Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-25
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The asphalt block with which the entrance
to and the yard Of the improved pier of the
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Com
pany is to be paved are being delivered at
the wharf and as soon as the frost is out
of the ground sufficiently to allow the lay
ing of the block, it is stated, the work will
be started. The finishing up of the interior
of the addition to the Office building of the
Norfolk and Washington Company is being
pushed rapidly, and it is understood that the
new offices will be ready for occupancy IN
few days. whep the improvements to the
pier of the Norfolk line completed it
will not only be the handsomest and most
complete pier in this city, but Will compare
favorably with the big piers i'm the large
commercial cities of the north. In addition
to the work now In progress 1t is stated that
the wharf and warehouse of the company
are to be rebuilt.
Arrived: Schooner Bertha Walker, laden
with pine lumber from Jacksonville. Fla;
tug Camilla, with a loaded barge from Bal
timore in tow; tug Peerless, light from Ball
timore for a tow of light coal carrying
bargas: tug Rosalie, with two loaded light
ers from Il river point; tug William III.
Yerkes, jr.. with laden schooner in tow
from the mouth of the river
Sailed: Schooners Lorena Bramble. Kirby,
Volunteer. J. II. Pryor, Edna and Nellie
to load; tug Peerless. towing two light coal
barges for Baltimore; tug Yerkes, light for
Occoquan for a tow TO be taken to Fred
ericksburg
Memoranda: Schooners Mabel and Ruth
and Grace G.. Bennett, both laden with lum-
Der from North Carolina ports, are expected
to arrive In port here today; schooner John
McGinnis has arrived at Baltimore from the
RappahannOck river; schooner Samuel
Wood. laden with lumber for this city, sail
ed from the Rappahannoek river for this
port I'D instant; barge Pacific, laden with
railway ties. from Alexandria, has arrived
at New York in tow of tug Defiance; selioon-
err William III. French from Machodoc
creek, with lumber, has arrived at Balti-
more.
The four-masted schooner Cohasset, which
was burned in the fire at the Locust Point
coal piers at Baltimore last Tuesday Is said
to have been valued al $4,000 and was par
TALLY insured. With the exception OF
the flames, the vessel has disappeared from
sight under the water. 1t Is thought. that
her owners will abandon her where she lies.
The receipts Of fresh fish by the dealers
at the wholesale fish market on the 18th
street wharf has been very light for several
days past, and much of the stock on sale
consists OF; fish. which has been frozen in
storages- Salmon trout, butter fish, whiting
and other varieties of sea fish frozen stin
as boards are on sale at the wharf market.
hock of hundred or more ducks were
seen on the river off the mouth of Four
Mile Run yesterday afternoon. They were
the first ducks seen on the Potomac in the
vicinity of This city for two or three weeks.
In the flock were mallard blue wings and
other varieties of the birds. The cold
weather prevented the hunters going after
them and they were left to feed undisturbed.
belonging to one Of the local sand COM
panies is hauled out on the marine railway
at the Alexandria ,shipyard for a general
everhauling. '-
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