Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04
GENERAL NEWS COLLECTED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

Dents wharf, on the Potomac, at
Smiths Point, Va. is being brought out
to deep water so Washington and Po-
tomac line steamers can land there for
freight and passengers.
The pier is about a hundred yards be-
low the site of old Clifton Beach wnarf,
and is new. having been erected about
two years ago. The pier did not extend
out to water deep enough for the steam
ers of the Washington and Potomac line.
Recently arrangements were made by
the steamboat company with the owner
for the use of the wharf. AS soon as re-
construction is complete 1t will be made
one of the regular stops of the steamer
Wakefield on her way up and down the
river.
the steamboat company to add Poseys
wharf in ChicamuXen creek. to Its sum-
mer schedule. 1t is stated that the water
in the creek is not deep enough to allow
side-whee boats used In traffic on the
river to make the wharf. The owner
has material on the ground for re-
building the wharf. and reconstruction
is to be started in few days
C. c. Company barge No. IA. which has
been loading coal at the Georgetown piers
for port In New England. stopped taking
aboard her cargo Monday. and will sail
with a cargo of 1900 tons of the fuel
for the north in a day or two.
The four-masted schooner. Clara A.
H.,
ice at Alexandria. is lying at the George
town piers taking aboard coal for Boss
ton or another New England point. Be-
fore she gets her cargo aboard and is
ready to sail another large schooner
barge of the c. c. Company will arrive
here to load.
The barge sailed from Boston for this
CITY several days ago. She is expected
to arrive at Point Lookout at any time.
From Point Lookout the tug Camilla will
,I,ts- cit1 nd mol ho~ of
large quantity of coal will be shipped
from this city to the north In the next
two or three weeks.
Vessels with cargoes or p1neapples
aboard are arriving at Baltimore almost
daily from the Bahamas. In the fleet
employed in running fruit to the Chesa
peake are several two-masted bay schoon-
ers that. in the fall and winter. bring
lumber and other cargoes to this city
The pineapples in the markets here are
brought to Baltimore aboard these fast
sailing little schooners. Washington deal
ers obtain their supplies from Baltimore.
The pineapple season will last several
weeks. At its close the vessels viii re-
turn to ordinary freighting traffic on
Chesapeake bay and its tributaries.
Arrved-Schooner Silver Star. cord
wood from a Potomac point FOR local
dealers; schooner Five sisters. lumber
from Auuia creek for the dealers: schoon-
er Eleanor Russell cord wood from the
lower river for the local market: tug
Capt Toby, with a tow from lower
river point: tug Rosalie, with sand and
gravel lighters in tow from PiscataWay;
tug Minerva with a tow from Potomac
point.
Sailed-Bugeye Eva Clarence. light for
river point to load; pungy TAYLOR. light
for Nomini to load cord wood Tor TINS
city: tug Fortuna. with tow or nght
coal-carrying barges for bay points TO
load: schooner Edith Nerrall light from
Alexandria for Aqua creek to load wood
or ties for this market; schooner Wllllam
Cunningham, light from Georgetown tor
river point to load lumber; schooner Earl
Biscoe. light for Wade's bay to load
cord wood for the dealers here
Observation-Disclosures A. II. Quinby has
sailed from Aqua creek for this city with
lumber aboard: schooner Maine, from the
James river with lumber, Is reported In
the river bound to this city: schooner
Peri is at a river point loading Tor TINS
city. schooner Vanlear Black laden with
lumber from Jacksonville for this city is
on her way up the coast TO the chesa-
peake; tug Mabel and Ruth, en- route TO
Edenton. N c., from this city. is al Nor
folk; schooner Walter Is on her way TO
Baltimore from this port
The three.masted schooner Chllde Har-