Evening star., 1909-03-07
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT


will be delivered here by vessels to fill
the local demand.
The schooner Gen. Greely and two large
barges OF the Consolidation Coal Company
are at the Maine fields loading ice. The
Greedy is expected to sail for Washington
within the next few days. bringing about
1 800 tons. The barges will carry about
1,60O tons each.
1t is not usual to bring natural ice to
this city this early in the year. The
warm winter has made the demand heavy
in months when it is ordinarily light. and
has prevented the accumulation of much
surplus at the manufacturing plants.
In an ordinary season this city uses on
an average about 5000 tons Of natural
ice. in addition to the output of several
ice plants. This year the receipts OF
natural ice is expected TO be heavier than
for several years past.
In addition to the Washington supply
the big feur-masted schooner Indepen-
Alexandria early In the coming week
Another large vessel is expected to sal
from a Maine point for Alexandria with
in the next day or two.
The schooner Alicia Crosby. now un-
loading at Alexandria. will complete dis
charging her cargo early in next week
and will go to Norfolk or Baltimore and
load Goa. The vessel will dock before
loading
The tug Capt. Toby of the TAYLOR fleet
out of service to undergo overhaul
of machinery. has completed repair work
and has returned TO service on the river
| under the command of Capt. kintZ. The
Toby is employed in towing clay-lader
scows for the Miller Company of Wash
| inston and in other work on the river II
the vicinity OF this city.
The little tug Powhatan, Capt. Sisson
which has been towing in Occoquan. ar
| rived here in the middle OF the week tc
/ lay up for a general overhauiing of hel
engine and other machinery. The boa
will be out of service for a week or more
and will be put in good order for towing
work during the coming shad and herring
fishing season on the Potomac.
Work is being pushed on the overhaul
ing of the tug William II. Yerkes. jr., Al
the Alexandria shipyard. She will be
completed and ready to be launched early
| in the coming week
The Yerkes is one OF the larger Of the
fleet OF towboats owned at this city ano
is used for general towing work on Chesa
peake bay, from the capes to Baltimore
or this city.
Arrived. Tug Capt. Toby, from Alexan
dria towing coal-laden lighter for steam
boat use; fiattie f. G. Lewis. oysters ant
CLAIMS from Pocomoke sound, Va; powe
| schooner Lorna Buern. oysters from th'
Rappahannock river for the dealers: tut
Mead. with a tow OF lighters from a dowr
| river point: fiatties Rattling Joe and J. l.
Hunt, oysters in the shell from a dowr
river point: schooner MaHd. lumber from
{; Potomac point to the dealers.
Sailed: Schooner S. c. Kibble light, fo
a lower river point to load back to thi.
city: bugeye Willie Clarence. light. for <
Potomac point to load oysters back t,
| this market; schooner Belmont. light. fo
Pohick creek to load railway ties fo
Alexandria,; tug Camilla, with a tow fo
| down river point: bugeye Ella. light. fo
| a river point to load wood back to thi
| city: schooner Winnie Windsor, light, fo
she'll for this market; schooner Edith Yer
| rail-, light, for a river point to load.
Memoranda: Schooner Earl Biscoe is a
! Cockpit Point loading for this city o.
Alexandria,; schooner James B. Anderson
| is at West Point. Va, bound to a Yorl
river point to load lumber; schooner Mar
| garet Thomas has arrived at Port Tamps
| from Rio Janeiro to load phosphate rock
| schooner Hennie l.. James will load lum
| Der at a Virginia port for this city
| schooner Stephen Chase will return to
Virginia port to load lumber; schoone
Eta is at a river point loading oyster
| for this market
| A ram schooner, supposed to be thu
| Marvel, is reported in the river abou
| Maryland point on her way to this city
| The vessel has aboard about 100000 fee
| of pine lumber from a river point and Il
| consigned to dealers for the local mar
| ket. The tug Camilla win pick her VI
and bring her into port here today.
| The schooners Isabel and William
Parks which went ashore Wednesda!
night in the heavy gale on the Virgini;
side of the river between this city an.
| Shepherds landing, were still ashore yes
terday evening. AS this is the season 70
northwest gales and low tides. there
| but little prospect of the vessels beini
| floa ted shortly.
The tug Dixie has sailed from Baltimor
! for this city towing the barges Juanita
Delaware, Isabel and r. S. McCracker
laden with hard coal. The barges hav
| aboard in all over z. 500 tons of the fue
| for use in this city during the cold day
of March and the early spring.