Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-05
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

Oyster dregding boats and other river
craft laid up while their masters and
| owners were enjoying the Christmas hol-
idays ashore have returned to work. The
rattle of dredge windlasses as they are
dropped overheard can now be heard or
the oyster-takng grounds.
For two weeks past or longer but little
work of any kind has been done along
the river Christmas is the one holiday
a Potomac river boatman has in the
year. He makes it extend from before
Christmas TO over the New Year.
The run boats bringing bivalves to this
city, which have gone down the river in
the past week or ten days to get cargoes
have had difficulty in obtaining loads
Only few tonguers have been at work
and their daily catch is small.
Now that the dredgers are again at
work the catch will be larger. Runboats
will have no trouble in quickly loading
for return 10 this city.
Several wood and lumber runners which
laid up for the Christmas holidays have
awakened from their long rest and are
loading at river points for this market
Should no ice come vessels should begin
to come into port by the end of this week
The work of overhauling the steam
barge Lily and Howard, sold several DAYS
ago by Carter and Clark of this city to
Ernest Randolph of Brooklyn, y Y il in
progress at the wharf OF her former
owner at the foot of 10th street south
west.
The boiler and machinery of the vessel
are being repaired by local mechanics
They will complete the work about the
end of this week.
The hull and house of the craft were
found in good order and need but little
work to put them in readiness for active
service. Within the next week or ten
days she will be in readiness to sail for
New York, and the trip will be made as
far as possible. through the inland water
ways of the Atlantic coast Ii is thought
probable that the steamer may have to
go outside from the Delaware to New
York, but this will not be done if the
Raritan canal is open. The Lily Howard
is to be fitted with water tanks. that
she can be used to supply fresh water to
yachts and other vessels in the vicinity
of New York.
Negotiations are pending for the charter
of the barge Hearn by a local firm for
the purpose of loading her with railroa d
ties for shipment to New York. and some
decision regarding the matter will be
reached within the next day or two
The Hearn is now at Alexandria dis
charging cargo of fertilizer material at
the pier of the Alexandria Chemical Com
pany. and she will be light by tomorrow.
Should she be chartered she will load a
portion of her cargo of about 10000 ties
at Alexandria and the remainder will be
taken dDOdfu AT points along me river.
Arrived-Schooner Advocate! lumber
from Coan river to Baltimore dealers:
schooner Leroy, cord wood from river
point to local dealers: sloopS Volunteer
the Nellie F. Nichols and the Annie MAY
oysters in the she'll from the Potomac
beds to the dealers: tug Minerva, with a
tow of sand-laden lighters from river
points: schooner Maud, oysters in the
shell at the Alexandria market
Sailed-Tug Camilla. for Point Lookout
after a barge from Baltimore: schooners
Amanda r. Lewis and William II. Blk
Ter, light for the lower Potomac to load
oysters in the shell back to this city:
tug Eugenia, with a tow of light scoWs
from this city to a river point: tug Car
ter. with tow for a down river point
Memoranda-Barge Nansemond is at
the wharf foot of 18th street, unloading
lathS and lumber from North Carolina:
schooner James Q. Wright is at A river
point loading oysters for this market;
S. o. Co. tug, No. l.. has sailed from
Baltimore towing barges % and 20 for
this city and Norfolk: steam barge D X.
Jackson will return to a river point to
load wood for this city.
a letter received here from Capt Como
way, master OF the ram schooner Mabel
and Ruth, to Johnson & WimSatt. his