Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-10
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The big pump dredge Florida. belonging
to the Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Dredging
Company, which last summer and fall deem.
ened the channel in the harbor here is tn
be employed in dredging operations in ia
malca bay, near New York, and the big
dredge VIII have to be lowed up the coast
from Norfolk, to take up her contract The
pontoons, pipe and other paraphernalia used
by the dredge in her channel-deepening
work, which remained here after the
dredge was taken away, were shipped by
rail from Alexandria to New York, for
service on the new contract The last car
loaded with the pipe and other material left
Alexandria over the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad yesterday. In all sixteen cars are
required to carry the dredging paraphernalia
north.
Arrived-Schooner Isabelle cord wood
from Nomini creek for Eastern branch
dealers; schooners George b. Faunce, NJ j.
stephenson. Dove and Rafting joe oysters
from Potomac beds; tug Camilla with a
tow from the lower river; tugs Edith G.
Winship and Rosalie, towing five sand
laden lighters from the dredging machines
at work near Glymont. Md
Sailed-Tug Powhatan, towing three
brick-carrying and one sand-carrying
scow to down river points: tug James o.
Carter, for Aqua creek, for a barge to load
railway ties at Alexandria: tug Camilla for
for river point to bring back tow Of
small river vessels; tug William H. Yerkes
light for Baltimore to tow loaded schooner
to the capes.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Annie Comber
laden with cord wood for this city, sailed
from Nomini creek Tuesday; barge Pa
cfic which loaded part OF cargo of rail-
way ties at a river point, has been brought
to Alexandria to complete loading for New
York; schooner Mary A. Hall. laden with
lumber for this city, is expected to arrive
at the capes within the next day or two
from Jacksonville; power barge z. James
Tull is at river point loading a cargo
of cord wood for dealers here.
There is now bountful .upply of oysters
In shell aboard the ten or more vessels
lying at the wholesale oyster market at
the 18th street wharf, but the warm weather
of the early part of the week made the
demand very small. The dealers are look
ing for brisk market now that the
weather has become cool 1t is stated that
some of the oysteSA on sale at the
wharf, particularly those from Pocomoke
sound on the Eastern shore, are as fine as
were ever brought to this market. The BIZ
valves are selling at from 30 cents to 1.25
per bushel.
The repair work on the long pier at Fort
Hunt which has been in progress for the
past ten days, will, it is stated. be COM
pleted today, and the wharf building ma
chine and other appliances which have
been employed in the work will be brought
up to the new pier at the steel plant, which
is to be made longer in order to touch deep
water at the channel. Material for the
addition to the pier is now being delivered
on it.
While the northwest blow of yesterday
evening and last night was not as heavy
as was the blow in the latter part of last
week, yet it heavy enough to raise
quite a heavy sea on the river and to
cause the small craft out in 1t to roll and
pitch In a lively manner. Vessel owners
took warning by the accidents caused by
the last blow, and no damage was done in
yesterdays gale.