Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-04
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The snowstorm yesterday was particu
larry heavy along the Potomac and ex.
| tended from this city to its mouth. Mas.
tiers of steamers out in 1t state that a,
times the fall was SO thick that they
| could not make out objects fifty fee
away. The fall of three or four inches OF
| snow into the already cold water of tht
| river has, the rivermen say, put the
river in excellent condition to freeze, ane
II any ice-making weather comes ths
| stream will be covered with sheet O,
Ice. 1t is not thought, however. thai
there will be Ice heavy enough to in.
terfere with the movements of the steam.
efs this month, as it is only once in q
great while that the river is frozen hard
before Christmas. The freeze generally
comes, 1t is said, the latter part of Jan.
uary or in February, when Ice from six
to ten inches thick often forms Last
winter there was no freeze Of long dura.
ton, and the steamers were enabled to
navigate the river the entire winter with
out much difficulty.
The schooner Osceola, which Is in port
here with cargo of cord wood from q
lower Potomac point, will be turned over
to Messrs. Carter & Clark Of this city as
soon as she completes unloading her
cargo. The vessel was purchased by the
Washington firm several weeks ago She
will be at once hauled out on the ma
rine railway at Benefits boatyard to
have her hull rebuilt. and to be put In
thorough order for service on the river
The vessel will also be fitted with new
sails before she returns to service again
the latter part OF this month. The new
owners Of the Osceola will use her for
the running of cord wood and lumber car
goes from points on the lower river to this
city.
Arrived--Schooner James Clark, cord
wood from the lower Potomac to the
army authorities at Fort Myer; scow
Daniel, railway ties from Nomini, to be
reloaded at Alexandria upon a vessel for
New York; schooner NJ. J. Stevenson,
oysters in the shell from Blackistone's
Island for the local market; schooner w
II. French, cord wood from a river point
at Georgetown for Fort Myer; J. & w.
scow, lumber from Occoquan for her
owners; schooner Osceola, cord wood
from river point; schooner Mary Ann
Shea. wood from Aquia creek for the
market here.
Sailed-Schooner E. P. Evans, light. for
the Potomac oyster beds to load back to
this city; tug Minerva, with tow of
light sand and gravel-carrying scows for
river point; schooner ]. p. Robinson,
light, for Upper Machodoc creek to load
back to this city; schooner Isaac Solo
mon, light, for Alexandra to load a gen.
eral cargo for down-riVer point; SchOon-
er Ballard. light. for the Potomac oyster
beds to load back to this city: tug Capt.
Toby, with a tow for a down-river point
schooner Oakland. light, for lower Po-
tomac point to load for this city.
Observation-Disclosures Samuel Wood is
on her way to this city from Leonard
town. Md, with cargo of wood; scow
Sallie Skinner has loaded IN Broad creek
for this port; barge Overlook is at the
Washington barracks wharf unloading a
cargo-of hard coal for the army authori-
ties; steamer Athalie, flying the flag <of
Norway, has been chartered to load as
phalt at Trinidad for this city; tug b.
hernia is on her way to this city from
Baltimore with a tow of coal-laden
barges; schooner William Cobb, from Red
Beach, Me, for this city, was at New
York the I'd instant: schooner John Nc
Ginnis Is on the Rappahannock river load
ing lumber for this city.
The tug Dixie has arrived at Chesapeake
City with the barGes Chesapeake and
Wicomico in tow from the Potomac river
The barges have railway ties aboard. 1t
is said, and are bound to Baltimore. They
will load hard coal back to the Potomac
after unloading the several thousand ties
each has aboard.
Workmen are employed in redecking the
pier Of the District morgue, which was
built about three years ago. While the
timbers under the pier were found per-
fectly sound, the planking on top was SO
badly decayed that it was found neces-
sary to renew 1t.