Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-09
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Lula H. Quillan, gass-mak-
| ing sand, from the Severn river, for a
glass plant at Alexandria; schooner Sill
yer Star. railroad ties, from kane's creek,
at Alenxandria; schooner Sallie White.
oysters, from the lower river for the
Georgetown market; schooner John A.
Stevens, laths, from Norfolk, to local
| dealers; schooner Laura Sprague. laths
| from a Nova Scotia point, to the local
| the she'll. from a river point to the local
dealers; s. 0. Co., tug No. II, towing
| tank barges 80 and n. laden with oil in
bulk. for this city and Alexandria: scow
Roam, cord wood, from river point, for
| this market; schooner Mary A. Shea
NJ e. Corbett, watermelons, from bay
| point; power yacht Meguireana, on, a
summer cruise.
Departures.
Schooner Henry Phillips, light. for a
Potomac point to load: schooner Nor
walk, light, for Mattawoman creek to
load for this city; schooner Halle f..
light for the Potomac oyster beds to
load back to this city; pungy Aerial.
light, for Alexandria to river point to
loadload back to this city; schooner j. T.
Parks, light, for Potomac point to load
back to this city; schooner Emily Wash.
| ington, light, for a Potomac point tC
load back to this city: sloop Minnie
load oysters for this market; tug Capt
| Toby with a tow for a down-river
point: S. o. Tug No. u, towing barges
50 and Il, light, for Baltimore.
| Memoranda.
] Schooner Samuel Wood will go light
to Virginia point to load lumber back
to this city; schooner William Clark is
| to go to a Potomac point to load cord
wood for the. dealers here; schooner Fly
ing Scud. laden with lumber, is lying in
the harbor waiting instructions as to
where to unload: schooner Magnolia is
at Baltimore with lumber from a vir-
ginia point; C. C. Co. barge No. 20 has
arrived at Boston with coal from this
city; schooner Bohemia is at Baltimore
with grain from q Virginia point;
schooner Mary Francis is at river
point to load for this city.
/ The steam lighter Daniel K. Jackson
which has been lying out of service at
| this city for two weeks or longer, is hav-
| ing her machinery and boiler overhauled
and being put in order for the fall and
| winter trade on the river. The vessel. II
is expected, will go into service the latter
| part of this month.
The schooner Silver Star arrived al
Alexandra yesterday afternoon with sew
| eral hundred ties aboard to be trans
ferred to the big sea-going barge Hooper
| which is lying at the Alexandra ship
yard. loading a big cargo of ties fol
| New York.
/ The tug William H. Yerkes, 1r.. of the
1 Taylor fleet is temporarily out of service
| at this city to receive some necessary re-
1 pair work that will require a month or
| longer to complete. AS soon as the
marine railway at the Alexandra snip
| yard is completed and ready for service
| the Yerkes Is to haul out there Tor the
work, which will be done under the super
vision of Capt. A. J. Taylor. her man.
The tug George w. Pride. belonging to
Capt Thomas Selectman, Is to be LAID
up at Occoquan indefinitely as soon as
she completes some contract WOrT or
| which she Is now employed. The laying
i up of the vessel is caused by the appoint
| nent Of her owner and master TO the
| command of the Consolidation Coal Com
| pany tug Edith Goddard Winship, en-
ployed in towing about the harbor, and
to the fact that a new commander could
not be secured for her.
| The tug Minerva of the fleet OF the
Consolidated Sand Company is at Alex
| andrfa to haul out on the marine railway
| there as soon as 1t Is ready for service.
The Minerva Is to be fitted with a new
| wheel and Is to have other repair work
done to her. The little tug Baby, which
has been lying out of service at George
town. has taken the place Of the Minerva
on the river, and the crew Of that tug
has been transferred to the Baby while
its boat is laid up. .