Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-18
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The steamer Southland, the new ship OF
the Norfolk & Washington Steamboat
Company, built at the yard of the New
port News Shipbuilding and Drydock Com
pany during the past several months. will
be brought to this city about the middle
of the coming month and shortly after
arriving here it will take it's place upon
the route between this city, Old Point and
Norfolk. 1t Is understood that the steamer
Newport News will be run in connection
with the Southland and that the two
smaller steamers of the line will be held
as reserve boats. Photographs of the
Southland, which have been received at
the Office OF the Norfolk and Washington
company at this city, show ii to be an
able vessel, but very similar in appear
ance to the steamer Newport News. This
Southland is larger vessel both In length
and beam, but its general lines are the
same as those of the News and other
steamers of the line. On the unofficial
trial of the new ship a speed of about
twenty-five miles an hour was made. Its
official trial. 1t is stated, will be made on
the trip up Chesapeake bay to this city.
The repair work to the steamer Charles
Manchester of the Mt. Vernon & Marshall
Hall line. is being pushed, but 1t will be-
several weeks before the steamer is ready
to resume its place upon the route. Fol-
lowing the annual custom of its owners
the steamer Is receiving thorough over
hauling. so that when 1t resumes eXcur-
sion work on the river the steamer will
be in the best of order for the work. The
steamer Queen Anne, Harry Randall
Estelle Randall, River Queen, Jane Nose
ly and T. Y. ArrowSmith are all lying out
Of service at this port. and will be over
hauled and painted before the opening
of the summer excursion season on the
Potomac.
The heavy snow and sleet of Saturday
melted somewhat when 1t first began To
fall into the Potomac but Saturday night
the water became very much chilled and
the sleet falling remained on the surface
unmelted and salidfed into blocks of con-
siderable size Yesterday afternoon the
river off Alexandria and for some dis
lance above and below the city was filed
with the drifting blocks, which. however,
formed but little obstacle to navigation.
1t should require but a short time, how
ever, for the river to freeze should there
be a period of cold weather.
Arrived: Flattie Maggie Parks, cord
wood from down-river point for the
dealers; tug E>ugenia, with tow Of sand
and gravel laden lighters from Goose
Egg Island, opposite Alexandria.
Sailed: Bugeye Goldie c., light. for
river point to load back to this city: tug
Camilla with a tow of light oyster boats
for the Potomac oyster beds; schooner
Cunningham, light, for Boyds Hole, to
load cord wood for the dealers here: tug
Pride with a tow of lighters for Piscats
away creek; tug Carter, light, for river
points.
Memoranda: Schooner Rebecca ]. Moul-
ton, light, from this city, is at Norfolk
undergoing repairs: schooner Annie G.
Grace has arrived light at Baltimore from
this port: bugeye Ethel Vale is at down.
river point loading oysters In the shell
for this market; schooner Laird is at .
Chesapeake bay point loading for this
city.
The piles to be used in the constructions
of the new pier for the United States
lighthouse service, at the foot of o street
southwest. are being delivered. and the
construction work on the pier will be
started this week If the weather will al
low. The new pier will be commodioua
structure and will be ready for use early
in the spring. 4