Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-13
ALONG THE wHARvEs,
An Awakening All Along the River Front
Gossip oD the Different Craft.

An Awakening All Along the River Front
Gossip Oh the Different Craft.
There is an awakening along the river 'front.'
The fish trade has begun in earnest and sew
eral lumber charters are reported and one lum-
Der arrival in port. The latter is the schooner
William Duire. Capt. Langley, from Norfolk.
The fishing craft Neitzey left Riiey's dock this
forenoon for Stony Point fishing shore with
twenty-five men and provisions. Three fish
arrivals are reported today. 1t is thought that
the season will be very lively one. So far
every indication points that way.
The Potomac river steamer Mattano has re-
turned to her dock and will receive the finish
ing touches. Substantially the Matte is a
new boat. Her hull was rebuilta few years back,
and with the repairs and improvements re-
Gently put on it is solid and substantial as
any hull on the river. Her boilers have been
thoroughly overhauled and have received new
tubes, legs and otherwise 80 rebuilt that only
the old top shell remains. Her gallows frame
has been rebuilt, and she has received new bed
plates for her engine. A new condenser has
also been put in. Her cabin will be refittedn
a luxurious manner. She will resume her route,
it is expected, about the LIST of April.
The Potomac river steamer W. W. Colt, it is
rurhored, has not been SO successful on her new
route as it WAS at first thought. TWAS rumored
this morning that she had been withdrawn and
that the Washington Flour and Feed Company
was negotiating for her purchase.
Capt. Silas d. Lewis of the harbor police
force Is the candidate Of the river front for the
trip to the worlds fair offered by Julius Lans-
burgh.
Commodore Cumberland began work this
morning on a steam launch for q company Of
prominent Washingtonians, whose names are not
yet ripe for publication. The new craft is to be
tbirty-six feet on the keel and forty feet over
all. She is to be fitted with a triple COM
pound engine and is designed to make fourteen
knots per hour. The heavy oak Keel was re-
ceiyed yesterday from Baltimore per the
Tygert and was set today. The launch will
take place in about two months.
The steamer John E. Tygert came in yester-
day morning and received rousing welcome
from the river front folks. This was her first
appearance at Washington since the Freeze
She brought up good cargo of through freight
The schooner Mary +. Denly, so familiar at
the docks last summer, has again put in an ap-
pearance This time abe brings wood from the
cliffs of Nomini. Capt. Jim Blackburn is still in
command.
The large stone-carryng barge which for a
long time has been nioored off Cedar tree
shoal has sunk
The owner Of the fast-sailing racing yacht
Agnes May was aboard his craft today and is
overhauling her preparatory to sail to Bal
timore.
Among the notables on the passenger list Of
the propeller Norfolk, Geohegan up this morn
ing from Norfolk were Senator Mitchell OF Wis
consin, Senator White of California, Senator
Palmer, Congressman Geary of California and
Mrs. Geary. The purser Of the Norfolk and
Capt Geoghegan are authority for the state
ment that it was quite an orderly crowd.
The sloop yacht Mildred is to be heightened.
This will improve both the appearance and the
sailing qualities Of the yacht.
The Manchester did good Mount Vernon
trade today. One of the peculiarities Of the
trip was the number Of Neutrality-suspicious. aboard.
The steam launch Gypsy has been recop-
pered.
The steam yacht Katherine Holbrooke is
being repaired and overhaulcd.
The cunning sloop Shadyside, the craft in
which the venerable Capt. Simpson was found
dead last winter, has been bought by party Of
young men and will be fitted up as a pleasure
yacht.
The Viva Of Falmouth, Mass, is lying in mid
stream abreast Of the Independent dock. This
beautiful yacht was well known here last sea-
son. From this port she made many happy
excursions TO Potomac and Chesapsak 9
points. 1t is thought that she will repeat her
last years operations and mako Washington
her headquarters. Her owner is Commodore
Wells and her master Capt. Petersen.