
the weather conditions will allow.
The ram schooner ]. DalliS Marvel put
into Delaware breakwater Thursday last
leaking badly, the water coming in at the
rate of about five inches an hour. The
schooner is on her way from Virginia
lumber port to New York with a cargo of
pine lumber and sprang leak when off the
Virginia coast 1t is probable as the pumps
of the vessel seem able to keep the water
down she will be towed to New York to dis
repairs.
The schooner Katherine D. Perry and the
barge Ardmore were in collision in Vineyard
Sound Tuesday night last and in the col
lision the schooner was quite badly dam
aged, while the barge escaped unframed.
The Perry was towed into Vineyard Haven
leaking badly. She is cut from her rail to
the waters edge and win have to be locked
for extensive repairs. The Perry was on
her way frem Baltimore to Portland with
cargo of coal Both the Marvel and the
Perry are known at this port.
Baltimore Is now having puzzle like
that disposed of by the District authorities
several years ago. when the steamer Lady
Of the Lake and other boats burned and
sunk at their docks. AS was mentioned in
The Star at the time. the big four-masted
schooner Cohasset was burned in fire at
the Canton coal piers several weeks ago,
and now lies sunken in Baltimore harbor,
alongside the pier, and is in the way of
vessels moving about on the Canton side
of the harbor. The vessel owners have, it
Is stated. abandoned the vessel to the in
surance underwriters and 1t is said that
the insurance men will do nothing toward
raising the boat. In that event the harbor
authorities Of Baltimore will haye to bear