Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-21
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The remains of the antebellum pier at
the mouth of the former canal between
Alexandria and Georgetown are to be
made use of once again to form the foun-
dation for a business pier.
For several weeks past big buildings
that will form part of new fertilizer
manufacturing plant have been in process
of erection alongside the old canal bank
on the river front. at the north end of
Alexandria. The old piles will be utilized
in the construction of a pier for the new
plant These piles have been in the wa
ter for over sixty years, but they have
been found to be as solid as the day they
were driven. and will make firm founda-
ton for the structure that will be erected
upon them.
They formed part of what was once a
large coal pier The coal was brought
down the canal from Cumberland in
barges and at these piers transferred to
vessels sailing for all parts of the world:
About the beginning of the civil war the
pier was abandoned. For many years
only the old piles have been left.
The return of warm weather has put an
end to all present danger of a freeze on
the river Rivermen are beginning to be-
lieve that all the signs last fall that fore
told hard freezing winter are worthy of
room of the Ananias Club.
Early in the week when the cold
weather came many watermen looked for
freeze. Now they "give 1t up and don t
AS yet none of the tugboat owners has
fitted a piow on his boat This may be
one winter when tugs will go plowless.
The water is still cold. Freezing tenn
perature soon forms skim of ice on the
water.
The ctaop,ar Northumberland of the
fleet of the Maryland. Delaware and
Virginia railway line, which last summer
and fall ran upon the route between this
city and Baltimore. has completed re-
Baltimore shipyard. and will take the
place of the steamer Calvert On one OF
the routes of it's owners.
The Calvert is withdrawn from service
to receive it's annual overhauling and
fixing up for the opening of the busy
spring season on the Potomac. The tri-
weekly trips of the steamers of the Mary
land, Delaware and Virginia line between
this city and Baltimore will be resumed,
it is understood, in March next.
Arrived: Schooner William II. Bixier,
bugeyes Avalon and NJ. J. Stephenson,
oysters in the shell for the market; tug
Bohemia towing five coal-laden barges
from Philadelphia for Georgetown; tug
Camilla, with tow of oyster vessels
from the mouth of the river: bugeye
Nicholas. oysters from a Potomac bed
tug Minerva. with tow of sand-laden
lighters from a river point.
Sailed: Tug Bohemia, towing four light
barges for bay ports; bugeyes Willie
Clarence and Lola Taylor. light, for river
points to load; l.. A. s. lighter, laden
with building material from Alexandria
for river point; barses Totuskey and
Nansemond. light, for bay ports to load;
tug Eugenia, with tow of light scows
for Shoots digging machine
Memoranda: Schooner Ethel Vale is at
a river point loading for this city; schoon-
er Curley is due here with lumber from
a Rappahannock river point
The barges Rappahannock, Minerva.
Delaware, Donaldson and Majestic of the
Southern Transportation Company fleet
arrived in port yesterday from Philadel-
phia, via Chesapeake City, with cargoes
of hard coal for Georgetown dealers. The
barges each have aboard about 600 tons
of the fuel, for use in this city.