Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

which sailed yesterday evening in tow OF
the tug Dauntless for Baltimore to load
coal for New England port. was built at
Maine shipyard for the ice trade be-
tween Maine ports and the Chesapeake.
She has been in port here many times be-
fore.
She was named after the old Indepen-
dent Ice Company of this city, one of the
local e-handling concerns that was alb
sorbed by the American Ice Company
about five years ago. Her first trip was
with ice aboard from the kennebec to
this city.
When launched she was considered one
of the finest vessels of her class afioat.
Even measured by the modern standards
of shipbuilding and equipment, she Is a
fine ship.
She has been fortunate, never having
met with serious accident, and having
always paid her owners handsome profits
on the money invested.
This is the first trip the schooner has
made TO this city for the past year or:
two. 1t is understood she will bring one
| or two more cargoes here before the ice
shipping season Is over this year.
The wharves in Coan river, on the route
of the steamers of the Maryland. Della
ware and Virginia line between this city
and Baltimore, have during the past three
months been overhauled. One new wharf
has Oecn DtulI 10 meet the growing uS-
mands of traffic out of that waterway
The new pier is called Lake and is
owned by Cowart Headley. 1t is located
on the west side of the river and is but a
short distance from Coan wharf by water.
Bundick's wharf, owned by G. l.. Thomas,
has just been rebuilt and enlarged. and is
one of the most commOdious and best ar
ranged wharves on the Potomac or any of
its tributaries. Coan wharf has also been
overhauled and put in thorough order.
SjnU mia urnn
equipped for landing places in Coan.
Considerable fruit and vegetables, crabs
;sd oysters come from Coan to the dealers
here for the tables Of Washington house
holders.
Arrived-Schooner Mary f. G. Dow, ice
from Maine for Alexandria, in tow of tug:
| schooner Peri, cord wood from q down
river point for the dealers; schooner
John p. Robinson, wood and grain. from
Upper Machodoc creek; tug Walter F.
Meade towing several sand and gravel
laden lighters for this city; scow Fanny.
cord wood from Potomac point for this
market; schooner Oakland. lumber from
river point; tug James o. Carter, with
tow from river point.
Sailed--Sloop Daisy, from Alexandria for
Pennington. Md. with a general cargo;
schooner NJ. A. Shea. light. for Wades bay
to load for this city; schooner Isaac Solo
mon, light. for Mattawonan creek to load
cord wood for the dealers here: pungy
Twilight. light. for the lower river. to
A. Avery. light for Lower Machodoe to
load lumber for the dealers here; schooner
Sam. Wood. light. from Alexandria for
the ST. Marys river to load back to this
city: schooner Silver Star. light. for Aqua
creek for cord wood for this city. u.
Observation-Disclosures Maine, laden with
coal for this port. sailed from Philadel
phia yesterday: tug Fortuna sailed from
for Alexandria; tug Yerkes has left Balti-
more with tow bound to the capes of
the Chesapeake; steamer Parran, British,
has arrived at Norfolk from Georgetown
to load coal: schooner Roger brewery has
sailed from ST. Johns, n. g., for this city
with cargo Of laths aboard; schooner
John A. Cunningham is at a river point
loading lumber for this city; schooner Ed
win r. Hunt will load coal at Baltimore
for Martinique.
The four-masted schooner Mary E. G.
Dow, laden with about $50 tons of Maine
ice was brought up the river yesterday by
the tug Camilla and locked at the pier of
the Mutual Ice Company, at Alexandria,
to unload her cargo.
The Dow sailed from the kennehe,.
July 13 for the Potomac. day or two
after leaving her master was taken i'll of
paresis The schooner put into VINEYARD
Haven to send him to hospital She
had to remain there for q day or two
until new master could join her. This
caused some delay in her arrival at this
city.
The three-masted schooner Lulie s. Pol
lard is on her way up the coast with a
cargo OF pine lumber from Belfast. Ga a
part Of which is consigned 20 dealers here
and part to Fort Washington. She will
stop at Fort Washington 20 unload the
part belonging there before coming to this
city.
The four-masted schooner Genl. f. s.
Greedy. which sailed from a Maine port
for this city about two weeks ago. has
had her orders changed. and she will nm
load Der cargo at Baltimore. Another
large schooner will be substituted for the
Greedy and will bring ice 10 this city
The recent heavy rain storms have
caused set down of muddy water from
the upper river and the indications are for
strong current