Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-05
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The pungy Annie Comber came UP tho
river Sunday evening. and anchored in the
dock or the foot of Queen street. Alexan-
dria. waiting the rising OF the tide to work
her way up to the wharf to unload Dur
Ing Sunday night. when the breeze from
the northwest had increased to half a gale
the vessel dragged her anchor. and drift
ing across the river went ashore on the
mud bank on the edge of the channel al
most abreast of Foxs ferry. The schooner
stuck hard and fast, and remained on the
bottom until the tug Camilla approached
and pulled her off the mud into deep
water. Later the vessel was returned to
the Alexandria dock, and will be taken to
the wharf as soon as possible. 1t is stated
that the schooner was not damaged by go
Ing on the soft mud of the flats. The Ca
milla. after relieving the schooner. con-
tinued on her trip down the river.
The heavy rains and melting SHOWS In the
mountains about the headwaters of the
Potomac have caused a heavy current in
the river. and brought down with II great
masses of muddy water that have discol-
ored the water of the river from this city
to below Fort Washington. The current
began running yesterday morning, and IL is
expected that its full strength will be felt
this afternoon, when it will reach a speed
or about five miles an hour The current
Is cutting the ice left In the upper river.
and it Is thought that all danger of a rush
of broken Ice has passed.
ne Ueet Oh WOOD carrying vessels which
has been lying at the 10th street wharf
here for the past three months waiting for
all danger of freeze to pass went into
commission yesterday, and has gone down
the river to various points to load cargoes
for this city. In the feet sailing after their
winter lay up were the schooner Belmont.
which is going to Occoquan to load, the
long boats Edith Verrall and Mary Fran
els, which are on their way to nearby
points on the river, the schooner Lottie
Carter, which goes to Nomini. and the scow
Sea King, on her way to Marshall Hall.
Other vessels will follow in a day or two
and before the end of the week all the
fleet of laid-up vessels will be in service
and on the way down the river for a cargo.
cargo.
The schooner w. H. Bxler came into
port yesterday with cargo of oysters in
the shell from a river point; the schooner
Earl Biscoe arrived with a load of cord
wood from Nomini; the schooner A. ].
Lawson, at Alexandria, with pine lumber
from point on the lower river; United
States naval tug Rocket. light from Nor
folk. to the Washington navy yard; tug
j. 7. Selectman with tow of sand and
gravel laden scows: United States army
transport Sumner, at the Washington bar
racks: tsg Capt. Toby light from Piscat-
away creek; tug Yerkes, with tow from
the lower river.
The schooner Nettie sailed yesterday for
a point on the lower river to load cord
wood for this city; steamer Dennis Sim
mons is at North Carolina port loading
Estelle Phinney is at Boothbay, Me-, about
ready to sail for Alexandria with cargo
of ice for Alexandria; schooner Laura
Donnell will be locked at Alexandria, 1t ID
said, today, to begin the unloading of
cargo of about LOO tons Of ice from
point on the coast of Maine.
The schooner l. A. Plummer. laden with
q cargo of stone for this city, was at
New York and sailed for the Chesapeake
February %. She has now been a week
out, and as the trip from New York to the
capes of the Chesapeake should be made in
FIVE days some little anxiety for her safety
is being felt She will arrive here within
the next day or two, unless some accident
has overtaken her.
Deans dredging machine Is at work deep
enfng the water In the dock at the acid
plant of the Alexandria Chemical Com
pany to make a berth for lighters laden
with sulphur rock from Quantico, Va. Ten
years ago this dock had fifteen or more
feet of water I'm 1t. When the dredge
started work less than half that depth Of
water was found.