Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-12
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
BARKENTINE kREMLIN HANDSOME
AND WELL EQUIPPED.
Changes Made In BuOys Along the
POtOmac-COminEa and Co
ing Of Vessels.

The American barkentine, Kremln of
! Boston. which is lying at the wharf of the
Washington Asphalt Brick and Tile Com
pany at the foot of South Capitol street,
discharging a cargo of asphalt from the
Island of Trinidad. is one Of the handsom-
est and best equipped vessels that has ever
come into this sport. On her steam
winches and other labor-saving appliances,
and she is beautifully fitted out with every
comfort. On her last voyage she sailed
January % from New York for Sierra Lee
one. west coast of Africa. with an assorted
cargo. Going across. she lost a man in a
heavy squat. From Sierra Leone she sailed
to the Island of T4nidad and from there to
this port. =.
The, trip from Trinidad was made in the
fast time Of niheteen days. the vessel hay
ing favorable winds the entire voyage. Her
crew consisted of five Japanese, two Fill
pinos and two American negroes in the
forecastle, and the arrival Of the vessel
here they were paid off and discharged.
Capt. John H. Bray Of Boston, the COM
mander of the Kremlin, is on his first visit
to Washington. and expresses himself as
being delighted with the beauties Of the
capital. Mrs. Bray has joined her husband
since the arrival of the vessel here.
Changes in Buoys.
The following changes were made in the
buoys of the river recently by the light
house service boat: Globe Shoal buoy No. 2.
in lower Machadoc, red spar. which went
adrift in December, 1882 was replaced May
); in Nomini creek. entrance buoy No. 2.
red spar; White Point flats buoy No. 6, a
red spar. and inside buoy No. /, black
spar. which have been missing since
the river froZe. were also replaced May 5.
st. Georges Island bar buoy. spar with
red and black horizontal stripes; Maryland
Point shoal buoy. with red and black hOr-
iZontal stripes: Lynch Point shoal buoy, a
black spar: Heron Island shoa buoy,
spar with red and back horizontal stripes,
have all been replaced for the summer.
The pungY Highland Light, in coming out
of James Creek canal yesterday evening.
went aground on the flats in the Eastern
branch at the mouth of the canal and
despite the effort to get her off at high
water last night is still there. 1t will take
an extra high tide to float her.
The receipts at the fish wharf continue
Very Light. Since yesterday only 25.C00 her
ring and about 800 shad have been received
OF the shad only 800 came from down the
river. the others coming by rail from north
ern points. Shad this morning brought 81
to 81 per hundred for bucks and $15 to SIS
for roe. Herring sold at $3.50 per thousand
in small lots and s. in large.
At the Alexandria fish wharf the receipts
were 'roD herring and 200 shad. Herring
there sold at - to 81 per thousand, and
shad at $ll to $12 per hundred.
Coming In and Going Out.
Inc STEAMER L. v. ATFOWSIHltH went on
the Wakefield route to the lower river this
morning. under the command of Capt. Chas.
Entwisle. with Capt. James Jones pilot:
Pink Hart quartermaster: Mr.. Tom Gar
nett. purser, and Jeff Posey. mate. Chief
Engineer Robert Grigsby is in charge of the
engine room. with "Batty' O'DonneI as as
sistant.
The saloon of the Arrowsmith has been
handsomely refurnished with car
petlns, chairs. &C., and new silver lamps
add quality to its decoration. 1t is expected
that the boat will be the route for about
ten days.
The schooner Lilly NJ. Owens is at the
Eastern branch wharf of the American Ice
Company. dischafging a cargo of lumber.
The schooner JOS. p. Anderson. Capt. Nc
Pherson. with 155OO0 feet of pine lumber
from Petersburg, Va. for T. W. Smith, ar
rived yesterday evening.
me pig three-masted schooner Lavtnia
Campbell. with ice from the Kennebec
river arrived up In tow of the tug M. M.
Davis, yesterday evEning, and was locked
at the wharf Of the American Ice Com
pany, foot Of 3D. street southeast.
Meeting of Washington Harbor.
The Washington fiarbor. as the organi-
zation Of the masters and pilots Of the Po
tomac river boats is known. had a meeting
in the Marine9s Temple on Water street
sss it last night beeS snd
will greatly improve the efficiency of the
organization. The fact that through the eff
forts of the harbor but few. If any, of its
members were out of employment was ia
vorably commented on.
The officers of the organization are: Geo.
NJ Rowe. captain: Thos. L. Todd. first
pilot; George Cook, second pilot: E. 8. Ran
DALI purser: Russell Dean. purser's clerk;
VIM. c. Robertson. captains clerk; ]. E.
McCracken chaplain: ]. r. Sutton, saloon
Waterman. and ]. l.. Ballenger, forward
deck Waterman.
The sloop Cerlew, owned by Messrs. Thos.
and Gus Marini, is at Robey's boat house.
In the Eastern branch. for repairs to her
rudder and bottom and to be reprinted.
Below Alexandria yesterday fifty or more
boats were out drifting seine for shad and
herring. Fish are very scarce. however.
and the fishermen are meeting with but
little success. -
The Bar Association of the District will
have its annual shad bake at Marshall Hall
Saturday, May 10.
Steamboat engineers are complaining
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