Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-18
All Dealers.
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

II is expected that the movement OF
railway ties from the Potomac to New
York, Boston and other ports in the
north will be very heavy during the next
month or six weeks, as it Is stated that
the dealers here have large orders to fill
before cold weather and they are making
every effort to secure vessels to carry the
ties. One schooner that will load about
$1,000 and two barges that together will
carry away about 27,0OO ties are under
charter. The schooner is now lying at
Somerset Beach taking aboard a part of
her cargo and she will this week be
moved to Alexandria to complete load
ing. The barges which are to load at
Alexandria are on their way to the Po-
tomac from New York and are expected
to arrive at Alexandria at any time. A
large three-masted schooner, the name
of which is not known, is also to load at
Alexandria, and several barges will sail
from there with ties aboard within the
next few weeks. 1t is estimated that
more than 100000 ties will be shipped
from Alexandria before navigation closes
on the Potomac.
A large lighter belonging to the Engi-
neer Corps of the army is hauled out on
the marine railway at Benefits boat
yard for general overhauling of her
tive service. The lighter. which has been
used in the channel improvement work
about this city, is reported to be leaking
badly and it is thought that the hull of
the vessel will have to be rebuilt before
she will be In a serviceable condition.
The lighter will be OF the railway for
two or three weeks. The yawl yacht
Seabelle, which was out on Benefits
railway, has been put overheard and has
rejoined the pleasure fleet in service on
the river.
Arrived: Schooners Avalon, Amanda
Lewis. E. P. Evans, Halle X. and Kirby
and the fiattie Eta. oysters from the Po-
tomac beds; schooner Five Sisters, cord
wood from river point for the dealers;
schooner Eleanor Russell. lumber from
Quantico; schooner j. d. Bell, pine lum-
Der from down river point; schooner j.
P. Robinson, wood and grain from Upper
Machodoc. creek; sloop Enola, oysters
from the Wicomico river; schooner Earl
Biscoe, cord wood from Aqua creek; tug
ID. NJ. Key, towing raft of pine pling
from Quantico for the Eastern branch
work; scOw Boush, cord wood from Oc-
coquan, for the local trade; schooner Fa-
Their and Son, railway ties from Mattawo-
man creek; scow Sea King, pine lumber,
from OccoQuan.
Sailed: Schooner Mayfiower. for Wades
bay, to load back to this city; schooner
Oakland, for Maryland point to load cord
wood for the dealers here; schooner Sam
Wood, light for Breton's bay, to load
lumber for this port schooner r. Ma
son, for Wades bay, for a cargo of cord
wood; schooner Eta, light, for Poto-
mac oyster beds to load for this market;
schooner Edith Verrall, for a river point
to load cord wood back to this city;
schooner Cunningham, laden with brick,
for a down river point; schooner Lottie
Carter. light, for Nomini to load lumber
for dealers here; barge Marjorie, light,
for Occoquan to load railway ties for
Philadelphia; tug St.ectman, with two
stone-laden lighters for Indian Head,
Md; bugeyes Silver Spray and Norwalk,
building material and bricks for Potomac
points
Memoranda: Schooner Mary Ann Shea
and J. and W. scow No. 8 are in Deco
guam loaded with lumber and waiting a
tug to bring them to this city; steamer
Dennis Simmons Is at a port in North
Carolina loading lumber and shingles for
the dealers here; schooner Belmont is at
a river point loading lumber for this city;
tug Dixie has arrived at Chesapeake
city with two barges from this port; tug
light barge Wissahicksoh from this city.
The tug Dallas, belonging to the High
Point Plantation Company OF this city,
yesterday underwent her annual inspec-
ton at the hands Of the officials of the
United States steamboat inspection serv-
ice. The little craft passed a satisfactory
examination, it Is stated, and her license
to ply the waters of the Potomac will be
renewed by the inspection service author
| tiles.
The Taylor tug D. NJ. Key came into
port yesterday towing a raft Of several
| hundred pine piles from Quantico for use
| in the improvements being made in the
| Eastern branch in the vicinity of the
| navy yard. 1t is-the second raft of piles
that has been delivered in the branch for
this work in the past two weeks.