Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-19
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The steamer Harry Randall which last
week returned from the Newport News
shlpyard. where she received general over
hauling and painting, has taken the place
OF the steamer Estelle Randall upon the
route to Glymont and Grinders, in order to
allow the last-named boat to undergo her
annual inspection at the hands of the
United states steamboat inspection service
officials. The Estele is to return to service
next week, when the Harry Randall will
take the place of the steamer Wakefield
upon the lower river route. The Wakefield
Will be out of service for about two weeks
to receive her spring painting and overhaul
ing, and when that is done the summer
schedule of the Washington and Potomac
line will be put into effect, giving steamers
to river points daily except Friday.
The sloop Lily F. Evans, owned in this
city, which had been ashore on the flats A
short distance above Alexandria for sew
eral days, has been fioated, and has
come up to this city for repairs. The
Evans has been used for fishing purposes
on the river, and in one of the recent north
west blows she had the top of her mast
broken off and other damage done her.
The little craft is to be fitted with a new
spar and to be given a general overhaul
ing before she returns to service on the
river with the summer fishing fleet. The
Evans is owned by Capt. Faunce
Arrived: L. S. fish commission yacht Phil
arope. from New England port; tug Peer
less, towing barges Annie f. Embry VIM
Curtin, Isabelle and Rebec a McLain coal
laden from Philadelphia for Georgetown;
bugeye Kirby, Halle X. schooner Two
Sisters and pungy Amanda Lewis, oysters
from Potomac beds; schooner Earl Biscoe
cord wood from a river point: bugeye Jack
son, lumber from the lower Potomac;
sol, I
Alexandria; bugeye Ella, pine lumber from
upper Machodoc creek for local dealers:
Maryland oyster police schooner Bessie
Jones on a cruise; schooner Belmont cord
wood from a river point; schooner BERTHE,
pine lumber from the Rappahannock river
for the local market. tug j. I. Selectman,
with tow of lighters from the lower
river; tug Earl Biscoe, cord wood from a
Potomac point; schooner Five Sisters. lum-
Der from ID river point to Alexandria deal
erS.
Sailed: Schooner S. l.. Bowen, light, for
a river point to load cord wood: bugeye c.
]. Thompson, light, for the lower river to
load; tug Camilla. towing 6 O. barge ~
light, for Baltimore, to load oil; schooner
W. o. Goodman, for Alexandria, to load
railway ties; schooner Oakland. for Aqua
creek. to load cord wood: schooner Kate
stone, from Baltimore for Norfolk: bugeve
Winnie Windsor light, for a river point to
load oysters for this market; schooner
Silver Star, building material for a river
point; schooner Clara Leonard, fertilizer
from Alexandria for river point.
Memoranda: Schooner c. H. Dagger has
sailed from Coan river for this city with q
cargo of lumber; schooner Sidonia Curley
| has sailed from the Rappahannock river
| for this city with lumber aboard; schooners
Mayfiower and j. d. Bell are at river
| points loading for this city; schooner Eugie
| is reported in the river below Alexandria
| bound to this city; barge Arundel has beer
| chartered to load railway ties al Cole land
| ing on the Potomac for the Philadelphia
market; the barge Wicomico. from Alex
| andria, has arrived at Norfolk, in tow Of
! the tug Peerless; schooner John McGinnis
has arrived at the jamestown exposition
| Potomac.
| Benefits shipyard is employed in build
! ing two new masts for Carter & Clark 8
| schooner Earl Biscoe and as soon as the
| vessel discharges her cargo she will be SEN
| to the shipyard to have the old masts now
| in her removed and the new ones set up II
| their place The vessel will also be given
| a general overhauling in preparation for
| the summer traffic on the river.
| The two-masted schooner Merrill c. Hart
| which was lying at Alexandria loading rail
| way ties for New York, has completed hel
| cargo and sailed in tow Of the tug Camille
| for the mouth OF the otomac; the schooner
| w. o. Goodman which brought a cargo o.
| stone to Georgetown, has gone down tt
! Alexandria and has taken the place vacated
! by the Hart and is taking aboard ties fol-
| New York. The Goodman will carry away
about 5000 ties