Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

Ice in large quantities is shipped from
Alexandra to interior points in Virginia
and also is used for refrigerator cars on
their way from southern states to north
ern markets laden with fruit and vege-
tables To meet this demand the Mutual
Ice Company is now receiving and will
large quantities OF ice. brought in coast
ing schooners from the Kennebec and
other points IN Maine.
The four-masted- schooner Stella B.
Kaplan Is at the ice company pier at
Alexandria discharging a cargo of about
1900 TONS The big schooner Alice Hol-
brook is at anchor in the stream off Alex
andria waiting to berth and unload.
The work of taking the cargo out Of the
kaplan is being pushed. 1t Is expected
she will be light by Wednesday. The re-
moval of the cargo Of the Holbrook can
then be started.
The schooner Jennie Lippett. with ice
aboard for Alexandria. is in the river and
will arrive and anchor OH Alexandra to-
day. The three vessels will this week dis
charge about 200 tons of ice into the
storage house at Alexandria.
The warm weather Of Saturday and
yesterday made good business for ex-
cursion steamers and filled the river with
small pleasure boats.
The steamer ST. Johns. which sailed yes
terday morning for Colonial Beach. had
aboard close to a thousand passengers
when she backed out from her dock. The
steamer Charles Manchester on all her
trips yesterday carried large throngs to
Marshall Hail. River View had many
visitors who went to the resort on the
steamer Queen Anne.
Many took advantage of the evening
trip of the steamer jamestown to enjoy
cool ride on the river to return home
after the hot streets had had an oppor-
tunity to cool off. OF the fleet Of about 300
pleasure craft Of all kinds owned in this
city. full nine-tenths of them were out
Saturday night and yesterday.
Several excursionists who left here Sat
urday night went to Colonial Beach and
other points down river to spend yester-
day. returning home last night or early
this morning.
The new speed launch Vim. belonging
to Joseph Moore of Alexandria. was a
visitor to the harbor yesterday afternoon
and attracted much attention as she
went drought the water at almost ex-
press-train speed. Those operating the
boat amused themselves running after the
big excursion steamers. passing them with
While the Vim is said not to be as fast
now as the Kindo or the Mae. speed
boats owned in Alexandria. it is expected
that when her engine is in thorough work
ing order her speed will surpass that of
the two older tiers. Mr.. Moore is conf
dent he will be able to get over twenty
seven miles an hour out of the Vim.
Arrived: Schooner Early Bird. lumber.
from the RappahannOck river for the deal
ers; steamer Gen. Lee. from Norfolk for
river service; bugeye Wright. canned
goods from a river point for dealers: tug
Carter. with a tow from a down-river
point: tug Rosalie. with tow of sand
laden lighters from Piscataway creek;
sloop Daisy. at Alexandria to load for
Piscataway creek. Md.
Sailed: Steam yacht Gretchen. Capt.
Keene. on a cruise: bugeye Leven Wool
ford, for a river point TO load back to
this city: schooner PERI light. for Aqua
creek to load cord wood for this city:
creek to load for dealers here: tug Mi
nerva. towing a fleet Of light scows to the
digging machines down river; tug Camilla,
with tow for dOwn-river point.
Memoranda: Schooner Oakland Is at
Maryland point loading cord wood for this
port; schooner Norwalk is loading lumber
in Mattawoman creek; sloop Enola is at
a river point loading for this city: schoon-
err Mabel and Ruth is at a North Carolina
port loading lumber for this city: schooner
Eddie will go to a Virginia port from this
city to load lumber: power barge Princess
has sailed for bay point to load: schoon-
er Mary Ann Shea is in Aqua creek load
ing for this port.
Southern Transportation Company has
sailed from this city towing the barge
Brandywine to the ST. Mary river. the
Wicomco to a Potomac point to load
pulp wood. MattapOni and Susquehanna
to the Kappa hammock river and Delaware
for Baltimore.
The schooners Daylight and Maria o.
feel are at sea bound to this city with
cargoes Of ice from Maine The Teel
sailed from her loading port June II and
the Daylight June 10. The schooners VIII
liam H. Yerkes and Young Bros. are at
Maine points loading ice for this city.