Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-01
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Preparations are being made by the con-
tractors for the deepening Of the water
In the tidal basin to remove the hulks Of
several old vessels that are known to have
gone to the bottom in the basin in the
past twenty years and which were left
undisturbed. The location OF bathing
floats formerly used at the old bathing
beach when 1t was located in the tidal
basin. two sand and gravel carrying
scows and a big coal-carrying barge
named the Maloney. have been determined
and efforts are being made to find other
wrecks buried in the mud at the bottom
OF the basin. 1t will be necessary to get
chine can dredge where they lie. The old
barge Mahoney was vessel carrying
:sD tons or more. She was lying at the
Georgetown coal piers about fifteen years
ago when heavy southwest gale arose
and she sprang aleak and sank. 1t was
raised and taken into the tidal basin.
where it again sank and was left. I'm
til within the past few years the hulk
OF the old vessel could be seen.
The steamers Of the Norfolk and Wash
ington line will this month receive their
spring overhauling and be made ready
for summer travel on the river Sunday
next. 1T is stated. the steamer Newport
News will leave here for the big ship
docked for cleaning and painting and for
such 0pair work as may be needed. When
the work on her Is completed she will re-
turn to this city and will relieve in turn
the Norfolk and the Washington. so that
they may be taken to the shipyard. 1t
Is expected that each steamer will be a
week or ten days at the shipyard. Capt.
Henry kendrick, now In command of the
ferry steamer Lackawanna. will have
charge of the steamers on the trips to
and from the big shipbuilding plant
The overhauling of the steamer Queen
Anne of the fleet Of the Washington and
Potomac Steamboat Company is being
pushed in order to get her in readiness
to relieve the steamer Harry Randall on
the lower river route so that the Ran
dali can be given her spring overhauling
cleaning and painting. While she Is laid
up the Randall will have many improve
ments made in her and will be put In
order for her summer work on the river.
Arrived-Schooner Samuel Wood. lum-
Der. from Bretons bay for the dealers;
tug George w. Pride, towing wood and
lumber laden lighters from Occoquan to
Georgetown: bugeyes ]. D. Ballard. M. E.
Smith and Blue Bell. oysters in the shell,
from the Potomac oyster beds for the
dealers; schooner r. Mason. cord wood,
from a river point for the dealers;
schooner Mary Chaplin, locust wood. from
down-river point. at Alexandria:
schooner Isaac Solomon, cord wood. from
coal-laden barges from Chesapeake City.
Sailed-Tug Carter. with five light
scows for Monkeys point; schooner Eddie
Cook, light. for Somerset Beach to load
scow Daniel. light. from Alexandria for
Chickamuxen creek to load: scow Bush.
light, for river point to load railway
ties: canoe Comeall. light. for the East
ern shore to load clans; tug Eugenia
with a tow Of lighters for Piscataway
creek: bugeye Ella, light. for q down
river point to load cord wood for the deal
ers here.
Memoranda Isabelle is at a
city: schooner +. p. Evans Is on the
Potomac oystem beds loading oysters In
the shell for this market: bugeye A. ].
Lawson is under charter to run fish dur
ing the season; schooner Eleanor Russell
is at a river point loading for this port:
schooner Sidonia Curley has arrived on
the Kappa hammock to load cord wood for
the dealers here.
The tug Fortuna of the fleet OF the
Southern Transportation Company came
into port yesterday afternoon towing the
big coal-laden barges S. NJ. McNally.
Thomas Jennings, Glenwood, Tioga Isa-
delphia. via Chesapeake City, consigned
to Georgetown dealers. The barges have
each aboard about 100 tons of hard coal
for local consumption.
The steam yacht Giavota. belonging to
John r. Dos Passos of New York, Is
lying at anchor in the harbor with paint
ers and decorators aboard employed in
redecorating the saloons and living quar-
tiers of the owner and his guests. The
work will be completed in a day or two
so that the yacht may sail on cruise