Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-21
NEWS ITEMS GATHERED
ON~THE RIVER FRONT

To facilitate the landing of the ferry
steamer Lackawanna at the pier of the
F1rth-Sterling steel works on the river near
Gfesboro Point the managers of the plant
are arranging to drive large punches of
piles above and below the pie ana to place
mooring cleats OH each size af the wharf
chute for use when the mooring piles at each
end of the wharf a.e not available. as the
pier is now arranged il IS stated that on
certain tides and winds the steamer can get
to the pier but it is difficult for her to get
away, the winds holding her against the
face of the pier. This has made it neces-
sary on a number of occasions to run by
the pier without stopping. 1t is stated that
with the new mooring facilities the steamer
Will be able to make landings at the pier
on all stages of the tide and get away again
with ease. Several hundred people are
travelling each day between his city and
the steel plant pier.
A three-masted schooner having aboard a
cargo of about 800 tons of stone for use
in the large public buildings now In process
of erection in this city is reported in the
lower river sailing up and she should be
in port here within the next twenty-four
hours. Since the work on the new munich
pal building and the Agricultural Depart
ment structure were started it is estimated
that twenty-five or more barges and
schooners have brought stone from north
ern points to this city to be used in the
buildings. and they are still coming The
bulk of the stone has come from Maine
ports, though some has been brought from
New York
Arrived: Consolidation Coal Company
barge No. IS. ice from the kennebec river.
sloop Water Lily, light. from a cruise to
the lower river; bugeye Bertha May, pine
wood from a down-river point, for Alexan-
dria; tug Camilla with barge in tow from
the mouth of the river; bugeye Annie ills.
pine wood from Nomin creek for dealers
at Alexandria: tug Marion Cameron with
tow of sand and gravel-laden lighters
from a river point
Sahed: Schooner A. H. Quinby to St
Clements bay to load railway ties for the
Philadelphia market; tug Capt. Toby tow
ing scow laden with piling for Alexandria:
barge Wlcomico from Georgetown for Coles
landing, to load ties for Philadelphia; bug
eye F. E. Smith, light from Alexandria, for
river point to load ties; schooner Isabelle.
light, for river point to load for this city.
Memoranda: Schooner Sidonia Curley has
sailed from the Rappahannock river for
this city with a cargo of lumber; sailing
barge Daniel is at Colonial Beach unloading
a cargo Of coal: s. O. Company tug No -
towing light tank barges % and Il, has ar
rived at Baltimore from this city; barge
c. c. c. No was at the kennebec river TO
load Ice for this city, 18th instant.
The schooner Mary Ann Shea. which was
hauled out on the marine railway at Ben
netts boatyard for several days past has
been launched and will at once return to
service on the river. running wood and
lumber cargoeS. While on the railway the |
hull of the vessel was rebuilt. she was |
calked from stem to stern and re- |
painted.
The barge Patuxent of the Southern |
Transportation Company fleet has COM