Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-21
ALONG THE waARvEs.
Masters Of Interest In Regard 10 the Graf
Upon the River.

Matters OF Interest In Regard 10 the Graf
Upon the River.
The steamer Harry Randall, late the John
| W. Thompson, arrived at her Washington doci
at 4 O'Clock p. m. yesterday. She made the
run from Baltimore in fourteen hours,
with new boilers, numbered engine and
stop at River View. 1t was q
remarkably fast trip. Those who
came around on her were Commodore E. s.
Randall. Capt W. d. NOVEL;, Mate Barker,
Pilot Albert Richards. Steward Geo. ". Grea-
| son. Chief Engineer VIM. Moore and Assistant
Engineer Thomas Tennysou. Mrs. Randall,
Lieut. Harry Randall. Miss Estelle Ran
DALI Miss LOWE Randall and Miss Emile
Reagan also came around. The Randall
Will be polished up at once for her
| trip to Hampton Roads with the business men :
excursion. This will leave tomorrow night.
| Upon the return Of the Randall, Lieut. Harry
Randall, after whom the craft is named, will
! give reception and dance on board and the
formal christening will then take place.
All flags along the river front are flying d.
half mast in honor Of the late Capt. Charles W.
Kerby. Capt Kerbv began to navigate in
these waters ten years ago as commander
OF the old steamer Keyport He
served on various Potomac craft and
at the time of his death was first officer Of the
Washington. He was to have taken the steamer
George Leary out last night for Hampton
Roads. The Leary left in command of Capt
Charles Barker, late of the steamer Lady OF the
Lake.
1t is reported by the agents here that the
steamer Sue will resume her route and relieve
the John Z. Tygert in about two weeks. The
Sue has been considerably renewed and will
be one of the finest and best looking
boats engaged in the inland trade in this
section. She has had several improvements
made to her machinery, with a view to an in
crease Of speed and has had new boilers put
in. Much new deck timber has been inserted
in her. Her cabins and state rooms have been
refurnished, and she has had an elaborate
skin Of fresh paint. She is lying at Cohill's,
Baltimore. Workmen are busily employed on
her.
No particulars of the accident to the yacht
Gretchen of Philadelphia. hence to Fort Mon
roe. have been received at Washington. The
little steamer is a familiar figure at this port
and good deal of interest attaches to her.
Agent johnson Of the Washington Steamboat
Company states that the season is dull. but the
prospects lively. Large cattle are beginning
are Coming along in goodly quantities, and
spring lambs will soon manifest themselves.
The Wakefield and the Arrowsmith are doing a
smart trade.
The sinking Of the schooner Kate -. Gerdes
between Turkey and Howell's points on Tues
day night has been reported by Capt. L. G.
Dawson at the Baltimore custom house. She
struck the wreck of the brig Dolphin, cut
down last February by the ice, and sank in
twenty-five feet Of water. She is well known
here.
All the Norfolk steamboatsare uncomfortably
crowded.
Several coal barges from PHILADELPHIA are
overdue. The last flotilla of coal barges we're
towed in by the American Towing Company's
tug Emma, Capt Larsen. The Emma.was one
Of our ice smashers and received an ovation on
her last trip
A ,la-
are hustling for job. The excursion captains
OF the Potomac are humorously called summer
wait sailors.
The Mount Vernon travel is heavy and the
Marshall Hall shad bakes continue to be standard
attractions
Delany Of Pennsylvania part Of the Colling-
wood farm in lower Fairfax county, Va.
Tbs Katherine Holbrooke and the Gypsey are
in commission.
The schooner Nomad is undergoing re-
pairs.
The schooner Lizzie spicer, well known here
in the watermelon trade, is freighting grain
between the Rappahannock and Baltimore.
The schooner Spartan, Capt Coombs, is
bound south from Boston, but whether to Bal
timore or Washington is not known.
IHe great seagoing schooners Marjory
Brown, Capt. Osborn, and the William Lorman
Roberts, Capt. Bray, both pronounced favor
ties, are at Baltimore for charter. 1t is prob
able that their next trip will be to Washington
The Cecil left Yesterday for Hampton Roads
to run excursions in those waters
The repainting Of the Mount Vernon and
Marshall Hall steamer Charles Manchester has
been completed.
The kanawha has been reprinted and given a
new outfit Of bunting.
The John B. Conner, in today, has stepped a
new main topmsst since her visit here last fall
The three-master Whitemore reports the loss
Of part Of her deck load Of laths in a blow off
the coast of Maine.