Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-23
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The three masted schooner Conlon, Iy-
ing at the Alexandria shipyyard taking
aboard cargo OF several thousand rail-
way ties, was In former years u fire.
quent visitor TO the Potomac Several
years ago. while she was lying at Alex
andria, unloading cargo Of ice. tho
vessel caught fire and was considerably
damaged before the flames, which were
caused. 1t was stated. by tine overturnIng
OF tar kettle. could be ext!nguished by
the Alexandria tiremen. The Coulon. Az
mas been stated. took aboard a portion
OF her cargo of railway ties for New
YORK at Somerset Beach and has como
! up 10 Alexandra to complete her cargo.
ne ties being placed aboard the ConIon
come from interior points in Virginia
aiohg the line OF the southern railway.
Arrived: Schooner Ella HUI. pine lum-
beE. from Virginia point. for the deal
erS; schooner Peri. cord wood from Deco
/ GUAM: tug Camilla. with a tow from
/ river point, tug Eugenia. towing sand
iaden scows from Greenway fats for
Alexandria and this city: schooner Nettie,
pine lumber from Nomini, schooner Susan
W aiker. cord wood from a river point.
schooner Lily G Owings, canned goods
from a lower Potomac point. sailing
barge Daniel. railway ties from Nomni:
bugeyes Halle X. Avalon and Ethel
Naie. oysters from the Potomac beds:
schooner Sidonia Curley. lumber from
the Rappahannocl river
Sailed; Schooner 4. II. Quinby for
10 onardtown to load lumber for dealers
here: schooners Martin Wagner and tho
Eta. light for the Potomac beds To load
oysters for this market: steam barge
Daniel X. Jackson. for Potomac point
to load; schooner Silver Star light for
Quant!co. to load pine wood for the local
Dealers schooner William Henry. light
for the lower river to load: tug Cameron,
with tow of Hight scows for Piscataway
creek; schooner William II. Mcclure for
NominI TO load.
Memoranda: Schooner Edward c.
Height will load soft coal at Baltimore
FOR a southern port: steamer Wihelmina
Is loading phosphate rock at Fort Tampa
for Alexandria: tug Yerkes is on her way
TO Indian Head with barge Saugerties;
schooner r. Mason is In Wades bay load
Ing wood for this city: schooner Cunning
nam Is at river point loading railway
ties for Alexandria, barge Warwick is
on the Eastern branch loading paving
block for Richmond: schooner Grace G.
Bennett Is at North Carolina port. load
ing lumber for the dealers here: schooner
McGuire is chartered to load canned goods
at river canning factory for this city.
lie steamer Jane Moseley which has
been lying at the wharf foot of n street
since she broke her shaft. has been lowed
to the 9th street wharf of the American
Ice Company and has berthed there. 1t
is stated that the work of rebuilding the
pier at the foot of N street for excur-
SION business will be started within the
next few days
The power launch Virginia belonging to
Carter Clark. while on its way to
Occoquan late Monday evening became
disabled a short distance below Alex
andria and those aboard her had to work
her into Alexandria, where she remained
overnight. Repairs were made yesterday
and the boat returned to this city.
The pile-driving machine belonging to
Carter & Clark was yesterday taken to
the Eastern branch to engage I'm pile
driving work about the new concrete
bridge. which is being constructed across
that waterway. The machine Will. 1t
is stated, be employed upon this work for
several weeks.
Miller's dredging machine has completed
dredging work at Georgetown and has
gone to the Eastern branch. an dis en-
gageu In throwing up entertainments about
the portion of the flats it is proposed to
reclaim. while the dredging operations
are going on in the branch this fall.
The schooner Ella Is hauled out on
the marine railway at Alexandria for a
general overhauling. preparatory to sail
ing for the lower river to load oysters.