Evening star., 1908-01-19
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The tug NJ. Mitchell Davis. Capt. Frank
TAYLOR, is in port for the first time in sew
eral months. Early in the spring of last
river. and until about two weeks ago was
employed there und-r charter as tender
to Il big dredging ma achine. She remained
on the Della ware. with headquarters at
Newcastle. until two weeks ago. when
there was danger of freeze closing the
river. and she sailed for the Chesapeake
1t was thought that she would come di
rect to this city. but Capt Taylor found
vessels wanting tow at the capes and
the Davis was at once nut on towing
work on the bay. Having to bring two
barges to Indian Head and schooner to
this city accounts for tie tug being here
at this time. She will remain long
enough to clean up and do some little
work and VII then sail for the capes
seeking vessels bound to Baltimore.
Two large ple-driving machines We're
employed yesterday in raising the schoon-
er Charles II. Dagger out of the mud in
the dock at the Eth street wharf and
moving her up ten or twelve feet. so tina;
on the low tide her owner was able to
cover the big hole in her bow. The ma
chimes raised the bow Of the schooner
about three feet. SO that al an ordinary
low tide the hole made bv the bow Of the
ferry steamer was above the water and
could he easily closed. The vessel will be
taken to Alexandria today.
The work of rebuilding the hull of the
lon2boat Osceola. belonging TO James Q.
Carter of this city. in progress the past
six weeks at Benefits railway. will not
he finished until March. The vessel IL
being retimbered. a new canterboard vel
put in and plankins renewed. and when
she goes into service III the spring Snt
will ha
Arrived-Scnooner Maud s.. cord wood
from the lower Potomac: barSes Lucretia
and Saugerties. with coal from Baltimore
at Indian Head. Md. for the navy powder
plant: schooner l. Is. Stetson laths from
ST. Johns y. b.. for Washington dea lers:
pungy Cora MckenneN. oysters in the
shell from the Potomac beds al AlaXan-
dria: bugeye Dunkard. oysters from the
eastern shore: tug NJ NJ. Davis. towing
lath-laden schooner: I'll. capt. lobS. VITA
Z tow from river point.
Sailed-Schooner Thomas H. BaltE-
Brown. light for Coan river TO load cord
wood for the dealers here: tug Carter TO-
Indian Head to dock barges in Malta
woman creek: schooner Lotle lhomas
light for a lower Potomac point TO load
oysters back to this city; schooner Mary
Francis light for Dogue creek. Va. tc
load cord wood for the dealers heie.
Schooner A. I'll. Quinny Is
in ST. Marys r.ver loading Tor TINS port
schooner Edith Nefrall mas arrived al
Dosue creek and is loading cord wood 70,
this city: schooner Maine is al Baltimore
unloading lumber from the Rappanannoch
river: barge Gienwood. in tow for this
city, sailed from Newbern. y. a.. the 18th
instant schooner Eta is on the Potomac
oyster beds loading for this city; scoW
Bush has completed discharglng a cargo
of poplar wood at Alexandria and has
sailed for Marshall Hall to load Tor TINS
port. .
The ram schooner Mable and Ruth.
which arrived here early last week with
a cargo of lumber from North Carolina
board is lying at the 9th street wharf
discharging. She will join the fleet of
vessels laid NJ at this port and Will re-
main here Tor a couple OF weeks or longer
until all danger of freeze catching her
on the way down the river is over.
The last barge to load railway ties on
the Potomac this season has completed
the taking aboard of her cargo and is on
her way to Philadelphia. where sht VIII
unload II is stated that no more char
ters of tie-loading vessels VIII he made
until about the middle of March when
several will proceed to Alexandra to loao
for Philadelphia. New York and other
northern ports