Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

4H0 army engineers SleduleT 1eHeId
Warren, recently overhauled at Alexan-
dria and made ready for winter service, is
at her wharf. on the Georgetown channel.
above the bridges.
Early this week she will leave on an in
spection trip down the Potomac and on
other waters under the control Of the en-
gineers' office at this city. She will visit
Nomini and other navigable streams that
are bridged. Representatives Of the en-
gineers' office will inspect these bridges.
At Point Lookout the General Warren
will blow up the wreck of the old schooner
E. G. Irwin, which has been a menace to
the safety of vessels since she sank, near
ly year ago. From the Potomac the
steamer will go to the Rappahannock and
York rivers and will shift a pile-driving
machine. belonging to the engineers
service, from point on the Rappahan-
mock to the York. where some improve
ment work is in progress.
The General Warren will be away from
her headquarters here for three weeks or
longer. This will be her last trip over
the district until next spring.
The tug Camilla, Capt. Davis, Of the
Taylor feet, Is at Pongoteague, Va, on
the eastern shore of Chesapeake bay, act
machine. employed in placing stone about
the light at that point to protect 1t from
drifting ice during the winter months.
The barge, which loaded her cargo Of
stone at the quarries on the Potomac
above Georgetown, and the holster We're
taken to the bay point by the tug which
is under charter to remain with them I'M
til the work is completed and then to
bring them back to this city. Chincoteague
light is located in an exposed place. Every
hn hnr nd hniS
out to it and in the evening are brought
back to harbOr.
The Camilla will be away from this city
for about week. She will then take an
other cargo to the bay point
The heavy northwest winds Of the past
two days have caused low water in the
river. The steamboats, running from this
city into the tributaries of the Potomac
are having considerable trouble in making
landings in consequence.
Should the blow continue through to-
night the masters of the steamers leaving
here this morning are of opinion they will
have to run by some creek landings, as
there will not be water enough to allow
the steamers to make dock
In the harbor here yesterday afternoon
the water was considerably below nor
NAL low tide. Vessels unloading In a
number of the shoal docks were on the
bottom for several hours. AS soon as the
Northwestern is over the tides will resume
their normal level.
Arrived: Schooner Reid, shingles from
North Carolina point at Alexandria;
sloop Ada Wood, oysters in the shell for
the dealers here; tug James o. Carter,
with tow Of oyster-laden craft from
down river points; tug D. NJ. Key, with
scow load of coal from Alexandria; sloop
Daisy, at Alexandria with general cargo
from Pennington, Md; tug Dallman,
with a tow of lighters from Little Hunt
ing creek.
Sailed: Schooner J. P. Robinson, from
Alexandria with a general cargo for upper
Machodoc creek; bugeye Kirby, light, for
the Potomac oyster beds to load back to
this city; power yacht Dacota, on cruise
down the river: steam yacht Cleolia, on a
hunting trip to Mattawoman creek;
schooner w. H. Bixler, light. for a river
point to load; schooner Winnie Windsor,
light, for the Potomac oyster beds to
load; schooner A. l.. Bosley, light, for a
bay point to load canned goods; schooner
Lottie Carter, light, for a Potomac point
to load cordwood back to this city.
Memoranda: Schooner Isaac Solomon is
at Alexandria loading a general cargo for
q down-river point; barges Tioga and Mat
taponi are at Georgetown with coal from
Baltimore; schooner Ida G. Farren, with
lumber for this city, sailed from New
born, N c., Both instant; schooner Dor
chester Is at Urbanna, Va. loading canned
goods: schooner E. P. Evans is at river
point loading oysters for this city;
schooner Silver Star is at down-river
point loading lumber for the dealers here.
The power launch Fairbanks, belonging
to Commodore Thomas TennesSon of this
city. which was out on the marine railway
at Benefits boatyard to locate and stop
q leak and for other minor repair work
has been put overheard and will be given
trial on the river today. Her owner is
endeavoring to put her in the front rank
of speed boats owned on the Potomac.
The tug Fortuna of the Southern Trans
portation Company fleet is on her way to
Baltimore towing the barges Bailey,
Thomas j. Cleaver and Chesapeake from
this city and the barge Patuxent of Phila-
delphia laden with pulp wood from Chic
amuxen creek. Md, for Philadelphia. The
barges will load coal back to this city
The steamer Wakefield of the Washing
ton and Potomac Steamboat Company
service yesterday took the place of the
steamer Estelle Randall on the GIymont
route while the latter vessel was having
some repair work done. The Estelle Ran
dali will resume her place on her route