Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-09
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The old bugeye Silver Spray, which for
years was one of the best known fish and
oyster runners on the river and which
sank in the harbor while at anchor sew
eral months ago. will shortly rejoin the
fleet of wood and lumber carriers on the
Potomac and Chesapeake bay.
The old vessel was purchased about
three months ago by parties residing In
lower Maryland as she lay sunken IN
the harbor. with the water hiding her
hull from sight. Her new owners raised
her and worked her to shoal part of the
harbor. where she lay partially suDmerg-
ed until few days ago, when the north
west wind caused low tides.
She was then pumped out and cleaned
up and sailed for a shipyard on Chesa-
peake bay where she will be given gen.
eral overha uling and will be made ready
for active service once more.
The Silver Spray was built at Tappa-
hammock Va, in 1879 and halls from
Alexandria. She is a vessel of fifteen tons
burden and is 80 feet long. During the
shad and herring season last spring she
ran fish to this market. This was her
last regular employment
The big seagoing barge Patuxent. be-
longing to the Dougherty fleet OF Balti-
more, is lying at Alexandria completing
cargo of about 1900 railway ties.
vessel is being loaded by Carter & Clark
of this city,, and it is thought she will
complete her cargo and sail about the
middle of this week.
TIE barge arrived on the Potomac about
a month ago and was first taken into Oc-
couuan where portion of her cargo was
placed aboard her. From there she was
taken to other points along the river
gathering ties until she had within about
1900 of her complement.
Early last week she was brought up to
Alexandria to complete the loading of bel
cargo. This is the largest number of lies
that has been shipped from the Potomac
to New York this season and will proba-
bly, be the last cargo to leave Alexandra
until next spring.
mac has been dull for several months
Dealers are looking for heavy demand fol
ties in the coming year.
The two-masted bay schooner Henry w
Pitts, frequent visitor to this city with
lumber and other cargoeS. has been re-
named the Madison by her owners. The
schooner was practically rebuilt and made
a new vessel this fall at Baltimore ship
yard.
Under the laws of navigation, when q
vessel is rebuilt her name can be changed
Taking advantage of the law. she was re-
named after Madison, Dorchester county,
Md. the home of her owners
The new vessel will be continued in the
trade on Chesapeake bay and its tribu-
taries and is expected to continue making
trips to this port.
Arrived: Schooner Samuel Wood. cord
wood from a down-river point to the deal
ers: schooner Eta and sloop Volunteer,
oysters in the shell from river points;
schooner Mary Ann Shea. pine lumber
from Aqua creek for dealers; scow Bush.
wood from a down-river point; tug Meade,
with a tow of sand and gravel carrying
scows from river points; bugeye z. r. s.
Dougherty, oysters in the she'll from POGO
moke sound; scow Fannie, cord wood
from Marshall Hall: tug D. NJ. Key. with
a tow from a river point.
Sailed: Schooner Grace G. Bennett,
light. for New bern. N. c., via Norfolk, to
load lumber for this city; bugeye Avalon
and sloop Enola, light. for the Potomac
oyster beds to load back 10 this city; tug
Carter with coal-laden barges in tow for
Indian Head; steam yacht Cleolia. on a
cruise to lower Cedar point; schooner Rio
Grande light. for bay point to load for
Baltimore; tug Rosalie, towing light scows
for Piscataway creek
Memoranda Schooner Lula Quillan is
due at this city with cargo of lumber
from North Carolina; schooner Rebecca
J. Motion has arrived at Savannah and
will there load lumber for this port; tug
NJ Mitchell Davis is at Baltimore under
going minor repairs: schooner William
Cunningham is at a river point loading
for this city; schooner Belmont is at a
river point loading for this market.
The officers of the steamer Wakefield
report having sighted a capsized sloop Off