Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The little two-masted schooner Clemmis
Travers. Capt. helms. which is trading be-
tween the Chesapeake and the Bahamas in
the pineapple fleet has eclpsed all previous
records for quick run from the islands to
cape Henry, having made the trip from
Gregorytown to the entrance to the Chesa-
peake In seventytwo hours. From the
cape to Baltimore the schooner sailed up
the bay and tied up at the wharves In
Baltimore in less than twenty-four hours,
making the trip from the Bahamas to Bal
timore In four days and fifteen hours the
fastest time for such a trip. it is asserted.
ever made by a sailing vessel. The Travers
Is little boat and does not look large
enough to be navigating deep seas.
During the fall and winter she is employed
in the Chesapeake bay trade, and frequent
ly comes to this city with lumber and other
cargoes aboard.
AS the big seagoing barge Patuxent,
which Is lying at Alexandria loading a car
go of railway ties for a New England port.
was being brought out of Occoquan creek
to be taken to Alexandria she went ashore
on the bar off High Point, at the mouth OF
the creek. and was aground for several
hours She was finally fioated r.. the
steam barge Daniel K. Jackson, which had
her In tow when she hung up and was de-
livered at Reardon's old wharf at Alexan-
dria to complete her cargo. No damage
was done the vessel by striking the mud.
Arrived: Bugeye Ruth and Ella, pine lum-
Der from river point for the Dealers c.
c. Co. barge No. IL. light from Boston to
GEORGETOWN to load soft coal for a New
England port: tug Capt. Toby. towing a
raft of piling frem Occoquan; tug Camilla
with a tow from river point: steam barge
Daniel K. Jackson. with tow from a river
point; schooner John Bright. lumber from
the Rappahannock river.
Sailed: Schooner ]. D. Bell. light for O.
river point to load back to this city: steam
barge Daniel X. Jackson. hay and straw
for Occoquan and Aqua creeks; schooner
Father and Son. light for a river point to
load for this city: schooner Silver Star,
light for Quantico to load cord wood; tug
Bohemia, towing light barges Pamlico and
Appomattox for Baltimore to load coal for
this city; tug ]. 7. Selectman. with tow
of light barges for Pomunky creek.
Memoranda: Schooner A. c. Eaton is
loading lumber on the Rappahannock river
for this port; schooner c. c. Wheeler has
been chartered to load lumber on the Rap
pahannock river for this city; barge At
lantic Is in Occoquan loading ties for New
York; schooner A. HI. Qulnby has been
chartered to load hard coal at Philadelphia
for this port: schooner John Branford Is
loading railway ties at Occoquan Tor Alex
andria.
The schooner Farmers Friend which I'M
loaded cargo of wood here. has been
hauled out on the marine railway at Alex
andria for a general overhauing and to
paint and caulk bottom. The two-masted
bay schooner Samuel Wood Is also at tho
Alexandria shipyard to be hauled out to
have her hull under water cleaned ana
painted before going to river roint 10
load railway ties for Philadelphia.
The little tug Capt. Toby arrived here
yesterday with a raft of hundred or Two
pine piles in tow from Occoquan the piIes
were taken into the tidal basin and VIII 10
used there In work going on about the Po-
tomac Park improvement.