Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-24
Shipment of Pulp Wood From Alex
andria to West Virginia Mills
Not Interrupted by Season.

that the catch of fish in the river so far
this season has been unusually good, but
they are unwilling to base any predictions
as to the success or failure Of the spring
fisheries on the good catch now being
made, as they say the fish can disappear
| from the river in a night. Fifteen OF
| twenty shad from the York river and
| other points on the bay were also re-
ceived yesterday.
| Capt. Dunn, assistant United States hull
| inspector. and Capt. Mullen assistant
boiler inspector, conducted the inspection
OF the Consolidated Coal Company's tug
Edith Goddard Winship at Stephenson :
wharf, foot of eth street southwest, yes
terday. Though the vessel is not en-
gagged in carrying passengers, the exam
ination of her fire-tighting and life-sav-
| ing equipment was almost as severe as
| if she were employed in excursion traffic
| The vessel met all the requirements OF
| the inspection service and her license as
| towbOat on the Potomac will be re-
newed for another year. The Winship is
used by her owners in towing canal
bargeS, from Georgetown to points on the
river nearby, and she will not go into
service until the Chesapeake and Ohio
| canal is open to navigation in the spring.
Repairing at shipYards.
To be fitted with a new propeller whee!
and for repair work to her hull, the tug
Walter F. Meade, belonging to the feet
| of the Columbia Granite and Dredging
Company, is out on the marine railway
at Deans bOatyard, at Alexandria
The work on the tug will require several
days to complete. but she will be in serv-
ice early in the coming week. A large
l1ghter belonging to the same owners as
the tug Meade is at the Alexandria ma
r1ne railway to be rebuilt The lighter
inn uyhor Io1
and will be redecked. SO that when she
is again ready for service she will be
practically a new craft. Lighters belong
ing to local sand companies are at East
ern branch wharves, where repairs are
being made to them.
Shipment of pulp wood from Alexandria
10 west Virginia paper mills has not been
interrupted by the coming of winter The
WOOD is cut at points along the Potomac
on both sides of the river. and is brought
10 alexandria by vessel. At the ship
yard there 1t is transferred to cars to be
carried to it's destination. Many hundred
cords of poplar and other puIp-making
woods have been sent from the vessels
10 the west virginia mills. and yesterday
a large lighter with several carloads of
the material arrived at Alexandria. Other
vessels are down river loading and will
arrive within the next day or two.
vessel masters are anxiously watching
the slsnaI pole at the steel plant between
this, city and Alexandria from which the
weather flags are shown, to see IL the
weather bureau has any cold weather in
sight. Yesterday morning when they saw
displayed the southwest storm signal a
square red flag with square of black
in the center above white remnant they
felt easier, for they can STAY in port out
OF harm from any ordinary storm, but
the coming Of ice will tie them up for
not follow the rainy conditions OF last
night they will feel satisfied that no
freeze will come for a week or two.
Schooner Being Overhauled.
Capt. Billy Kendrick master and own
er of the two-masted river schooner S. l..
Bowen. has his vessel in the quiet waters
OF Nanjemoy creek for her spring paint
ing and Overhauling preparatory to going
into commission. Paint with which to
make the Bowen look like a new craft
was shipped from the city to Capt. Kend-
rick a day or two ago and work will be
started on the vessel at once in order to
get her in service at the earliest possible
moment after danger of a freeze is past.
The Eleanor Russell is also in Nanjemoy
for an Overhauling and painting.
Towing a tank barge deeply laden with
oil in bulk for the market here, the
here yesterday from Baltimore. The
barge will be at once unlOaded and with
it in tow the tug will today start back
to Baltimore No. II visits this city with
oil-laden barges in tow once or twice
each week in order to keep the storage
plants here and at Alexandria fully sup
piled with Oil.
Arrivals.
Schooner Lottie Thomas, oysters in the
shell from a down-river bed, at 18th
street wharf for the market; scow Bush.
cord wood from Broad creek at an East
ern branch wharf for l.. A. Clarke &
Son; barges Raritan, Mohawk and PatuX-
ent at Georgetown with hard coal from
Philadelphia for the dealers; scow klon-
dyke at Alexandria shipyard with pulp
wood from a river point for shipment
sloop Motompkin. oysters in the shell from
river point. at 18th street wharf market
Departures.
Schooner Ethel Hale. light. for Ragged
Point to load back to this city; tank
barge No. 80. light, for Baltimore to load
oil in bulk for Chesapeake bay point
barge Cherokee. light. from Georgetown
for a Chesapeake bay point to load
schooner Halle X. light for a lower
river point to load oysters in the shell for
the market here; barge Intrepid. light for
Baltimore to load for a bay point
schooner Dean. light, for Nomni creek
to load cord wood back to this city.
Memoranda.
Schooner Willie Clarence is on her way
| to this city from lower river point with
oysters; schooner Edith VERBAL is char.
tered to load lumber in Aqua creek 70,
| the market here: schooner Elizabeth
Clarke has arrived in the Yeocomico river
| from this city to load lumber: schooner
Thomas w. Kirby is at a lower river
point to load for this city.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug Camilla sailed last night with thre,
| light oyster boats in tow for the mouth
Of the river; tug Southern arrived witt
three coal-laden barges for Georgetown
and sailed with two for bay points
| Standard Oil Company tug No IL arrived
with loaded barge and sailed with a ligh
one for Baltimore.
Will Of Joseph Clements Filed.
The will of Joseph Clements. dated
January IL, 1909. provides requests oil
| so- 90 oh for ToSanh's Orpba,