Evening star., 1907-10-29
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Capt Warner the diver has raised the
| boiler of the old Mount Vernon line steamer
w. w. Corcoran from its bed in the bot
tom of the Potomac near the new railway
bridge and has taken it to Georgetown
and placed it on his wharf there. The old
steamer Corcoran was destroyed by fire
about twenty years ago and the burned
hulk was towed to point near the old
Long bridge and beached. During a
storm one night shortly after she was de-
stroyed the hulk of the steamer disap-
puared and was not located again until
the dredge struck it in taking up the
draw piers of the old Long bridge. In
taking up the heavy steel boil r from its
bed in the mud of the river bottom the
assistance of dredging machine and of
d pile driver was necessary to get 1t to
the surface and place 1t on lighter to be
carried away. The boiler will be broken
up and sold for junk.
The storm last night on the river and
bay was very heavy one. and the
steamers out in il had a rough time. So
far as known no damage was done to the
shipping the river, although at times
the gale is said to have reached velocity
of forty miles an hour. Storm signals are
flying on the coast. and last might Hamp-
ton roads was crowded with shipping
which had come into port to wait for bet
ter weather before resuming their inter
rupted voyage. On the river all except
the steamers are tied up hard and fast in
safe harbors waiting the passing of the
storm and for more pleasant weather to
prevail.
Arrived: Schooner Samuel Wood cord
wood from the RappahannoCk river for
the dealers: schooner Mary Francis, from
Potomac point with lumber; tug For
tuna, towing two barges loaded with hard
coal from Philadelphia for Georgetown:
schooner Edith Verral. cord wood from
the lower Potomac; schooners Fair Amer
lean. Martin Wagner w. II. Bixler, t,rna.
Edna and Nellie. Ella. and D. Ballard
oysters from Potomac beds for this mar
keI: tug Marion Cameron. with a tow OF
sand and gravel laden lighters from a
river point; tug Camilla with a tow OF
river craft from down-river points.
Sailed: Schooner Sidonia Curley, from
| Alexandria with glassware for Norfolk;
tug Camilla, with Standard Oil Com
pany's tank barge No. II. light, for Ra.ti-
more, to load oil in bulk back to this
city; tug Fortuna towing three light coal
barges for Chesapeake bay ports. to load
lumber and railway ties for Philadelphia: ::
schooner E. r. 5. Dougherty, light, fer
the Potomac oyster beds. to load back TO
this port; schooner Mary Ann Shea light
for Aqua creek TO load wood for the
dealers here.
Memoranda; Schooner Five Sisters Is at
a river point loading pine lumber for the
dealers here; schooner Grace Bennett Is
at North Carolina port loading shingles
and lumber for this city; schooner Con
lon will this week complete the loading
of "A cargo of railway ties at Alexandria.
and will sail for Boston; schooner Robin
Hood is on her way TO Baltimore with
lumber aboard from Edentnn. n G.:
schooner Belmont is in Aqua creek load
ing cord wood for this city; schooner
Father and Son is at a river point loading
railway ties for this market.
The power launch Stella. belonging to J.
II. Nicholson of this city, is hauled out
on the marine railway at Reagan's boat
yard for attention to huh under water
and to be put in trim for service with
hunting parties aboard during the coming
month or two. The launch belonging to
Garter & Clark, which was being fitted
with a gasoline engine a Reagan 5. has
been completed and launched from the
railway and will go into service on one
of the creeks in Virginia.
AS soon as the weather Will permit, Con-