Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Two old river schooners are lying at
Alexandria in battered and damaged
condition. and their owners are now, it is
said, arranging plans to have them rebuilt
and restored to service during the coming
summer. The schooner Charles H. Dali
ger, Capt. Tom Bland, is lying at Fields
lumber pier, but as yet no work has been
started OH her. The Dagger was struck
by the ferry steamer Lackawanna in the
latter part of last December and her bow
was crushed in. The steamboat inspect
ors investigated the collision a week or
ten days ago, but as yet they have not
decided who was to blame in the accident.
AS soon as their decision is made 1t is
understood that work will be started on
the schooner at the Alexandria shipyard.
The schooner ]. D. Bell, which sank in
the i1arbor here several months ago. but
which was recently raised and taken 20
Alexandria. is lying at the mill dock. foot
of Queen street. and Capt. Hall, her new
owner has started work on her. Several
weeks will be required to complete the
repairs necessary before the Bell can re-
turn to service.
Large quantities Of tar and pitch are
being shipped down the river to fishermen
who are now overhauling their nets and
getting them in shape for the spring fish
ing. New nets are we'll soaked in tar be-
fore they are put into the water. in order
to preserve them and to make them
strong. and old nets are given a fresh
coat of the preserving material Seine
boats are being Overhauled and their bot
toms and seams covered with tar or pitch
to make them watertight, and the tar is
used for other purposes about the fishing
shores. Quite a number of the stake net
fishermen have put their nets into the
water. but it will be week or two before
the late winter fishing season will be in
full swing. and it will be continued
through the shad and herring season in
March and April. Receipts of fresh fish
from the Potomac nets are quite light at
this time. but the dealers expect them to
grow heavier within the next week.
A small houseboat, belonging to Buck
Cumberland of this city. is lying sunk in
the upper end of the harbor near the rail-
way bridge across the tidal basin outlet.
The boat sprang a leak a night or two
ago and went down in about six feet of
water. where she can be easily raised, and
it is stated that the work of floating he r
will be started this week. The houseboat
was used by her owner for fishing pur-
poses.
Arrived: Tug James o. Carter, towing
scOw Roam from Fort Foote to AIexan-
dria; steamer Parran. Norwegian, asphalt
from Port of Spain. Trinidad: tug Hamil-
ton. at Indian Head to take away two
light barges; tug Camilla, light. from a
river point.
Sailed: Schooner j. w. Stubs, light. for
a Virginia port to load back to this city;
tug Carter, for Mattawoman creek to
bring barges Saugerties and Lucretia out
to river channel for tug to take them to
Baltimore: bugeye John Neeley. light. for
lower Potomac point to load back to
this city.
The schooner Lottie Carter of the Car
ter feet of this city completed some minor
repair work about the hull at Benefits
boatyard yesterday and sailed light for a
down-river point to load back to this city.
The work done at the shipyarG consisted
of closing a small leak in the bow of the
vessel
Memoranda: Schooner Earl Biscoe has
sailed from Nomini for this city with a
cargo of cord wood; barge Vincent Nc
Nally is at Georgetown unloading cargo
of coal for Washington Gas Light Com
pany barge Pauponkey is at Indian Head