Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-02
GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The work of overhaulinR the big pump
dredging machine GeneraF Mackenzie, be-
longing to the Furst Dredging Company
of Baltimore, which has been lying In tine
harbor here throughout the winter. is rap
idly approaching completion, and the
barge will soon be ready for any work her
owners have for her to do. Since closing
work on the Eastern branch channels last
fall the big dredge has had her machinery
completely rebuilt AND Is In thorough
order. The Mackenzie Is said to be the
largest and most powerful dredge of Its
kind in this section of the country. The
rebuilding of the smaller hydraulic dredge.
Gray Eagle, owned by the Minor En-
cheering Company of this city, will be
completed in a short time. Since coming
here from Mount Vernon, Va. last fall
the boiler and machinery of the dredge
has been rebuilt, a new smokestack has
been placed on the machine and consid-
cradle portion Of its joiner work has been
built. The Gray Eagle when she re-
turns to service will be in thorough order
for effective work.
In place of the big fleet of oyster-laden
vessels that lay about the 18th street
wharf for the past six months or longer,
the three-masted schooner Annie &. Grace,
which Is discharging lumber, and two
smaller bay schooners. loading oyster
shells, a-e taking up all the space at the
pier and the oyster vessels have had to
transfer their base of operation to the
fish wharf adjoining the oyster wharf.
The Grace is rapidly filling the oyster
wharf with big tmbers brought by ner
from Savannah, and by the time the lum-
Der still remaining in its hold is brought
ashore and piled on the wharf 1t will be
filled from end to end. From this time
until the watermelon season opens in the
latter part Of the summer the oyster wharf
will be used as a lumber unloading point,
and will be one of the most quiet places
on the river front, great contrast to the
day and night hustle that has prevailed
for several months past. During the next
few weeks the fish wharf will DE busy
place, with both oyster and fish vessels
unloading at 1t, but after the fishing sea-
son is over it becomes lumber wharf
and most quiet spot.
Arrived and Sailed.
Arrived: Tug Defiance. towing barge
Swansboro, lumber. from the James river
TO dealers; bugeye Minnie Estelle, oys-
ters in the shell. from a river point for
the market; schooner Leroy. cord wood.
from a Potomac point; schooner A. H.
Quinby, lumber. from the Rappahannock
river for dealers; tug Capt. Toby. from
a river point with a tow Of lighters; tug
Resale, with tow from Piscataway
creek, schooner j. r TdTSOHS, llSHt, lToil
Alexandria to load for Suffolk, Va;
schooners Mayfower and Oakland, cord
wood, from a Potomac point to the deal
ers.
Sailed: Schooner Winnie Windsor light,
for Potomac point to load back to this
city. schooner Goldie c., empty barrels
and salt for fish packing plant at Alex
andria; barge Embry. light in tow of tug
NJ. Mitchell Davis for Norfolk: schooner
Fair American, light, for a lower Po-
tomac point to load back to this city:
tug Meade, towing light sand-carrying
lighters for down-river point; sloop
Daisy from Alexandria for Piscataway
creek with store goods.
Memoranda: Schooner c. c. Wheeler
has been chartered to load empty bar
| rels at this city for the Great Wicomico
river: schooner ]. H. Parsons is chartered
| to load oyster shells at this port for
has sailed from Baltimore for this city
with a tow of oil-laden tank barges
steamer Dennis Simmons has passed the
Dismal Swamp canal bound to this city
with lumber: schooner Grace G. Bennett
| lumber. from Newbern. N. c.. for this
| The Dougherty barge Atlantic. which
about a month ago left Alexandria with a
cargo OF railway ties for New York. is
| back on the Potomac for another cargo.
| The vessel was delivered at Aqua creek
yesterday by the tug Defiance. The barge
Arundel is also at q river point loading
ties for New York. and the barge Worces-
| ter has about completed her cargo and
will sail for New York.
The Southern Transportation Company
with the barges Warwick and Mattaponi
from Norfolk. and John Mentally and
Totuskey from Philadelphia. The vessels
| have aboard hard coal for the dealers