Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-20
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The big four-masted schooner, Mt. Hope,
arrived here yesterday evening in tow OF
the tug William H. Yerkes, jr, ami was
berthed at the Consolidation Company coal
piers at Georgetown to take aboard cargo
of Cumberland coal for Boston. The Mt.
Hope came here light from Boston, and at
the capes was met by the tug. which
brought her up to this city. She is The
first vessel to load coal at the Georgetown
docks since the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
was opened for the season. but it is stated
that there will be a steady procession OF
large schooners and barges going away
with coal throughout the summer. The Mt.
Hope will take away about 1,4oo tons OK
the fuel, and it Is expected Will complete
her cargo and be ready TO sail by the mid
die of the coming week. The vessel has
several times brought cargoes of ice to this
city
Company fleet has sailed from West Booth
bav Me- with a cargo of about 1903 tons
of ice for the Mutual Ice Company of Alex
andria, and is expected to arrive here to-
morrow or Tuesday. The barge Is in 4 tow
that is being brought down the coast by
the Consolidated Coal Companys tug Ped
mont and Thursday she was reported az
passing Chatham. Mass. The ice aboard
| the barge is to be used in the icing 81 cars
laden with fruit from the south and bound
to northern cities. 1t is stated thar wen
the barge is light she will be taken 10
Georgetown to load coal FOR New E.hSlahd
port.
lumber from Virginia port to dealeFs;
steam barge Daniel X. Jackson, OAK ping
for the Norfolk and Washington Stea mboat
Company, and cord wood; schooners Blue
Bird Metompkn and Oyster Boy, oysters
from river and bay beds Tor the loGa! mar
ket; bugeye Sweet. light, to load oyster
shells for the eastern shore; schooners Mar
tin Wagner and Isaac Solomon. cord wood
from a river point; schooner william H.
from n n "
andria: schooner Eugie. glass malilng sand
from the Severn river. at Alexandria; bug
eye Maud s., lumber from river point Tor
the dealers.
Sailed: Ferry steamers Woodbury. and
Callahan for Newport News; schooner Oak.
land light. for Nanjamoy creek, u load
cord wood for this city bugeye E.iia. Hsht.
for a river point to load lumber for the
dealers here: tug j. I. Selectman with q
tow of light scows for down-rlVer point.
Memoranda: Schooner John Mcoiinn mas
been chartered to load lumber at Norfolk
for a Baltimore firm; schooner Addie Nc
Fadden has sailed from Maine point for
this city with cargo of building stone;
schooner A. Won Nyrenheim has sailed from
Newhern n c. with a cargo of shingles
for this port; barge Pamico has competed
the loading of a cargo OF railway ues az a
river point and will sail for Phliadelpnla:
schooner Mable and Ruth~has sailed from
Newborn, n. c.. for this city with cargo
of pine lumber , .,
The tug Baby. belonging to the National
Sand Dredging Company VI 'IiiS wy "'H.t
went ashore in Occoquan creek early in tho
weel, has been hoated and she arrived at
Alexandria yesterday towing a lighter
loaded with sulphuric acd-maklng materlal
for the Alexandria chemical works.
The sloop Stonewall arrived at AleNandrla
Yesterday with the fishing outfit from the
shore operated by Robey Dryluss OF
Alexandria near Smiths wharf on me
lower Potomac. The shore was visited Dy
n heavy gale about ten days ago, aud the
seine boats and outfit were so badly dam
aged that repairs could not be attempted
this season, and the hauling OF seine was
aba ndoned. 5000,
The two-masted schooner William CUM
ningham which was hauled out on a ma
rtne railway at Alexandria for stneral
oyerhauing and caulking, was launched q
dav or two ago. and has gone to "A river
point to load a cargo for this city. SAe
will return with wood or lumber aboard.