Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-29
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The work OF cleaning up the coal and
wood yard Of Johnson & Bros at the foot
OF l31s street southwest. where the big fire
originated Friday night last has been
started, but as yet no move toward restor-
Ing order at the lumber yard of johnson
d Wimsatt has been made. and will not he
made. it is. said. until the insurance Is, adj
Justed. In the burned sheds was stored
all the large stock of hardwoods used In
! the interior decoration of modern fine
dwellings,, and quantities of walnut ash.
mahogany, maple, cherry and some foreign
woods were destroyed, none of the large
stock being left. The sheds In which these
woods were stored were the first to GA tcb
fire and were almost entirely consumed
Arrived: Barge Marjorie laden with hard
coal from Baltimore for the Georgetown
dealers: sloop Enola, oysters, from a bay
point for the local market; tug Edward
Gumbell. with a tow of barges from the
mouth of the river: tug ]. #. Selectman
from river point; tugs Tecumseh and
Triton. light, from Indian Head. Md.
Sailed: Steam barge Daniel K Jackson
for Potomac creek to bring a lighter and
a power launch to Alexandria: tug Camilla.
for Indian Head to float a lumber-laden
vessel reported grounded there: tug MI
nerva, with two light barges from George
town for Alexandria, to await tow going
to a bay point
Memoranda: Schooner NJ C. Hart has
sailed from Stockton, Me-. for New York
to load for this port; schooner Samuel r
Hubbard sailed from Sullivan, Me-, for this
city, supposed with stone aboard, 25th in
slant; steam barge D. X. Jackson has been
chartered to go to Aqua creek for a cargo
of lumber for dealers here; schooner E. +
Baird. now unloading stone at GEORGETOWN
Is to go to Baltimore for a cargo to a New
England port: schooner Sam Wood Is al
Baltimore unloading cargo of pine lumber
from the Rappahannock river; schooner
Isabelle is at NOmini loading
for this city.
The Randall line steamer Wakefield is
lying at the River View line pier receiving
her annual cleaning up and repairing In
preparation for returning to service on the
route to the lower river landings The
machinery of the steamer is being gone
over, and she is being put in thorough
order for service. 1t is expected she will
shortly relieve the steamer Harry Randall
on the river while the latter steamer is
being overhauled.
lighter and thirty-foot gasoline power
launch belonging to Mr.. j. w. Masters OF
Fredericksburg are reported sunk in Poto-
mac creek not far from its mouth and aid
has gone from this city to attempt to raise.
stated that they will be taken to AIexan-
dria and placed on the marine railway
there for repairs.
Application has been made to the Gus
toms authorities at Baltimore to change
the name Of the steamer Frostburg, now
employed on q route to North Carolina to
the Theodore Weems. in honor of tho
founder Of the Weems line OF steamers
now owned by the. Maryland, Delaware
and Virginia Railway Company. Theodore
Weems was one OF the pioneer steamboat
men on Chesapeake bay, and a large side
wheel steamer which was burned a num-
Der of years ago, bore his name
Tho lighthouse tender Holly. Capt. Out.
ten. which has been undergoing repairs al
Baltimore shipyard. is again In service
among the buoys on Chesapeake bay and
it's tributaries.