Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-28
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

| The big coal carrying barge Tatousky.
which last week brought a cargo of hard
| coal here from Philadelphia for the
Georgetown merchants, was q few days
| ago taken to Occoquan creek, Va. where
| she is loading a cargo Of railway ties for
the Philadelphia market. 1t is the second
| barge to be loaded with ties on the Po-
| tomac this season, but It is stated that
several other barges will load within the
| next two months. The shipments Of ties
| from Alexandria and points along the Po-
| tomac river to the New York and Boston
markets. which last summer and fall was
very heavy. are expected to be light this
| year The railroads in the north. which
took the bulk of the ties cut in Virginia
| in past winters. this year Cancelled all
| their advance orders and the financial
stringency throughout the country is
being shipped are sent to Philadelphia.
| The dealers in this city do not look for
| any heavy demand for ties until next
spring. One Arm that last year shipped
| ties each month have made no arrange
ments to handle them this year.
The three-masted schooner Ella Daven-
port Is at the wharf foot Of K street
southwest unloading cargo of about
100000 feet Of pine lumber from Fernan-
| dina, Fla. consigned to dealers here. The
| Davenport was brough- into port Sunday
| by the tug William H. Yerkes. jr.. hav-
ing passed In tie capes of the Chesapeake
| last Friday. The trip from the Florida
| port UP the Atlantic coast to Cape Henry
| Is reported to have been uneventful. and
| the schooner entered the capes unreported
and was we'll up the river when the tug
picked her. UP and brought her to this
| city. She is the first large vessel to come
| here with lumber this season. The four
masted schooner at the pier of the Mu-
tual Ice Company at Alexandra unload
ing Kennebec ice will complete discharg-
ing the latter part OF this week and will
| then go to Baltimore or Norfolk to load
soft coal for port In New England. The
schooner brought cargo of about l,5OO
| tons OF ice ~
| The little Alexandria built tug Dallas.
| which 1t Is stated was recently purchased
| termaster's department Of the army for
service at Portsmouth, n. H.. is at the
dock foot Of Oaatreet southwest. where.
| II Is stated, she will be prepared for the
able work will have 10 be be done to the
| little craft to provide accommodations
aboard her for the crew that will carry
| her north. and no date has been fixed for
her leaving this city Capt D. A. French.
vessel on the trip. The Dallas 10 built on
| the same model as the harbor police boat
Vioilant and she looks very much like
| the District vessel.
Arrived: Schooner Rocket, wood from
/
G. A. Pryor, oysters In the shell from a
| Potomac bed; schooner Lily, pine lumber
from Virginia point for the dealers
schooner Samuel Wood. cord wood from
the st: Mary river for the dealers: tug
Eugenia with a tow Of sand laden light
ers from river point: purigy Flirt OF the
Wave. cord wood from a Virginia port:
| schooner Oakland, wood from a down
| river point; schooner g. c. Kinfble, lum-
Der from the lower Potomac for dealers.
Sailed Schooner Amanda Lewis. hight
| for river point to load: schooner May
| flower. light for Potomac point to load
cord wood; schooner Edith Verraii light
for Nomini to load; schooner Ella for
Machodoc to load; United States light
house engineers steamer Jessamine on a
cruise on the Potomac; schooner c. w.
Reach. with a general cargo from Alex
andria; scov Daniel. lumber from Alex
andria for a river point.
Memoranda: Schooner A. H. Quinby is
in ,Mattawoman creek loading railway ties
| for Wilmington, Del: schooner Annie
Camp has sailed from Seaford. Del. for
| a Virginia port to load lumber for this
| city: tug s. o. II has arrived at Bal
timore towing tank barges 81 and ~ to
load for this city: schooner Silver Star is
IN Aqua creek loading cord wood for this
| port. ~ -
The barges Overlook and. Majestic.
| which loaded stone at Georgetown for the
Rappahannock RIVER work. are on their
! way to that river in tow OF the Southern
IrahspoftatiOh company tug Bohemia.
The Bohemia also carried away q light
scow and steam holster to, be used in
the unloading Of the barges, and the
barge. Patuxent loaded with gravel for
| Norfolk.
The pier at Liverpool Point. Md. has
been cut from the schedules OF the WASH
! ington' and Potomac and the M. d. and
| ". railroad lines from this city. The un-
safe condition of the pier is ascribed by
the steamboat managers as the reason
| for abandoning the point as stopping
| place. 49, ,.--rs- -