Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-06
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

A large proportion of the small river
schooners which run cargoes OF wood and
lumber from river points to this city and
take back return cargoes Of groceries,
building material and other freights are
lying up for the winter in sheltered har-
bors down the Potomac. where they will
be protected from drifting ice and storms
The schooners Mayfiower, r. Mason and
Oakland have gone out of commission
and are lying in Nanjamoy creek, the
schooner Five Sisters has gone out of
service in Aqua creek. the schooner Os-
ceola will lie up at this city. the Eleanor
Russell at Alexandria,, and the silver
Star, after she makes one more trip to this
be followed, within the next two or three
weeks by large number of other boats,
SO that by Christmas there will be not
over a half dozen general freighters In
service on the river. A mum Der OF oyster
carrying vessels will also be laid UP our
ing the next two weeks.
The steamer T. v. Arrowsmith. which
has been lying at the pier of the Colonia.
Beach and River View steamers since the
close of the last excursion season, was
Wednesday shifted to the pier OF the Amer
lean Ice Company at the foot OF 10Th
street. where she will be berthed for the
winter. The steamer Queen Anne of the
Washington and Potomac Company fleet,
last from seven months charter about
Hampton roads, running excursions to
Richmond and other points on Chesa-
peake bay and its tributaries, has been
placed in the dock made vacant py the
removal of the Arrowsmith. The Queen
Anne will today be put in shape for lay
up until next April. when she Will resume
excursion work on the river. During the
winter she will be given general over
hauling and will be reprinted and decor
ated.
Arrived-Schooner Samuel Wood, cord
wood, from Bretons bay: tug Marion
Cameron, with a tow of sand and
gravel,laden lighters from river points n1a,s
ers from Little Hunting creek. Va;
schooner Leroy. cord-wood from Malta
woman creek for the dealers here. tug
Minerva, towing five sand and gravel
laden lighters from Greenway hats;
schooner Kirby. oysters from the Potomac
beds for the Alexandria market: tug s. .:
No. IL. towing tank barges Nos. 81 and
Il, laden with oil in bulk from Baltimore.
of cord wood for the dealers here;
schooner William H. Cunningham, light
for Aqua creek to load back to this
city; scow Roam, street sweepings to
Stump landing: schooner Isaac Solomon,
light for Marlow's creek to load cord -wood
back to this city: schooner Earl Biscoe,
light for Maddox creek to load cord-wood
back to this city; tug j. T. Selectman.
with tow of sand lighters for river
point.
observation-disclosures William H. Har-
graves has been chartered to load lumber
on the Pamonkey river. Va; schooner ST.
donia Curley sailed from the Rappahan-
mock river for this city. Sd instant;
scows Fanny and Bush are at Marshall
Hall with cargoes Of cord-wood for this
city: schooner Edna A. Pogue Is at West
Point, Va, to load lumber for this port;
schooner Bertha May is at a river point
loading cord-wood for the dealers here;
schooner Quinby has gone to the Patuxent
river to load.
The tug D. NJ Key, Capt. Charley
Raley, left here Saturday with a tow for
Nanjamoy creek. and did not return to
port here until Wednesday morning and
her owners were fearing that some acct
dent had befallen her. Low water, 1t is
stated, prevented the tug from coming out
of the creek and caused the delay.
The two-masted river schooner Lorena
Bramble, owned by Capt. Jim Elliott,
which had been out of service at Alexan
drta since last summer, has, gone into
cofhmission She has sailed under the
command of Capt. Elliot for. the lower
river to load a cargo of oysters for this
city.
The schooner Martha Davis. which was
lying in charge Of the harbor master for
the past three weeks. while the question
of her ownership WAS being settled in the
courts, was taken to Alexandra by the
tug Key the party to whom the vessel
was turned over residing there