Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-05
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The three-masted schooner Crescent.
which last week unloaded a cargo of ice
from the Maine fields at the wharf of the
American Ice Company here. Tuesday
completed the loading Of cargo Of Cum
berand coal at the Georgetown piers of
the Consolidation Coal Company and sailed
In tow Of the tug Camilla for the mouth of
the Potomac, en- route to port in New
England. The Crescent carried away about
1000 tons Of the fuel in her cargo. The
four-masted schooner Henry L. Peckham
is today under the coal chutes at George
town ana will complete the loading Of
her cargo Of about 900 tons about tomor-
row. She will carry her cargo. it Is tated.
to Boston. AS soon as the Peckham COM
pletes loading at Georgetown the three
masted schooner Sullivan Sawin, which is
at the Georgetown coal -loading docks, will
take aboard about 900 tons also for Bos-
ton. Consolidation Coal Company barges
will follow the Sawin under the coal chutes.
The sidewheel steamer Jane Moseley of
this city. which has been running excur-
sfons out of Baltimore for about three
weeks, has returned to this city and
is berthed at the wharf foot Of 9th street
She will, 1T is stated, resume her trips on
the Potomac with colored excursionists
aboard within the next day or two 1t Is
stated that the season of the Moseley will
continue for two or three weeks longer.
and in the latter part of the month she
will make several trips to the jamestown
exposition with cOlored excursion parties
aboard.
Arrived-schooner Henry Lippett. laths
from Bay Chaleur, N. B., for dealers:
schooner Edith Verrall pine lumber from a
Potomac point for the dealers; schooners ].
c. Cunningham and Isaac Solomon. cord
wood from Aqua creek for dealers: bugeye
PLUME Smith. railroad ties from Piscata-
way creek; schooner Peri. lumber from a
river point; barge Wicomico. from Aqua
creek. at Alexandria to complete cargo of
railway ties for Philadelphia; schooner Os-
ceola, cord wood from Occoquan for the
dealers: schooner William Henry. wood
from St. Mary river; power barge Louisa,
wood from Nomini creek: tug J. T. Select
man, with tow of sand and gravel laden
lighters from Greenway fats.
Sailed-Yacht Javelin, In tow of tug Ca
milla for the mouth of the river. en- route
to the Great Wicomc0 river: schooner r.
Mason. light, for Wades bay to load a
cargo for this city; schooner Earl Biscoe.
for the st. Marys river to load lumber for
this port: schooner Maundy Point. from
Alexandria with general cargo for the
Coan river: schooner Oakland. for a river
point to load back to this city: barges S.
NJ Provost and Virginia, light, for bay
points to load lumber.
Observation-Disclosures John McGinnis is
chartered to load railway ties on the river
for Philadelphia and hard coal back to this
port: schooner Lottie Carter is at a river
point loading cord wood for the dealers
here; barge Patuxent has completed the I'M
loading of a cargo of fertilizer material at
Alexandria and is waiting tug to take her
away; schooner Isaac Solomon is at wades
bay loading a cargo of wood for the deal
ers here.
The barge William A Smoot completed
the loading Of several thousand asphalt
paving block, made at the plant foot Of
South Capitol street. early in the week and
sailed with them In tow of the tug Daunt-
less for Richmond. where the blocks will
be used in street paving work.
The tug Dixie has sailed from Baltimore
with the barge Joseph W. Janney and three
barges from Chesapeake City. all laden
with hard coal for the Georgetown dealers.
The tug and her tow should arrive in port
this afternoon or tonight.
The schooner Almeda Wiley. laden with
laths from st. Johns. N. B.. and the schoon-
er Salle ron. laden with pine lumber from
Charleston, s. c.. are reported in the river
and tug has gone after them to bring
them into port