Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-24
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
-. ON THE RIVER FRONT

The two-maSted SeaSoing schooner
Maine, belonging to Mr.. James o. carter
Of this city and commanded by Capt.
Jones, came into port yesterday from the
Rappahannock river on her first visit TO
this city since she has been owned here
The schooner Is one Of the old type OF
two-masted vessels, and Is built strong
enough to withstand the buffeting OF heavy
seas. and can be used for off-shore trading
il desired. She was purchased about
year ago by Mr.. Carter from parties IN
Philadelphia, who had used her lot
freighting heavy stone and lron"ork pc
tween Atlantic coast ports. since she mas
been owned here she has been engaged IN
running lumber from southern ports 10
Philadelphia and New York. She brings
a cargo of cord wood from the Rappahan-
mock to this city. and has aboard one OF
the largest cargoes of the KIND that mas
been brought here aboard vessel IN
years Coming up the Potomac the Maine
met bad weather, and from the time she
came in the mouth Of the river until she
reached here she was nine days on the
trip. The Maine was , built at BAN III
The Washington-owned tug William n.
Yerkes. jr.. next to the largest of the
towboats in the Taylor Meet mas pesh
living out of service at Baltimore for the
past three weeks or a month having her
stated that the work on the vessel VIII De
completed in about q week, and soon
after the new year she Will return 10 seIV-
ice on Chesapeake bay and its tributaries
again she will be practically new yes
sci, and will be ready for towing in Ice
during the coming months since she mas
been laid up the tug Camilla OF the Tayior
fleet has been employed as far as p pos ,,1;,
of the YerkeS WnSn size
again goes into service.
Arrived: Schooner Manhattan oysters
from Chesapeake bay points for the deal
ers here; schooner Maine, cord Wood IIoli,
the Rappahannock river; schooner Samuel
Wood lumber from Bretons bay for TINS
market; tug Capt. Toby, with tow from
a down-rver point: schooner-yacht GIN
coma from a cruise on the river; Duseye
White. oysters from the lower iotom nn
beds; tug Camilla, towing Standard on
Company's tank barge No. ~, Oil IN bulk'
from Baltimore for Georgetown.
Sailed: Schooner Amanda Lewis, iight
for the Potomac oyster beds to LOAD PACK
to this city; tug Camilla, towing Standard
Oh Company's tank barge No, H. light,
for Baltimore: schooner Isabelle, light, for
Nomini creek to load cord wood back
to this city; tug Selectman, with tow o.
light barges for a down-river point: sloop
away creek with cargo OF merchandlse,
bugeye Ethel Vale. light. for the oyster
beds in the mouth Of the river to load
back to this city
Memoranda: Schooner John McGinnls
has arrived at her lumber-loading point
on the Rappahannock river to load lunl-
Der for Baltimore; schooner Adelaide Bar
bour is on her way from Port Tampa TO
Alexandria with a cargo of phosphate
rock; tug Bohemia has sailed from Bal
timore for a bay port with tow OF coal,
laden barges; barge Saugerties Will load
coal at Baltimore for the naval smokeless
powder plant at Indian Head, Md;
schooner A. H. Quinby will sail. light, for
a bay point to load back to this city.
The seagoing barge Patuxent. which
was at a down-river point loading cargo
Of railway ties for Philadelphia, was yes
terday brought up to Alexandria. and
will there complete her cargo OF about
10 600 ties. The Patuxent is berthed at
the Alexandra shipyard to complete her
cargo. and she will be ready to sail for
Philadelphia about the end Of the present
week.
The steamer Calvert of the Maryland,
Delaware and Virginia railway line, and
used in the Potomac river service between
this city and Baltimore during the sum-
mer months, is at a Baltimore shipyard
receiving a general overhauling and paint
ing before the opening of the spring trade
on the Potomac.