Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ON THE RIVER FRONT

Tugboat owners here are of the opinion
there will be no more thick ice on the
river this winter. and within a few days
the ice-breaking plows Of the towboats
will be removed and stored until they
are needed next winter. The tug william
H. Yerkes of the Taylor will 20 to the
Davis shipyard at Solomons Island to
urship her pillow. She Is the FIRST of
the local fleet to drop the pillow. but unless
some ice-makinR weather occurs the next
week or ten days the Camilla, Minerva
and other boats that have plows on VIII
remove them. Less than half the WASH
inRton owned towboats were fitted with
plows this winter. as the owners, il is
stated. anticipated only a short freeze.
and II came while business was dull SO
they laid their boats up. The big tug NJ
Mitchell Davis was to have been armed
with her pillow. but the thaw developed
before she had an opportunity to go TO
Solomons Island for It,
The sloop Addie. belonging to j. r.
Merriam of Charles county. Nd which
was laid up in the mouth OF Mattawomau
creek for the winter. was cut through by
the ice and is now lying in the creel, in
about ten feet OF water. almost CONF
pletely covered. In sinking. Ii is stated.
the little craft turned turtle and lis lying
on the bottom. The Addie was formerly
owned by William CoGswell Of this city
and was employed in fishing. 1t is stated
her new owner was to have used her for
fishing purposes this spring. 1t is not
thought that the craft is badly injured
and an effort is to be made to raise her
and get her ashore. where the damaged
planks may be replaced and the boat
caulked and made ready for service with
the fishing fleet on the Potomac.
The steamer Harry Randall yesterday.
On her first trip from the lower river
since the freeze. brought up more than
$50 cases of eggs. containing from thirty
u:
the commission dealers here and in ad
dition had a large number Of cases con-
signed to private parties. She also
brought a considerable quantity OF live
stock and fowls. and on the next trip
up the river, which will be made tomor-
row. the shipments OF eggs and poultry
will. it is expected. be larger than on
the last trip. The officers of the steamer
report finding little ice of consequence
in any of the tributaries of the Potomac
into which she had to go. and She was
able to make all her landings without
any trouble. The Randall is now rum
ring on her regular schedule.
Arrived: Standard OIL tug No. IL. tow
ing barge No. 81. laden with oil i'm bulk
from Baltimore for Georgetown; schoonee
W,rnie Windsor. oysters in the shell froD
the Potomac beds; tug James o. Carter,
towing A. c. Co.'S lighter. laden with
with a tow: schooner Advocate. lumber
from a Virginia port: steam barge Daniel
X. Jackson. cord wood from AQUA creek
for the dealers: schooner Joseph c. Raw.
phosphate rock from Port Tampa, Fla.
at Alexandria: schooner Halle r.. oys-
tiers in the shell from a lower Potomac
point; tug William H. Yerkes. jr. with
a tow from a river point: bugeve Ethel
Vale. oysters in the shell from the los->.
Potomac beds.
Sailed-Schooner Amanda Lewis for a
river point to load oysters in the shell
back to this city: schooner Mabel and
Ruth. light for North Carolina point to
load lumber: tug Camilla. with tow to
the lower river: schooner Cunningham
light to Alexandria to load for a river
point: tug ID. NJ. Key. for river point
with tow.
Observation-Disclosures Grace G. Bennett
has been chartered to load coal at Nor
folk for Newborn. N c.. and lumber back
to a bay port: schooner j. p. Robinson ID
loading cord wood in Upper Machodoc
creek for the dealers here: schooner ST.
donia Curley is under charter TO load lum-
Der on the Rappahannock river: schooner
Belmont is at a down river point loading
for this port.
The barge Mat;aponi laden with Goa.
from Baltimore for the p0wder-making
plant at the naval proving grounds. In
dian Head. Nd. is reported lying OF In
dian Head and tug has been sent from
this city to take the vessel up Malta
woman creek TO the powder plant pier.