Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-26
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Although the bulk Of the snow that fell
upon the river during the storm Sunday
did not melt. but lay in a sheet two or
more inches thick upon the surface of the
cold water. it did not freeze Sunday night.
and the sun yesterday caused the snow to
| disappear rapidly. Between this city and
Alexandria, and as far down the river as
the eye could see, the water was open yes
terday afternoon. About Glymont wharf.
| the ice that formed friday night last, and
the snow is reported packed several feet
deep, but is soft and gives the steamboats,
but little trouble. Should a freeze occur
and this mass harden. the conditions about
Glymont would be very similar to what
they were during the freeze the early part
of February. when the steamers We're I'M
able to reach Glymont for about two
weeks.
The two-masted schooner E. v. Wills.
hailing from Baltimore, which left port
here light last Saturday morning, her mas
ter intending to go to bay point. and
which was stopped by the ice off Alexan-
dria, attempted to return to this city dur
ing the snow storm Sunday With the tide
she came as far as the forks of the chan
mel, and was lying there in danger of
drifting ashore. when the police boat Vigi-
liant went after the vessel and taking it In
tow brought it up the harbor to anchorage
off the foot of 10th street, where she now
to leave port within the next day or two.
The tug William HI. Yerkes. jr., of this
city, has sailed from Baltimore towing a
sand and gravel digging machine belonging
to the Potomac Dredging Company, which
is to resume sand and gravel digging in
the Potomac during the week The big ma
chine was taken to Bal imore last fall, and
during the winter was given general
overhauling and changes were made in it
that will improve its general efficiency. 1t
| Is expected that the tug with its tow will
arrive this afternoon or tonight, and she
will leave the machine off Pscataway for
one of the smaller tugs of the Taylor fleet
to berth it on its digging grounds in the
creek.
The schooner Grace G. Bennett has COM
pleted loading a cargo of about 400 tons of
gravel at Alexandria, and will sail with 1t
for the jamestown exposition grounds,
where 1t Is to be used in the construction
of new buildings there: the schooner Mabel
and Ruth is loading gravel in the st. Mary's
river for the same destination. Schooner
Sidonia Curley has about completed the
loading of cargo of new bottles at Alex
andria glass factories. Schooner Clara
Leonard has sailed from Nomini creek for
this city, with a cargo Of lumber.
A pile-driving machine has been at work
at Deans boatyard, near Alexandria, for
the past two or three days. tearing up the
wrecks of several old scows, which have
been lying submerged off the yard and
cleaning up the berth in front of the plant
new marine railway there in the early part
of the spring. The dredging work for the
site of the railway was done a year or two
ago.
The big tug M. Mitchell Davis of the Tay-
lor fleet of this city, which has been hauled
out at Baltimore undergoing repairs for
several days past, was yesterday put over
board and Is now being painted preparatory
to returning to general towing work on the
Chesapeake and it's tributaries Capt
Frank Taylor. the master of the Davis who
spent Saturday and Sunday in the city with
his family, returned to Baltimore yester-
day.
The opening of the lower river allowed the
fishermen to get their nets overheard and
the steamer Wakefield. which arrived here
from the down river wharyes Sunday night
brought several barrels of bass, perch and
other river fish consigned to the dealers
here. With the weather allowing the fish,
ermen to work large receipts of fish from
river sources are looked for by the WASH
ington dealers.