Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-28
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The sioe-wheel ste --,er Rosedale hailing
| from Bridgeport. Conn, which arrived here
last Wednesday night from Norfolk, re-
| manned in port until noon today. when she
l sailed on return to Norfolk. The Rosedale
! brought party of tourists on special trip
| from the jamestown exposition to this city
] and while in port here was berthed at the
| excursion pier of the Washington and Po-
| tomac Steamboat Company at the lower
! end of 9TH street. General Manager Wright
| Of the Peoples line of Norfolk was In
charge of the party aboard the Rosedale.
| Though the steamer is owned in New
| York she is under charter to the Peoples
! line of Norfolk, and since the opening of
| the jamestown exposition has been en-
| ployed in running excursions to the ex-
| position grounds from Norfolk and in max
ing excursion trips to jamestown Island
| Richmond and other points. This is her
| first visit to this port, but 1t is expected
she Will visit here several times during the
summer months. She is more than 100 feet
| long and is handsome steamer.
Arrived: Schooner George c. A. Travers,
| pine lumber from a Virginia point to the
| dealers here; schooner Nellie Reid, cord
| wood from a Potomac point for George
| town; barges E. r. Clinton and John w.
Davidson, hard coal from Philadelphia at
Georgetown; Standard Oil Company tank
| barge 30 with oil in bulk for this city and
| Alexandria; schooner Belmont. lumber from
| a river point; tug Peerless, with barge in
| tow from Baltimore: tug James o. Carter
with tow from river point: schooner ].
| r. Dixon, light, to load for river point
| U. s. lighthouse steamer Holly, from a
| cruise.
| Sailed: Schooners Sidney Jones and Oak
land, light for river points to load cord
wood for this city; schooner PLUME Smith,
| light, for Mattawoman creek to load railway
! ties for river point schooner Clara Leon
| ard, light, for Nomini creek to load lumber
| for this city; schooner Leroy, light, for a
he ri IN W a
| ties; bugeye Alexine, light, from Alexandria
| for Tar bay to load back to this city;
schooner Mayfiower, light, for NARROW bay
| to load for this port.
Memoranda: Schooner Lottfe Carter Is at
| a point on the river loading for this city;
tug Fortuna has sailed from Baltimore with
a tow of loaded barges for this city; schoOn-
er Lizzie A. Williams will load lumber at
| a North Carolina port for this city; schoon-
er Sidonia Curley has completed the load
| ing of her cargo of lumber on the Kappa
hammock river and has sailed for Baltimore;
schooner BERTHE has been chartered to load
lumber at Virginia port.
The big clay-carrying scow belonging to
| the John Miller Company, which has been
hauled out on the marine railway at Ben
nett's boatyard for several days past, COM
pleted repairs Wednesday and was put over
board ready for service. 1t will be used
| to bring clay from Broad creek to the brick
making plants on the Eastern branch
The Standard Oil Company tug Bohemia.
which sank in Chesapeake bay several
| weeks ago, but which was afterward raised
and taken to a Baltimore shipyard for re-
pairs, will be ready for service again in a
few days. 1t Is understood that she will be
used for harbor towing, and that one of the
larger tugs of the S. o. feet will take her
place towing oil-laden barges between this
city and Baltimore. The Bohemia is now
on a railway being cleaned and painted
preparatory to going into commission again.
The schooner Henry L. Peckham loaded
with a cargo of about 1,400 tons of ice
from Maine for this city, passed in the
capes of the Chesapeake yesterday and is
on her way up the bay. tug will meet
her at the mouth of the river and will tow
her into port. The Peckham is consigned
to the Home Ice Company.