Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-18
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The old side wheel steamer 7. V. Arrow
smith, one OF the fleet of the Washington
and Potomac Steamboat Company has
been put in thorough order for service
since she went out Of commission about
September /
While employed in the excursion BUSH
ness on the river last fall one wheel of
the steamer was badly broken. several
The injury was such as to prevent run
ming the steamer. She was taken to the
pier at the foot of 14th street southwest
and there berthed for the winter
Since being laid up the wheels of the
steamer have been rebuilt under the su-
pertntendence Of Chief Engineer William
A. Moore. Other work has been done on
the old boat to put her in shape for serv-
Ice should she be needed.
The Arrowsmith is one of the best
known old steamers on the river and has
a record for speed that many more mod
ern steamboats, cannot approach. She
has carried thousands of persons up and
down the river. and has never had an ac-
cident serious enough to injure one of
them.
The Smith will probably remain
where she is now lying until the busy sea-
son opens on the river next spring
The two-masted schooner Maine, belong
ing to James 0. Carter of this city and
others. has arrived at Baltimore with a
cargo of plaster from New York From
Baltimore the vessel will probably go to
Norfolk to load a cargo Of lumber for a
port in the north
On the last trip of the Maine from Nor
folk to New York with lumber the schoon-
to her master. Capt Jones. i'm his long
experience as sailor. For many hours
heavy seas buffeted the vessel. Had she
not been stanch ship she would have
gone to the bottom.
AS it was. she lost portion OF her
deckload of lumber and had her sails
badly damaged. When she was towed
into New York she was leaking badly
The vessel made necessary repairs at
New York, and after being fitted with
plaster for Baltimore. The Maine brought
a cargo of lumber here from the Rap
pahannock river about three months ago,
and left here for Norfolk, where she
loaded the cargo of lumber for New York
The fact that the weather of the fall
and winter SO far has been very fine
and admirably suited for pleasure boat
cruising has kept a large proportion of the
pleasure fleet In service, and many boat
owners are making daily trips In their
little craft. If only for an hour or two
in the afternoon. At all the boatyar ds
the holidays the greater number of the
pleasure craft now In service will go out
of commission for the winter. Some few
boats whose owners are enthusiastic
hunters will be kept in service as long
as the river is free of ice.
Arrived7sScllooner Blanch Hayward, oys-
sters in the shell for the local market.
tug Camilla. with tow from a river
point: scow Friend. at Alexandria with
cord wood; tug Eugenia, with tow of
sand and gravel laden lighters from Pts
Getaway creek: tug G. w. Pride, with
tow from a down-river point.
Sailed-Standard Oil Company tug No.
l.. towing barge No. q. light for Balti-
more to load oil for bay point; schoon-
ers Metompkin and Fair American light
for river point to load for this city;
schooner Clara Leonard. light for Nomni
to lay up: steam barge Daniel X. Jack
son, light for river point to load cord
wood for the dealers here: schooner Mary
Francis, light for a river point to load
back to this city.
Observation-Disclosures Henry l.. Peck
ham. light from this city. has arrived at
Newport News tn load coal: bugeye Ma
jestic, is at a river point loading oysters
in the shell for this city: schooner Will
liam Cunningham is at Potomac creek
loading cord wood for the dealers here:
schooner Isabelle, with oyster shells from
this city, has arrived al Mount Holly.
Va: schooner J. p. Robinson frcm Alex
andria with a general cargo. Will lay up
for the winter In Upper Machodoc creek.
The new lighter built "a Cumberland's
boat house. foot of 9th street. for parties
IN this city. is practically completed. and
If the tide makes high enough today il
will be showed overheard. The construc-
ton work on the lighter was started about
three weeks ago In the open air. This is
said TO be "A record for the construction
of a boat Of this size at this city.
The beacon light at the mouth Of
Smiths creek "a tributary OF the Potomac
near it's mouth which was badly dam
aged BY being run over by a passing yes
sci in the latter part OF October, has been
repa ired and the beacon was relghted
several DAYS ago The beacon is Off
cially known as kits Point beacon, No. I.
The schooner S.donia Curley. which
brought a cargo of lumber here from the
Rappalannoek river several days ago. is
detained in port here to DE fitted With a
MINDLESS and to have some other repair
work done Mechanics from Dean : boat
ward at Alexandria are aboard the Curey
doing the work upon her.