Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-03
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

The old river schooner Charles III.
Dagger is at Alexandra with big hole
in her bow. received in a collision last
winter, and will not return 10 service as
was intended. Her owners instead OF re-
pairing her will sell her and she will bs
wrecked for the metal that lis In her.
The Dagger was one of the best know n
wood and lumber carriers on the river
and was on her. way 10 this city with a
cargo of lumber when she was struck
by steamer and SO badly injured that
the expense Of repairing her would not,
ii is stated. justify the outlay.
The power schooner Seabird. belonging
to Capt. J. D. Faunce and others OF tins
city. has gone into commission. and. dur
ing the spring fishing season. will he in
service az run boat between the haul
seine at High Point. Va. and the market
here. The schooner left here yesterday
afternoon on her first trip to tae fishing
shore and will return with the catch this
evening. The Sea bird is equipped with a
gasoline engine making her independent
of wind and tides In bringing the fish 10
market Her engine has just received a
thorough overhaulins and the boat was
put in the best of order for the. service.
The Seabrd is under the command or
Capt John Beach for the season. Be-
sides the Sea bird the power bugeye Emma
of Baltimore and the barge NJ. Il. Wr.ght
of TappahanCock and OF ner power equip
ped vessels will he employed In the fish
cries on the Potomac this spring. and
will bring shad and herring from the nets
down the river to this city.
The Alexandria marine railway q. has
been out OF commission FOR a day or two
in consequence of a roller from under the
heavy cradle having been lost in deep
water at the end Of the railway. AS soon
as the roller is recovered II Will he re
placed under the cradle and the railway
will again be ready for the hauling out
of vessels OF all kinds.
Arrived Steamer Dennis Simmons
lumber from North Carolina point tu
dealers: tug Yerkes. light. from Baltimore
TO take away bark Asia: bugeyes Nj. j.
Stephenson. Winnie Windsor. T. l.. Haw-
son. Lydia Vernon. Steward and Oyster
Boy. oysters in the she'll from the Poto-
mac beds: schooner !. =. Robinson. cord
wood from Upper Machodock for dea lers;
scow Fanny, lumber from Occoouan At
Georgetown: schooner :. &. kimbe.
hickory logs from a Potomac point FOR
Georgetown dealers; schooner Mary Ann
Shea cord wood from lower river point.
Sailed: Standard Oil tug No. T.. tow
ing tank barge No. -. light. for baltimore
to load oil in bulk: tug William IL.
Yerkes. Jr. towing Russian bark As'b
from Alexandria 10 load Timber for South
for Newbern y. c.. TO load lumber baGA
to this city: schooner William II. -
CURE light. fer Nomsni TO load oystera;
bugeye Eleanor Russell. light, for doWs->t
river point to load back 10 this .-:.,a
schooner r. Mason. for Alexandra 10
load
Memoranda: Schooner Mabel and Ruth
has been chartered TO load lumber at
Newbern \. g.. for this city: schooner
Maine is at a Virginia point loading lum-
Der for this city: schooner Mayfiower is
at wood-loading point on the river
taking aboard q cargo for this city:
schooner Lorena BramblA IL at river
point unloading a cargo OF soft coal
from Alexandria.
The tug Dixie OF the Southern Trans
po,tarion Companys feet las sailed from
Baltimore towing the barges Potomac.
Wicomico and Agnes McNally. laden with
hard coal for this city. The barges will
bring about 300 tons of the fuel and
should arrive here today. They will un-
load al Georgetown.
The heavy northwest wind last night
caused unusually low water in the river.
and this morning the fats from George
town to Alexandria were showing. and
many OF the snoal docks in the harbor
were entirely bare. with the vessels in
them lying on the bottom. The water
VIII return with rush as soon az tho
wind loses its force.