Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-03
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The Southern Transportation Company,
which operates large fleet of coal-carry-
ing barges on Chesapeake bay and it's
tributaries, bringing coal from Philadel-
phia to this and other cities on tributaries
of the bay, and taking railway ties, pop
lar wood and other cargoes from the Po-
tomac to Philadelphia, has. recently pur-
chased the fleet of barges owned by the
Easton & McMahone Transportation Com
pany of Philadelphia. The barges pur-
chased include the Overlook, Wissahick-
on, Perryville, Mary S. Brady and Sharon
Hill, all we'll known traders to this port.
With the addition of these barges the
company now has over thirty large
barges in service on Chesapeake bay and
it's tributaries, and also fleet of ten
towboats. four of which. the Dixie, Bo-
hernia, Fortuna and Southern. tow on the
Potomac. The Fortuna was formerly the
tug Edward E. Gummell of Georgetown,
and the Southern was the tug Marion
Cameron, which was purchased from the
Potomac Dredging Company of this city
about a month ago.
The mild weather of the past day or
two has started the owners of the numer-
GUS power launches oVerhauling their
craft in preparation for the opening of
the boating season on the river Work
men were aboard many of the boats at
terday overhauling engines, painting and
putting things aboard them in trim for
service at the earliest possible moment.
There are now hundred and fifty pleas
ure craft owned here with gasoline en-
gines aboard them. and during the COM
ing season, it is stated, quite number
of new boats will make their appearance
on the river including two speed boats,
one owned here and the other at Alex
andria, which are expected to make over
twenty-five miles an hour A firm of en-
CINE agents opened a new establishment
on Water street this week. and in the
first two days business, it is stated. three
gasoline engines were sold to be placed
in pleasure craft.
Dredge No. 2 of the Potomac Dredging
Company. with six big sand and gravel
carrying lighters. left here yesterday in
tow of the tug Capt. Toby for Monkeys
Point, Md. where the machine will be-
gin digging sand and gravel at once. The
hosting plant Of the Potomac company.
on the Eastern branch, is being made
ready for service. and 1t is expected that
the first lighter loads Of material will be
brought here about the middle of the
present week.
Arrived: Schooner Clara A. Donnell, ice
from a Maine point, at Alexandria,; schoon-
er Eta. oysters in the shell. from the low
er river; tug Camilla. with a tow from the
mouth of the Potomac: bugeye Ella, lum-
Der. from a Potomac point: power barge
Daniel Jackson. lumber from Aqua creek
for the dealers: bugeye Halle K, oysters
In the shell, from the Potomac beds: tug
Capt. Toby, with tow from river point:
scow Bush cord wood from Marshall Hall,
for dealers.
Sailed: Sloop Volunteer, household
goods, for Colonial Beach; sloop Daisy,
from Alexandria. with a general cargo,
for Pennington. Md; tug ]. o. Carter.
with tow for a river point: barge Fan
ME, light. for Potomac point, to load
poplar wood for Alexandria; sloop Enola
light, for Chesapeake bay oyster beds, to
load.
Memoranda: Schooner S. G. Kimble has
been chartered to carry flour and general
stores to a lower river point; schooner
John Medley is at the Potomac oyster
beds loading for this city; schooner Clara
Leonard is in Nomini creek loading cord
wood for the dealers here.
The tug Camilla is lying at Alexandria
having some minor repair work done to
her machinery. The tug towed the schoon-
er Donnell from the mouth of the river
to Alexandria and was preparing to dock
the big schooner when she became dis
abled. She will be ready to return to
service today.
The Southern Transportation Company
tug Dixie, which sailed from Baltimore
Saturday with tow of three coal-laden
barges for Georgetown. arrived at that
port yesterday afternoon. The vessels
have each about 600 tons of hard coal
aboard for the local market.