Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-07
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

large water-logged scow has been
drifting about in the river off Occouuan
for the past week or ten days. and Sun
day it was seen short distance above
the mouth of Mattawoman creek The
scow Is about forty feet long and fifteen
wide. and is said 70 be owned by a party
residing in Occoduan. who had 1t Quilt
In this city about three years ago, It is
supposed to have gone adrift out OF ctco-
guam in one of the recent winter gales,
and striking on the bottom has opened
its seams until It is filled with water,tand
is menace to small sailing vesselstand
power launches. The scow is said to
be a valuable boat of her class. and 1t Is
thought probable that river tueboat
will take hold of it and tow It into ashar-
Dor. where it can be pumped out and re-
paired for salvage. If this Is not done.
the engineer officers in charge of kefping
the river open to navigation WIFE be
called upon to remove the derelid as
dangerous to navigation. =
The sand and gravel digging machine
belonging to the Columbia National Sand
Dredging Company of this city. whic6;was
under charter to dig sand and gravel In
the vicinity of Baltimore. has returned
to this city and will. it is stated. be: laid
UP for the winter in order to be over
hauled. The dredge was brought from
the vicinity of Baltimore. where itt4was
working to the st. Mary river by the
tug Dixie. and the Columbia company tug
Minerva of this port brought the MACHINE
from the St. Mary to this city. 1T is
stated that the dredge may return to
Baltimore in the spring.
Ice formed on the river last Sunday
night and yesterday morning all the docks
were covered with sheet about "a six
teenth of an inch thick and the river was
covered from shore to shore. While ice
has been forming on all the shoal streams
about this CITY for several nights past.
this is the first time it has appearsa on
the river for several weeks. The swells
from the passing steamers soon broke
the ice into little pieces which quickly
disappeared. This thin ice. it is said.; will
cut the hull of an unprotected wooden
vessel like a rasp. and the masters are
preparing to cover the hulls of their boats
with planking. so that they can be towed
through without damage.
Sailed-Schooner Adelaide Barbour, light,
for Baltimore. to load soft coal for Port
Tampa. Fla; steam barge D. *. Jackson.
light. for lower river point to load ium-
Der or cord wood for this city; tug Rosa
lie, with a tow of light scows for the
Smoot dredging machines working in the
vicinity of Monkeys point: schooner. Lola
Taylor. light. for a Chesapeake bay point
to load oysters in the shell back to. this
city, schooner Charles II. Pryor. for
Potomac point to load for dealers here:
tuS Ndlllild. Will d "" W q io"ei tNci
point.
Arrived-Schooners Lydia Vernon, Willie
Clearance. E. P. Evans. Amanda Lewis.
Mary Chaplin. Dove. Lafayette and
Thomas II. Kirby. oysters in the shell
from lower Potomac points: scows Sea
King. cord wood from Marshall Hall for
the dealers: schooner Mary and Rebecca,
corn in bags from river point
Observation-Disclosures A. ii. Quinby,
laden with wood from Leonardtown. is
reported on her way to this city; barge
of a cargo of coal at Indian Head and
will sail for Baltimore to load for this
port: schooner |. X. Stetson from st.
Johns, \. B., for this city. at New. Lon
don. Conn. 9Th instant: schooner Sidonia
Curey has arrived on the Rappahannock
river and is loading lumber for this city;
schooner Lottie Carter will load lumber
at a river point for this city.
Bugeye Silver Spray, owned in this city
and used for general freighting on the
river is laid up at Eeagan's boatyard to
be hauled out and to be given a general
overhaulng during the winter. Early In
the spring it is stated. she will go In
service and will run fish from the down
river fishing shores to this market.
The tug Dixie is on her way to this
city towing the coal-aden barses Pataps-
co and Marjorie fror, Baltimore and the
Anna McNally and Mary McNa'lye-from
Philadelphia, consigned to dealers at
Alexandria and Georgetown. The tug
and her tow will arrive in port today.
The barge Wicomico has completed the
loading of a cargo of poplar wood at
Aqua creek for the paper-making plants.
and is waiting a tug to take her to Elkton,
Md. where the wood will be used for
pulp making.