Evening star., 1909-04-24
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The four-masted schooner Henry l..
Peckham, laden with about 1900 tons of
paving stone from Boston, was brought
up the river yesterday afternoon by the
Taylor tug Camilla, and berthed at the
pier foot of 26th street, Georgetown, to
unload. The Peckham had rather a slow
trip down the coast, and passed in the
capes of the Chesapeake Tuesday last un-
reported. AS soon as it was known that
the vessel was in the bay the Taylor
tug Camilla was sent to find it and bring
it to this city. The Peckham has aboard
the third cargo of this paving block from
Boston that has been brought here dur
Ing the past month, the schooner Doyle
having arrived first, and the schooner
William P. Hood followed closely. The
Hood completed the unloading of her cargo
| few days ago and was taken to a bay
point by the tug William H. Yerkes, jr:
The paving block brought here by these
| vessels is being used. 1t is stated. in pay-
Ing streets in the outlying sections Of the
city. Other vessels with the stone aboard
Will follow the Peckham to this city.
Ihe new sand and gravel dredging
machine belonging to the Columbia Sand
company. which was built at Baltimore,
and which was brought to this city early
In the past week. Is one of the largest
OF the diggers engaged in taking building
material from the beds in the river. The
machine is lying near jackson City. at
the south end Of the railway bridge across
the river. and Is taking sand from the
river bank at this point. The machine
is modern In its outfit and has big and
powerful bucket digging apparatus that
In the course of day will take from
the bottom Of the river and deposit on
lighters ready to be brought to this city
many hundred yards of sand and gravel
The repainting of the general office of
the Potomac and Chesapeake Steamboat
Company and the remodeling of the piers
and docks OF the company at the foot
OF Sth street southwest are progressing
but a month or longer will be required
to complete the work The propertv is
to be modernized and altered to suit
the requirements Of an up-to-date trans
portation line. Several thousand dollars
will be spent by the company in improv-
ing its wharf and docks
Arrived-Sloop Malissa, Washington.
cord wood from a Potomac point to the
dealers; schooner Peri. lumber. from
Aqua creek, at 9Th street wharf: tug
Fortuna. with tow Of barges for this
city and Alexandria: schooner William
Parks. wood. to the Eastern branch !;
pungy John H. Davis. wood. from river
point to the dealers; tug Camilla, with
two light coal barges. from Indian Head,
Md; schooner A. H. Quinby, lumber,
from a Virginia port to dealers.
Sailed-Tug Fortuna. with q tow OF light
barges, for bay points: schooner Norwak
light for MattOx creek to load back to
this city: schooner Mayflower. light. for
Nanjamoy creek to load wood back to this
city: schooner Oakland, light. for a Mary
land point to load back to this city:
schooner Rover. light. for a Virginia point
to load lumber: schooner Mary Chaplin,
light, for river point to load back to
light, for Norfolk TO load: bugeye Avalon,
light, for river point to load.
Observation-Disclosures Hattie Giles has
been chartered to load lumber on the
er Naomi. laths from ST. Johns New
Brunswick. for this city. is due at the
capes: bugeye Ella is at river point
loading for this port; schooner Nellie,
city with lumber, sailed from West Point
the 21st instant; schooner Urbanna, from
this city. has arrived on the Pamunkey
river to load lumber: schooner Murray
Vandiver is loading lumber on the York
fiver for this port.
The barges Arundel and Atlantic. which
recently sailed from Potomac points for
New York. with railroad ties aboard.
have been chartered to again load ties
They will return to the Potomac as soon
as lnloaded at New York, and one will
load at Alexandria and the other at
Nomini. The Arundel will take its cargo
to Philadelphia. and the Atlantic will go
to New York when loaded.
The steam lighter Daniel Is. Jackson is
at the 11th street wharf taking aboard
a cargo of several thousand bushels of
oyster shells to be taken to a point on
the river, where the shells will he used
in roadmaking. The big shell pile which
accumulated on the 11th street wharf
during the oyster season is rapidly disap-
pearing. and In the course OF few weeks
it will have all been shipped away.
The barge Florence H. McNaughton is
at Alexandria with a cargo OF hard coal
from Philadelphia, and the barges Ray
mond McNally and Nanjamoy are dis
charging cargoes of coal at this city.