Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-30
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The Philadelphia owned coal carrying
barge Anne w. Embry is at the Alexan-
dria shipyard to repair damages received in
a collision with the stone abutmentS of the
pier of the new Highway bridge Saturday
last. At the time of the accident the barge
in tow of the tug A. ]. Hudson was COM
ing down from Georgetown, on her way to
a Chesapeake bay port. AS she passed
through the draw of the bridge the stern
of the vessel swung. and striking against
the bridge tore off her pilot house and did
other damage to herself, but 1t is said the
bridge was unnjured. 1t IS stated that
there was man in the pilot house OF the
barge steering 1t, but when he realized
that the accident could not be averted he
jumped just in time to avoid being hurt if
not killed. The injured vessel was taken to
Alexandria for repairs by the tug James
0. Carter
The steamer Harry Randall, when she
arrives here tonight will be withdrawn
from her route for a trip to undergo her
annual inspection, and the steamer Wake
fed will take her place on the route. The
Randall will be inspected Thursday next
and will return to service on the Nominl
route Saturday morning. The Wakefield
will then go out of service for about three
weeks to be given her spring overhauling
and painting in preparation for taking her
place on the Maddox creek route for the
summer months
Arrived: Tug Peerless of Baltimore. tow
ing s. o. Company's barge. No. II. laden
w-.h oil in bulk. from Baltimore to Alex
wood from river point for Alexandria;
schooner w H. French. cord wood from
the st. Marys river for the navy yard;
schooner Samuel Wood from Breton,s bay.
lumber for the dealers here; schooner
George w. Kimble. fish from the Potomac
nets tug Marion Cameron. with tow
from the lower river; schooner George
Golsman wood from a Potomac point
Sailed RarQa Marjorie light from Rail
timore to river point to load; tug J. T.
Selectman. towing ten light scows to the
digging machines down the river to be
loaded with sand and gravel for this city;
tug Peerless, with oil barge No. II, light,
for Baltimore to load for a bay point;
schooner o. c. Goodman. ties from Alex
andria for New York.
Memoranda: Schooner Samuel Wood has
been chartered to load lumber on the Rap
pahannock river for Baltimore; barge, No.
| s of the Consolidation Coal Company 3
| fleet will load coal at Georgetown for Bos-
ton; schooner Mabel & Ruth Is at a North
Carolina port loading lumber for this
| city; schooner Edith Ferrall is at a river
| point loading cord wood for the >ealers
here.
] The schooner Earl Biscoe, which Is haul
ed out on the marine railway at Bennett s
! boatyard for general overhauling of her
| hull, and to be fitted with new masts, will
| be out of service for two weeks or longer.
| She is being put in thorough trim for
freight carrying service on the Potomac:
The oil-laden barge NO II, which dis
| charged cargo of oil in bulk at Alexandria
| yesterday, was one Of the two barges
which were in tow of the tug Radiant be-
longing to the Standard OIL Company that
! foundered in Chesapeake bay. off the Ma
| gothy river, early Saturday morning last
| A chartered tug brought her to Alexandria
| and will take her away today.
| The steam yacht Philarope, belonging to
| the United States fish commission service.
| has gone in service at the Bryan s point
| station gathering shad eggs from the fish,
ermen along the river for Matching at the
| station.