Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-27
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Vessels to freight lumber and other car
goes from points on the Rappahannock and
James rivers to this city have suddenly
become very scarce and the dealers here
who have cargoes at bay points flnd-
ing it very difficult to charter small bay
boats for the service. One of the leading
lumber firms in the city has been trying
for the past two or three weeks to get
vessels that will carry about a hundred
thousand feet Of lumber, but have been
unsuccessful so far, though the top price
in charter money has been offered for the
service. Why there should be a shortage
of vessels at this time is not known, but
it is said that many of the captains who
own the boats they sail in are having them
painted and fitted out for a trip to the
jamestown exposition with their families
and friends aboard.
The little yawl Spray, In which Capt Jo-
siah Slocum made his famous trip around
the world has been berthed at the pier foot
Of 9th street and Capt. Slocum is there
overhauling and fitting out his craft. Since
arriving here the little craft has had many
visitors. Capt. Slocum during the past
week tore to pieces the big canoe aboard
which he made the trip from the coast of
Brazil to this city about fifteen years ago.
The boat was built of red cedar, and the
planks taken from it will be worked up
into useful articles. The old boat stood for
many years in the Smithsonian Park near
attracted much attention there.
Arrived-Scow Bush railway ties, from
river point to dealers; schooner ]. r.
Dixon, barreled fish, at Alexandria;
schooner S. L. Bowen. cord wood. from
Wades bay for the local market; schooners
Mary Francis and Belmont. railway ties,
from Occoauan; schooners Eddie and c. NJ.
Mears, lumber, from Virginia points: tug
Volunteer, towing Standard Oil Company
tank barges 80 and II, laden with oil in
bulk, for Georgetown and Alexandria;
schooner Almeda c. Eaton, pine lumber,
from Virginia point; sloop Enola. build
ing sand from the mouth of the Potomac.
Sailed-Silver Star. for Quantico to load
wood for this port; schooner John Branford,
fish for Alexandria,; tug Volunteer, towing
tank barges % and Il to Baltimore: tug
Baby, with a tow of light scows from the
dredging machines down the river.
observation-disclosures Patapsco and Pam
leo are at Baltimore loading hard coal for
this port; barges Arasaphia and Howard.
laden with railway ties from Quantico, have
arrived at Baltimore; tug Fortune has ar
rived at Baltimore with a tow of barges
from this city; schooner Marie Saunders,
from West Franklin. Me, for this city.
passed Vineyard Haven 24th instant.
The big barge E. A. Souder, which I'M
loaded cargo of coal here, has been char
tered to load paving block on the Eastern
branch for Norfolk, Va. The schooner
Sidonia Curley has completed discharging
a cargo of lumber and has been chartered
to load lumber on the Rappahannock for
dealers here.
One of the sand and gravel-dgging ma
chimes belonging to the Columbia Sand
Company of this city has been taken to
High Point, on the Virginia side of the
river. short distance below Gunston
wharf, to dig fine quality of building sand
for use in this city.
The steam barge E. James Tull Of Alex
andria, which was sold about two weeks
ago to Mr.. ]. H. Vansciver OF Philadelphia,
has gone into service on the Delaware river
carrying freight from Philadelphia to points
on the Delaware and its tributaries.