Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-08
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & CAFE
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

Yesterdays SnoWStorm seems to have
| been general nearly the entire length OF
the Potomac river. according TO the re-.
ports of the officers OF the steamer Wake
field. which arrived here yesterday after
noon from MattoX creek and river and
ings.
The steamer encountered snow at
Lower Cedar point early Yesterday morn
ing and ran through snow practically all
day. At times ii was so thick that it
shut out all view of the shore line, and
again II would almost stop falling
From about Liverpool point to this city
the snowflalIes came down fast and flu
rious. The officers of the steamer had
to use thick weather precautions in navi-
eating.
While the fall of snow was heavy for
two or three hours, it melted almost as
soon as it fell. and will not aid in form
| ing thick ice should the spell Of freezing
weather predicted for tomorrow and
Wednesday come. Several days of cold
weather will be required to seriously in
terfere with navigation.
The work of unloading the Bull line
steamship Wilhelm!na. which arrived at
the pier OF the Alexandria Chemical Com
pany Saturday evening. with a cargo o.
Port Tampa, was begun this morning. In
the latter part of the week the cargo
will be out Of the big snip and she VIII
be ready to sail.
On previous visit of the Wilhemina
the large cargo was removed from TIE
ship by the modern equipment at TIL
Alexandria wharf of the chemical COM
pany in a little over two days. This is
said 10 be almost record unloading OF
a cargo Of phosphate rock of the size OF
the one brought here by the Wihel-
nina.
On completion of unloading the big
steamer will go to Baltimore or Newport
News for soft coal. which il vii! TAX. 10
south Atlantic port. The Wilhelmina
will probably return TO Alexandria in the
spring with another cargo of phosphate
rock.
The woodwork on the big scow building
at Cumberland'S batyard for Carter ~
Clark of this city. has been completed and
the "a lkers are now engaged in closing
up the seams OF the vessel preparatory 10
their being filled with pitch. The outside
Of the hull will be covered with a pine
tar and it will be ready for launching.
II bad weather does not interfere with
the work the scow will be launched before
the end of this week. 1t will be used. 1t
is stated. TO lighter railway ties from
the shore along the river to the barges
and vessels lying in the stream loading
ties for Philadelphia, New York, Boston
or other ports in the north.
ArriNeO-bEgeNe ioIdle. hummer. from
down river point for the dealers: tug
Pride. with tow Of sand and gravel
laden lighters. from river point; steamer
Wilhelmina. phosphate rock, from Flor
ida. at Alexandria tug Carter, with a
tow from a down river point.
ailed-Schooner Mary Chaplin, light.
from Alexandria. for a river point to
load oysters lor this market: schooner X.
F. Britain. light, from Alexandria for
Virginia port to load lumber; tug Camilla.
with tow of light oyster carrying craft,
for river point tug Rosalie. with a tow
OF lighters for dredging machine at work
on river.
Memoranda: Bugeye Grape Shot is ly-
Ing at Alexandria waiting an opportunity
to go to the lower river to load tug NJ.
Mitchell Davis Of this city was at Cape
Henry yesterday seeking tow to Balti-
more; schooner r. d. Ma vel, bound from
this city to Norfolk. was anchored on Fort
Foote flats yesterday afternoon: bugeye
Majestic is at lower river point loading
oysters I'm the shell for this city.
The four-masted coasting schooner Ly-
dfa NJ. Deering. which is reported to have
been In trouble the New England
coast. the result of the heavy storms OF
last week. is a regular trader TO this port
having been engaged in the summer
months in bringing lie to this city from
the Maine coast. II was last here during
the past summer and fall.
Aboard The steamer Wakefield. which
arrived here Yesterday from river po,uts,
were four barrels of perch cat and o;her
river fish caught by Alexandria fishermen
using small net in the waters of the
Potomac yesterday morning. Tie fish
were put sale at the l1th street wharf
fish market and sold quickly. and 1t good
prices. &