Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-22
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Weather conditions on the Potomac yes
terday and last night were as unpleasant
from the steamboat mans point of view
as could be. and the steamboat masters
whose vessels were in service spent most
Of last night in the pilot house steering.
Fog, at times so thick that the eye could
not see through it for fifty feet. covered
the river the greater part of yesterday
and last night and the pilots had literally
to feel their way up the river by the
sound of the whistle and the heaving of
the lead. The fog seemed to be in patches
on the water, and the steamers would run
from thick bank into a comparatively
clear spot, making the steamboat men
think that the worst was over. In few
seconds the vessels would again go into
bank thicker than before. The steamer
Anne Arundel, which left this city yes
terday afternoon at 4 o'clock for Balti-
more. tied up at Alexandria for several
hours. and other steamers followed her
example.
The construction work at the mouth of
the big trunk sewer from this city, on the
river a short distance above the naval
powder magazine is practically complet-
ed. and the machinery used in the work
is being shipped here. Yesterday a large
scow laden with tools and machinery
Of the sewer was brought to this city, and
it is said that all the heavy machinery at
the sewer outlet site will be brought here
by water. The dump cars which were
used in hauling the excess clay dug from
the big trench in which the sewer pipes
were laid have been run to the water
edge so that they can be loaded on the
scow without difficulty to be brought to
this city.
Arrived: Schooner Amanda Lewis, oys-
tiers in the shell for this market from the
lower Potomac beds; schooner Columbia
F. c., wood from the lower river at Alex
andria: yacht Roxanna, from her summer
cruise In northern waters; tug j. T. Sc
lectman, with tow of sand and gravel
laden lighters from a river point; schoon-
ers Winnie Windsor and Ada Wood, oys-
ters in the shell from the Wicomico river
tug James O. Carter. towing a tie-laden
lighter from Marshall Hall to Alexandria
to load on barge j. T. Donahue for New
York.
Sailed: Schooner Susan Walker, for
Maddox creek to load cord wood for the
dealers here: schooner Earl Biscoe. for a
river point to load for this city; schooner
Sarah Mcnamara, for the Great Wicomico
river to load wood for Baltimore: schooner
Bessie Reed. light, for the lower Potomac
to load oysters in the shell for the Balti-
more market; schooner J. P. Robinson,
for Upper Machodoc creek to load wood
or grain back to this port: schooner Peri,
light. for Aqua creek to load lumber for
the dealers here: tug Rosalie, towing a
fleet of light scows to the Sand-digging
machines on Greenway flats.
Memoranda: Schooner Grace G. Ben
nett is on her way to this city loaded with
lumber from a North Carolina port
schooner Mabel and Ruth has been char
tered to load lumber at a Virginia port
for dealers here: schooner William H.
Mcguire is in Nomini loading canned
goods for Pa 1tinOre. CoJo
mon is in Occoquan loading for this city;
barge Patuxent will this week begin the
loading Of cargo of railway ties at
Alexandria for New York; schooner Edith
Verrall is in Pohick creek loading for this
city.
The big seagoing barge Donahue, lying
at Alexandria for the past week loading
railway ties for New York, will this even
ing be taken down the river to complete
her cargo. The Donahue will take aboard
about 10000 ties at Alexandria and will
load the remainder of her cargo of 1900
ties at river point. This Is one of the
largest cargoes of ties to leave the Poto-
mac this year.
The two-masted schooner Maine owned
by Carter & Clark of this city. sailed from
Baltimore last Tuesday afternoon for
Norfolk with a cargo of hard coal aboard
Wednesday morning. according to tele-
gram received here from the master of
the vessels by her owners here, she was
at her dock in Norfolk unloading, having
made record time on the trip. The Maine
is expected to come to this city with a
cargo during the next month