Evening star., 1909-03-14
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The steamer Harry Randall, recently
purchased by the newly organized Poto-
mac and Chesa peake Steamboat Company
of Washington, arrived at SINNERS ship
yard at Baltimore yesterday morning and
will be docked there for general repair
work and to be fitted with a new main
shaft.
The steamer was towed from this city to
the shipyard by the tug William Fl.
Yerkes. Jr.. in twenty-siN hours. in spite
of the fact that a northeaster of consider
able force was encountered in the bay.
The Randall will remain at Baltimore
for month or six weeks. When she re-
turns to this city she will be in thorough
order for service OIL her route to the
lower river.
Besides the new shaft. the steamer is
to have hull and machinery work done.
Her joiner work will receive needed at
tenton.
While the Randall is in Baltimore the
steamer Queen Anne will take her place
on the river route. On the return of the
Randall the Queen Anne will be sent to
a Shipyard to be remOdeled in saloon and
on main deck.
A large proportion of the wood-carrying
craft in service on the river is chartered
and employed i'm gathering ties at river
points for big barges loading for New
York and points in the north Engaged
in this work are the schOoners Edith
Verrall. Belmont. Mary Francis, the scows
Fannie Sea King and Bush and other
vessels.
Their being so employed accounts large
ly for the few arrivals of wood ana lum-
ber laden boats in Washington harbor.
The Peri, Mary Ann Shea, Isaac Solo
mon, Father and Son. Leroy and other
small craft are still in the winter quar-
ters into which they went several weeks
ago. but are all being made ready for
service and are exected to arrive mere
with wood aboard at any time.
TIE dull business of the early spring.
caused by the light demand for wood and
lumber. kept the boats laid up longer TINS
spring than is usual.
The small supply of oysters IN the sheh
at the Nth street wharf market was aug
mented yesterday by the arrival of seven
vessels from the beds in the lower part
of the Potomac river, and To-Day thoSe
who pay Sunday visit to the wharf VIII
find the bivalves in plenty. The seven
boats sailed up the river from their load
ing grounds to this city and altogether
brought about 1900 bushels. Prices range
from 30 cents to 81 per bushel-
Arrived: Bugeyes Thomas ". Kirby.
Enola. Knott. Willie Clarence. Dove. Rat
Ting Joe and sloop Volunteer, oysters in
the she'll for the local market: barges
Potomac and Roanoke from Baltimore.
coal In bulk for the Georgetown dealers;
tug Toby. with a tow from down-rlver
gravel laden lighters from digging ma
chimes down the river; tug Camilla. tow
ing ore scow from Quantico to Alex
andria.
Sailed: Schooner John p. Robinson. light
for Alexandria to load for upper Mac
hodoc creek: schooner f. p Evans. light
for a lower-river point to load for this
city: schooner William Parks. street
sweepings for Paumonkey point: schooner
A. H. Quinby. light for the Rappahannock
river to load back to this city; tug NJ.
Rosaie with a tow of sand carrying
lighters for river point.
Memoranda: Schooner Jennie D. Bell
has been chartered to load oyster shells
at this city for Salisbury. Md: scow
Roam is at Sandy bar discharging a cargo
of street sweepings; bugeye Ella Is at a
river point loading oysters in the shell
for this market: schooner Kate is at
Baltimore with a cargo of lumber for
this city; schooner Grace 6. Bennett
is on her way to North Carolina point
to load back to this city.
The river schooner Five Sisters is out
on the marine railway at the Alexandra
shipyard 10 stop leak in the center
board we'll and Tor other work that will
put her in good order for active service
on the river during the busy spring sea-
son The schooner Oscar OF the carter
fleer of this city is at Deans boatyard
at Alexandria having a centerboard built.
Both vessels will be ready to return to
service in the middle of the present week.
The barge Nansemond, which loaded
several thousand asphalt paving block at
the plant on the Eastern branch sailed
in tow of the tug Dixie for the mouth of
the Potomac. where she was turned over
to another tug to be taken to Richmond
This is the second cargo Of this paving
spring and several other barges will
follow her during the summer.