Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-01
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The four asted schooner Elizabeth 7.
Doyle, laden with paving stones from
Boston to this city, was brought into
port yesterday afternoon by the tug NJ.
Mitchell Davis Of the Taylor fleet OF this
city. and was dccked at the Littlefeld
& Alvord 20. pier at Georgetown 10
discharge. The Doyle has aboard about
100 tons OF the stone, one Of the largest
cargoes that have been brought here. 1 ne
Doyle sailed from Boston for this city
March l., and a few days ago was re
ported as having returned 10 the Della
ware break-water after having sailed and
it was thought that she had met with
some accident. Her arrival at the capes
was unexpected and as she passed in
without displaying signals, il was not
known she was coming until the tug
brought her into port yesterday after
noon The three masled schooner Wi
liam F. Hood, Capt Allen, IS on her way
to this city with stone from Boston.
The Hood sailed from her loading port
March -. and will arrive here in tire
latter part OF this week or early in the
coming week.
The steamer Harry Randall of the fleet
Of the Potomac d Chesapeake Steamboat
Company was docked at the Skinner
shipyard at Baltimore yesterday for such
repairs to her steel hull as will put il
route between this city and the lower
Potomac The steamer is receiving an
overhauing NOT only Of hull, but boiler,
machinery, joiner work and other parts
of the vessel are also receiving attention,
50 that when the steamer returns to
this city about the midd of this month
it will be, III thorough order for service.
Before the steamer IS placed on the route
its saloon and passenger accommodations
generally Will be rented. and it is to tie
fort ~
travel during the spring and summer
months AS soon as the Randa is ready
for service the steamer Wakefield viii
be sent to Baltimore for over auiinS
Arrived: Schooner leanor Russell,
cordwood from a Potomac point 10 the
local dea ers: tug Camilla, towing \. {.
Co., scow laden with suipnuric acid max
ing material from Quanllcc. Va. 70
Alexandria, tug VI. Mitchell Davis, tow
ing schooner Elizabeth T. Doyle from the
capes: tug Meade with tow OF sand
carrying lighters from the digging ma
chimes at river point.
Sailed: Bugeye Cape Charles. light, for
bsy point to load schooner Will. IN RI
to this city; schooner Eva Alice. for
river point to load; J. q w lighter No.
1. in row OF tug Capt. Toby, light, for
Fort Hunt, 10 lead machinery for this
city; schooner J. w. CLARK, light. from
Fort Washington, to a river point TO
load cord wood; tug James Q. Carter,
with a tow for a river po-nt.
Memoranda: Schooner Urbanna will re-
turn to a Virginia port TO load lum ber:
schooner E. F. Evans is at river point
loading for this city. schooner Mayf1ower
is at Nanjamoy creek, laden with wood
for the dealers here; schooner Jennie u
Bell is at Norfolk after dischargng a
cargo of shells at Suffolk Va, from this
port; barge John II. McNally. laden with
coal for this city. sal ed from Phila-
Gelphia March 80; barge Chesapeake
light from this city. has arrived at Balti-
more
The sloop Daisy. plying between Alex
away creek. has been equipped with a
ten horsepower gasoline engine and j.
regular trips with freight aboard
no matter what the tides or the weather
may be doing. The Daisy took the place
of the little steamer Harry Lodor on
the route several years ago, but until