Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-11
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

It is reported that the side-wheel steamer
Harry Randall, belonging to the Washing
ton and Potomac Steamboat Company of
this city, which has been at the Newport
News shipyard for several weeks past I'M
dergoing a general overhauling, will sail
for home this afternoon, and should arrive
here some time tomorrow morning. While
at the shipyard the hull Of the steamer
has been repaired, a new gallows frame
on which the walking beam rests, has been
put in. the guards Of the steamer have
been raised. and she has been put in thor
ough order for busy summers work. She
will. it is stated, return to service on the
lower river route to allow the steamer
Wakefield to be painted and overhauled
for the summer. Capt. ]. r Barker Is in
command Of the steamer, with Mr.. Charley
kersey In charge Of the engine room.
The high northwest winds and generally
stormy conditions on the Potomac river
have practically suspended fishing opera
lions, and the receipts of shad and herring
have been very light since Saturday last.
The fishermen say that with a return of
good weather herring will be caught in
good numbers, but no large catch of shad
is looked for, although there may be a
small run of the fish for a day or two in
May The catch of bunch fish has fallen
off largely at the fisheries along the river
below Alexandria.
Arrived-Schooner c.. H Daiger cord
wood from lower Potomac point; schoon-
er William II. Bixler and the FREELY oys-
tiers from Potomac points; bugeye Up
sher, foundry iron from the lower river, at
Alexandria; United States lighthouse serv-
Ice steamer Violet. from Norfolk; scow
Fannie, Grover, cord wood from a river
point at Georgetown; Hattie Mary, foundry
iron from Blackistone's Island for Alex
andria.
Sailed-Bugeye Golde c., light, for a riv-
Ter point to load back to this city; tug VIII
liam H. Yerkes. jr;, towing s. Q. barge
bulk for this city; schooner Sidney Jones,
light, for a lower river point to load cord
wood; Silver Spray, light, for a Potomac
point to load; c. & S. scow, light. for
Powells creek to load cargo of cord wood
for this city.
Memoranda-Schooner Kate will load
stone at Georgetown for the jamestown
exposition grounds; barge Pamlico has
Potomac point for Philadelphia; barge
Roanoke is lying at the pier foot of 18th
street unloading cargo Of coal from Phil
adelphia; schooner Two Sisters has been
chartered to run fish from Potomac shore
to this market and has taken up her char
ter.
The fatte Mary F. Evans. Capt Faunce,
was a sufferer in the heavy blow on the
river Monday night. In the height Of the
gale down the river the little craft had her
| mast broken off, and she arrived at Alex
andria yesterday to be repaired. The
Evans has been employed in fishing work
on the river since early in the fall
| The big four-masted schooner Mount
Hope, which Is now at Boston, has been
chartered to load Cumberland coal at
Georgetown for a New England port and
will come light from Boston to this city
| for her cargo. Now that coal-carrying
barges laden with the product Of the Cum
| berland mines are arriving at Georgetown,
| 1t Is stated that two or three vessels will
| be loaded there with coal each week dur
| Ing the coming summer months.