Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-10
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The big haul-seine at the Windmill
Point fishing shore on the Virginia side
of the Potomac, about forty-f1ve miles
below this city, was put overheard and
a haul made a day or two ago for the
first time this season.
Daily hauls will be made at the shore
from now until the end Of the shad and
herring fishing season in the early part
of the coming May. Reports from the
shore state that the catch SO far has
been light and all fish taken are sent to
this market.
1t is probable that Windmill Point will
be the only fishing shore in operation on
the Potomac for month or six weeks,
when the other fishing shores will be
ready to haul seine for shad and herring.
Windmill Point Is operated by Capts.
Neitzey and Faunce ,' this city, and
employs fifty or more men to handle the
big seine boat and net.
From the time the net was first put
into the water these men went on pay
and will draw their daily stipend whether
the season be good or bad. or whether
fish are caught or not.
fleet of this city was yesterday taken
to Alexandria and hauled out on the
marine railway, there to have her
hull cleaned. painted and metaled and
TO nave OtneF repair wOTh uOne
The Toby is wooden hull vessel,
built about two years ago. Following
the usual custom. she has been used
until this time without having her
planking under water covered with
metal.
Before she goes into service again
the hull of the boat will be covered
with a heavy galvanized iron that w IL
protect the wood from being cut by
ice and will otherwise preserve it. The
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railway for several days while her hull
is drying out thoroughly. so that when
the metal is put on it there will be no
moisture to cause decay in the wooden
planking. The Toby will be ready to
return to service in about ten days.
The Bull inc steamer Wilhelmina OF
New York, which arrived at Alexandria
Saturday evening with a cargo of phos-
phate rock from Port Tampa, was
unlOaded again in record time. When
the vessel was here several months ago
her cargo of 5000 tons of the material
was removed in less than forty-eignt
hours. Though the steamer arrived at
Alexandria Saturday. her matches were
the removal of her cargo was then
commenced Yesterday afternoon the
vessel was light and last night it sailed
for Newport News to load a cargo of
coal arr for s sshoon Aan5 my port! Burton
lumber from a Virginia port for the deal
ers: schooner John w. Marsh. oysters
in the shell from a river point for the
| dealers; tug Rosale. with a tow Of sand
laden lighters from digging machines
along the river.
Sailed: Bugeye Goldie c.. light. for a
down-river point to load lumber back to
this city: s. o. COmpany's tug No. II
! towing tank barge No. a. light, from
Georgetown for Baltimore; schooner ]. D.
Ballard and flattie LYDIA Nolan. light. for
the lower river to load oysters in the
| shell back to this city; bugeye E. r. s.
Dougherty, light. for a bay point to load
| for this port; tug Camilla. with tow fol
| the lower river
Memoranda: Schooner 4. III. Quinby IL
at a Rappahannock river point loading
| for this port; tug Fortuna has sailed
from Baltimore with q tow Of coal-laden
barges for this city and Alexandria
| schooner Advocate has sailed from Bal.
| timore for the Coan river to load lum.
| Der: schooner ChePubim will return to q
bay port to load lumber for this city
or Baltimore.
The steamer Jane Moseley. which has
been lying for several weeks past al
| the 9th street wharf of the American
Ice Company, was yesterday shifted to
the colored excursion pier. foot of n
street. hXzthal tugs Carter And y. u. kay