Evening star., 1908-01-17
As to Universal Transfers.
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Inc tWo-masted river schooner Charles
H. Dagger, Capt. Thomas Bland. owner.
is TO be rebuilt. and will return to service
on the Potomac in the spring. The Dai-
ger Is the vessel that was in collision of
the naval powder magazine with the ferry
steamer Lackawanna about Il month ago
Since the accident she has been living
fuii OF water in the dock. foot of 18th
street Capt. Bland is whiting an extra
low tide III order to put a piece of canvas
and boards over the broken bow so that
the Fessel may be pumped out and taken
10 Alexandria. where she will he hauled
out on the marine railway to be rebuilt
To place the schooner in condition for
service again IL will be necessary to prac-
tically rebuild shsr bow. and that work
viii require a month or six weeks When
the Dagger Is ready Tor service again she
will rejoin the fieet of wood and lumber
carriers on the river
The steamer River Queen, lying at the
wharf foot of 9th street for several
months past, was "wednesday removed to
the newly built pier at the foot of N
street southwest The dredging machine
is now working In the dock on the south
side of the pier. where the big side-wheel
steamer Jane Moseley will lie when she
returns from Baltimore in the spring The
Moseiey Is at Baltimore having new
main shaft put In. and other repair work
done to fit her for colored excursion busi-
ness during the coming summer
Arrived: Tug James o. Carter with a
tow of lumber-laden vessels from Malta
woman creek; schooners Blue Belle Lot
tie Thomas, Reba Sterling. William H.
Bixler. Maggie L. Smith. Volunteer and
Iorena Bramble. oysters from the lower
Potomac beds; tug Rosaie. towing sand
laden lighters from Monkeys point: bug
eye j. T. Brennan. oysters in the she'll
from the Rappatannock river; barge WI
comico. hard coal from Philadelphia for
Washington barracks.
Sailed: Schooner Eta and Bessie La
fayette. light. for the lower Potomac to
load oysters in the shell back to this city:
tug S. o. Company, No. IT, towing tank
barge No. a.. light. for Baltimore to load
oil lack TO this city; tug Eugenia. with
a tow of lighters for the sand digging
machines down river, bugeye E. r. s.
Dougherty. light. for river point to load
back TO this city.
Memoranda: Schooner Mary Ann Shea
ls lying IN Aqua creek out of service for
several weeks. barge Totusky has COM
pieted loading a cargo of railway ties at
Cherry Hill. and Is waiting a tug to take
her TO Philadelphia, schooner Mabel and
Ruth. after unloading here. will return to
North Carolina port to load lumber for
the dealers here: barge William A. Smoot
is lying in Aqua creek loading a cargo of
railway ties for Philadelphia.
Capt. Swift of Fort Foote, Md. has
equipped one of his large gi!linp skins
with "A power engine. and will use the boat
10 run between his farm and Alexandria
with country produce for the market
there. The engine placed in the boat is
large enough 10 give it speed of about
seven miles an hour. and to take care of
il in almost any Kind of weather
The tug Dallas, Capt. Jones. belonging
10 the High Point Plantation COMPANY
which has been out OF service for several n
weeks past. has gone into commission
again and will. IL is stated, make daily
~trips between this city and the farm of
lcl owners in Fairfax county. Va, near