Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-01
Tug Carter to Join Fleet.

The Washington-oWned tug James O.
Carter of the Taylor fleet. which has been
at the shipyard Of M. NJ. Davis at Solo
mons Island for the past three weeks or
longer, It is stated. will return to this city
today, and will at once resume service
Carter. while at 6olomons. had consider
able repair work done to her hull and was
put In thorough order for busy season
on the Potomac river.
The tugs NJ. Mitchell Davis and William
H. Yerkes jr. Of the Taylor fleet have
been employed for several months In tow
ing work on Chesapeake bay. only coming
to the Potomac at infreQuent intervals.
The tug Camilla was left to do the tow
ing work to the mouth OF the river. The
looked after the work in the vicinity Of
this city.
The tug Carter will now join the fleet
working on the river. The new tug build
ing at Solomons Island for A. J. Taylor
will not be ready for service, it is stated.
until the fall.
The summer resort managers along the
lower Potomac are preparing for a busy
eason. Numerous applications for rooms
are now being received by the resort own
ers. At Colonial Beach, according to re-
ports, cottages are not to be had even
this early In the season. Hotels and
boarding houses are filling up with those
who will spend the greater part of June
AT the resort. Inc OFFICIALS OF the steam
boat line running to the resort anticipate
a busy season and are making arrange
ments to transport the crowds when the
rush comes in the early part Of the COM
ing month. large proportion Of those
who went to- the Beach last week will re-
main there for two weeks or longer.
Movements Of Vessels.
Arrived-Schooner Clara Leonard wood
from Nomini creek for the dealers; scow
Daniel. lumber from Virginia port at
Alexandra: United States yacht Oneida.
from a cruise: schooner Annie Perry, lum-
Der from a Virginia port for the dealers:
tug Meade. with tow from Greenway
fats; Standard Oil tug No. 12, towing
tank barges 62 and IL with oil in bulk
from Baltimore for Georgetown.
sailed-Buseye Florence. from Alexan-
dria for a river point with bricks and
other building material; schooner Five
Sisters, light. for Aqua creek to load cord
wood or lumber for this port schooner
Silver Star to Nomini to load: tug Ca
milia. for a river point after a tow: schoon-
er Shea. light. for a river point to load
Observation-Disclosures William H. Nc
CURE is in Nomini creek loading cord
wood for this port: schooner Curley. has
sailed from the Rappahannock river for
A. Waters will go to a Virginia point to
load back to this city: bugeye Taylor. now
unloading wood here. will return to down
river point and will load wood: schooner
oliver is lying at Matthias Point laden
with cord wood for the dealers here.
The long wharf at Somerset Beach. Va.
is being overhauled and put in thorough
order in preparation for the landing of
colored excursions from this city during
the summer months. Somerset Beach is
one OF the longest piers on the Potomac.
and is q regular landing place for steam
ers OF the Washington and Potomac
Steamboat Company.
Tug bohemia will arrive here today
with four coal-laden barses from Balti-
more for the dealers at Aiexandria and
Georgetown. Tho barges esch have aboard
about $50 tons OF fuel.