Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-11
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The little sloop Water Lily, one Of the
feet of oyster and wood-carrying yes
sells in service ON the Potomac, which
ran upon a sunken pile in Aqua creek
several weeks ago and was badly dam
aged about he hull under water. has
been raised, after being pulled OF the
piles by Capt. Sonny Simons OF Alex
at Aqua creek and Capt. Simons will
bring the craft to Alexandria, where she
will be placed on a marine railway Tor
permanent repairs. 1t is stated that the
hull of the vessel has large hole In 1t,
several of the planks and timbers being
broken as the tug pulled the boat off the
piles on which she hung. The master
and owner Of the Water Lily. few days
before the accident to the sloop occurred
fell while aboard the vessel and broke
his leg and was confined to the Alexan-
dria Hospital when the vessel was dam
aged.
The three masted schooner Sallia ron,
which unoaded a cargo OF pine lumber at
this city from Savannah. completed the
loading of cargo of about $50 tons of
soft coal at the Georgetown coal piers
early in the week and was to have sailed
TO Boston. The heavy northwest blow
caused such low water in the river that
the tugboat men would not attempt to
bring her out from Georgetown for fear
of sticking her in the mud near the
bridges over thu Potomac, and it was
not until vest arday that she was able
to start down the river in tow of a
tug on her voyage to New England. The
tug will take her to the mouth of the
liver and the remainder of the voyag
will be completed under sail.
Arrived-Schooner Edith VERBAL. cord
wood from OccoQuan creek; schoOners
Fair American. Amanda Lewis Enola
Kirby. f P Evans Ethel Vale Avalon
and IIally X, oysters from the Potomac
beds: schooner Mabel and Ruth, pin"
lumber and shingles, from North Ca o.
lima point; schooner Ruelah Land. glass
making sand, from the Severn river at
Annapolis; schooner Isaac Solomon cord
wood. from a Potomac point; schooner
Martin Wagner, canned tomatoes. from
Nomni creek: schooner Osceola. pine
lumber. from river rOint.
Sailed-SchOoner William H McCuir,
light, for river nont to load for this
city: steam barge Dennis Simmons. light.
for a North Carolina point to load back
to this city: schooner Virginia. light. for
bay point to load; schooner J. 2 Robin
son. from Alexandria with general
ca go for Upper M4chodoc creek; schoon-
fr Ella. light. for a river point to load
canned goods: schooner Eaton light. for
Potomac point to load canned goods for
tn dealers here.
observation-disclosures Fivr Sisters is in
Quantico creek leading lumber for tho
alers here: scOw SEA- King Is at a river
point loading TO this port schooner An
ME f. Coniin. light from New York for
Alexandria to load railway ties. is r.-
ported In the lower river: schooner John
McGinnis has been chartered to load min,
lumber on the Raprahannock river for
tn s city; schooner Clara Lcona-d is Mt
a river point loading for this port
schooner Oakland is at Naniamoy each
loading cord wood Cor this market
The pungy Ella Hill. which during the
spring ana summer has been employed in
summer fishing. has returned to Alexan-
cria aud has been painted and overhaul
cd. 1t is stated that the vessel will ioin
IN" meet OF oyst'r-running boats on the
river in 4 few days