Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

p,ete the loading OF her cargo and Will
be ready to 60 to the Maryland city. l.
is stated that several of the barges nov
in port here unloading coal WILL when
light, be taken to Liverpool Point ard
points along the river to load poplar wooc
Tor paper-making mills in the north. The
shipments of poplar wood from the river
to mills in the north will be continued
as long as the weather viii allow.
The United States Army tug General
warren, the tender to the United States
army engineers Office. which has beer
lying out of service at the wharf foot o.
X street southwest while her boiler va
Being retubed, is again ready for service.
The work on the boat was completed yes
terday and steam was made on her, AND
tomorrow she will again take up her
duties on the river. The Warren is
used by the engineers for inspection work
about the improvements bang made or
the Potomac and other tributaries o
Chesapeake bay under the control of Maj.
Spencer Cosby's Office. While she was
laid up the machinery of the little steam
er was given general overhauling BY
Engineer Sam Johnson.
Arrtved--Schooner A. II. Quinby. cord
wood from Leonardtown. Nd. for the
dealers here; tug Selectman, with a tow
of sand scoWs from a river point: Schoon-
er Amanda Lewis, oysters in the shell
from Blackstone Island; pungy c. w
Keets. cord wood from Potomac point
fer this market; tug Capt Toby. towing
oyster-laden vessels from river. points;
schooner Isabelle wood from Nomni
creek for dealers on the Eastern branch:
schooner Winnie Windsor. oysters in the
shell from the Potomac beds; tug Dalman,
with loaded lighter in tow from Little
Hunting creek.
Sailed-Tug Marion Cameron. towing
two light barges from Georgetown and to
pick up one down river for Baltimore
bugeyes Halle *. and Kirby, light, for
river points to load oysters back to this
city: barge Saugerties. light. from In
dian Head for Baltimore to load coal;
tug Camilla, towing Standard Oil Com
panys tank barge No. II. light, for Bal
tlmore to load oil in bulk for this port;
s'oop Daisy, from Alexandria with a
cargo of merchandise for Pennington.
Md; tug Rosalie. towing light scows to
dredging machines working on Monkey s
Point.
Memoranda-Schooner Samuel Wood,
laden with lumber from Leonardtown. has
sailed for this city; schooner Emilia F.
Birdsall, from Blue Hill. Ne. for this
city, sailed from Norfolk the Goth instant:
schooner William Cobb, with stone from
a Maine port for this city, is due at the
capes of the Chesapeake and is expected
to reach here this week; schooner Gun
bingham is at a river point loading ties
and wood for this port; barge Appomattox
is lying at tie Washington barracks pier
unloading a cargo of hard coal from
Baltimore; barges Minerva and A. J.
Gibson have arrived light from this city
at Baltimore and will loa3 hard coal,
sloop Enola is at a Potomac point load
ing oysters for the market here.
The two-masted river schooner Mary
Ann Shea has joined the feet of wood
carriers laid up for the winter. The
Shea is berthed in Aqua creek, where
several other river vessels are lying, and
during the winter months she will be
given thorough overhauling in prapa-
ration for the opening of the spring trade.