Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-20
Criticism of Judge.
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The four-masted schooner William E.
Venner. laden with about 900 tons of
Maine ice for the American Ice Com
pany, was brought Into port yesterday
afternoon by the tug NJ. Mitchell Davis
Of the Taylor fleet. and was locked at
the 9th street wharf of the ice company
to unload.
The schooner had a rough trip down
the coast and is a week or ten days over
due on the trip. She is reported to have
sailed from her loading port July 3. and
under ordinary conditions should have ar
rived here about August Z.
Coming down the coast the vessel en-
countered several heavy gales and was
driven across the gulf stream. several
hundred miles off her course. Gains fol-
lowed the storms and the vessel was over
two weeks working her way back to the
coast and to the mouth of the bay.
Twice the marine observer at Cape
Henry reported the Venner had passed
in. Tugs were sent to her before it was
ascertained that otier vessels had been
mistaken for Inc Venner. Five vessels
are at the American Ice Company piers
with ice aboard.
The American steamship Mae which
brought cargo of phosphate rock to
AIeAauOT1a, Will complete 0iScndrXlng her
cargo today. In tow of the tug M. NJ
Davis she will sail for Newport News,
where she Will go TO the Shipyard to have
some repair work done to her hull.
The machinery of the Mae became dis
abled while coming up the bay. She came
to Alexandria under her own steam. Re-
pair work requires visit to the shipyard
before she can return to service.
crew will be SHIPPED at Newport News
The big steamer will load a cargo of
about 5000 tons Of soft coal for a South
American port.
The cargo of the Mae was removed
from her in three working days at the
Alexandra pier Of the Alexandria Chemi-
cal Company.
The four-masted schooner Augustus
Welt, which discharged ice at the George
town piers Of the American Ice Company.
has for several days past been under the
Georgetown taking aboard about LOO
tons OF Cumberland coal for a New Eng
land port.
Loading will be completed today. The
capes of the Chesapeake. The remainder
of her trip will be made under sail
AS soon as the loading of the Welt Is
completed the schooner Margaret Thomas
which was transferred from this city to
Georgetown Tuesday, will 60 under the
coaf chutes. She. too, will load for
New England port.
smaller three-masted schooner will
load after the Thomas completes taking
aboard her cargo. She will be followed
under the coal chutes by one Of the veg
sells now unloading ice here
Arrived-U. 8. 8. Dolphin. from q
cruise: bugeye Eleanor Russell, melons
from the lower Potomac: schooner En-
dealers: schooner Irene. watermelons
from lower river point at Alexandria;
tug NJ. NJ. Davis. with a tow from Ches-
apeake bay: tug D. NJ. Key, with a tow
from a down-riSer point: schooner Susan
walker. laden with watermelons from a
down-river point: tug Resale, with a tow
Of sand and sravel-laden lighters from
river point.
Sailed-Tug Fortuna, with tow Of
light coal-carrying barSes from a river
point: schooner Isaac Solomon. light for
Wades bay TO load cordwood for this
city: tug Camilla. towing A. c. Co scow
light for OccoQuan TO load sulphur ore
for Alexandria. United States lighthouse
service steamer Jessamine. towing pile
driver for Baltimore; tug Carter. with q
tow for a Gown-river point
emoranda-Schooner Hugh Kelley has
sailed from Maine for this city with ice
aboard: schooner Edith Verral is on her
way to a river point TO load railway ties
for the dealers here; schooner Roger
DreTry has been taken to Georgetown
and will load coal for New England
port: schooner F. f. Smith Is reported
In the river and bound to this city with a
cargo; schooner Lulie s. Pollard is load
ing Ash scrap on the Wicomico river for
northern port.
The schooner Maine of the Carter feet
Of this city yesterday completed the I'M
loading of a cargo of hard coal at
Georgetown and was brought to the pier
nf her owners on the river front to lie
until charter Is made for her. 1t is
stated that the schoo9er will be char
tered to load lumber at a Virginia port
for Baltimore or Philadelphia.
The barkentine Ailenwilde is still lying
AT anchor at the forks of the channel
waiting until her owners can arrange a
charter for her to load for an offshore
port. The Allenwilde completed the I'M
loading Of her cargo of asphalt at the foot
of South Capitol street two weeks ago
and has been lying here out Of service
since that time.
The river schooner. Oakland Ii at the