Evening star., 1909-02-11
HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & CAFES
NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT


will cRen with the. loading OF the big
Baltimore barge Atlantic, within the
next two weeks, for New York The
Atlantic was chartered several days ago
by Carter & Clark OF this city. and will
arrive at Occoouan Monday next to begin
loading. The barge will take aboard a
portion of cargo OF 1900 ties at Occc-
guam, and will come up TO Alexandra 10
complete her cargo. The loading OF the
Atlantic will put In commission the river
and Belmont and the sailing scow Little
Bush, which have been laid up for sew
eral weeks. These vessels will go 10
river points and load ties. which they
transferred to the Atlantic and taken
north. As soon as the Atlantic is loaded
and has sailed 0.her barges will be char
tered and loaded TO nll large orders from
northern railroads. The barge Wicomico
is at Coal landing, and is also loading
railway ties for New York. IL is stated
that practically all the ties shipped north
this year will be in barges in place OF
sailing vessels
The easterly and southerly winds OF
Tuesday night and yesterday caused one
of the highest tides that have been Seen
In the river for several years past, and
for a little time 1t looked as II some dam
age might be DONE but the shifting OF
the wind to the northwest caused rapid
drop TO take place in the water. the fall
being over a loot In less than two hours.
At the fish wharf the water reached the
level Of the pianking. and the winds
caused IT to dash up between cracks in
the boards. and at several Of the other
low-lying piers the water was almost
up on the planking. All the low lands
on the Virginia side OF the river about
Jackson City were under water for sew
eral hours yesterday. but no damage was
done.
The demand for oysters in the shell has
been quite light for several days past.
while the supply at the 18th street wharf
is large, and the masters Of several yes
sells who were unable to sell their oys-
ters quickly took what was left of their
cargoes down the river TO put them over
board to wait until the market improves.
The schooner William H. Mcclure, Cspr.
Reed. which Ieft here yesterday for Nom
ini, carried away about sO bushels Of oys-
ters left over from the cargo she brought
hero about ten days ago.
Arrived-Bugeye Halle X and schooner
William III. Bixler. oysters in the shell
for the local market: schooner Isabelle.
cord wood from Nomiui for the dealers;
schooner S. f. Conners. oysters In the
she'll from bay point: tug Camilla with
Sailed-Schooner William H. Mcclure.
light, for Nomihi creek to load back t"
this city: schooner John Braden, light. FOR
river point to load oysters for this
Potomac point: tug Pride with tow of
lighters for a down-river point.
Memoranda-SchoonerK Kate Is bound to
this city from a Virginia port with
cargo OF lumber; schooner SidOnia Curley
has sailed from the Rappahannock river
for this city with lumber aboard; schooner
Emily f. Burton has gone to Smiths
wharf on the Eastern branch. TO unload
her cargo Of lumber; barge Atlantic OF
Baltimore has been chartered to load ties
on the Potomac for New York bugeye NJ.
T. Stephenson Is at a river point loading
for this city; bugeye Goldie Z. is ar a
river point loading lumber for the dealers
here.
The work or rebuilding the boiler
and overhauling the machinery OF the
hydraulic dredge Gray Eagle which
has been lying at the h street wharf
for the past month, is being rapidly'
completed and by the end OF the pres
ent week or early In the coming week
the machine will be again ready for
service. The Gray Eagle is owned By
the Miner Engineering Company. and
ing work about this city.
Fifteen snappers. such as are used
in the manufacture of turtle soup.
were in a shipment of sea food re-
ceived by dealer at the 11th street
wharf from Beales wharf. on the lower
Potomac, yesterday. Two of the tur-'
ties were big fellows. weighing twenty
pounds or more. and the others were
smaller. This is the first, shipment OF
turtles to be received by denlers mere
from the river, and II is stated that a
shipment at this season of the year -
unusual