Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-27
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT


Randall. which arrived here early this
morning from points along the river
near Its mouth in Maryland and .Vir-
ginia, report the fog of Wednesday
night and yesterday the thickest they
have seen on the Potomac in many
years.
after o'clock Wednesday, and before
ran all night through the mist banks.
1t was nearly noon yesterday before
the fog lifted and allowed her officers
to relax their vigilance.
Capt Slye and Pilot Posey were in
the pilot house of the steamer from the
time she ran into the fog until 1t lift
ed. They were more than glad when
the mist had rolled away and relies
came.
The officers of other steamers that
were out in the fog and who are in
port today are taking their well earned
rest. following fourteen hours of hard
labor that required both skill and vigil
lance
The steamboat men say the fogs this
fall have been more frequent and
much heavier than they have been for
a number of years. The occurrence OF
frequent and heavy fogs is said by the
rivermen to presage a hard and cosd
winter. They also say it will not he
long before the cold. weather is upon
us.
The bottom timbers are being laid at
Cumberland s boathouSe. at the foot or
9th street. for the construction of
f1at-bottom scow for Ready & Stutler
Of this city. who will use the vessel
when completed for moving garbage
out of the city under contract with the
District.
The scow is to be a flush deck vessel
sixty feet long. sixteen feet beam ana
three and half feet deep. 1t Is being
constructed of heavy material and in the
best manner in order to be used at all
seasons.
The vessel is being constructed in the
open air and efforts are being made to
hurry the work in order to complete the
vessel and have her ready for service be-
fore the cold freezing weather comes. 1t
Is expected that the vessel will be COM
pleted and overheard within the next
three weeks or month. This is the f1rst
large lighter to be built at any Of the
local yards in the past year and a hall.
but it is stated that several will be built
during the winter for one Of the local
sand dredging companies
The tug D. NJ. Key Of the Taylor fleet
which was laid up yesterday to wash
boiler and for minor repair work, sailed
this morning for OccoQuan to bring back
a large raft of pine piling consigned to
Carter & Clark of this city. In the raft
will be several hundred big sticks and on
its arrival here it will be divided into two
portions one going to d point on the
river above Georgetown for use in the
construction of the new branch or the
steam railroad into Georgetown and the
other will be taken up Rock creek for
use in some improvements being made
about the outlet lock of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal.
Arrived: Schooners Willie Clarence.
Winnie Windsor, Jumping Jack, Nicholas,
LYDIA Vernon, Bennett, Halle X. and Os-
car Moore, oysters in the shell. from the
Potomac beds for this market: schooner
Edith Verrall, cord wood. from river
point to the dealers: schooner Horatio
Simmons, pine lumber, from Virginia
port to the dealers; tug Meade. with
tow of scows from down-river point;
tug Rosalie. towing sand and gravel
laden lighters. from Piscataway creek.
Sailed: Tug Carter, towing coal-iaden
barges. to the naval power plant on Mat
tawoman creek; schooner Hattie and
Francis, oysters, for down-river point
to replant; schooner S. E. Colbourn. light,
for a down-river point to load back to
this city: schooner Isaac Solomon. light.
for Wade's bay to load cord wood for
the dealers here; tug d. M. Key, light,
for Occoquan.
Memoranda: Schooner William III. Nc
CURE laden with lumber for this city, is
in the river bound up; schooner Belmont
Is at a river point loading cord wood
for this market schooner S. Sawyer is
loading lumber on the Rappahannock for
the dealers here; schooner Buelah Land
will go to the Severn river to load glass
making sand for this city: schooner Peri
is in Aqua creek loading lumber for this
city.
The new shed which the American Ice
Company is constructing on the site of
it's old ice house on the 9th street wharf
is nearly completed and will be ready
for use in a few days. 1t is to he used
for sheltering the wagons and other We
hicles of the ice company, and smaller
repair shops, it is said. will be constructed
In one end OF it. The demolition of the
old ice house of the Home Ice Company.
at the foot of 14th street southwest, will
be completed this week.