Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-30
ALONG The RIVER FRONT
SHOALS ON sWnGINIA SIDE RAPIDLY
LLING UP.
Btcyclists Counplain of Broken Glass
ON Wate street-News of
R-ing Craft.

Ing up Is noticeable now here more than In
the cove between Jones' Point and the
shlpyard just south of Alexandria. few
years ago even at low water vessels draw
ing four or five feet could sail all over this
cove. Now at high tide only two or three
inches of water covers 1t out to the channel
bank, and at low water it is entirely UNI
covered. In a year or two more, 1t Is an
ticipated, this will be dry land and its own
ers will be benefited by the quiet work of
nature. There is possibly fifty to seventy
five acres thus being reclaimed.
Those who have to use bicycles along
Water street and the lower end of 7th
street are loud in their complaint OF the
quantity of broken glass which Is care
lessly thrown there. 1t is said that much
OF this broken glass comes from the deliv-
cry wagons Of the brewery firms and soda
manufacturers. The charge is that the
drivers go to the wharveS, get the empty
bottles, which are tossed into the wagons
in any way, and as they drive up the street
the bottles fall out and break and the
glass lies on the roadway for several days
before 1t is removed. Meanwhile bicycle
to pay for repairs.
Three vessels from as many states, hav-
Ing on board $500 prime watermelons, have
arrived in port since Saturday all con-
signed to Mr.. Frank Evans. They are the
bugeye W. S. Schley, with 500. from Nanti-
coke river Md: the Kate Wilson, with 800.
from the ttappdhannock river, ana the Mag
gle and Elizabeth with 1900. from Seaford.
Del. The local dealers were not looking
for the Maryland or Virginia stock for a
week yet and the arrival of the vessels
came as a surprise The melons are SELL
ing at IS to s15 per hundred.
But twenty barrels of salt water fish
have been received at the fish wharf since
Saturday last. and prices remain about the
same. Trout this morning sold a 81 per
barrel. blue fish at $3.50 to 81 and mackerel
at &c. per pound. No taylors, butter fish or
croakers were offered for sale.
Only two barrels of fish from the river
were received. Rock sold at Sc. to 1Oc. per
pound for bunch and lie. to 12c. per pound
for pan rock. Eight barrels Of crabs have
been received at the fish wharf since Sat
urday, and sold at 81 to S1.50 per barrel
Workmen are engaged in loading large
fertilizer manufacturing machine on
barge at the east end of the basin near the
three tons. 1t is to be taken to the new
soap and fertilizer factory of Mr.. William
Norton in Four-Mie run.
schooners Coming and Going.
The schooners Thos. Carroll. Lottie Car
ter and Earl Briscoe. the longboats May
flower and Harry and Charley and the pun
ges Keene and William Turner, with
about 800 cords of pine wood aboard, have
arrived for Carter & Clark since Saturday
last. They will discharge at the different
wharves of the firm.
The schooner 0sceola has arrived with
cord wood for johnson & Wimsatt.
The four-masted schooner Augustus Hunt
will complete the discharging of her cargo
of ice today.
The schooners d. Howard Spear Capt
Faeber. and the Estelle Phinney, Capt.
Phinney. both from this port. have arrived
at Baltimore to load coal.
The schooner H. L. Baker, with L. 56 tons
OF ice under her matches for this port ia
due here this afternoon or tomorrow She
sailed from the Maine ice fields July 10.
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cargo OF white sand for Frank Evans at the
18th street wharf.
The steamer Northumberland of the
Weems line sailed yesterday evening with
a miscellaneous cargo for the river land
ings and Baltimore.
The pungy Rebecca Smith reached Alex
andrfa Saturday evening with a cargo Of
grain from a river port.
The steamer" Wakefield arrived yesterday
evening with large cargo of crabs and
country produce for the local merchants.
The steamer Harry Randall sailed at mid
night last night with full passenger list
for the lower river resorts.
The tug Peerless cleared Saturday even
ing with three light coal barges in tow en-
route for Philadelphia, where the barges
will reload.
The schooner Alberta arrived yesterday
with large cargo of cord wood from the
lower river.
The steamer f. James Tull, which sailed
from Alexandria Saturday evening with a
cargo of building material and supplies for
Occoquan, ran ashore near Sheridan S Point
where she remained for several hours.
The schooner United has sailed for Chesa-
peake Beach with a cargo of lumber for
the builders there.
The tug E. V. McCauley of the Mata-
woman shoals improvement fleet was in
port yesterday.
General and Personal.
The auxiliary naphtha-power yacht Gray
hound, belonging to DR.. Rauterberg, is re-
ceiving a fresh coat of paint in the dock
foot of Sth street.
One of Mr.. ]. B. Lords large sand dig
gers has been hauled out on the railway at
Alexandria for a thorough overhaulng.
The little sailing yacht Dove has been
heached at the Randall line wharf to have
her hull painted and for minor repairs
The steam launch Admiral Dewey is to be
hauled out at Benefits boat yard for ex-
animation.
Mr.. G. P. Lohr. manager for Messrs
Johnson & Wimsatt, has returned from a
visit of two weeks to Chapel Point. Md.
Adjt. Gen. Corbin and a party of friends
were out for a short sail on the river yes
terday in the War Department launch
Pleasanton, Capt. Carpnter
Harry Lawton ]. Edwin LaWton, Ross l..
Fryer and Don E. Clarke returned from a
two weeks cruise in the waters of the
lower Potomac Saturday morning The
boys were aboard the saiboat Falcon, and
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