Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The steamers Harry Randall and
Northumberland, which departed yester-
day afternoon for points down the river,
below Lower Cedar Point, had aboard
the largest number of passengers car
ried since the summer vacation season
closed three months ago. The steamer
the landings between this city and Co
lonial Beach and Mattox creek, also had
full complement of passengers going
to points on the river. to spend the
Christmas holidays Many residents in
this city who are natives of the river
counties of Maryland and Virginia still
think Of their old homes as 1.-The home
place." and every Christmas they return
there to spend as much time as they can
during the holidays with their fathers
and mothers. brothers and sisters.
Usually the exodus takes place Christ
mas eve. but this year the boat sched-
ules are SO arranged that after this
morning there will not be another steam
er for the lower river until Saturday
morning, so they had to leave early. The
bulk of those who left here yesterday
and this morning will return On the
steamers coming up from river points
Sunday and Monday next
The large bucket dredging machine be-
longing to the Columbia National Sand
work taking material from one of the
sand and gravel beds in the river below
Marshall Hall. broke the biggest cog
wheel in her machinery. The accident
was of such nature as to completely
disable the dredge, and she had to be
withdrawn from service and towed to
Georgetown, where the broken parts Of
the machinery will be replaced.
AS soon as the work on the machine is
completed. it is stated, she will be taken
a 10 mil OF f11 ~;,~;~ =
of the new railway bridge and will dredge
gravel there as long as the weather will
allow. 1t is understood that the sand
and gravel digging companies of this
city will keep their plants in operation
on the river as long as the Potomac
remains free of ice. There are now
about four or five digging machines
working at various points.
The schooner Susie H. Davidson. which
is on the way to this city with cargo of
pected to arrive here about the middle of
the coming week. She will be taken to
q Georgetown wharf to unload. The
Davidson has been chartered, it is said
to load railway ties at Alexandria for
the Boston market as soon as she COM
pletes discharging her load of stone. She
Will certainly be the last vessel to load
ties at Alexandria for northern port
this winter. but contracts are now being
made by the dealers here and by those
the coming spring and summer promises
to be one of the busiest in the shipping
business on the Potomac in several years.
Arrived: Schooner Mary Chaplin. oys-
tiers in the shell from Potomac points for
the Eastern branch shocking house: tug
j. o. Carter, with a tow from a down
river point; canoe No Name. oysters in
the shell for the market: scow Friend,
wood from a lower Potomac point; fug
Minerva. with tow from a down-river
point.
Sailed: Power lighter Wright light for
a lower Potomac point to load back to
this city; steam yacht Giavota, on a
cruise to the mouth of the river: tug
EuSenia. with a tow of lighters for Pts
Getaway creek: schooners j. l.. Dawson,
E. n. Smith, Thomas II. Kirby and Ruth.
light. for the lower Potomac. to load back
to this city.
Memoranda: Barge Patuxent has sailed
from Baltimore for the Potomac in tow
of the tug Southern: schooner 4. III. Quin-
by will return to Virginia point to load
lumber for dealers here; schooner S. H.
Davidson, from Boston for this city. was
at Vineyard Haven 2lst instant; schooner
Cunningham is at a river point loading
for this city: schooner ]. s. Anderson
umore.
The wood-carrying schoOners Lotto Car
ter. Edith Verrall and Mary Francis and
the scow Bush are laid up at this city for
the winter. They have been berthed in
one of Carter & Clarks DOCKS where
they are protected from drift ice. and dur
ing the winter they will be given a gem
eral overhauling I'm preparation for the
opening of the spring trade The schoon-
ers Oscar and Earl Biscoe of the wood
and lumber carrying fleet have been laid
up in MattoX creek for the winter
months.
The barge Charles s. Hearn is at Car
teret n. j.. loading cargo of fertilizer
material for the fertilizer manufacturing
plant at Alexandria,. The barge will COM
rlete the taking aboard of her cargo this
week and in tow of a tug will start down
the coast and up Chesapeake bay and the
Potomac to Alexandria. The Hearn will
bring a cargo of more than 800 TONS
Pile driver No. , Of Carter & Clark 8
fleet of wharf-building machines is be-
Ing rebuilt at this city in preparation for
the opening of spring work. New leads
in which works the heavy weight used
In driving the wharf piles down into the
mud Of the river bottom, are being placed
on the machine and other work is being