Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-31
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The big four-masted schooner Adelaide
Barbour. laden with about 1900 tons OF
phosphate rock from Port Tampa, Fla,
arrived at Alexandria yesterday, in tow
OF the tug Camilla. and Is lying at the
pier OF the Alexandria Chemical Com
pany. unloading her cargo. The Barbour
sailed from Port Tampa December II. and
had quick trip UP the coast, arriving
on the capes of the Chesapeake ten days
after sailing. In response to a telegram
from Captain Tilton. master of the Bar
bour. the tug Camilla was sent down the
river after him. The tug met the Bar
bour at the mouth OF the Potomac. took
the vessel In tow and brought her UP to
Alexandra. The schooners Francis M.
and Eleanor F. Bertram sailed from Port
Tampa for Baltimore two days after the
Barbour left. but they arrived at the
capes at the same time. having been IA
vored with southerly winds all the way
UP the coast. The schooners F. NJ. Pen
ley and Calumet left Port Tampa for the
Chesapeake the same day the Barbour
sailed. but did not arrive at the capes
until twenty-four hours after the Barbour
had passed in and was coming up Chesa-
peake bay.
Two large vessels are all that are now
at sea bound to the city. and they will
be in port here before the middle of jan
uary. The Norwegian steamer Athalie,
with a cargo of crude asphalt aboard
from the asphalt lakes in the Island OF
Trinidad. is on her way here from Port of
Spain. The 1000 tons Of the paving ma
terial the steamer has aboard are consigned
to one of the local paving companies, and
will be used in work, here. The four
masted schooner !. K. Stetson. as has
been stated. Is on her way down the coast
with cargo of spruce laths from st.
Johns. New Brunswick. for dealers at
this city. She was last reported at Port
land. Me-. and should arrive here within
the next ten days.
Arrived-Schooner Belmont pine lumber
from a river point for the dealers here:
tug D. NJ. Key. towing a lighter of lum-
Der from Occoquan: bugeyes NJ. E. Smith.
John Branford. and r. A. Pryor, oysters
In the she'll from the Potomac beds;
barges Chesapeake. William A. Smoot
and Dempsey. hard coal from Baltimore
and PHILADELPHIA for Georgetown: ]. &
W. lighter No. 1. lumber from Occoquan
for owners: tug Captain Toby towing
sand and gravel laden lighters from the
dredging machines at work at Monkeys
point: barge Lucretia. hard coal from
Baltimore for naval proving grounds at
Indian Head. Nd.
Sailed-Schooner Sidona Curley.. light
for the Rappahannock river TO load lum-
Der back to this city: schooner William FL
BiXler light for the Potomac oyster beds
to load for this market: schooner Isabelle.
light for Nomni Creek. to load cord wood
for this port: tug Camilla, for Malta
woman creek. to put barge Saugerties at
naval powder plant pier: steam barge ID.
K. Jackson. from Alexandria with a cargo
for a river point: tug Dixie, with a tow
Of light barges for river and bay points.
Observation-Disclosures J. II. McNally- has
arrived light at Norfolk. from Alexandria,
and will load for a northern point; bug
eye Regulator is at a down-river point
loading for this city: schooner Quinby is
in Bretons bay loading for this city:
schooner Edna A. Pogue is lying at the
10th street wharf awaiting sailing orders.
The tug Captain Toby of the Taylor
fleet has been chartered to tow sand and
gravel lighters for the Potomac Dredging
COMPANY between this city and the dig
cling ground at Monkeys point. short
distance below Fort Washington. 1t is
stated that the tug will be employed on
the work for several days.