Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-27
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The two-masted river schooner Narv
Francis is hauled out on the marine rail-
way at the Alexandria shipyard to have her
hull looked over with a view to such re-
pair work as may be necessary, and to be
cauIked from stem to stern. Other work
Will be done to the vessel to put her in
trim Tor the wood and lumber carrying
trade on the Potomac during the fall and
winter months. She will be ready for serv-
ice before the end of this month. The bug
eye Irene, owned in Alexandria, has been
taken up Great Hunting creek to the
BroomIaw shore, where she is being hauled
out, and her owners are overhaulirg and
caulkinS her hull preparatory to placing
her in the oyster trade on the Potomac.
The bugeye will be painted before she is
put overheard the latter part of this week.
large power canoe, belonging to Capt.
Sonny Reagan, which was hauled out on
the marine railway at the foot of 18th street
southwest, being Overhauled and put in
order to join the fleet of oyster running
boats on the river, was launched yester
day. The little craft will be ready to
turn to service in about week or ten
days. The boat was built on the eastern
shore of Virginia and was purchased by
Capt. Reagan a few days ago. The vessel
has no name, but before she goes into serv-
ice for her new owner she will be chris
tened with due ceremony. Some changes
are being made in her steering arrange
ments and in her gasoline fuel supply tanks
to fit her for the service in which she is
to be used.
Arrived: Schooner Eleanor Russell, cord
wood, from a river point for the dealers;
tug ID. NJ. Key, with a raft of pine piling
from Occoquan for the navy yard; tug
Marion Cameron, towing three gravel-aden
lighters from Piscataway creek; tug Ca
mila, with a tow from a river point;
United States naval tug Choctaw, towing
car float with one large gun from the In
dian Head naval proving grounds; tug
Dallas, towing lighter with cargo of cord
wood from High Point.
Sailed: Schooner Edith Verrall, light for
a river point to load back to this city;
schooner J. =. Robinson, light, for Upper
MachOdoc creek to load cord wood and
grain for the dealers here; sloop Enola
and schooner Amanda Lewis. light. for
Potomac oyster beds to load for this mar
ket; schooner Mary Francis, light, for
Wade's bay to load a cargo for this city:
schooner Stephen Chase for Kinsale to
load canned tomatoes for the dealers here;
scow Sea King, light, for Marshall Hall
to load railway ties for this port; sailing
scow Daniel for Nomini to load lumber;
schooner Cunningham for a river point to
load railway ties; schooner Mayfower,
light, for Aqua creek to load.
Memoranda: Schooner Earl BiScoe is at
a river point loading lumber for the deal
ers here; schooner Emma S. Lord has been
chartered to load railway ties at Somerset
Beach for Boston: schooner Mabel and
Ruth Is at North Carolina port loading
lumber for the dealers here; schooner S.
l.. Bowen is loading at Wade's bay for
this city; schooner Ada Wood has gone
to the lower river to load oysters for this
market; schooner Nettie Is at Nomini
loading lumber for the dealers here; tug
Columbia has sailed from Baltimore with
barges Sangerles and Warwick.
The ram-schooner Grace G. Bennett,
which unloaded a cargo of lumber here
from North Carolina, has completed the
loading of a full cargo Of gravel at Alex
andria and has sailed with it for Ports
mouth, Va, where it will be used in
struction work. A barge will next week
load gravel at the Alexandria pier for
Norfolk or a Portsmouth order.
The pile-drving machine belonging to
Carter & Clark of this city has been taken
to Occoquan to do some wharf building
work there.
The three-masted schooner Sallie ron,
which is unloading lumber from a South
Carolina port here, and the schooner Jen-
ME Lippett. which Is unloading spruce laths
here from New Brunswick, have been char
tered to load coal at Baltimore for Boston
at si.15 per ton freight. They will sail this
week for Baltimore to load.
The big tug Marion Cameron, belonging
to the Potomac Dredging Company of this
city, has completed her annual overhauling
and inspection and has returned to service
towing long strings of sand and gravel
laden barges to this city.