Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
HOTELS. RESTAURANTS &CAFEs
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Inc Oh tWo-maSted schooner j. d. Bell
lies sunken in the. harbor, and it is said
along the wharves that her owner, Capt
Kendrick. who resides in Prince William
county, Va, will make no effort to raise
her, but will let her remain where she lies.
The Bell, which was one of the best
known lumber and wood runners in serv-
ice on the Potomac, arrived here about
two months ago, and while lying at the
pier of Carter & Clark sprang a leak and
sank. The deck load of cord wood aboard
the vessel was removed and she was rails
ed and taken out of the dock to the SOUTH
ern side of the harbor near the sea wall,
where she again sank. The vessel now
lies on her side with her hull almost en-
tirely submerged and her masts showing
the greater part of their length above the
water. The old craft is not in the way of
navigation In the harbor. but II is under
stood that the United States engineers
will have the vessel raised and taken to
the graveyard of old craft behind the dixie
wall a short distance above the new
Highway bridge.
The two-masted river schooner Osceola
is on the marine railway at Benefits
boatyard,- and it is probable she will be
there for several weeks yet receiving a
general overhauling. The Osceola was
recently purchased by Washington par
ties and they are having her put in
thorough order for work on the river
when the busy season opens in the spring.
The hull of the schooner is being rebuilt.
all of the old timberS that are unsound
are being removed and new ones sub
stituted. and the vessel will be replanked
and cauiked before she returns to service
The vessel will also be painted. and
strong sails will take the place of the old
ones. The schooner will be used in the
wood running trade by her new owners.
Arrived-Schooner Emile Birisall, ce-
ment from Red Beach, Me, at George
town; loop Dinnick, oysters in the shell
from the lower Potomac beds; tug Dixie
towing five coal-laden barges from Balti-
more and Chesapeake City for dealers at
GEORGETOWN and Alexandria; tug Rosalie.
with a. tow of lighters from a river point;
schooner Lydia Vernon. oysters in the
shell from the Potomac beds for the deal
ers: scow Fannie, at Alexandria with
cord wood from a down river point; tug
Selecrman, with tow of gravel-laden
lighters.
Sailed-Tug Camilla. towing Standard
Oil tank barge No. II, light, for Balti-
moretto load oil in bulk for this city:
schoher Mary Chaplin, light, for bay
point to load oysters back to this city;
schooner Mary Francis, light. for Nir-
ginia point to load cord wood back to this
city. bugeye White, light for Potomac
Dixie with a tow of light barges from
GEORGETOWN for Baltimore and Philadel-
phia
Observation-Disclosures Potomac is at Guam
ticohoading cargo of 5000 railway ties
for Philadelphia; schooner Lorena BRAIN
BILE is laid up at Alexandria for the holi-
days: schooner Hargraves. laden with
lunoer for this city. is reported in the
rivAr; schooner Pogue will go to Viz
gina port to load lumber: schooner 1sa-
belle will load wood in Nomini creek TOR
the dealers here.
Tie little tug d. NJ. Key of the Taylor
flea was out of service yesterday, hav-
inr some repair work done to her boiler
and new tubes put in. The tug is eN-
pected to return to service this evening
or tomorrow morning.
rhe tug Capt. Toby went to Upper
Nachodoc and Maddox creeks yesterday
for the purpose of bringing out RATS OF
logs to the river channel, where the sec
tions will be made up into one big raft
p Id will be taken in tow to Baltimore.
The current which started running sew
eral days ago stopped partially yesterday
morning but late In the afternoon II re-
sumed business with it's former strength.
rhe steamboat men expect it to run by
his evening at the latest
TIL, tug James o. Carter has been char
tered by the Miller Dredging Company
and is employed in towing mud-laden
scows from the dredging machines at
work in the Eastern branch TO the dump
ing ground on the river above the new
Highway bridge.