Evening star., 1909-05-02
NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

Iue narbor police boat Vigilant has
been out Of service for several weeks
receiving a general overhauling Of hull
and machinery
The work will be completed and the
boat will be again ready to go into
commission before the middle Of the
month. In order TO line up the shaft the
boat has been again hauled out on the
railway at Bennetts boatyard The wheel
will be replaced and other necessary
work done.
When the Nigilant was first laid up it
was intended to remove only a portion
of the tubes in the boiler. 1t was found
scale had formed so thickly that the boiler
had to be entirely retubed. This has
caused much delay in getting the boat
in condition for service.
The work usually performed by the
N1g1lant has been taken care OF by
launches attached to the harbor precinct
The schooner Clifford M. Carver. Capt.
crude asphalt from Trinidad, is expected
TO arrive here within the next week.
Her cargo is to be used In street paving
work.
The Carver is the first asphalt laden
vessel to arrive here in several months.
Several cargoes are to be brought here
between now and fall.
This will be the first visit the Carver
has made to the Potomac in years Sew
eral vessels to bring asphalt from Trini-
dad are steamers that will carry about
5000 tons each.
The tug Savage of the fleet of the Con-
solidation Coal Company has arrived in
port here towing barge No. 10, light.
from Boston to Georgetown to load coal
for New England port. No. 10
will take about 1900 tons of coal
from the mines in the Cumberland. Md,
region. The barge which loaded coal
at Georgetown early in the week, and
which has been lying off Alexandria for
several days. has been taken in tow by
the Savage and at Point Lookout will
join tow going up the coast to Port
land. Tho big schooner barges Of the
Consolidation company Will be frequent
visitors to this port this summer.
In spite of the cool and rainy weather
at all the lighthouses along the harbor.
the owners of power launches were yes
terday afternoon busily employed in fill
ing tanks with oil and getting stores
aboard in preparation for trips on the
river today. If the weather is at all
favorable this morning nearly all the
power boats owned at this city will be
out for runs of more or less length.
Arrived-Tug Camilla. with two light
barges from Indian Head for George
town; schooner Ruth, at Alexandria, with
cord wood aboard; tug William II.
Yerkes, jr., light. to take away schooner
Henry J.. Peckham; tug Minerva, with
from river point: sloop Daisy, at Alex
andria, to load back to Pennington, Md
schooner w. Fl. Mcclure. wood from
Nomini creek.
Sailed-Schooner Samuel Wood, light,
for Il Potomac point to load back to this
city: schooner S. l.. Bowen. light. for a
river point to load cord wood back to
this city; tug Ycrkes, towing schooner
Henry L. Peckham, light, for Baltimore
tug Eugenia, with tow of lighters for
Piscataway creek: schooner Clara Leon
ard, light. for Nomini creek to load back
to this city; scow Bush. for a river point
to load railway ties.
Observation-Disclosures James A. Gar
field Is at Kinsale, Va. loading lumber
for Baltimore; schooner Nellie will go
to Chesapeake bay point to load lum-
ber for a bay port; schooner Henry L.
Peckham has been chartered to load soft
coal at Baltimore for Portsmouth. N. H..
ut 70 cents per ton: Standard Oil tug
No IL. towing barges 90 and n. light,
from this city. has arrived at Balti-
more; schooner E. P. Evans is at a
river point loading for this city.
The tug John Miller. which was re-
Gently built at Solomons Island for serv-
ice on the Potomac river in the vicinity
of this city. is out of service at A1exan-
dra for minor repair work to her ma
chnery. While the Miller is out of serv-
ice the tug Capt. Toby of the Taylor
fleet is towing in her place for the John