Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-07
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

ALONG THE RIVER FhON1
Plans are being prepared by the archi-
tect Of the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company for the berth which
the new steamer Southland will occupy
when she comes to this city early in the
coming year.
The new ship is by far the largest ves-
sci that has ever berthed at a Washington
dock. To make room for her the dock
now used by the steamer Newport News,
at the south side of the big pier of the
company. foot of 7th street. will be re-
modelled to fit. Exactly what changes will
be made have not yet been decided, but
considerable work will be necessary.
The steamer is over fifty feet longer
than the largest steamer now in service
on the Potomac. Preparing dock for
her use makes necessary some close cal
culations in consequence of the want OF
room in the narrow and crowded harbor.
1t will be over three months before the
new steamer is completed and ready for
service on the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. route.
The ram schooner Mabel and Ruth,
which arrived here yesterday from New
bern, n. c., with a cargo of laths. had
a slow trip from the Carolina sounds to
this port. She sailed from Newbern Sep
TENDER Il. and in the sounds met with
head winds that made her progress slow.
Towing through the canal. the schooner
reached Norfolk about two weeks ago and
started up the bay and river to this city
Head winds continued. according to the
report made by Capt. Conoway and when
the wind was not from the north or
northeast it was dead calm.
The vessel succeeded at last In working
her way into the Potomac. where one of
the tugs of the Taylor feet picked her
up and towed her into port here.
The Mabel and Ruth has made many
trips from North Carolina to this city
with lumber aboard. This is the slowest
she has made tn many years.
AS soon as she completes unloading her
cargo she will return to North Carolina
to take aboard another load for the deal
ers here.
The big sand and gravel digging ma
chine. No. 3. belonging to the Columbia
National Sand Dredging Company of this
city, which has been hauled out on the
marine railway at the Alexandria shipyard
for several days past. undergoing an
overhauling, was yesterday put overheard
and taken back to Greenway flats. below
Marshall Hall. There it will at once re-
sumo operations digging sand and gravel
for this market. The demand for the
material is said to be excellent just now,
and all the sand-dredginG machines owned
at this city are now at work taking the
material from the sand bars along the
river and loading it upon lighters for
transports alton to this city.
Five or SIX SanO OlSSeTS are DIT NOl n
at various points on the river.
Arrived.-Schooner Kibble, oysters in
the shell from a down-river point for this
market: schooner Lottie Carter. cord
wood from river point to the dealers;
schooner James o. Carter. with tow of
lumber and wood laden vessels from the
lower river: schooner Oakland, cord wood
from a river point for the dealers;
schooner Sidonia Curley. pine lumber
from the Rappahannock river for the
I,,v~,1 ~o,.
from a river point for the dealers;
schooner Eleanor Russell, wood from a
lower Potomac point; schooner Annie
Mills packing grass from Potomac point
at Alexandria; tug Meade, with a tow of
sand and gravel lighters from Greenway
Sailed.-Schooner Sam1 Wood. oyster
shells to the eastern shore: sloop Daisy,
from Alexandria to Pennington. Md,
with general cargo; schooner Rio
river to load back to this city; schooner
William Cunningham. light, for Potomac
creek to load lumber for this city;
schooner Horatio Seymour. light. for
Boyds Hole to load cord wood; schooner
Isaac Solomon light for NARROW bay to
load for'this port: tug Rosalie, with a tow
of light scows to Piscataway creek.
Observation-Disclosures s. Sawyer has
been chartered to return to Norfolk to
load lumber for this city: schooner Mary
ALI Sucd Is OH Her way W tHiS CITY Will
lumber aboard from a Virginia port;
schooner John McGinnis was In Wiconhico
river a day or two ago bound to this city
with a cargo Of lumber aboard; schooner
Edith Verral is in the mouth of Malta
woman creek loading for this port.
The schooner Martha Davis, owned by
Capt. Charley McKenney of Alexandria,
which has been hauled out on the marine
railway at the Alexandria shipYard for
several days past. has completed repairs
and has been put overheard. ready for
active service once more Capt. McKen-
ney, 1t is stated, will use the craft in the
oyster trade to this port and Baltimore.