Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-11
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

Heavy shipments of ties from AleXan-
dria to points north are looked for dur
Ing the season that will open III a few
weeks. The three-masted schooner Susie
Davidson, which brought cargo of stone
here from Boston for use in street paving
work in the District. early in this week
will complete unloading her cargo and
will be taken to Alexandria, where she
will load railway ties for New York. This
will be the first cargo that has been
loaded by the parties having the Davidson
under charter for about year. They are
preparing to resume business on a large
scale during the coming spring and sum-
mer.
Prior to the financial panic of last year
they were sending two or three vessels
each month from Alexandria TO Boston
and New York. When the railroads can
celed their orders the business was sus-
pended at Alexandria until conditions i'm
proved.
The outlook for the coming season is
said to be bright. Many orders for future
delivery Of ties are being placed by the
railroads throughout the country. A char
ter OF the barge Hearne, now at Alex
andra to take ties to New York was in
negotiation. Closing the contract was pre-
vented by weather conditions.
The three-masted schooner Rebecca
Moulton, Capt. Strong. lying at this city
for a month past. and the two-masted bay
schooner Rover, Capt. Pratt. which un-
I>loaded lumber here about ten days ago
and has since been waiting orders, sailed
yesterday.
The Moulton goes to Norfolk to be
locked for general overhauling of her
hull and for cleaning and painting. BY
the time this work is completed it is prob
able that a charter will have been ar
ranged for her and she will then be ready
to load.
The Rover is on her way to Foxwells
wharf, Md, to lay up. In the tow with
these vessels went several oyster and
wood carrying craft, lying here for two
or three weeks. The sailing of the tow
cleaned the harbOr of all vessels except
| up and the vessels at the oyster wharf
with bivalves.
The steamers of the feet of the Wash
| ington and Potomac Steamboat Company,
which were withdrawn from service jan
| uary 1, are lying at the Sth street wharf
| and are to be overhauled and put in
thorough order before the opening of the
| busy spring season on the river. While
| 1T has not been definitely determined. it
| is more than probable that the steamers
where boiler and hull work can be done
expeditiouSy. The steamer Harry Ran
dali will be replaced on the river route
| by another steamer of the line during the
| spring, so that she can be given a gen.
| eral overhauling The river steamers are
also to be fitted out in good style and
will be brought up-to-date for passenger
service.
Arrived-Tug James O. Carter, with a
tow of OySter-laden vessels from down.
| river point: sloop Daisy, at Alexandria
with cargo from Piscataway creek. Md.
| tug Camilla. with tow from the lower
Potomac: tug Rosalie, towing sand and
gravel laden lighters from river point
| Sailed-Scow Blanchard. light for a river
| point to load for this port: bugeye I'm
perial, light for the Potomac oyster beds
| to load: tug Carter, light for river point
after a tow; tug Meade, with a tow OF
light scows for the digging machines
down river.
Memoranda: Schooner Grace G. Ben
nett laden with lumber for this city
| sailed from Newbern N. c.. 9th instant
schooner M. ]. Stephenson is at river
point to load oysters for this market
| schooner Beulah Land is lying light al
Alexandria,; schooner Isabelle is in No
mini creek loading for this port; tug
William H. Yerkes. jr., of this city is al
Baltimore with tow from bay points.
The steam yacht Giavota. belonging to
John R. DosPassos of New York, has
gone into winter quarters in the dock a,
the foot of street, in company with
the steam yacht Cleolia and the power
launch Dacota. The crew will be KEEP,
aboard the Giavota and she will be kept
|
On most of the larger of the pleasure
craft in the harbor the crews have beer
| laid off, and the vessels have only a
caretaker aboard
The large chain bucket dredging ma
chine, belonging to one of the loca
| nd-digging companies, which has beer
working at the south end of the new
railway bridge near jackson city has
| been moved TO Il point on the Virginia
channel flats about 200 yards above the
| Highway bridge, and is there digging fol-
sand. Several years ago the bulk of the
| building sand used in this city was taker
| from the river between the old Lone
bridge and Georgetown.
| The steamer Wakefield will be kept
upon the route of the steamer Harry
| Randall until the rudder of the latter
steamer can be repaired and her steerins
| gear rerigged. The Wakefield. which
unexpectedly took the place of the steam
err Randall on the river route Saturday
night reached this city on the return
trip from Wirts about 6 o'clock yesterday
| afternoon.