Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-24
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The power barge Adelaide, recently pur
chased by John Miller & Co., is lying at
Miller's wharf, on the Eastern branch, un-
dergoing q general overhauling Of house
and machinery in preparation for being
placed In service on the river The Ade-
laide was brought here about two years
ago for service on freight route between
this city and Upper Machodoc creek. but
since last fall was out of service. In the
mud at the foot of 18th street southwest.
About month ago she was purchased by
Mr.. Miller, who Is preparing her for tow
Ing work She wIll>be used as q tender to
dredging machine. and will tow clay
laden scows from Little Hunting creek
Va. to this city. The Adelaide when she
goes In service, will be the only tug on the
river equipped with gasoline-power en-
A large proportion Of the feet Of fifteen
or>twenty vessels employed In running fish
from the traps and haul seines in the river
have cut out and gone t points along the
river. where they win lie up during the
summer to be overhauled and made ready
Tor the opening Of the melon-running sea-
son. In about ten weeks. A. few will go
into the wood and lumber-freighting bust
ness on the river. and will run cargoes to
this city. The shad and herring catching
season on the river Is over. and the FISH
q
week or ten days ago.
Arrived: Schooner John Branford. salt
herring In barrels from a river point for
the Alexandria dealers: sloop Enola, with
cargo from the lower river; fattie Emma
Faunce, light. from fishing cruise; sloop
Belvedere. light. from the i,wer Potomac;
barge 8. M. Provost. hard coal. from Phila-
deiphia. at Alexandria: barges Irma Nell
Philadelphia for Georgetown dealers; barge
Pamlco. from Norfolk with cargo OF fer
tilizer material for Alexandria: schooner
Hattie Rust herring in barrels from
down-rfver packing house; tug Dauntless,
with tow Of barges from Norfolk; tug
Dixie. with tow of coal-laden barges from
Baltimore for the Georgetown dealers; tug
Resale. with a tow from Greenway Fats.
Sailed. Schooner John McGinnis, light, for
the Rappahannock river. to load a cargo Of
pine lumber for. Philadelphia; bugeye Wa
ter Lily light, for Machodoc creek, to load
cargo for this city; tug Dixie. towing
barge Glenwood, loaded with gravel for
Norfolk: barges Potomac and Patuxent. to
river points to load railway ties for the
Philadelphia market; barges Edward Fay
and Marjorie. light. for Baltimore in tow of
tug Fortuna: Consolidation Coal Company
barge No. II. laden with coal from George
town for Boston, In tow of tug Camilla to
mouth of river: schooner Oakland. for a
river point to load cord wood for this city;
Schooner Water Lily, for the lower Poto-
mac to load for this port: schooner R. Ma
son, for Aqua creek to load wood for the
dealers here; schooner May Brown. for the
lower liver for a cargo Of pine lumber for
this market.
Memoranda: Schooner Eddie has sailed
from Norfolk laden with q cargo of lum-
Der for this city; schooner Lizzie A. VIII
liams has been chartered to load shingles
lat a North Carolina port for the dealers
here; schooner Southern City, laden with
pine lumber, sailed from Norfolk for this
city 18th instant: bugeye John Branford Is
at a river point loading for this city.
The barge Roundout. laden with about
600 tons of soft coal from Baltimore for
use at the naval powder factory at Indian
Head. Md. was brought up the river and
dropped from the tow or Mattawoman
creek Wednesday. The tug Carter went to
Mattawoman and carried the barge up the
creek to the smokeIess powder factory pier
to be unloaded. The barge will return light
to Baltimore.