Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-31
NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The Norwegian bark Asia: laden with
bones from the Argentine Republic and
consigned to the Bryant Fertilizing axinu-
featuring Company of Alexandria, is at
sea and should be nearing the Virginia
oapes. 1t is stated her consignees expect
her to enter the capes at any time. The
bones aboard the ship were loaded at a
River Platte port and are of animals that
died on the plains of Argentina. Many.
thousand tons of these bones are found
on the plains. and it is only within the
last few years that they have been ship
ped to this country. where they are
ground and converted into fertilizer
The schooner Charles H. Dagger, which
was In collision with the ferry steamer
LackaWanna about six weeks ago and
had her bow crushed. is lying in the shoal
dock at the foot of Cameron street, Alex
andrfa, and the disposition to be made of
her is not known. After the vessel sank
in the dock at this city with a portion of
her cargo of lumber aboard she was
raised and taken to the Alexandria ship
yard for survey to determine what work
Will have to be done to make her ut for
service. 1t was found that the work
would have to be extensive and her own
ers have not yet reached determination
whether to rebuild or not The vessel has
had the hole in her bow partially filled
so that she does not leak much. She has
been laid in a shoal dock. however. so
tnat should she spring a leak and sink
but little difficulty would be experienced
in bringing her to the surface.
Arrived: Bugeye Ixottic Thomas and
schooner E. p. Evans, oysters in ...e
shell from the beds on the lower Poto-
mac: tug Minerva. light, from a lower
river point; tug Capt. Toby. with a tow
from a lower river point: United States
naval tug Tecumseh. towing a car-laden
barge from the naval proving grounds at
Indian Head. Md; A. c. Co. scow, from
Quantico with sulphur ore aboard
Sailed: Barge Patapsco, light for Bal
timore. via the ST. Mary river: sailing
scow Daniel. light, for Non1ini to load
cord wood for this city; 8. 0. tank barge
No. a. light, for Baltimore to load oil
In bulk back to this city: schooners Will
liam H. Mcguire and l.. P Evans. light,
for Potomac point to load back to
this market; tug Camilla. with a tow for
the st. Mary river and to pick up oyster
boats bound here.
Memoranda Schooner A. Fl. Quinby
the st. Mary river for this city;
schooner John McGinnis will load lum-
Der on the Rappahannock river for this
city or Baltimore; schooner Sidonia Cur
ley is at a Rappahannock river point
loading lumber for this market schooner
J. ]. Underhill has been chartered 20
load wood on the Coan river for the
dealers here: schooner Maine has been
chartered to load pine lumber on the
Rappahannock river for Baltimore;
schooner Amanda +. Lewis is in the Wi
comico river loading oysters for this city,
and the bugeye Mary and Rebecca with
oysters aboard is at Coltons wharf, Md !;
barge Sea King is in Neabsco creek, Va,
loading cord wood for the dealers at this
port.
Another carload of king mackerel was
received in this city yesterday from
dealers in Miami, Fla. and as the ship
ment was too large for this market some
were sent to Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Norfolk and other points and a portion
kept for the dealers here.
The two-masted river schooner Will
liam II. French Capt. Garrett, which ar
rived several days ago with a cargo of
cord wood aboard consigned to the quar-
termaster at Fort Hunt, is still lying in
port here and she will remain here until
danger from drifting ice is passed. The
French loaded on the st. Mary river.