Evening star., 1909-06-12
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The steamer Wakefield of the feet
of the Potomac and Chesapeake Steam
boat Company, which arrived here last
Thursday night from the Newport News
shipyard, where she was given thor
ough overhauling in preparation for
taking up her route on the Potomac
this morning temporarily relieved tne
steamer Capital City. A few minor re-
pairs are to be made to the machin-
cry of the Capital City. and she Will
| return to service about the middle Of
next week. For the temporary work
the greater portion of the crew of the
steamer Capital City has been trans
ferred to the Wakefield, under the
command of Capt. r. B. Reed. On the
arrival of the steamer here Wednesday
morning next her regular crew will go!
aboard her and the crew of the CapI-
tai City will return to their own boat,
under the command Of Capt. S. c. Slys.
The Wakefield takes up her regular
route to the lower river Thursday
morning next, relieving the steamer
Estelle Randall of service to the
wharves between Smiths and Colonial
Beach.
The square-bow barge Chaptico. which
has been loading pulp wood for Philadel-.
phia at points along the river, completed
her cargo of several hundred cords of the
sticks Of timber yesterday and will sail
within the next day or two in tow of a
Dougherty tug for the Delaware. The
barge Norfolk, which Is loading ties at
Nomini cliffs, lower Potomac, for New
York, will complete her cargo within the
next day or two and will be taken in tow
by tug bound up the coast with other
barges. The Dougherty barge, which
began the loading Of ties at Alexandria
several days ago, will during the coming
week complete loading and will join the
fleet on the way TO cities on the north
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A fleet of ten or fifteen vessels laden
with wood, lumber. grain and other car
goes from the Potomac and bay ports
arrived here within the last day or two.
and as many more are reported at river
and bay ports loading for this city. The
harbor is again full of craft of various
sizes and type Of rig waiting an oppor-
tunity to berth and discharge cargoes.
All the vacant wharves about the city are
filling with lumber craft. A consider
able portion OF the lumber now coming
here is being discharged on the lumber
wharves on the Eastern branch. and some
few cargoeS are going to the Georgetown
piers.
Arrived-Schooner Oscar, ties, from
Mattawoman creek to dealers; schooner
Avalon, lumber, from a North Carolina
point; schooner Silver Star. cord wood.
from a Maryland point; schooner Philip
kirkwood. laths from Norfolk TO dealers:
Consolidation Coal Company lighter No.
/, railway ties, from a down-river point:
creek: pungy Emery. cord wood, to deal
ers; schooner Mabel and Ruth, lumber,
from Newbern, n. c., to the dealers
here; schooner Phil Sheridan. wood,
from a Potomac point; schooner Emily
Washington, cord wood, from a Potomac
point; schooner Isaac Solomon, cord
wood. from Potomac point schoon-
er urbanna, lumber, from the low
Toby. with a tow from down-river
point; schooner Cherubim. from Chesa-
peake bay point, to local dealers:
nans asd bsst
TO this city: schooner Sidonia Curley.
light for a Rappahannock river point to
load lumber for the dealers: schooner
Bertha May, light, for Wades bay to
Robinson. light. to Alexandria. to load
merchandise for Upper Machodoc creek
points; tug Capt. Toby, to Quantico with
Alexandria Coal Company scow to load
sulphuric acid making material Tor TINS
city.
Memoranda-Schooner Hattie Nickerson
has sailed from Norfolk for this city with
lumber; schooner Eugfe was brought here
from Alexandria to complete the unload
ing of her cargo of lumber; schooner
KirkwOod has been taken to Alexandrla
to unload; barge Pacific Is under charler
to LOAD railway ties on the Potomac ior
New York: schooner Cunningham mas
gone to a river point to unload; sloop
FLYING Scud has gone from Alexandria to
a river point under charter to load lum-
ber.
The coal-carrying barge Shenandoah,
which DISCHARGED cargo of coal here IS
ar the pier foot of South Capitol street
loading asphalt paving block for Norfolk.
and the barge Potomac is at the foot OF
Sd street taking aboard large cargo or
gravel for Portsmouth. Va. Sand Is
abundant about Norfolk. but gravel is
scarce, and several cargoes are sent from
this city each season to Norfolk and
for use in building opera
tions in the twin cities.
Can't. Alfred Curley, master of the
schooner Sidonia Curley. who went to
Norfolk to recover his power launch.
which was stolen from his vessel while
sh. was lying in the Rappahannock river
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