Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-13
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

Schooner barge No. 8 of the Consolida-
tion Coal Company's fleet has completed
the loading of about 1000 tons of Cum
berland coal at Georgetown and is await
ing sailing orders from the home Office in
Baltimore.
AS soon as several barges loading at
lowed by big tug start on the voyage to
At Point Lookout she will hook on to the
other barges.
Barge No. q Of the Consolidation Coal
Company's feet has gone under the load
ing chutes at the Georgetown pier and
will take aboard over 1.5OO tons of the
fuel early in the coming week and will
convey her cargo to Boston or another
port on the north coast.
Barge 1S, light. sailed from Boston June
8, in tow Of the tug Savage. 1t Is ex-
pected she will come in the capes today
and will arrive here early in the coming
week. in time to take the place of No. Is
under the loading chutes.
The three-masted schooner Childe Har-
old, laden with plaster from Nova Scotia,
has arrived at Alexandria and is berthed
at the pier Of the Alexandria Chemical
Company to unload her cargo. The
schooner has aboard about 800 tons of the
material, which Will De uSeO IN the man
ufacture of land fertilizers at the Alexan-
dria plant.
Coming from a foreign port, the vessel
has to undergo medical inspection. 1t
was not until DR.. Arthur Snowden, marine
hospital surgeon at Alexandria, had made
an examination was the vessel allowed to
dock to begin unloading her cargo.
This is the first cargo of plaster that has
been brought to Alexandria by vessel in
recent years. Several years ago plaster
laden SchoOners were frequently at the
wharves there.
The Childe Harold has visited this port
several times with various cargoes. This
is the first time she mas ever come here
with plaster aboard from the Canadian
mines.
Arrived: Schooner Oakland, cord wood
from a river point for the dealers; scow
]. e w. No. l, lumber from Occouuan
creek; schooner Silver Star, cord wood
from Occoquan for the dealers here; tug
point; bugeye Maggie Smith at Alexan-
dria to load merchandise for river
point; tug Minerva. with a tow Of sand
and gravel laden lighters from a down
river point.
Sailed: Schooner Sidonia Curley, light
for Alexandria to load for Norfolk;
schooner William H. Mcclure. light, for
Nomini creek to load back to this city:
schooner William, Leighton, light, for
Potomac point to load back to this city;
shingles for Alexandria,; tug Minerva,
with a tow of sand and gravel laden light
ers for river point; schooner Smith,
light, for a lower river point to load lum-
Der.
Memoranda: Schooner Almeda Wiley is
at a New Brunswick port loading lumber
TOR this city: schooner John McGinnis has
sailed from Baltimore for the Rappahan-
mock river to load lumber for tins port:
schooner Peri is at a Potomac point load
n N col
Ann Shea is in Nomni loading for tn.
dealers here; schooner Crbanna has gone
to the Rappanannock river to load lumber
back to TINS pert; schooner JEANNE Lup-
petit has been chartered to load ice at a
port on the kennebec river for this city;
schooner Johnson has sailed from Alex
andria for river point to load back to
this city.
The warm days and cool nights have
caused early morning fOgS several times
in the last two weeks. The fog that both
cred steamboat men yesterday morning
was about thick and troubiesom. fof
an hour or two as has been seen on the
river for several months.
From the naval powder magaZin to AZ
exandria the blanket of mist was SO thick
that the land on both sides of the river
was absolutely blotted out Steamers land
ing at the Alexandria wharves were al
most upon them before the wkarVeS could
be MADE out. Fortunately in a short time
the warm rays of the run dispelled the
mist
The steamer Wakefield this morning
took the place of the steamer Estelle Ram
dali upon the route to Glymont Md, SO
that the latter boat could be cleaned up
pr eparatory to receiving coat of paint
The Wakefield will return to her route on
the lower river tomorrow.
The two-masted coasting schooner
Maine. belonging to James o. Carter OF
this city. is at the wharf wa ting a charter
that will send her down the river to load
pulp wood for Philadelphia. While lying
her her crew is painting the vessel and
putting Ter in sood ;r-m Tor efficient work.