Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The Southern Transportation Company
tug Bohemia came up the river Thursday
towing seven barges laden with hard coal
from Philadelphia for dealers here and at
Alexandria. The barge James ]. McNally
laden with about GOO tons of the fuel. was
dropped from the tow at Alexandria, and
the tug James o. Carter of the Taylor fleet
locked her at the pier of William A. Smoot
& Co, at the foot of Princess street. The
barges Totusky. Marjorie Mary Mentally,
Howard L. Nef, William A. Smoot and
Reliance were brought to this city and were
berthed here and at Georgetown. The six
barges that were brought here have aboard
cargoes amounting in all to about 5000
tons Of hard COAL which will be used in this
city during the coming fall and winter. The
dealers here are now laying in their sup
plies of hard coal to meet the fall demand
and within the next month long lows of
coal-laden barges will be frequent specta-
cles on the Potomac. The tug Dixie with
four or five barges in tow has sailed from
Baltimore and will arrive here this after
noon or tonight.
organization Of Alexandria. which each
summer takes an outing on the river aboard
a sailing vessel, left Alexandria Thursday
on the schooner Lorena Bramble on its
annual pilgrimage. This year. instead, Of
combining themselves to the waters of the
Potomac. the club will visit the jamestown
exposition before returning home. At the
exposition they will make their quarters
aboard the vessel. which will be anchored
In Hampton roads q short distance from
the exposition grounds. Returning home
stops will be made at Colonial Beach and
other points. The voyage will be one of
about three weeks or longer. Capt Keith
Davis Is in command of the Bramble and in
preparation for the trip the vessel has been
painted and decorated inside and out.
Arrived: Schooner Edwin r. Hunt ice
from the Kennebec river for the American
Ice Company; schooner Helen H. Benedict
light, from Newport News for Georgetown
to load soft coal for a New England port
Hattie a. NJ. Townsend, watermelons from
bay point: fattie D. E Salubria, from a
down-river point: tug William H. Yerkes.
with tow from river point; tug Marion
Cameron. towing fleet of sand and gravel
laden lighters from Pscataway creek.
Sailed: Sloop Enola. for the lower Poto-
mac to load watermelons back to this city:
sailing barge Daniel. light. for Quantico
to load ties for this city. bugeye Ada Bal
lenger. with a general cargo for a river
point schooner Osceola. light for Wades
bay to load cord wood back to this city:
bugeye 8 E. Culver. light, for the Kappa
hammock river; tug ]. I. Selectman, with
a tow Of lighters for river point.
Memoranda: Barge M. A. Brady is at the
18th street wharf discharging a cargo of
hard coal; schooner Five Sisters Is at a
river point loading lumber for dealers here:
barges Magnolia. S. NJ. Provost Overlook
and Delaware are on their way to this city
from Baltimore with cargoes of hard coal;
schooner Eleanor Russell is at river point
loading cargo for this city
The four-masted schooner Helen II. Bene-
dict. which sailed from Bath with cargo
OF Ice for this city. but which was stopped
at the capes and sent to the jamestown ex-
position with her cargo. arrived here light
this morning and is lying at the Georgetown
coal piers to load soft coal for q New Eng
land port Before sailing from her loading
port in Maine she was chartered 70 l0ad
coal from Georgetown.