Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-26
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

Two big seagoing barges which loaded
soft coal at Georgetown for ports in
the north will arrive at Point Lookout
today from this city and will join tow
from Baltimore going up the coast
Barge Is completed loading at George
town a day or two ago and was taken
to Alexandra and anchored to await
orders Wednesday night the orders
came and the tug William II. Yerkes.
Jr., started for the mouth OF the river
with the barge yesterday morning.
Barge No. II. which completed load
ing yesterday morning. left for Point
Lookout yesterday. Hurry orders came
for her to be taken to the mouth OF the
Potomac. and last night the tug Ca
milla started away with her.
The four masted schooner Stella Kap-
Ian is now the only vessel loading coal
at the Georgetown piers. she will COM
plete her cargo this evening or tomor-
row.
AS far as it is known there are now
no barges on their way to this city
from New England ports to load coal.
The steamer Anne Arundel of the fleet
Railway Company. on The route be-
tween this city. the lower river land
ings and Baltimore received her an
hual summer overhaulfnG and painting
al Baltimore shipyard iast week and
has resumed her place on the route. ar
irving here yesterday morning and sail.
ing in the afternoon.
She relieves the steamer Calvert.
which will be placed upon one Of the
bay routes OF the company. The steam
ers Anne Arundel and Northum beriand
will be employed upon the Baltimore
Washington route during the summer.
The NJ. D. and v. line will this sum.
mer have tri-weekly sailings from this
city instead OF 1--WE times per week. as
has been the practice for the past three
or four summers. Capt William Geog-
hogan is In command Of the Anne Arun-
del. Capt. Joseph Smith will command
the Northumberland during the sums
mer service
The Taylor tug Camilla, on the marine
railway at Alexandria to have her
wheel frightened on Its shaft. has been
eral towing work on the river. While
on the railway the shaft Of the tug was
drawn and made straight. Some repair
work was done to the stern bearing.
1t was the intention Of the owners OF
the tug to haul her out several weeks
ago She has been SO steadily en-
ployed 1t was not until this week that
an opportunity presented itself.
The tug Spray is on the railway at the
Alexandria shipyard. having consider
able work done to her hull and machin.
cry in preparation for returning to
service on the Potomac with the coal
lighter towing fleet.
Arrived-Steam yacht Chilhowee. from
a cruise; canoe Maud s.. CLAIMS from the
eastern shore of Chesapeak bay for
this market; tug Capt. Toby. light. from
Potomac point: schooner Julia a.
Parks. cordwood from a river point for
the dealers; tug Rosalie, with a tow OF
sand and gravel laden lighters from a
down river point: hattic Florence. at
Alexandria to load building supplies for
a river point.
Sailed-Schooner Francis. light, for
Nomini to load cordwood for this city:
schooner Two Sisters light, for the
lower Potomac to load: tug Minerva.
with tow of light scows for q river
point; fattie Fannie Smith. from Alex
andria with building material aboard:
tug Curtin towing barge MacIlvaine,
light from Georgetown to Baltimore to
load back to this city: tug Camilla,
from the lower Potomac with a tow.
observation-disclosures r. NJ. Penley
has sailed from Bath for this t'ty with
ice aboard; schooner Wildnower IL
loading lumber on the Rappahannock
for the dealers here: S. o. tug No. IL
has arrived at Baltimore. towing the
light barges 81 and ~ from this city:
steamer Wilhelmina has arrive. at Nor
folk from Alexandria to load coal;
barge c. c. Co, No. Z. has arrived at
Gardiner. Me-. from this city with coal:
schooner Grace G. Bennett has been
chartered to load coal at Norfolk for a
North Carolina point and lumber back
to this city.
wood and lumber carrying lighter
belonging TO Carter & Clark is at Ben.
nett's boatyard for cauiking and such
repair work as may be necessary. II 10
thought the work can be done to the
vessel without hauling out Caulkerp-
were aboard her today closing ..
seams above the water.