Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-15
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT
STEAM YACHT NERIAD PURCHASED
by MIR. STAPLES.
New Launch Put Overload Yesterday
Sinking of a PunEy-Gen-
ernI Matters,

The pungy Sea View, Capt. Abraham Lee,
was run into and sunk by tug In the
Eastern branch off Buzzard's Point few
DAYS ago. Efforts are now being made TO
raise the vessel and tow her into shoal wa
ter where the damage can be temporarily
renaired until she can be sent to a ship
yard.
In consequence of the breaking Of the
shaft of the Weems line steamer West
moreand, the steamer Potomac has been
Withdrawn from the route below this city
and Baltimore and put on the Kappa han
mock river route. The steamer Sue. Capt
Richardson. takes the place of the Poto-
mac, which will be back on her regular
run in about three weeks.
The handsome steam yacht Nerfad has
been sold by Mr.. r. A. Johnson of this city
to Mr.. O. G. Staples. The transfer OF the
Yacht to her new owner was made TINS
morning. 1t is understood Col. Staples VIII
have the yacht thoroughly overhauied and
reiitteG for use by him for summer cruising
on the Potomac river and Chesapeake bay
Capt w r. Jones will remain in COMMAND
Of the Neriad, but j. w. White succeeds
Buck Hart as chief engineer.
4 new combined gasoline and electric
power launch was received yesterday even
ing by Capt. julius Albright from the
builders at Tarrytown, n. y, and was put
overheard at Geo. 7. Cumberlands boat
long six feet six inches beam and about
three feet draft. The machinery consists
of a six-Eorse power engine, driven either
by electricity gasoline gas. and she Is
expected to develop speed of about ten
miles an hour. The new boat will be given
a trial probably this evening, and after the
trip Mr.. Albright will serve lunch to his
friends.
Changes in Buoys.
The following changes in buoys of inter
est to steamboat men on the Potomac river
have been made: The md-channel buoy, a
black and white perpendicular striped spar.
which has been out of position. has been
replaced The elbow Of York Spit buoy.
red, No. 2, has been changed from a spar
to a frst-class nun buoy.
Thirty-nine barrels of fish were this
morning received at the fish wharf from
Old Point and Norfolk. Prices remain
fairly high. but the demand Is light.
EWhe schooner Kitty Carter is at Benefits,
! receiving a thorough overAauling. :
The big dredge Push. belonging to Ritten-
hover Moore Il Co, which has been en-
ployed in dredging or the Mattawoman
fats near Indian Head, is 1t Geo. F. Cum
ht rland : boat yard. foot of 9th street,
having her machinery overEau;ed and gen
eral repairs made
TIE seam yacht Givota Capt Haney,
belonging to Mr.. Dos Passos. will be taken
to the shipyard at Alexandria this evening
to be hauled out 10 received new sleeve
on her shaft. and for general repairs 10
wood work.
NJ. Aleck Jones, assistant purser of the
| Weems line steamer Potomac, is Ill with
| typhoid fever at his home in Baltimore
capt + S. Randall has gone to the HOT
Springs of Virginia 10 recover from an at
| tack of infammatory rheumatism
Vessels With CarEOes.
| The schooner Charles Lawrence. laden
with hard coal. from New York for George
town. arrived in port yesterday evening.
| The schooner Edwin r. Hunt cleared
| from this port yesterday for Norfolk TO
| load coal to an eastern port.
| The schooner Herbert e. Shuttle sailed
| yesterday evening for Baltimore to load
| coal.
The steam yacht Gretchen. with her own
| err Mr. j. II. Reyburn, aboard. sailed yes
| terday evening for Philadelphia, where she
| will be stationed this summer.
| The ram Grace Bennett. from Newberne,
| N c.. is at Johnson & Wimsatt's, discharg-
| ing a cargo of lumber.
The schooner Elvie. with timber from a
| Florida port for Johnson & WimSitt IS dis
| charging cargo at the 11th street wharf.
The longboats Osceola, Mary Ann, Shea