Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-15
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The shipping of coal from the cumber-
land mining region in Maryland. by way
Of this city, In vessels to ports in the
north. will soon be started. and during
the coming summer and until the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal shuts down for the
winter many thousand tons will pass
through here for New England. The first
vessel that will load at the Georgetown
piers will be the big four-masted schooner
Mt Hope, which will take away cargo
of about 1.4OO tons of the fuel to Boston.
The Mt. Hope Is on her way to this city
from Boston light, and as the prevailing
winds on the coast have been favorable the
vessel Is expected to be at the docks here
and loading before the end OF the week.
1t Is understood that there will be a con-
slant succession Of schooners and barges
taking coal aboard at the Georgetown piers
the coming months.
The heavy northwest winds of yesterday
caused very low water In the river. expos
ing the bottom on the flats in many places,
and making the water in q number of
the docks 80 shoal that the vessels In them
were on the ground a greater portion of the
day. The river steamers, In consequence OF
the very low water. were forced to run
by the landings in all the shoai creeks
down river. The water yesterday was fully
two feet below the average low tide. The
water in the river has been very low the
greater part of the month, due to northerly
winds, and the river steamers have been
forced to miss many trips into creek land
ings there being not enough water in the
creeks to float them.
Arrived-Schooner Dora May and fattie
Nellie. oysters from the lower river beds;
tug Marion Cameron. towing a neet of
sand and gravel-laden scows from the Pts
from the lower river
Sailed-Schooner Two Sisters light. for q
Potomac point to load cord wood: bu8eye
Nicholas and bugeye PLUME E. Smith, for
lower
market: bugeye Florence. for q river point
to load; sloop Stonewall, for . lower river
point.
1t is reported about the river front that the
two-masted schooner Lorena Brambie. be-
longing to Capt. Jim Elliott of this city, was
among the vessels badly damaged In the
big storm in Hampton roads about q week
ago. The vessel went to Newport News
about two weeks ago for a cargo of salt
to be used at a ffsh-packing house, and
the big storm caught her there. No details
as to the damage received by the Bramble
have reached this city.
The steamer T. v. Arrowsmith, belonging
to the Washington and Potomac Steamboat
Company, which has been lying at AIexan-
dria for several months past Is being over
hauled there. Painters went aboard the
boat today and will repaint and decorate
her. She is being made ready for service
on the Potomac during the coming sum-
mer.
The return of cold weather has brought
wild ducks back to the Potomac In large
numbers. and yesterday afternoon on the
hats between this city and Alexandria
hundreds of the birds were feeding on the
fish and marine growths left exposed by
the low water. The greater part of the
birds disappeared last night, and only few
were to be seen today.
which has been employed I'm general towing
on Chesapeake bay for several months
past. will, 1t is stated. leave this week
for the Delaware river to take up q charter
q q tn HrnA cvfr
pfoyed In Improving the approaches by
water to Philadelphia.