Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-09
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

A number OF speedy vessels are included
in the feet bringing oysters from the
beds in the lower river to this city. and
1t Is not an uncommon feat for a vessel
to leave this city in the morning and,
with a favorable breeze. to be at the
loading ground on the lower Potomac the
same night. The masters Of the oyster
runners. are very proud Of the speed of
their vessels and are always willing to
back their opinions with money. Two
OF the speedy vessels in the oyster run
ming fleet are the sloOp Irene and the
schooner Ada Wood. A day or two ago
the masters Of the vessels engaged IN
controversy as to the speed OF their re-
spective craft, and it ended in race be-
Ing arranged from this city to Point Look
out for a purse of 500. each master con-
tributing one-half the amount The YES
sells sailed from here this afternoon and
the outcome of the race Is being awaited
with interest at the oyster wharf. and
many side bets are being made by the
oyster handlers on the result.
The Philadelphia tug Dixie OF the SOUTH
ern Transportation Company fleet arrived
in port here yesterday afternoon towing
five large barges laden with hard coal
from Philadelphia and consigned to deal
ers at Georgetown. The dealers here are
now laying in their supplies of coal to
meet the heavy demand o! this season OF
the year and within the next three weeks
or a month number of lows OF coal
laden barges will be brought to this port
Aboard the feet that came here yester
day are about 1900 tons of fuel The
Dixie sailed on return to Baltimore To-
day. taking with her number of light
barges which will load coal at Baltimore
or Philadelphia for this port. The tugs
Bohemia and Columbia are expected to
arrive next week with lows of barges.
Arrived-Schooner r. Mason. cordwood
from Aqua creek for the local market;
tug Camilla with one oyster-laden vessel
in tow: steam barge D. K. Jackson. oak
piles from Quantico COR the Firth-SterHng
steel plant; schooner Avelon, oysters from
the Potomac beds: tug 8. o. Co. No.
II. towing tank barges Nos. 80 and IT.
laden with Oil in bulk from Baltimore
bugeye Nellie Reed, cordwood from
river point: schooner Columbia F. c.,
canned goods from Kinsale. at Alexandria
to complete unloading; Alexandria Chemi-
cal Co. scow laden with sulphur ore
from Quantico, at Alexandria in tow of
tug Carter.
6ailed-Bugeye Ella. light, for Machodoc
creek to load back to this city: schooner
Dove. light. for the oyster beds on the
lower Potomac to load for this market:
schooner Sarah Mcnamara. light. for
bay port after a cargo of canned goods:
tug Eugenia. with a tow OF lighters FOR
sand digging machines down river; sloop
Irene and schooner Ada Wood. light. for
the Potomac oyster beds to load for this
market: schooner Belmont. light. for Oc-
coauan, to load lumber or ties for dealers
here.
Observation-Disclosures William H. Nc
CURE Is in Nomini creek. loading canned
tomatoes for Baltimore; schooner Sallfe
ron has arrived at Boston with cargo
Of soft coal from Georgetown: schooner
W. H. Bixler is at a river point loading
oysters for this port; schooner Shay Is
under charter to load lumber in Aqua
creek for the dealers here; pungy Cora
McKenney has gone to a river point to
load for this city.
The Philadelphia coal-carrying barges
A w. Embry. Minerva. Mary c. Nc
Nally. Rappahannock and " icomico ar
rived at Georgetown this morning with
cargoes Of hard coal from Philadelphia.
They will discharge as speedily as pos
sible and will return to Philadelphia to
load back to this port.
In consequence Of the northwest winds
and the low tides steamers are having
considerable trouble in making all the
landings in the creeks tributary to the
Potomac. and they have been forced to
Estelle Randall was unable to get into
Mattawoman creek to land at Grinders
wharf yesterday owing to low water.
The bark Boylstone has completed the
loading of her cargo Of railway ties at
Alexandria and has sailed in tow of the
tug Camilla for the mouth Of the river
en- route to Boston. From Point Lookout
she will make the trip under her own
sail.
The tug Camilla Of the Taylor fleet
which was out of commission Thursday
for minor repairs to her machinery. has
completed the work and returned to
service on the river yesterday.