Evening star., 1909-04-28
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The big coal carrying barge of the Con-
solidation Coal Company of Baltimore.
which arrived here about a week ago to
load a cargo of about 1.6OO tons of coal
from the Cumberland mining region for
a New England port, yesterday completed
the taking aboard of her cargo at the
piers of the C. c. Company, at Georgetown,
and will sail as soon as the tug Pied
mont comes to take her away. This is
the third barge loaded with Cumberland
coal that has sailed from this city for
New England in the past month. and it
is stated that within the next day or two
another OF the big schooner barges of the
c. c. Company will be here to take aboard
cargo for port on the North Atlantic
coast. More coal will be shipped from
this city to Boston, Portland and other
New England ports this spring and sum-
mer than has been sent from this city
in many years.
The steamer ST. Johns, which is en-
ployed in carrying excursionists to Colo
nial Beach, Va. during the summer
months. Is at her dock, near the foot of
N street southwest. being made ready
for the excursion season, which will open
next month. Since the close of the last
excursion season the boilers of the big
steamer have been rebuilt and the vessel
has been thoroughly overhauled.
The steamer Estelle Randall owned by
the Potomac and Chesapeake Steamboat
Company, yesteday underwent her an
nual inspection by the officials of the
ice. Since being laid up for the winter
about the first of the year. the steamer
has received thorough overhauling and
repainting. The manager of the p. and C.
company is now arranging a route and
schedule for the steamer on the upper
river. and it is probable the boat will be
placed on the route early in the coming
month. The steamboat inspectors gave
all the requirements of the service. and
her license will be renewed for another
year. 1t is stated that when the Estelle
Randall goes into service she will he
under the command of Capt. James Bar
ker. the veteran steamboat master. None
of the other officers of the steamer have
been selected.
The pier located between that used by
eXcursionists going to Colonial Beach
and that of the Washington Steamboat
Company has been enlarged and improv-
ed and will be used during the coming
summer by the steamer T. V. Arrowsmith
in carrying colored excursionists to river
points
from Norfolk for dealers here; schooners
Charles H. Pryor and c. +. Lewis. oys-
tiers and CLAIMS from bay points; bugeye
Thomas II. Bailey-Brown, lumber from
Coan river to the local dealers: schooner
Rover. laths. at Alexandria from North
Carolina point: schooner Nellie. lumber
from a Virginia point to the dealers;
sloop Betompkin, oysters in the she'll to
the local dealers; schooners Edith Verrall,
Silver Star and James A. Garfield. cord
wood from Potomac points: tug Camilla,
towing A. c. Company lighter. with sui
phuric acid-making material from Alex
andria-
Sailed: Schooner Isabel light, for Alex
andria to load general cargo for a
river point: schooner Mary Ann Shea.
light, for Aqua creek to load back to this
city: tug Camilla, with a tow for down.
river point; schooner James A. Garfield,
wood from a Potomac point to dealers:
schooner James H. Davis. light for a
river point to load back to this city: sioop
Washington, light, for a Virginia point
to load: bugeye Eleanor Russell light,
for Potomac point to load for dealers
here: schooner William Parks, for a Po-
tomac point to load.
Memoranda: Schooner Oscar is in Mat
tox creek loading railway ties for Alex
andria schooner Mayhower is in Mania
moy creek loading back to this city;
schooner Oakland is at river point load
ing cord wood for the dealers: steamer
Dennis Simmons is at a North Carolina
point loading for the dealers here; schoon-
er j. S. Hoskins Is under charter to load
lumber at Florida port for this city:
schooner u. Layton has arrived light at
Norfolk to load lumber.
The blow on the river Sunday is de-
scribed by the steamboat men out in it
as being the heaviest Southerly gale in