Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-02
Lighter to Be Rebuilt.


y large lighter belonging to one of
the local sand and gravel digging firms
is out on the marine railway at the
Alexandria shipyard to be made into
practically new craft in preparation
for service in the spring. The vessel
is to have new decks. and all unsound
timbers are to be removed and replaced
with new. material and generally
strengthened. Two or three weeks will
be required to complete the work. The
work of rebuilding the lighters belonging
to the Washington Stone Company. which
has been in progress i'll Piscataway creek
for the past month or six weeks. is ap-
preaching completion and the boats will
be ready to return to service in the
spring.
The heavy northwest winds which
started blowing Friday night and con-
tinued through yesterday caused very
low water in the river yesterday after
noon and again gave the guliS and other
aquatic birds an opportunity to enjoy d
good feed on the shellfish and other
water things that We're left in the pools
on the flats when the water left them.
In the shOal docks about the harbor there
was not wafer enough to float the vessels
lying in them and they were on the bot
tom the greater part of yesterday. The
until the Northwestern dies out.
y number of old piles, the remains OF
an old wharf that many years ago STOOD
near the present site OF the Alexandra
fertilizermaking-p plant pier are being re-
moved by Clarke & Winston of this city.
1t is stated that the timber in the old
piles is as solid as it was when driven
into the mud of the river almost three
quarters of a century ago. The piles are
being removed to give free access TO the
f..t. to-. r,ta
One of the mud-digging machines be-
longing TO John Miller u Co. was en-
ployed last week in dredging James creek
about the Miller urickyards, between o
and streets southwest For several
years past James creek has been gradll-
ally filing. until at low water 1t was
difficult for the tugs and scOws to go up
to the plant The depth of the water was
increased several feet
Ram schoOners Annie F.. Rohle and Eva
d. Rose are on their way to this city
from Newbern, y. c., with pine lumber.
and if ice does not come they should ar
rive here this week.
Arrivals.
Schooner Clara Leonard lumber, from
Nomini creek, via Alexandria. for f.
Madison Hall. at 10th street wharf.
Departures.
Schooner NJ. y. Roberts, light, for the
lower Potomac to load oysters in the
shell for the market here; slOop Flora
Elsie. light, for Nomini to load railroad
ties for Chesapeake bay point; schooner
Winnie Windsor, light, for the lower river
to load back to this city; scow Bush. light
for Dogue creek to load cord wood for
dealers here: schooner Mildred. light, for
Nomini creek to load pulp wood for Alex
andria.
Memoranda.
Schooner Eva d. Rose. with lumber for
this city. sailed from Newborn, y. c.,
January 30; schooner Mary Lee of this
city is at Baltimore with lumber from the
Rappahannock river: schooner Ella is in
Upper Machodoc creek TO make ready
for wood and lumber running service.
Tugs and lows.
Tug George W. Pride arrived with a
tow of lighters from PiscataWav creek
tug Euccnia sailed viii: lighters :or dig
ging grounds down river; tug Minerva
arrived at Georgetown 1-iti' q tow; stand
ara Oil COMPANY tag 40 j. is reported
on her way ia this city G'ith :ank ba,3cs,
laden with oil. in tow.