Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-13
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT


which has been chartered to a firm OF
dredging contractors at Norfolk has been
turned over to the charterers by her
owners in this city. and has been placed
upon the work for which she was en-
ployed. -
The vessel will remain under the COM
nand of Capt Ollie Crowder of this city.
There Will be no change in crew.
The tug will be employed as a tender
TO dredging machines working on the low
er end of the middle ground shoals in
Chesapeake bay. She will remain upon
The work for several months.
The present condition of the tovinp
business on Chesapeake bay makes a
charter like the one the Yerkes has lust
taken up particularly desirable for the
owners The managing owner Of the tug
Is now planning to arrange a long term
cnarter for the vessel as a dredging ma
chine tender.
During the ontinuance OF the charter
the ferkes will have her headquarters
al norfolk Bay towing for the Taylor
fleet will be done by the tug NJ Mitchell
Davis. while tugs Camilla and Carter will
look after the river towing.
The bde nre-masted schooner. Elvira V.
Ban which about two weeks ago went IN
10 Georgetown with load of stone from
Boston for one of the street-pavinr firms
or The city. has completed unloading and
VIII leave port today in tow of the tug
tamilia en- route to Baltimore The Ca
mia WIFI tow the big vessel to the mouth
of the river.
There She will be met by the tug N. NJ.
Davis. which will take her I'D the hay
Ia Baltimore. At Baltimore the Ball will
Ioad cargo of soft coal for Boston or
smother New England port
The Ball is the largest vessel that has
gone above the railway and the new High
way bridge in years. The recent deem
ehing OF the river channel above the
bridges TO Georgetown made it possible
pier to unload
Almost any vessel that can come I'D the
Potomac can now go up to GEORGETOWN
win full cargo aboard. or can load at
tne georgetown coal piers and come out
without touching bottom.
The two-masted schooner j. T. Branble
wnlie on her way up the river in the
latter part OF last week went ashore on
the river flats off the mouth OF Malta
woman creek and was held so fast by
the mud that her crew could not work her
afIoat OF good high water.
Inc preo1cament of the vessel was told
VI IN message sent 10 this city The
tug James 0. Carter was sent to her re-
On high water the tug pulled at the
stranded vessel and In a few minutes had
neT anoat. She was not injured. The tug
TOOK her In tow and brought her up TO
Georgetown to discharge u cargo Of cord
Arrived: Schooner Earl Biscoe. cord
wood from a Potomac point for the deal
ers; schooners Mary and Rebecca. Winnie
windsor. Ethel Vale, LYDIA Vernon, oys-
yer. YER IN the shell from the Potomac beds
TOT this market: schooner Peri, pine lum-
Der from down-river point for the deal
ers: hattie. unnamed, clans from the
eastern shore Of Virginia: tug Walter f.
Meaoe s.,, with a tow OF sand-laden light
from the Wfconico river for this market.
Sailed: Schooner j. p. Robinson, light.
for Alexandria TO load a general cargo
for upper Machodoc creek: schooner s.
L. ktmble. light. for Potomac point to
load oysters in the shell back to this city:
schooner PLUME E. Smith. light, for a
lower river point to load back to this
CITY; schooner Dove. light for a lower
Rfotonac point to load: schooner A j.
Marsn. heht for river point for car
go: tug Camilla. with q tow for the
mouth of the river: tug James O. Garter.
towing coal-laden barges to Mattawoman
creek for naval powder plant.
Memoranda: Schooner Mary Ann Shea
Is on her way to this city from river
point with lumber: schooner Grace G.
Bennett is at North Carolina port Ioad
Ing for this city: schooner Russell is at a
for the dealers here; schooner Five Sis.
ters is in Aqua creek loading cordwood
for the market here; schooner Curley has
arrived at a Rappahannock point to load
lumber for this city
mere ~ q large supply of oysters in
the shell aboard the fleet of oyster run
ners lying at the 18th street oyster
wharf. and they are selling at prices
ranging from 40 cents TO 20 cents ner
bushei. according TO the size and quality
or the oyster wanted. Sunday and yes.
terday half dozen vessels having about
700 bushels of the bivalves aboard from
river beds. arrived In port The demand
Tor the oysters Is excellent