Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-17
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The big two-masted schooner Maine. which
was recently added to the fleet of Wash
ington-owned vessels. is now on her way
from Philadelphia to New York with
cargo. and on her arrival at the latter port
she will be turned over to Messrs. James
o. Carter. Clark. and others of this city,
who recently purchased the craft Capt
Jones. formerly master Of the schooner
Jennie Hudde!l. who also has an interest In
the vessel. will take command of Ter for the
new owners. The Maine is designed to
carry heavy cargoes deck. Her new
owners will put her in the southern lumber
trade, carrying cargoes from Florida. Geor-
gia and the Carolnas to New York She
WILL 1t is expected. pay an occasional visit
to this city with lumber from Jacksonville
or Savannah. The Maine is schooner of
1870 tons burden. and was built at Bath In
1886. Her first cargo for her new owners
will be coal from New York to Jacksonville.
The four-masted schooner Edwin r. Hunt.
now lying in port here. was about year
ago practically given up as lost, having
been extremely long time on a trip.
She had. 1t is stated. sailed from a southern
port bound to New York with a cargo. and
when the time elapsed that was required
for the trip it was thought that she would
show up. Days passed into weeks, and her
owners and consiSneeS were losing all hope
of seeing her again, when she showed up.
The schooner had Keen caught in a gale,
lost her sails, and been blown off the coast.
and was a long time making her way back
to port. She shows no trace now of her
struggles with the winds and the beating
seas.
Arrived: Tug Fortuna towing a loaded
barge from Baltimore; tug Marion Cameron.
towing a fleet of sand and gravel laden
barges from river point; barge Beard.
coal from Baltimore for Georgetown deal
ers: scow Sea King. railway ties from a
river point for the dealers
Sailed: c. c. barge No. I, laden with coal
for New England point, from Georg town;
schooner James o. Wright. for the lower
river to load a cargo back to this city:
schooner NJ A. Shea. from Alexandria. with
a general cargo for river point; tug Ca
milla. with barge No. I. for the mouth Of
the river; tug Fortuna, with tow of light
!. barges. for Baltimore.
Memoranda: Barges Edward Fay and Fio-
let. from this city, have arrived at Bati-
more. and will load coal; bargeS Juanita
]. H. McNaily, Arundel and Irma Nell
vaine. tie-laden for New York. have arrived
at Norfolk from Alexandria: schooner ]. H.
Nelson has been chartered to load railway
ties at Alexandria for New York; barge
Atlanta, on her way from New York to
Norfolk, will load ties at Alexandria for a
northern port; schooner Isabelle is at a
river point loading for this city.
The tug D. NJ. Key, which was hauled out
on the marine railway at Alexandria Sat
urday to have her wheel frightened on it's
shaft, and to have such other repair work
done as may have been necessary. was put
overheard Saturday night, and she returned
to OccoQuan creek. where she is under
charter as a tender to dredging machine
The owners of power launches and other
pleasure craft took advantage of the beau
tiful weather yesterday to have spin on
the river in their boats. The consequence
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and the river was filed with the small
craft all day.