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

The big two-masted schooner Maine.
the largest of her class hailing from this
port. arrived here yesterday with a cargo
of lumber and laths aboard from the
James river. and is lying at the wharf.
foot of 1919 street to unload. The vessel
has aboard several hundred thousand
feet of lumber and a large number OF
laths.
The Maine was purchased from parties
in Philadelphia about a year ago by
James o. Carter and others in this city.
The new owners had her transferred
from the custom house at Philadelphia 10
this city as her home port.
The Maine Is an old-type two masted
schooner. built for going up and down
the coast in all seasons of the year and
to carry a large cargo. Since she has
been owned here the vessel has paid two
visits to this city with cargoes of lumber
from ports on Chesapeake bay. II is
understood that after unloading her cargo
she will return 10 the James river to
load back to this city.
For the first time I'm several weeks there
are no vessels loading coal at the George
town piers of the American Ice Company.
the schooner barge of the company hav
ing completed loading early I'm the week
and the schooner Donnel day or two
ago. The barge is still lying at George
town awaiting sailing orders.
Her sailing will be SO arranged that she
will leave this city and arrive at Point
Lookout within short time of the
rival of the tow of barges from Baltimore,
which she is to join in order 10 he taken
up the coast to Boston, where she will
discharge her cargo of Cumberland coal.
The tug Camilla, which will take the
barge to Point Lookout, will bring back
with her Consolidation Coal Company
schooner barge No. 8. now on her way
down the coast and will arrive at Point
Lookout some time Monday next. In the
latter part of next week. ii is stated. an
other barge will be brought to George
town. So there will be a vessel almost
constantly under the coal shutes there
taking cargoes of the fuel aboard for
points on the New England coast These
big barges will each carry away about
1900 tons of soft coal.
The old tug Spray, owned at ALEXANDRIA.
is still on the railway at the Alexandria
shipyard, where she has been for several
weeks past. 1t is stated that her owners
are allowing her to remain on the railway
while it is determined what repair work
is necessary to put her in good trim for
service on the river.
1t Is said to be the intention OF those
who recently purchased her to give the
hull of the old boat a general repairing
and to use her in towing coal-laden
lighters from Alexandria to this city and
taking light lighters back to the Virginia
port
1t will he several weeks before the
Spray is ready for work.
Arrived: Schooner l.. Il. Plat, cord
wood from the St Mary river for deal
ers at Georgetown: tugs Minerva and
Walter r. Meade towing nine sand and
gravel laden lighters ard a dredging MA
chine; tug Camilla. towing ore-laden scow
from Oceoquan for Alexandria: schooner
+! William Henry cord wood from down.
river point for the dealers at this port:
tug William II. Yerkes jr.. towing
schooner for Alexandria from a bay point.
and tug James O. Carter from Solomons
Island for this city.
Sailed: Schooner Clara Leonard. light.
for Nomini creek to load back to this
city; schooner Mayfiower. light, for Mary
land point to load cord wood for the d al
ers here; buyeye " lillian Lishear. Zig 1T.
for the Wicomico river Md, 10 load salt
behring's i'm barres for this city; tug
Dixie towing three light bay barges from
Georgetown for Baltimore: tug Camilla,
with tow for the mouth of the river.
Memoranda: Schooner idonia Curley
has sailed from the Rappahannock river
for this city with cargo of lumber;
schooner Mabel and Ruth has sailed from
Norfolk for NeWbern. y. G. to load back
to this city: schooner Brina Pendieton,
with phosphate rock from Port Tampa
for Alexandria. is reported in the river
bound up; schooner Oakland Is at point
on the river loading cord wood for the
dealers here: schooner Nettie Is at a bay
point loading lumber for the dealers here.
Rarses b. 7. Donaldson. Albemar!e and
Appomattox which discharged cargoes Of
hard coal at Baltimore. have sailed in
tow of the Southern Transportation Com
pany tug Dixie for Baltimore to load coal
for this city.
Dredge No. > of the fleet of the Co
lumbia National Dredging Company OF
this city was yesterday brought up the
river from the point at which she has
been working After being repaired she
will be put to work digging sand III the
vicinity of this city.