Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-29
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Many young sea gulls are to he seen in
the flocks of older birds of that species
flying over the river in the vicinity OF
this city, and they are attracting much
attention from the passengers aboard the
steamers moving up and down the river
The young birds seem to be more nu-
rnerous than for several years, and they
are particularly thick about the outlet OF
the new sewer where it empties into the
river below the steel plant pier The
young birds are about the size of small
pigeon, and have lighter plumage than
the parent birds Some of them are so
young that they cannot fly far. but they
can go about as fast as the steamboats,
can move and can keep out of the way
The gulls are seldom molested, and as
consequence they are very time and will
remain on the water almost until a boat
is upon them.
The tug Capt Toby, Capt. Frank Kintz
commanding, returned yesterday from
Maddox and Upper Machodoc creeks,
where she was employed in towing out
two RATS of pine piling in order to turn
them over to the tug Blue Belle of Phila-
delphia, which will tow them to Philadel-
phia. The two RATS contain 3tD piles
each so feet long. and when combined
will be 210 feet long and have a beam
Of % feet. The tug will take the
piling to it's destination by way OF
Chesapeake bay and the Delaware and
Chesapeake canal, and will be about four
days on the trip. 1t is stated that the
piles are consigned to the United States
navy yard officials at the League Island
navy yard and are to be used in improve
ments at the navy yard. The raft Is one
of the largest that has ever left the Po-
tomac for the north.
Arrived: Tug Fortune, with a tow Of
coal-laden lighters from Baltimore or
Philadelphia; schooners Edith Muir, Nell
lie and Matte, Mildred Bennett, Lydia
Vernon, Blue Belle and William Ii. Blk
Ter, oysters in the she'll from the beds
along the lower river: tug Rosalie, with
a tow of sand and gravel lighters from
the digging machines at Monkeys Point
schooners Stephen Link and Nicholas.
oysters in the shell from the Rappahan-
mock river; schooner Avalon, oysters from
Blackistones Island; tug Martin Dollman
towing several clay-laden lighters from
Little Hunting creek
Sailed: Schooner Murray Vandiver
light, for bay point to load lumber for
this city or Baltimore; schooner A. h.
Quinby, light. for Breton bay to load
cord wood back to this city; Hattie Sallie
White, light, for the Potomac oyster beds
to load back to this city; tug selectman,
for a river point with tow of lighters.
Memoranda: Schooner Maine has been
chartered to load fertilizer on the Great
Wicomico river for Baltimore; schooner
Clara Leonard is at Nomlni loading cord
wood for the dealers here; bugeye Ella
has gone to Machodoc creek to lay UP for
the winter; schooner Earl Biscoe is laid
up in Maddoc creek until all danger of d
freeze passes; schooner Isaac Solomon is
at river point loading for this city;
schooner William H. Mcclure is at Nomi-
nj and will load for this port after the
new year
The barge Ellen s. Jennings is at Som
erset Beach; the Edward Fay in Aqua
creek and the Potomac at Quantico, all
loading cargoes' of railway ties for the
Philadelphia market. The barges will
carry away in all about 10000 ties from
the Potomac. The barge Totousky went
to Quantico yesterday to load about 5000
ties for the Philadelphia market.
The schooner Lorena -Bramble, Capt.
Tom Elliott. which was lying at Alexan-
dria with a cargo of fine oysters aboard
has come to this city to unload. When
light the Brandle will return to the lower
river to another cargo, and will, it is
stated, be kept in the oyster trade dur
Ing the winter.
A large Scow, supposed to be one used
in the freighting of stone, which was re-
ported adrift in the river off Quanttco
early last week, has not been seen for
the past two or three days and is sup
posed to have gone ashore in one of the
coves along the river.
The steamers Potomac and Calvert OF
the Maryland, Delaware and Virginia
line, used on the route between this city
and Baltimore, are lying out of service
at a Baltimore shipyard being overhauIed
in preparation for the spring trade on the
river.