Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-19
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The residents of Alexandria and those
living along the river shore below the
outlet of the big trunk sewer may not
be pleased at its location. but the sea
gulls certainly are and almost constantly
a flock of hundred or more of the birds
may be seen floating on the water above
where the big sewer pipes are discharging
in the bottom of the river. The placing
in service Of the big sewer has greatly
simplified the living problem for the gulls
and other aquatic fowls, as plenty of
food particles from the kitchens of Wash
ington are discharged through the sewer
and on them the birds feast Then, too.
the water directly above the sewer outlet
and for several yards around is warmed
by the big flow of water coming from
this city, and that may have some
thing to do with the fact that the gulls
have located the sewer outlet and seem
think that though the river may freeze
this winter there will be big hole in the
ice at the sewer outlet and that the river
olrds are provided for for the winter
An eighteen-foot bateau. for which
there seems to be no owner is lying on
the river shore about half way between
the old Buena Vista wharf and the new
pier at the steel plant. The boat. the Of
ncers or the ferry steamer LackaWanna
report, drifted across the river from the
virginia shore during one of the north
west gales the latter part of last week
and went ashore where it is now lying
The boat, from the glimpse the steamboat
men got of it from the pilot house win
doWs, seemed to be almost a new one and
looked like valuable craft 1t is stated
that an effort will be made to locate the
owner Of the boat.
Arrived-Schooner Sidonia Curlsy. lum-
Der, from the Rappahannock river for
the dealers; schooners Kibble and E. r. s.
Dougherty. oysters in the shell. from the
Potomac beds for this market: tug Mar
tin Dallman. with a lighter in tow from
a river point; tug Carter, with tow from
a river point: schooner Lottie Thomas.
oysters. from the Wicomico river for this
market; tug Resale, towing several load
ed lighters from river points; schooner
Cora McKenney. oysters. for the Alexan-
dria market; tug Seectman with a tow
from a doWn-river point; schooner Lorena
Bramble. oysters In the shell at Alexan-
dria: schooner John P. Robinson, grain
from river point at Alexandria.
Sailed--Sloop Enola and the Volunteer.
light. for the Potomac oyster beds to load
or the Christmas market; tug Cameron
towing three light scows for Greenway
flats; schooner John McGinnis light for
the Rappahannock river to load lumber
for Baltimore; schooner Belmont, light,
for Aqua creek to load cord wood back
to this city; tug Capt. Toby with a lighter
for down-river point; schooner William
H. Bixler light for a river point to load
cord wood; schooners William H. Nc
CURE. E. P. Evans and E. R. S. Dough-
erty, light for the Potomac oyster beds to
load.
Memoranda-Schooner Edna A Pogue
has sailed from the Pamonkey river. Va.
with lumber for'this city; barge Potomac
has been taken to Occoquan to load rail-
way ties for Philadelphia; schooner Alice
Barbour, laden with phosphate rock for
Alexandria, sailed from Port Tampa, 18th
instant; barge John T. Donahue, laden
with railway ties. from Alexandria for
New York. was at Delaware break
water 10th instant: schooner Isaac Solo
mon is at a river point loading cord
wood for the dealers here
The Southern Transportation COMPANY
tug Dixie is on her way to this CITY
with the coal-laden barges Appomattox.
William Donaldson and William A. Smoot.
City. The barges have aboard about 800
tons of hard coal and they should ar
rive here this afternoon or tonight
The sand and gravel dredging machine
belonging to John Miller of this CITY.
which was last week given a general
overhauling at the Alexandria shipyard.
has sailed for Annapolis, Md, where she
turing the winter months for Baltimore
parties.
The steamer Washington of the Norfolk
and Washington Steamboat Company
fleet is being overhauled at this city and
will not. it is stated. be sent to the New
port News shipyard. The steamer Nor
folk has taken the place of the Washing
ton on the Norfolk day route Capt.
Frank Phillips is in command of the Nor
fo1l