Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-20
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

| The first large shipment of wild ducks
from the south to be received here this
| fall arrived at the 18th street wharf yes
| terday from the Carolina sounds, and
from now until the duck-hunting season
ends next spring shipments of the birds
| from southern waters to this city will be
made weekly. In the shipment yesterday
were several hundred birds that sold at
fair prices, and for which there was an
| excellent demand. Wild ducks are re-
ported to be very plentiful on the North
Carolina sounds. but on the Potomac they
| have been rather scarce.
The steamboat men are again complain
| ing of habit that it is alleged the mas
| ters of sand-towing tugs have of bring
ing lows of sand and gravel-laden scows
up the river at night and anchOring them
in the channel below this city, without
lights on them, as is required by the ma
rine regulations. Twice within the past
two weeks steamers moving about on the
river at night have had narrow escapes
from running over unlighted scows, the
pilots of the steamers only seeing them in
time to swing their steamers by them
without hitting. 1t is stated that the mat
ter has been brought to the attention of
the managers of the steamer lines and
that the United States navigation authori-
ties will be notified of the infractions of
the regulations. In this event it is proba-
Die that an investigation will be made and
the guilty towboat captains will have
their licenses suspended, If not revoked.
Arrived: Schooner Susan Walker cord
wood from Nomini creek for the Eastern
branch; schooners Eta, Lola May. Lottie
IhomaS and Dove oysters in the shell for
the local markets: schooner Bessie Reed,
canned goods from the Coan river;
schooner J. p. Robinson, cord wood and
grain from upper Machodoc creek for the
dealers: schooners Demlock and Los
Taylor oysters in the shell from POGO
moke sound; tug Capt. Toby. with tow
of oyster-laden vessels; schooner f. S.
Johnson. at Alexandria from this city to
complete the unloading of a cargo of
canned tomatoes; tug Rosalie. with a tow
of sand and gravel laden lighters from a
river point.
Sailed Schooner Amanda Lewis. light.
for the lower Potomac toTload oysters bacI:
to this city: schooner S. l.. Bowen for tn
lower Potomac to load lumber for this
city; schooner Isaac Solomon. light, foI
Occoquan to load cord wood for this mar
ket; schooner Leroy, light. for Mattawom-
an creek to take aboard railway tics.
schooner Avalon, for the Potomac oyster
beds to load schooner Isabelle, light for
the Rappahanock river to load wood: tug
Cameron with tow of lighters for river
point.
Memoranda: Schooner Mabel and Ruth
laden with lumber from the Pomonkey
river, Va, is reported in the river bound
to this city; schooner Sidonia Curley will
go to Virginia port to load lumber back
TO this city; barge Patuxent has been
chartered to load railway ties at AeXan-
dria for New York; barge Mary S. Brady
s at Georgetown unloading a cargo of
coal from Baltimore; barge Tatusky is
unloading oak and pine wood at George
town. barge Wicomco is in the Coan
river loading poplar logs for Philadelphia.
The steamer Norfolk of the fleet of the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Com
pany has gone to Newport News to be
locked at tie big shipyard there for a
general overiduling of her engine and ma
chinery. While at the shipyard she will
be put in thorough order for winter serv-
ice on the route between this city and
Norfolk.
The big American steamer Wilhelmina.
which unloaded a cargo of phosphate rock
at Alexandria for the Chemical Company
three weeks ago, has carried a cargo of
coal to Port Tampa. Fla, loaded phos-
phate rock there and has sailed for Alex
andria or Baltimore. The Wilhelmina was
formerly the steamer Pensacola, and was
renamed when she changed owners a
short time ago.