Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The steamer Harry Randall of the Wash
ington and Potomac Steamboat Company's
fleet (which was in the big drydock at the
Newport News shipyard for ten days hav-
ing repairs made to her hull, has been
fioated, but it will be a week or ten
days before she Is ready to return to this
city. In addition to the hull work the
steamer is having a new gallows frame In
stalled and new smokestack is being
placed on her Other work Is being done
to the boat that will put her in thorough
order for her summer work on the Poto-
mac. AS soon as she returns from the ship
yard she will relieve the steamer Wake
field on the route to the lower river while
the latter vessel is receiving her spring
overhauling and painting. Early the COM
ing month the steamer Queen Anne Will GO
to the Newport News yard for painting OF
house and hull, preparatory to taking ur
excursion work.
The United States lighthouse tender Holly
Capt. Miles, arrived in port last Saturday
evening and berthed at the lighthouse serv-
ice pier, foot of o street southwest. As
has been stated the steamer comes to the
Potomac for the purpose of overhaulins
and painting buoys that have been SCARED
by the sharp edges of drifting ice during
the winter months She win also replace
in position those buoys that have been
moved by the drift ice and will renumbet
the spar channel marks from the mouth Of
the Potomac to this city. The Holly start
ed work among the buoys today.
Arrived: Schooner Charles Fl. Dagger.
cord wood from a river point for the deal
ers; schooners John P Robinson, grain
from Upper Machodoc creek for AleXan-
dria commission merchants: schooner Two
Sisters, cord wood from the lower river for
this market: schooner Osceola pine lumber
from Occoquan creek; scow Sea King,
railroad ties from Marshall Hall: power
schooner Seabird, light. from North Caro-
lima; yacht Burt, on cruise: tug Yerkes.
with tow from the mouth of the Potomac
Sailed: Schooner E. P. Evans, light, for
the Potomac oyster beds to load back to
this city: power barge Louisa. light. for
Nemni creek to load cord wood for this
city; Ageye Edna and Nellie, for lower
river point to load: tug Marion Cameron.
with tow Of light scows for Piscataway
creek: ffattie Mary Parks. for the Wicom-
leo to load; Plume Smith. light. for the
lower Potomac for a cargo of cord WOOD;
schooner Oakland, for Aqua creek to load
Memoranda: Schooner Lorena Brambie is
under charter to take a cargo of light fish
barrels to Reedyille, Va, and salt In bulk
Radiant, towing S. o. barges 50 and Il.
light, from this city to Baltimore to load
barge Jane McIlvaine has been chartered
to load railway ties at Occoquan for New
York; schooner Merrill G. Hart. from
Stockton Springs. Me-. for Alexandria,
sailed from Vineyard Haven 23d instant.
The big four-masted schooner John A.
Delvin, loaded with phosphate rock, from
Punta Gorda, Fla, for Alexandria. was re-
ported in Chesapeake bay yesterday. She
is expected to arrive at Alexandria in tow
of a tug today. The vessel has aboard a
cargo of about 200 tons of the rock, which
will be converted into a fertilizer. The
Delvin sailed from the Florida port about
two weeks ago.
The wild ducks and other water fowl. which
have been very plentiful on the Potomac
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disappeared only few scattered birds
having been seen since the weather be-
came warm The birds are now fiocking
on the bay preparatory to flying to the
cooler north to spend the summer months.
The pier of Stephenson & Bro. at, the
foot of It'll street southwest, used as the
landing place of the steamers Of the Mary
land, Delaware and Virginia line, is being
rebuilt and placed in order for the heavy
traffic that will pass over it this coming
summer.