Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-24
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The summer schedule of the Washington
and Potomac Steamboat Company will go
into effect June 20, and under it the steam
ers Harry Randall and Wakefield will make
six round trips each week between this city
and the wharves along the river. The Ran
dali will leave here Monday and Wednesday
afternoons at o'clock for landings be-
tween Dilis wharf and those in Lower
Machodoc creek, and will go into the Wi
comico river and Nomini creek. Saturday
mornings the Randall will leave here at Z
o'clock and will make all stops below ely
mont to Nomin The sailing days of the
steamer Wakefield will be Sunday, Tuesday
and Thursday at I o'clock am, and she
will make all the landings between this
city and Wirts wharf. in Maddox creek.
which will be the end of the route. The
return trips of both steamers VIII be made
the day after leaving here. This schedule
wound have been put into effect three weeks
ago but for the breaking of the shaft of the
steamer Harry Randall.
The gasoline power scow owned by Capt
Blanchard of this city which was badly
damaged by fire early in the spring, has
been repaired and has gone in service on
the river. She Is depending on her sails
for motive power as she has not been
equipped with new engine since the acct
dent. The burning of the scow was caused
it is stated, by leak in feed pipe run
ming from the gasoline fuel tank to the
engine The vessel caught fire g short dis
lance above Alexandria and was badly
flames extinguished. The Blanchard is used
for wood and lumber carrying between
points on the river and this city.
Arrived: Schooner Mabel and Ruth. lum-
Der and shingles from Newborn. NJ. c.. for
the dealers; tug Marion Cameron, with a
tow of lighters from river point; bargeS
Laura V. Groves. s. NJ. rrevost, Catherine
Bardy and Edward Fay, hard coal from
Baltimore for Georgetown; scow Sea King,
cord wood from river point for this mar
ket; schooners Grace G. Bennett and Lizzie
Williams. pine lumber from North Carolina
sounds; tug Camilla. with tow from a
river point
Sailed: Bugeye John Branford, light, for
Colonial Beach to load for this city: scow
Roam. street sweepings, for Broad creek:
tug Capt. Toby, towing barge Patuxent for
Occoduan: schooner Lottie Carter light, for
a down-river point to load cord wood for
this port: schooner Oakland for Aqua creek
to load for dealers here; Silver Star, light,
for river point TO load.
Memoranda: Bugeye f. Il. Layton has
been chartered to load pine lumber the
Rappahannock river for this port; schoo, er
c. c.. Wheeler is at Virginia port loading
a cargo of lumber for Washington dealers :;
schooner A. II. Quinby has been chartered
to load hard coal at Philadelphia for this
city.
The tug Bartholdi. which has been lying
at Deans boatyard at Alexandria for a
week. having new stem placed on her. has
been put overheard and is again ready for
active service the river under the COM
mand of Capt. VIII Davis.
Capt. Bob Brown. who has been master
of tugs in the Taylor fleet. has been ap-
pointed engineer of the Washington and
Potomac line steamer Estelle Randall, on
the Mattawoman route. Capt Brown holds
a license from the steamboat inspectors as
both master and pilot.