Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The coal-carrying barge Irma McIlvaine
of Philadelphia, which has been at the AL
exandria shipyard for several days past
loading cargo of railway ties for the Phil
adelphia market, has completed the taking
aboard of her cargo and is anchored in the
stream off Alexandria awaiting a tug that
will tow her away. The barge has aboard
about 5000 ties. The steamer Mohawk
which arrived at Alexandria light last
week from a Maine port, has been berthed
at the Alexandria shipyard, and will to-
morrow morning begin the taking aboard Of
large cargo of ties for Boston. BY the
end of the present week the Mohawk will
have completed her cargo and sailed. and
another barge will take her place at the
loading dock. The three-masted schooner
Goodman, which was lying at Reardon's
wharf at Alexandria to load ties for New
York has been taken to the Duke street
dock and will there complete her cargo.
Barge No. 20 of the Consolidation Coal
Company fleet passed in the capes of the
Chesapeake yesterday morning in tow of
the tug Savage. The tug is on her way up
the bay to Baltimore, and will drop No. 90
from her tow at Point Lookout and the
tug Camilla, which sailed Friday with coal
laden barge No. 10, will pick up No 20 at
Point Lookout and bring her up the river
to this city. She will be locked under the
coal chutes of the Consolidation Coal
Company at Georgetown. and will load a
cargo OF Cumberland coal for Boston. BY
the time She is loaded another barge will
be here to take her place under the coal
chutes.
Arrived: Schooner f. II. Mears pine lum-
Der from river point for the dealers: tug
Marion Cameron, with a tow OF barges
from down-river point tug Triton. towing
a naval ordnance foundry car float from
Indian Head; schooner Blue Bell. foundry
iron from the lower Potomac. at Alexan-
/ dria: tug Dixie with tow of barges from
Baltimore.
Sailed Martha Avery. from Alexandria
for river point to load; tug Minerva. with
tow of light barges for a river point:
schooner Mayfiower. light. for the lower
Mason. lumber for Fort Washington:
schooner Lottie Carter, lumber and build
ing material from this city for use at Fort
Hunt; tug Martin Dallman. with tow OF
lighters for Little Hunting creek.
Memoranda: Schooner Edward R. Hunt,
laden with ice for this city. passed in the
capes yesterday morning and should arrive
here tomorrow; schooner Mamie Saunders
has completed discharging a cargo Of stone
and is lying light at the 9Th street wharf
awaiting orders; schooner A. H. Quinby is
loading hard coal at Philadelphia for the
dealers here: schooner Lizzie Williams is
at North Carolina port loading for this
city.
A report from Cape Charles is that a
three-masted schooner laden with lumber
from a southern port for this city Is ashore
on the cape. but will be fioated. The name
Of the vessel or to whom she Is consigned
here is not given.
The Miller Company tug Martin DALI
man. which was hauled out on the marine
railway at Alexandria for several days last
week to have some repair work done to
her hull. has been fioated and is again in
service. towing ciay-laden scows from river
points to this city.