Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-18
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The river schooner Earl BiScOe, which
brought a cargo Of lumber here from
a river point, is under charter to re-
turn to Coan for another cargo of wood.
Before she does so she will have to re-
main here for a day or two to receive
a new centerboard.
On her way to this city the schooner
ran aground on the flats near the steel
plant. Her centerboard was down when
she struck the mud. This would have
made no difference had not the steamer
Charles Manchester came along just about
that time.
The sweIls from the big steamer caused
the vessel to bump up and down in the
mud. In the course Of the humping the
center board crumpled up like wet
sheet OF paper. Now the schooner Will
have to get a new one before 1t Is safe
for her to navigate.
The past month has been rough on GEN.
terboards anyhow. Early in the month
the schooner William H. Mcguire and
the sailing scow Daniel lost theirs in
shoal water. Last week the schooner
Oscar broke her centerboard on her way
down the river and had to stop at Alex
andria for new one.
The barge Arundel Of the Dougherty
feet has been chartered by Carer &
on the Potomac river for New York. and
it. Is understood 1t will be brought to
Occoquan within the next few days to
begin The taking aboard of her cargo.
The barge will take away about 1900
ties. The big barge Worcester. which
has been at points on the river for the
past week loading ties for New York.
will complete its cargo this week and
will sail Neither the Arundel nor the
Worcester will be brough- to Alexan-
dria. but will make up their cargoes at
river points.
The river schooner Isabel, which was
sold last week by Robert Murphy to
Capt. Curley and others OF this city. is
at the Alexandria shipyard to be hauled
ou- to stop leak that had been caus-
Ing trouble The vessel was on its way
from this city to the Rappahannock to
load lumber, and was a considerable dis
lance down the river when the leak de-
veloped and forced her to return. The
Isabel was blown ashore on the fats
opposite Alexandria in the March 3 bliz-
gard. and it Is hought the hull was in
jured at that time. causing the leak to
develop.
Arrived: Schooner Oakland. cord wood
from a down-river point for the dealers;
tug Dauntless, towing schooner Gen. f.
s: Greedy. Ice from Maine; ougeye Lott!e
Thomas, oysters in the shell from a lower
Potomac point; barge Potomac at Fort
Washington, with coal from Philadelphia;
tug William II. Yerkes, jr.. with a tow
from the capes Of the Chesapeake; sloop
N. f. Parsons. oysters from river point
to the dealers; tug Rosalie, with a tow
from Piscataway creek.
Sa led: Schooner Louise. light, for a
Virginia point to load lumber; tug ]. o.
Carter. towing A. C. Co. scow to Quantico
to load sulphuric acid making material .
schooner Five Sisters. from Alexandria.
for Aqua creek with general cargo
schooner Dawson, light, for a lower Po-
tomac pc mt to load back to this city;
power barge NJ. B. Weight. light, for a
Chesapeake bay point to load oysters in
the shell for this market; bugeye Goldie
c.. light. for Mattox creek to load cord
wood for the dealers.
Memoranda Schooner Leroy. with wood
for this city. is reported in the river
bound UP: schooner Hattie Nickerson has
sailed from a Virginia port for this city
with lumber aboard barges Seneca.
Roanoke and Chesapeake have arrived at
Georgetown with coal from Philadelphia:
steam barge Dennis Simmons. laden with
lumber from a North Carolina port 10
this city. passed through the Dismal
Swamp canal. northbound, the 18th in
slant; tug Albatross has arrived at New
York. towing barge Atlantic. loaded with