Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-10
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

out of this city are already mapping out
plans for the handling of large throngs
from the south and from the river coun-
ties of Maryland and Virginia expected to
come to Washington to witness the big
demonstration when Mr.. Taft is inaugu-
rated.
The passenger department of the Nor
folk and Washington Steamboat Company
is daily receiving queries from the south
regarding rates and schedules for hand
ling of big parties from the south via
Norfolk to attend the ceremonies
BY that time the big new steamer
Southland. which will shortly be added to
the fleet of the Norfolk and Washington
company, will be in commission. This
will give that line four night line boats
and one day boat that can be put in serv-
ice if the travel demands it.
Many military organizations from the
south will come from Norfolk to this city
by water. Contracts for their transporta-
ton are being made.
\ special schedule that will bring the
people from the RIVER counties in time to
see the big display and allow them to stay
until after the night features are over is
being arranged by the officials of the
The three masted ram schooner j. Dali
lis Marvel. which went ashore in the Pau
monkey river in southern Virginia last
week while on her way to this C ty with
a cargo of pine lumber, according to re-
port received by Johnson & Wimsatt,
her consignees here, has been f1oated and
is expected to arrive here early i'll the
coming week. In order to float the
schooner it was necessary to remove her
deckload of lumber to a scow and after
she was foated to replace 1t again
This was done in record time. Though
the schooner was on the bottom for four
or five days IL is expected that she VIII
make Il good trip here
The vessel has aboard about 100000 feet
OF the material
schooner Grace g. Bennett is also on her
way here with lumber from a North Car
DINA port and should arrive here during
this week. The schooners Sidonfa Cur
ley and A. II. Quinby are at points
on the Rappahannock river loading pine
lumber for the dealers here.
The five big sticks of Oregon pine. each
seventy feet long. which are to form the
bottom logs of the new lighter which Ed
ward Cumberland is building for Carter &.
Clark of this city, have been placed In
position and the workmen are now en-
gagged in putting the bottom planking in
position. AS stated. these timbers are
the largest and heaviest that have been
a number of years and are the longest
sticks that could be obtained in this sec
ton of the country. The lighter is to be
built of heavy material throughout and
will be a very strong craft.
Arrived-Tug Camilla. with a tow of
oyster-laden vessels from a river point
tug William II. Yerkes, jr. towing Mary
land Dredging Companys scow from Bal.
tirnore; schooners Eta and j. A. Holland
oysters in the shell from river points
tug Carter. with tow from river points;
bugeyes Lydia Vernon and Lola Taylor,
from the Potomac oyster beds. for this
market; scow Roam. cord wood from
Broad creek, tug Southern towing two
Southern Transportation Company barges
laden with coal from Philadelphia for
Georgetown
Sailed-Schooner Maggie Parks, lumber,
to Pamunkey creek; schooner Avalon and
sloop Enola, light. for Potomac oyster
beds to load tug Camilla, with tow of
three vessels, to a river point: schooner
Rover. light. for Foxwells Wharf. Md:
tug Meade. with tow of sand and gravel
carrying lighters, for a Potomac point
tug Southern, towing two light barges. for
Chesapeake bay points.
Memoranda-BarGe Charles Hearn has
been chartered to load lumber at Norfolk
for New York; schooner Advocate is char
tered to load on the Coan river for this
city or Baltimore: schooner Lottie Thorn
as is at Il river point loading for this city.
The use of gasoline engines to hoist
oyster Ofe0SeS Is on the increase. The
schooner Janet. which arrived here this
morning with oysters aboard is the first
vessel to come here this sea son with an
engine of this type in her equipment. The
use OF the power hoist cuts down the
crew of a dredging vessel more than half
The tug j. L. Selectman is out on the
marine railway at Alexandria to be exam
ined and for repair of stern bearing and
for minor work to hull. While on the
railway the hull of the vessel will be
cleaned She will be ready to return to
service tomorrow.
The tug NJ Mitchell Davis of the TAYLOR
fleet of this city met the tug Camilla at
point down the river and relieved her
Of charge of tile three-maSted schooner
Rebecca J. Moulton. ON her way to Nor
folk
The schooner Mabel and Ruth. discharg-
Ing lumber here, will not return a, once
10 North Carolina. but will lay up here
until after the danger of Il hard freeze is
over.