Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-07
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The steamer T. V. Arrowsmith of the
Washington and Potomac Steamboat Conn
panys fleet returned from Baltimore Wed
nesday afternoon. and is lying at the pier
foot of n street southwest The Smith
left here for Baltimore a week or ten DAYS
ago to be locked for examination of hull
under water and for cleaning and painting
When put in the drydock 1t was found that
the null of the steamer was in good order
and that but little repair work was neces-
sary The officials OF the United States
steamboat inspection service made a thor
ough examination of the hull of the steamer
while she was in the dock, bored her tim
bers and found her good and. solid The
Smith left Baltimore Tuesday and struck
heavy gale in the bay that night that
forced her to seek shelter in the Patuxent
for several hours. Wednesday morning she
left the Patuxent and arrived at this city
about o'clock pm. The Smith will prob
ably be placed the lower river route
The schooner Mamie Saunders Is living
at the pier foot of 9th street southwest
unloading a cargo OF granite curbing for
the use OF the District. 1t is stated. in the
new street work now going on. The Sam
ders brings her cargo from Sullivan, Me-,
and was more than two weeks making the
trip to this city. To discharge her cargo
steam derrick is being used, and the stone
ton to the District property yards The
Saunders will. it is said. load ties at Alex
andria for return cargo north.
Arrived-Steamer Mohawk, light, at Alex
andria, to load railway ties for Boston;
tug Dauntless, towing barge Juanita, laden
with fertilizer material from Baltimore for
the Alexandria Chemical Co.; barges Mi
nerva, Edward Fay and Experiment hard
barge Dennis Simmons pine lumber from
North Carolina to dealers here and at
Alexandria,; schooner ]. d. Bell, cord wood
from river point for the dealers: schooner
Kate, pine lumber from a Virginia point
for the local market: schooner Ruby, wood
and grain from river point: bugeyes
Willie Clarence and Lady Franklin. light
from Alexandria, where they unloaded
foundry iron; schooners r. Mason and Lot
tie Carter. cord wood from down river
points; tug Bohemia, towing three loaded
coal barges from Baltimore for George
town. schooner Mayflower. lumber from
point on the lower river.
Sailed-Schooner Edith Vernall, light. for
a river point to load; barges Cecilia Nell
vaine and Delaware, light. from George
town to bay points: schooners Osceola and
Martha Avery, light, for the Coan river to
load; schooner Clytie, oyster shells for the
Rappahannock river oyster beds; bugeye
Nellie BLY,, light for river point to load
back to this city: schooner Isabelle for Nom
mi creek to load for this city; schooner Earl
Biscoe for down river point for a cargo:
schooner Clara Leonard for Aqua creek
for Wade's bay for a cargo of lumber: tug
Bohemia towing two light barges for Bal
timore to load coal for this city; schooner
Genesta. light for the eastern shore Of
Maryland.
Memoranda - Consolidation Coal Com
panys barge No. 10 has sailed from a Maine
point for this city with cargo of ice:
schooner Mary Francis Is at a river point
loading railway ties for dealers here:
schooner ]. P. Robinson Is in Upper Ma
chodoc creek loading grain: barkentine
Josephine laden with asphalt from Trim
idad for this city, sailed from Port of
Spain May 81: schooner C. H. Dagger is at
1 river point loading for this city.
The two-masted schooner Nettie. which
unloaded cargo of lumber at George
town pier, has gone to Deans boatyard at
Alexandria as soon light to have some
repair work and caulkng done to her hull
above water. When the work is COM
pleted she will sail for the Rappahannock
to load another cargo of lumber for this
port.
The damage done the pier of the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat Company
at Alexandria by one of the big steamers
of the line striking it sideways in a heavy
blow last week is being repaired. A pile
driving machine and force of Washington
wharf builders are doing the work.