The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-10
ANOTHER BIG DAY
FOR WATER FRONT
Every Wharf Has It's Vessel Dis
charging Cargo, While Three
Unload in Dock.
AURORA SAILS WITH CARGO
Petersburg Steamer Makes Her
Maiden Trip After Leaving
the Dry Dock.

limo was. back In tho dim years.
when few American cities ranked
Richmond as port OF entry, and
now. faded as tho memories OF these
bygone days are, It bids fair to re-
gain some OF It's lost maritime pres
tige. walk along the river front
yesterday would have warmed the
heart and gladdened the eyes Of any
true lover OF the sunny days when
tho rollicktng sailor WAS a familiar
sight on the streets, and when the
warping % a heavily-laden merchant
man against the wharf was daily
occurrence.
Like those times when the docks
tecmcd with bustling humanity and
cargocs from all over the globe were
discharged. every wharf in the Port
OF Richmond had it's vessel yesterday
could sight steamers. tugs. barges.
lighters and schooners. not to mention
tho hus'iinE little motor boats that
filled tho atmos sphere with gasolcno
fumes and the rapid FIRE "chug chug~
of the exhaust. By little eye strain
the sight Of four-oared shell and
pleasure boats from the Virginia Boat
Club added a picturesque touch to the
scene.
Is clearly realized by the local mer-
chants and shippers. Daily new car
goes are being landed. Just two
weeks ago n new Wholesale concern
unloadei n barge which contained It's
Initial stock In trade Friday sloop,
loaded 10 the rails. cast anchor IN the
city Dock and discharged a load OF
canned blackberrics. the first ship
rn"nt OF this nature to reach here IN
ho. -
water, and many other heavy mater
rails are now coming up the James.
Aurora Sails for Petersburg.
New as i Is, and with no adver-
Using. the Furman Line TO Petersburg
Is coming along with its Saturday ex-
cursions to the Cockade City, and the
siy-hour ride Is gaining In popularity.
Yesterday the rehab!i!tatcd Aurora
made its maiden trip after weeks Of
rest In the dry docks at Newport News.
Gaily hedecked in bright paint, new
flag at It's mast and new cap on It's
captain. its lower deck piled high
with merchandise and It's upper decks
with passengers 1t proudly steamed
through the locks on its downward
voyage,
At the Old Dominion wharf. the
Berkley lay ready for It's night trip to
Norfolk. while tho Pocahontas, Of the
\lrg!nia Navigation Com pany, landed
It's usual load Of freight. mail and pas
senFers from Norfolk and James River
landings.
Acrosl tn, river at Rockets was a
schooner d,1charginG cargo of wheat
consigned 10 the Dunlop Mills The
tug, Thomas Cunningham, Sr.. captain
Cunnin cham, lay aeaifet the new.
CITY wharf with a lighter Of coz,
consigned to the city. The Virginia.
Carolina Chemical Company was IN
loading n barge OF fertilizer at its
wharf. while a barge Of coal was being
unshipped a. the Chesapeake and Ohio
docks.
In tho City Docis tho barge. Clar-
ence McNalty. Captain John Aiken.
Cambridge. Md. is discharEing a load
OF oyster shells. consisting OF 24.620
bushels. consigned TO A. s Lee & sons,
manufacturers OF agricultural lime,
and the barge Choptank. Captain l..
w. Burke, Baltimore, is unloading a
cargo consisting OF S54 tons OF coal
consigned TO Crump & West The
sloop Thelma, Captain B. b. Lewis
from Rappahannock River. discharged
a load of canned black berries, con-
sisting OF s75 cases consigned to Z. a.
Saunders & sons. and sailed yester-
day afternoon late.