Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-07
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The big four-masted schooner Cohasset.
which was badly damaged at the fire at
the Northern Central railroad coal piers at
Canton Baltimore harbor, several days
ago, is to be sold to the highest bidder. as
she lies submerged alongside the burned
pier, and it is possible she may be raised
by her purchaser and after being rebuilt
returned to the coasting trade. The schoon-
er was launched at Bath, Me-, ship yard
in 1903, and cost her owners more than
$1,000 AS she lies she will not bring, ic
Is .hoL eht hundredth part OF that sum-
and the loss will fall upon the marine In
surance company with whom her Insurance.
was placed The Cohasset was handsome
modern coasting schooner and only few
days before she was burned was in TINS
port unloading cargo OF trinidad as
phalt a.
Eta, G. s. Kirby and E. r. S. Dougherty
are at river points laden with oysters watt
ing to come to this city; tug Wniiam IL
Yerkes, jr., from this city, went into BaI-
timore yesterday with tow of small ves-
sells.
The United States naval tug Choctaw.
attached to the navy yard here, which has
been ont of service for several weeks past,
went into commission Monday, and is MAX
ing trips to the naval proving grounds at
Indian Head, Nd, in place of the tug Iecum-
sch. While out of service the Choctaw
machinery and boiler, and is in thorough
order for service on the river between THIS
city and Indian Head.
The steamer River Queen, Whlch was re-
Gently purchased by company OF Norloik
and Washington men, is in a dry COCK
at a Baltimore shipyard having her null
overhauled and other work done TO her 10
fit her for excursion service. Inc steamer
will not. as was stated, be sent to Norfolk.
hut will return to this city and Will during
the coming summer carry colored excursion
lists to Motley Hall, Glymont and other
points on the river.
The Alexandria owned schooner Nettie.
Can't Finn, sailed from the Rappahannoek
river for this city over two weeks ago WIN
a cargo Of pine lumber since saii ing IL -
stated, nothing has been heard from the
vessel and she is supposed to be In some
safe harbor on the bay or in the mouth
of the river, and will come into port when
the weather conditions are more faVoraDie.
The Nettie has aboard about $4,000 feet OF
pine boards consigned to Washington
dealers. ,
The schooner Laura Lunt, Capt. Hunter.
has completed unloading her cargo OF lathS
at this city and was to have sailed yes
terday for Baltimore, in tow or the Jug
NJ Mitchell Davis, but her master rearing
ice would form before he could reach bai
timore with his craft decided not to sail
and will remain in port here until danger
of being damaged in towing through zee
has passed. The schooner is lying at the
10th street wharf of the American Ice
The tug Camilla, which left here day or
two ago with a tow of oyster boats, reached
the Wicomico river with them In safety.
she is now on her way back to this city.
and was early this morning off Riverside
with the oyster-laden pungy M. J. stephens
son in tow.
In consequence of the heavy ice In the
lower river there have been no arrivals or
departures of sailing vessels from this port
in the past forty-eight hours. The only
boats moving are the large tugs and
steamers.