Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-11
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The dock-dredging machine belonging
t. the Miller company of this city, which
was employed for several days the early
part of the week in deepening the dock
of the Consolidation Coal Comapny at
Georgetown completed the work and was
taken back to Alexandria. where she
resumed work on the dredging OF the
dock used by the Standard Oil Company
at the sulphuric acid works for the berth
ing of its deep-draft oil-tank barges
The barges bring oil in bulk to -Alexan-
dra and the fluid is pumped from the
tanks Of the barges to the storage tanks
of the company. about a hundred yards
away. A depth sufficient to float the
barges when loaded at all stages of the
tide will be made at the pier
The dredging machine belonging to
Dean & Son of Alexandria was taken to
Washington Park (old Motley HalD to
dig out the slip and dock there. so that
the steamers Jane Moseley and River
Queen can berth at the dock without dan
ger of going aground. In order to get
into the dock the steamers have to use a.
cut through the flats. and this cut will
also be deepened.
The cradle of the marine railway at
Alexandra. which was out of order the
past two weeks, is again repaired and
the railway is in use. The accident. it is
stated. was caused by the cradle slipping
and allowing the rollers on which it was
pulled from and lowered into the water
TO work from under il, SO that the heavy
timber structure could not be moved.
The railway has been put in good order
again, and the schooner Nettie of Alex
andria and the Isaac Solomon were the
first vessels hauled out for repair work.
The hull of the Nettie will be examined to
locate and close a leak that caused her
to return to Alexandria after starting for
no Ran
city. The Isaac Solomon Is on the rail-
way to have her hull overlooked and such
repair work done as may be necessary to
put her in good order for service with
the wood and lumber carrying fleet on
the river.
The tug Southern of Philadelphia. for
merly the Marion Cameron Of this city,
but now employed in coal barge towing on
chesapeake bay and its tributaries, was a
visitor to this port yesterday. She sailed
late yesterday afternoon from George
town. towing the seagoing barge Isabelle
and the bay barges Glenwood William
A. Smoot. Wicomico, Ellen Jennings.
light. for bay points and Baltimore. Sew
eral of the barges will be taken into the
Rappahannock river to load lumber and
railway ties for Philadelphia and Balti-
more. The barges unloaded hard coal at
Georgetown for the local market.
Arrived: Schooner A. c. Schulz. pine
lumber from Virginia point for the
shell from the lower Potomac for the
local market; schooner Father and Son,
cord wood from a down-river point tug
Camilla with tow of wood and oyster
laden vessels from a river point: tug
Southern. towing three coal-laden barges
for Georgetown. after dropping one barge
for Indian Head off Mattawoman creek:
bugeye Goldie c., lumber from Mattox
creek: bugeye Willie Clarence, oysters in
the shell from the Potomac beds.
Sailed: Schooner Only Son. street sweep
ings for a down-river point: tug Fortuna.
towing three light fish runners for the
nets in the lower river; bugeye Eleanor
Russell. from Alexandria with a general
cargo for a down-river point: schooner
William Henry. light. for the lower river
to load back to this port: tug Camilla
with tow of light vessels for points
along the river; schooner Leroy. light,
for Mattawoman creek to load cord wood
Memoranda: Schooner Oakland is in
Nomini loading for this port; schooner
John McGinnis has passed through the
canal on her way to this city from Phila-
delphia with hard coal aboard: scow
Bush is in Mattawoman creek loading
railway ties for the market here: schooner
Mayfower is loading at a river landing
for dealers here; schooner S. L. Bowen is
at river point loading for this city.