The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-25

Dusihcss III bDipphuS CiICi.S Uuu diouS
the river front is very quiet. Several orthe
big vessels that arrived last week laden
with lumber, ice, cement and others with a
miscelianeouscargoh have passedoutl light for
points East and South.
Some OF the larger vessels are lying at the
Georgetown docks waiting for lead OF
coal for some OF the Eastern ports. There
are number of stevedOres and Iongshore
men lying around waiting for job but
there is little hope OF steady work for these
men for month at least. At every wharf,
in all the offices of the steamboat COM
panies, the answer as to the state of bust
ness is the same--'quiet, very quiet"
The largest and most important vessel to
arrive during the week was the four-masted
schooner William C. Tanner of Bath. The
Tanner came in Tuesday with n cargo of
5000 tons OF ice from Kennebec for the
Independent Ice Company. The schooner
WAS una BILE 10 get up to dock until Thurs
day and has consequently been delayed in
disc;iarging. Size will probably be cleared
by tomorrow night when she will go TO
Georgetown for coal for Portland. Capt.
Johnson of the Tanner reports an unevet-
full trip from the kcnnebec river.
LADEN WITH LUMBER.
The two masted schooner Carrie E. Wright,
Capt. w. F. Todd, from Newburn, N c.,
arrived Thursday with a cargo of shingles,
lumber and anlsters. OF the former there
are 10000, $4,000 feet OF yellow pine
and 4 900 banisters. The cargo is quite a
valuable one. The schooner lies now at
the Jane Moseley wharf and will discharge
her cargo as soon as she can get into a
suitable dock. The Wright will leave to-
night for North Carolina light.
The three masted schooner Bessie Brown,
Capt John Smith, from Richmond, came in
Thursday with $50 tons OF coal from New
York. The schooner will load with coal at
Georgetown for Richmond and pass out
Tuesday.
Capt. A. G. Talley's schooner, the Caspar
Heft, from Cierm ont. James river, Va, ar
rived Thursday with a load OF lumber,
10000 feet. The schooner Is lying at
Murray's wharf and will go out light as soon
as she has discharged her cargo.
The small schooner LottIe E. Carter is
on the ways at Benefits shipyard. where
She is undergoing general repairs.
The event of the week in the circles OF the
small craft was the launching yesterday OF
DR.. W. p. Carr and J. E. Jones' new cutter
yacht, the Lofts. The launching was at
Cumberland's yard and Miss Martha Robin
son, of Wilmington. cbristened the yacht.
The launching was witnessed by large
number OF people. many OF those present
being friends OF the two owners.
AMONG SMALL CRAFT.
Capt FIorence's new yacht the Com.
Hokc," is being fitted out for a months
cruise down the river and to points along
the coast The Com. Hoke'' is a schooner
yacht with a large, roomy ossbin and the
party to enjoy the first trip of the yacht
will be seven very slim men, known as
the fat mems club. The new yacht, how
ever, is a staunch little craft, and will
make a popular place for herself in the
Potomac fleet.
The Catherine T. Holbrook," Capt. Ewes
steam yacht. has been sold to Baltimore
parties and was removed to that city the
first of the week The sloop yacht Try
AL" Capt Mills. will leave the first Of
the month for two weeks cruise around
the bay DR.. Hopkins Edna H. which
has been down the river for couple of
weeks, came in Thursday.
The steam yacht "Oceola.'' owned by
GilIfllan, is lying at Cumber-
lands wharf. The sloop yacht. Spartan"
owned by ] Karr. is lying in the slip next
to the National Ice Company's wharf The
steam yacht Carrie X" is anchored back
Of winstadt s Uhler's planning mill.
CANAL TRAFFIC contested.
The break in the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal Thursday morning on the fourteen
mile level, ten miles from wiiliamsport,
Nd. is regarded by the officials OF the
company as "a perfect God-send." The
reasons assigned are numerous, and the
Inconvenience occasioped is only 10 the
canal men who were unfortunate enough |
to be in the level on which the break
occurred and beyond it.
Owing to adverse winds there has |
been a scarcity of sail vessels to arrive |
in Washington, and as result there are |
nearly 100 canal boats in the five-mile !
level loaded with coal waiting to unload. |
The boats here now are strung out from
the end OF the canal clear through to the
first lock, five miles away. just as soon |
as these vessels that are now on their |
way to this city reach here the canal |
boats can begin to unload and release the |
crowded condition OF the level here. |
BREAK SOLVED A PROBLEM.
So fast were the loaded canal boats |
coming into this city that the officials |
were getting worried and were unable |
TO determine what was best to do with |
them under the circumstances. The break |
in the canal at Big Pool, near Williams |
port, prevented a further accumulation |
of loaded boats and by the time the break |
in the canal is repaired the crowded con- |
dition of the canal here will have been |
considerably remedied.
"The break" said President Winship, last |
night twill practically have no effect what |
ever on the business here, only so far as It |
will be the means OF clearing the level here |
before other boats arrive. You see," con- |
tinued Mr.. winship, adverse winds. SOUTH
erly winds and other causes have delayed !
the sailing vessels that were expected to
arrive, and in consequence the boats lying |
In the canal loaded with coal have been
unable to discharge their cargo"
The president said that work was begun |
to repair the damage done
by the break, and that supt. Nicholson
had gone to the scene OF the break to over
see the job. The damage done will be
repaired sufficiently to allow light boats to
pass Monday night, and in day or two |,
afterward the loaded boats will be running |
through.
The break is 10 miles from this city
and will have no effect whatever on the
work here.