Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-20
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

What is left of the hull of the cd SIDE
wheel excursion steamer Samuel J. PentZ
is to be used to make comfortable fires
during the cold days of the next month
or two in homes along the south shore OF
the Eastern branch. About three years
ago. after her days of usefulness on the
river were over. the old steamer was sold
to wreckers. She was lying at Baltimore
at the time and after all her heavy ma
chinery had been removed the boat was
brought TO the Potomac and laid upon the
mud on the south side of the Eastern
branch. There all articles and parts of
the boat of any value were removed and
the old hull left. This was burned by the
wreckers to get the metal that was in it.
and the bottom tlmbers. which Were und,r
water. was left by the flames. These are
now being cut up to be converted into fire
wood.
Wild ducks of all kinds seem to have
given the Potomac the go-by this winter.
as. it is stated. fewer of the birds have
been shot along the river this year than
in any season for many years past. While
ducks have at no time in the past six
years been at all numerous on the Po-
tomac in the vicinity of this city, still
away down the river the birds nave been
more plentiful and the hunters have been
year. it is said, ducks have been few and
far between at any point on the river,
and the duck hunters guns are becoming
rusty for want of use. The hunters
thought that when the cold weather came
the birds would come also. but this w
they showed that there is an exception %
even this rule, which is said TO fail but
seldom.
Arrived-Barge Toutusky. cord wood
from the Rappahannock river for Georg Q
hnro tny frnr
delphia at the Washington barracks pier;
tug Dixie, towing four coai-iaden barge
from Philadelphia for Georgetown dealers:
bugeyes j. w. Kirby. Ethel Vale, Tropic.
ular. and schooner Martin Wagner, oys-
ters in the shell to the dealers here :;
barges William Donaldson and William A.
Smoot, hard coal from Philadelphia to the
dealers in Georgetown.
Sailed-Schooner John P. Robinson, light
for Upper Machodoc creek to lay up until
after the Christmas holidays: schooner
Lottie Thomas light for the lower river to
load back to this city: schooner f. F.
Evans. light for the Potomac oyster beds
to load back to this city: power barge
Louisa, light for Mount Holly. Va, toload
cord wood: schooner Cunningham, for
river point to load railway ties; tug Sc
lectman, with tow of barges for river
point; tug Minerva, towing Nght barge
for river point; barge Pamunkey. hght
for Liverpool point to load poplar logs for
Elkton. Nd.
Observation-Disclosures Maine is reported
at Lower Cedar point on her way to this
city from the Rappahannock river: tug
Fortuna is on her way to Alexandria after
the light barge Cecil. which is to be car
ried to the Rappahannock river: tug Ca
milla has sailed from Baltimore with
Standard Oil Company tank barge No.
~ in tow for this city; barge John T.
,Donahue, laden with railway ties from
Alexandria. has arrived at New oYrk in
tow of tug Margaret; schooner j. II. Har-
graves is loading lumber on the Pamun-
key river. Va. for dealers at this port:
sloop Enola Is at a river point loading
oysters for this market.
The Norwegian steamer Athahe. capt.
Madsen which was chartered several
weeks ago to bring a cargo of asphalt
from the Island of Trinidad to this city,
arrived at Port of Spain Tuesday last,
and is loading her cargo. She will reach
this city about the first week in January.
The Athalie will be the second steamship
to bring asphalt here from Trinidad in fve
years Large sailing vessels are generally
employed in this service.
The schooner Edith Verrall one of the
fleet of wood and lumber runners on the
Potomac has gone out of commission at
this city until after the Christmas holi-
days Her master and crew have returned
10 their homes down the river to spend
the holidays.