Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-17
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The three masted schooner Clara A.
Donnell is at a Maine port loading a car
60 Of natural ice for Alexandria. and is
expected to arrive there about the end
Of the present month. The Donnell will
carry cargo Of about 1000 tons. to be
used in refrigerator cars. on the way
from the south to the north with berries
and fruits aboard. The Donnell will be
the first vessel laden with ice to enter
the Potomac this year. and it will be eight
or ten weeks before natural ice is brought
to this city. The fact that large quanti-
ties of Ice are needed at Alexandra I'm
the early spring for car refrigeration may
result In several cargoes being taken there
before any arrives at this city. where the
output Of the ice-making plants is more
than ample to supply the local needs.
The steamer Anne Arundel Capt. Will
liam Geoghegan. of the Maryland, Della
ware and Virginia railway line. arrived
here early this morning from Baltimore
freight aboard. 1t is the first trip the
steamer has made to this city in two
weeks. the Ice having prevented her COM
Ing up the Potomac last week When
she safis this evening she will carry
merchants at lower river points
The steamer Wakefield Of the Washing
ton and. Potomac Steamboat Company
service will resume her trips on the ely
mont-Grinders route tomorrow morning,
leaving here at O'Clock. ana the steamer
Harry Randall will start from here for
river landings below Glymont including
COLONIAL Beach and those IN Mattox and
Nomini creeks; Va. and the Wicomico
o'clock. On the return trip she will get
back on her schedule and Will arrive here
early Friday morning. The fact that the
river Is now free Of ice makes It fmprob-
able that another freeze will occur heavy
enough to stop the sidewheel steamboats,.
The tug Eugenia OF the Smoot Sand
Company feet. employed during the
freeze in working about a sunken lighter
at the south end Of the new railway
bridge across the Potomac, IL lying at the
pier foot of N street southwest to have
some boiler work done in preparation for
resumption Of spring towing on the river.
The Taylor tug Camilla sailed this
morning with number OF the oyster run
Most of the vessels had been lying here
a month or longer. On the way down the
river the Camilla will stop of Mattawom-
an creek long enough to dock the barge
Saugerties at Indian Head to unload coal
for the naval smokeless powder plant at
indian Head. Md. The Camilla il expect
ed back here tomorrow night or Wednes-
day with a tow Of loaded oyster vessels
from st. Clements bay and the Wicomico
river.
u.
Ray. laden with phosphate rock from
Tampa. Fla. for the Alexandria chemical
works, IS expected to arrive at the Viz
ginia city this week. The Ray arrived
at the mouth Of the Potomac about two
weeks ago just as the ice was becoming
heavy. Her master deemed it unwise TO
attempt to tow to Alexandria through
the Ice and the vessel was berthed in the
st. Mary for safety from the drifting ice.
The Washington-owned schooners A. H.
0umby. now lying at this port. and John
McGinnis, in the Rappahannock river.
have been chartered to load railway ties
on the Potomac for Philadelphia The
vessels, 1t is expected. will begin loading
next week. They will be the first to load
| ties on the river THIS season.
One Of the large said and gravel carry
boatyard near Alexandria, being rebuilt
and enlarged for use on the river during
the spring. The lighter will bring sand
and gravel from the dredges down the
river to this city. A number Of sand
lighters are also at the Alexandra shin
yard to be overhauled or rebuilt for serv-
ice on the Potomac.