Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-29
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The steam barge f. James Tull the only
boat of her kind in service on the Potomac
which was last week sold to parties in
Philadelphia. has been delivered at that
port, and the new owners OF the craft are
now preparing her for freight-carrying
work on the Delaware between Philadel-
phia and up-river points. The Ttll was
taken to Philadelphia by Capt Tom So
1ectman. and Engineer Walter Brown was
In charge of her engine room. They re-
turned to this city day or two ago 1t is
understood that the price paid for the Tul
was $1,000. The LILY and Howard is nov
the only steam haree owned here and she
has been laid up at the wharf of her
owTers for the past two years. but ii is I'M
derstood she will 60 into commission this
spring
The work of overnauling the little
steamer Estelle Randall has been com
pleted. and she will tomorrow take her
place on the route between this city AMI
steamer Wakefield which will go out o.
service for her spring overhaul.ng and
cleaning, preparatory To taking her place
on the Wirts wharf route about the middle
of MAY for the summer season. When the
Wakefield returns to service the W. & P.
line will have steamers making six trips
each week to lower river points. The F,S-
teile Randall Will 20 in service under the
command OF Capt George Cook
Arrived-tnited States lighthouse tender
Iris. from Norfolk: Schooner Oaklan l.
I
Smith. oysters in the shell from the Poto-
mac beds tugs Marion Cameron and ]. T.
Selectman. towing barges of sand and
gravel from the river beds: schooner Will
liam II. French. cord wood from a down
river point: pungy Ada Ballar ger, fish
from the Potomac nets; tug d. VI. Key,
with a barge in tow.
Sailed Bugeye Smythe. light for the
lower river to load back to this city;
schooner I.orena Bramble. empty fish bar
reis for Reedviile. Va; scho oner r. w.
eye A. Won Nyrenheim, light. for a Vir-
ginia lumber port to load: Schooner Kim
bell. light. for down-river point to bring
back fresh fish.
Memoranda Schooner Unity. from the
Barbados for this city. sailed from New
London 22d instant: barge Daniel IS I'M
loading pine lumber at an Alexandria
wharf: schooner Mary Francis has bean
chartered to load railway ties at a river
point for this city: barge Bush will go to
Marshall Hall to load for this city; tug
Defiance IS on her way to this city with
Standard on COmpany's tank barges -
and II. laden with oil in bulk from Balt-
more.
The Philadelphia barge Rebecca Nc
Claim. which unlOaded cargo OF hard
coal al Georgetown, has been taken to the
Eastern branch, and is there loading a
cargo OF asphalt paving blocks for Rich
mond. Va. During the past year several
hundred thousand of these blocks have
been sent from n = city to the Virginia
capital. This Is the first cargo that has
left this city this spring.
The Snoot Sand Company has Chartere I
the tug Eugenia to the Columbia National
Sand Dredging Company OF this city, and
Capt Tom Selectman has been placed in
command Of the tug, with Mr. =. Selectmap
in charge of the engine room. The Eu-
geria viii be used to tow sand and gravel
laden vessels from down-river points TO
this city.
The naval tug Triton Saturday last TOOK
one large gun. bult al the naval ordnance
foundry ia this city. To Indian Head to