Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-03
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

travel TO points on the lower Potomac
has started with a rush, steamers OF the
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Rail-
way Company line and Of the Washington
and Potomac Steamboat Company on
their last trips carrying large numbers OF
passengers. The steamer Harry Randall.
running to Colonial Beach and points
below. had the largest number OF passen-
gers she has had aboard on a regular trip
in recent years. Travel to Wilkersons.
Colonial Beach. ST. Georges and other
points in Maryland and Virginia. will be
heavy for several weeks.
Washington has large colony Of those
who still claim the river counties OF
Maryland and Virginia as home" Each
summer they go to their old homes to
spend vacations.
Then, too. the down river resorts are
growing in popularity as summer resorts.
Each year sees an increasing number go.
ing down the river to spend the summer.
The present season promises to be one OF
the best that the Potomac resorts have
seen in years.
The work Of removing the old barge
which has been lying for about fifteen
years sunk in the Potomac just north Of
Alexandria Is progressing Slowly. An eff
fort is being made to raise the hulk SO
that 1t can be repaired and converted
into a lighter.
The hulk is covered with about three
or four feet of mud. A small hydraulic
machine is at work removing this deposit
from over the old vessel. This work will
be completed before the end Of the pres
ent week.
Capt. Warner. the diver. and Capt. En-
NETT. the piledriver man, will map out
plans whereby the old barge can be
raised and repaired and put in condi-
ton for service. If this is found to be
impracticabe dynamite will be used to
blow up the hulk and she will be raised
piecemeal. 1t is thought. however that
enough Of the old hulk can be raised as
whole TO warrant It's repair and CONVEX
sion into lighter.
The removal of the old hulk. 1t is be-
lieved. will stop the shoaling of the river
front of the Alexandria wharves. Ever
since the old barge sank the water on
Alexandria has been growing much shall
lower. Constant dredging Is required to
keep a good depth of water in the docks.
Arrived: Schooner Urbana. cord wood
from a Virginia port for the Eastern
branch; schooner John w. Bell. lumber
from the Rappahannock river for the deal
ers; schooner Oscar, cord wood from
Nomini for this market: bugeye Kathleen.
cord wood from a river point: schooner
Mary Ann Shea. lumber from Aqua creek
for the dealers; schooner Silver Star. cord
wood from Occoquan; schooner Isaac Sol
ONION. pine lumber from Potomac
point. schooner s. L. Bowen. wood from
the lower Potomac: tug Capt. Toby. tow
ing sand and gravel laden lighters from
PiScataway.
Sailed: Schooner Eddie. gravel from
Georgetown for Newport News; schooner
Turtle Dayton. light for Mt. Holly. Va,
to load for this city; schooner Oakland
for a Potomac point TO load back to
this city; schooner Jeanne Lippett, from
Eueenia. with a tow for a river point:
tug Camilla. towing loaded schooner
to the mouth of the river.
Memoranda: Schooner Young Brothers.
laden with ice for this city. sailed from
BAN Both instant; schooner Annie Camp Is
at Cambridge. Nd, loading shells for Del
aware bay oyster grounds; schooner Mabel
and Ruth is at North Carolina point
loading lumber for this city; schooner II.
l.. Peckham, with ice for this city from
Maine is due at the capes before the end
of this week: schooner Curley is loading
lumber on the Rappahannock river f0r
this port.
The river schooner Belmont one of the
regular traders TO this city with lumber
wood and other cargoes. is lying at Oc-
couuan TO receive a general overhauling
and TO be fitted with new spars The
vessel will not be ready to return to serv-
ice on the river for about three weeks.
She will then join the wood-carrying fleet.
The schooner Maria o. Teel. which is
unloading Maine ice at Alexandria will
complete the unloading of her cargo to-
day or tomorrow and will be brought up
to Georgetown 10 load ice or coal for a
New England port.
The steamship Nanet:e, which brought
part of a cargo of asphalt here from
Trinidad. completed discharging her cargo
Wednesday and sailed yesterday for New
port News TO load AS the vessel flies
a foreign flag she will have to load her
caren for an off-shore point
BarPe Nansemond has sailed light for
baltimore and will load coal for THIS
por. AS the pr'ce OF coal. under the
regulations adopted by the mine operators
and coa,-carrying roads. begins to adj
vance with this month the dealers here
arc laying in big stocks of the fuel to
meet the cold weather demand when II
comes.
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