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

Steamboat service on the Potomac river
is now down to the winter basis, and the
boats now running will be operated as
long as the river remains free of ice. The
Washington and Potomac Steamboat
Company is operating two steamers. one
making tri-weekly trips to the landings
as far down as Nomini and Lower Macho-
doc creeks and the other making daily
round trips to Glymont and return, with
visits three times a week to Grinders
wharf in Mattawoman creek, Nd. The
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia rail-
way line is now making but one round
trip each week between this city and Bal
tlmore, stopping at creek landings on
both sides of the river at its lower end.
In addition to this service. small steam
ers and power boats are also carrying
freight to points not visited by the larger
steamers The Norfolk and Washington
line is maintaining it's daily trips to Nor
folk and Old Point. and this service will
be kept up throughout the winter even
though the river and bay are covered
with thick ice.
The heavy northwest gale of Monday
night and yesterday caused low water in
the river, but not low enough to prevent
the steamboats, from making all their
creek landings Going into some of the
creeks. the officers of the steamers state.
LIE hSeiS VI tue DOdtS StlTTeQ up the mu0,
showing that there was barely water
enough to float the boats, with none to
spare. The dying out of the wind last
night allowed the tides to return to their
normal level today. The officers of the
steamers out in the blow Monday night
report the gale to have been a heavy one.
and that it caused rough water in the
river. The steamers came through 1t I'M
harmed and on their regular schedule
time.
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dredging machine from digging grounds
down river: steam yacht Gretchen. from a
cruise to Lynchs Point Va. tug D. NJ.
Key, towing two sand and gravel-laden
scow, sulphur ore from Occoquan, at
Alexandria.
Sailed Schooner James Clark. light. for
the st. Mary's river to load; tug NJ. NJ.
Adams, towing two light scows for Balti
more: tug Minerva, with a tow of lighters
river; barges A. w. Embry and Appomat-
tox. light, for the Rappahannock river to
load ties; tug Fortuna, with a tow of
barges for points on Chesapeake bay.
Memoranda: Schooner Flora and Agnes
has sailed from Newbern. n. c., for this
city with a cargo of lumber; tug Dixie Is
on her way to this city from Baltimore
with barge Mary S. Brady in tow for this
city; barge No. 100 has been chartered
to load at Norfolk for Philadelphia:
schooner Barbour will go to Baltimore to
load Goa, for southern port; Standard
Oil tug No. Il. towing tank barge No. a.
has arrived at Baltimore from this city.
1t is stated that the plan for towing the
damaged schooner Charles H. Dagger to
Alexandria for repairs has been ADAM
Goned for the present, and no attempt Will
be made to move the vessel from the shoal
berth in which she is lying until there
comes an extra low tide and an examina-
ton can be made of the hole in her bow
to asc artain how large 1t IS and how badly
her lower timbers were shattered by the
stem Of the ferry steamer Lackawanna.
The scow-schooner DAME. has been
hauled out on the shore at an Alexandria
boatyard. and will lay there for the VIM
ter. While the vessel is laid up Capt:
Speaces. her owner will have her hull
overhauled and the boat will be put in
good order to return to service with the
wood and understanding fleet on the
river in the spring.
One of the large sand and gravei-dig-
g.ng machines be onging to the Potomac
Dredging Company was brought up to
this city yesterday, and is TO be laid up
for the winter. A bucket-digging machine
belonging to one of the local sand firms
was brought into port for the winter yes
terday even ng.