Evening star., 1909-06-09
GENERAL NEWS GATHERLr
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The steamer Wilhelmina. one of the
Bull feet of New York has arrived at
Alexandria with a cargo of about 5000
tons of phosphate rock from Port Tampa.
Fla. for the Alexandria Chemical Com
pany, and Is lying at the Chemical Com
pany's pier foot of Queen street. Alex
andria. discharging her cargo. The VIII
helmina is reported to have had a rough
trip up the coast having run into heavy
northeasters that delayed her somewhat
on the trip. The big steamer is bringing
to the Alexandria fertilizer making works
practically all the phosphate used, max
ing five or six trips each year from the
Florida port to Alexandria. Prior to the
taking UP of these freights by the Will
helmina or other Bull steamers the rock
was brought to Alexandria in schooners.
several of which would arrive each sea-
son. but the material has in the past
two years been handled exclusively in
steamships. a trip from Florida to Alex
andria being made about every two
months The Wihelmina will complete
the unloading of her cargo by the end
of the week and will go to Norfolk or
Newport News for load of coal for a
south Atlantic port.
The tug William H. Yerkes. jr., OF the
Taylor fleet of this city. which has been
lying at a Baltimore shipyard for the
last month undergoing a general over
hauling of her boiler and machinery. will
complete repairs it is stated, this week
and Will at once return to service on
Chesapeake bay and it's tributaries under
the command of Capt. Bob Brown. The
tug NJ Mitchell Davis Of the Taylor fleet.
which was at this city the latter part of
last week to be fitted with a mast on
which she will carry her signal lights. is
again in service and is at the capes on
the lookout for undertaken vessels from
the south bound to this city. The tug
Capt. Toby one of the smaller tugs Of the
Taylor fleet. which has been out Of service
for day or two, to be repainted bright
red, is again in service and is employed
in general towing work on the river.
The steamers of the Norfolk and Wash
ington line are arriving here daily laden
to their capacity with berries and vege-
tables of various kinds from the truck
the truck this season to this city is said
to be heavier than in any previous year
and the capacity of the big steamer is
often taxed to take all the freight Of
fered at the Norfolk end of the route.
Shipments of strawberries are said to be
particularly heavy this year.
Arrived: Bugeye John Branford. lum-
ber from Mattox creek to the dealers;
steamer Wilhelmina. phosphate rock from
Port Tampa, at Alexandria; tug Camilla,
towing c. G. Company's barge No. 20,
paving block from Boston to Georgetown:
scow Farmers Friend. lumber at Alex
andria. from river point to the deal
srs; tug Capt. Toby. with two light coal
boats in tow from Mattawoman creek;
fattie Spray, wood from a Potomac
point: tug Lucille. with tow of lighters
from Piscataway creek.
Sailed: Schooner Golde c., light, for
a Potomac point to load back to this
city: schooner Silver Star. light. for
schooner Isaac Solomon, light, from
Georgetown for a river point to load
cord wood: scow Sea King. light, for a
Potomac point to load; j. & w. lighter
Nettie. light. for a river point to load
back to this city.
Memoranda: Schooner Freddie l..
Hamblin has been chartered to load lum-
ber at a North Carolina point for this
city: schooner Leroy is at down-river
point loading for this city: schooner
Grapeshot is at Alexandria waiting Or
ders: schooner Plumie Smith is under
charter to return to a river point to load:
schooner Edith Verrall is at a down
schooner Mabel and Ruth is on her way
to this city from North Carolina point
with a cargo Of lumber.
AS the power schooner William Parks
was being turned around in James Creek
canal by a power launch, her stern
struck the seawal with force sufficient
to break the rudder of the vessel loose
from it's fastenings. so that it dropped
into the water. The vessel is lying in
disabled condition in the canal, but
it is stated that repairs will be made
at once and she will be placed in COM
mission again.
The new revenue cutter Yamacraw,
which has been visiting this city for
the past ten days. is expected to con-
cAlde her visit tomorrew. when she will
sail for Norfolk, to resume cruising duty
on the coast from Hatteras to the Della
ware breakwater. in place of the cutter
Onondaga which she relieves